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AncestorNews: Label Logic Premium
When I was in Kansas last fall, I looked through my grandmother's photo album with my aunt, and I remember wondering about the people whose pictures weren't labeled. Since they were in grandma's family album, it's a good bet they were relatives, but who they were, I'll never know...
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AncestorNews: Sources for Hunting Down History Premium
If you've been reading my AncestorNews items for long, you know I'm a history buff and always have been. I think this stems from growing up with a grandmother who kept me occupied for hours with family tales. My favorite, of course, was the one about her father being...
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AncestorNews: July Fourth Traditions Premium
While most families celebrate the Fourth of July with picnics, barbecues and fireworks, I spend part of the day inside watching a video of 1776, the musical that tells the story of the Continental Congress in the few days leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence...
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AncestorNews: American LIfe Histories Premium
If your ancestors lived during the Civil War, you may not think you'd learn much about their lives from a project that began in 1936. You may be wrong. From 1936 to 1940, members of the Federal Writers' Project interviewed Americans for a Works Progress Administration oral-history project. Their...
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AncestorNews: Sunflower State Settlers Premium
Since I wrote about Missouri in another column, I'm going to indulge myself and write about another state close to my heart: Kansas. If my Aunt Helen in Hiawatha, Kan., is reading this, send German chocolate cake! My Hendrickson family moved to Kansas a bit after the Civil War...
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AncestorNews: The Results Are In Premium
I discovered my haplogroup, and a surprising distant family member!
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AncestorNews: Online Marriage Indexes Premium
Where to look for online evidence of ancestors' marriages.
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AncestorNews: Territorial Maps Premium
As you may know, I'm a map freak and have been one all my life. In fact, if you were sitting in my office right now, you'd probably notice the historic Missouri map hanging next to a Howard Terpning print called "Before the Little Big Horn." When I...
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