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Weather Timeline Premium
These are some of the weather-related events that changed your ancestors' lives. 1588 England triumphs over the Spanish Armada due in part to high winds, and becomes a 16th-century superpower 1747-48 Many areas of the United States experience their highest recorded snowfall 1750 Benjamin Franklin publishes a proposal for an...
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Social History Resources Premium
On The Bookshelf • Bringing Your Family History to Life through Social History by Katherine Scott Sturdevant (Betterway Books) • Generations: Your Family in Modern American History by Jim Watts and Allen F. Davis (McGraw-Hill) • Nearby History: Exploring the Past Around You by David E. Kyvig and Myron Marty...
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AncestorNews: Remember When? Premium
Time magazine once ran an essay by Garrison Keillor about a European trip he took with his two brothers and a sister. Keillor noted that during the trip the siblings talked about events from their childhood in a way they couldn't have, if non-siblings had been present. And, although they...
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Timeline of Scrapbooking Premium
1598—Early mention of a gathering of "words and approved phrases to make use as it were a common place booke (sic)." 1706—Philosopher John Locke publishes his New Method of Making Common-place Books. 1769—William Granger introduces a book that includes extra blank pages for collecting scrap. 1800s—Young women keep friendship...
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Revolutionary War Timeline: Celebrate the United States’ 250th Anniversary
Study highlights of Revolutionary War history and celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States with this timeline.
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Popular Overland Migration Routes Premium
Download our US Migration Map showing popular migration routes our ancestors followed. Boston Post Road—Served as a mail-service trail between Boston and New York in the 17th century. Braddock's Road—Military road that became the first overland route through the Allegheny Mountains. California Trail—Nearly 40,000 people caught...
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6 Sources to Track Your Ancestors’ Cross-Country Moves Premium
Turn to these records for help learning where and when your ancestors relocated, tracing their movements across the United States.
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New England History Timeline Premium
• 1620 Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock • 1622 Province of Maine granted to Sir Ferdinando Gorges and Capt. John Mason • 1623 First permanent settlement in New Hampshire • 1633-35 First settlers arrive in Connecticut • 1636 Roger Williams settles in Providence, RI • 1636 Harvard University becomes...
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AncestorNews: History Magazines Premium
The January 2004 issue of the Civil War magazine, North & South, featured a cover story about the 1862 battle of Lone Jack, Missouri—the little town where my ancestors moved in the 1830s. In addition to providing details of the battle itself, the article included photos, eyewitness testimony and...
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