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Female Ancestors - A Different Perspective

Female Ancestors - A Different Perspective The Women of Yesteryear Not all young women in the 1830’s were stoking stoves, washing diapers, and canning. Some were being educated. W...

Kampfflugzeuge Search

Kampfflugzeuge Search WWII Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs) - “Kampfflugzeuge USA” Chronological Index to downed aircraft for 15 Oct. 1944. Ident...

Irish Landowners and Voting Rights

Irish Landowners and Voting Rights PRONI FreeHolders' Records FreeHolder Record - James Morris If your Irish ancestor owned land, or leased land you may find information ...

How Do You Unravel a Genealogical Mystery?

How Do You Unravel a Genealogical Mystery? Have you ever had this happen? You find a letter, a document, something of genealogical value. But you know very little about it. Now what? How do you analyze the information that it contains? Take this letter for example. It...

History and Genealogy in African American research. History and Genealogy Spotlight: African American Books & Programs Conducting African American Research in University Libraries University of Vermont

History and Genealogy in African American research. History and Genealogy Spotlight: African American Books & Programs Conducting African American Research in University Libraries

History and Genealogy in African American research. History and Genealogy Spotlight: African American Books & Programs Conducting African American Research in University Libraries UC Berkeley

The Pullman Company began hiring workers for their train cars shortly after the end of the Civil War. And many Blacks were porters for short time periods--not captured on censuses, draft cards, or other conventional tools used by genealogists. This is a book that reflects 100 years of African American community history in a very effective manner and therefore is recommended for all researchers. If you're interested in this book please let me know. History and Genealogy Spotlight: African American Books & Programs Conducting African American Research in University Libraries

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History and Genealogy in your African American research. History and Genealogy Spotlight: African American Books & Programs Conducting African American Research in University Libraries

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How Will You Document Your Life?

How Will You Document Your Life? I love reading old diaries and letters. There’s nothing that makes for a great research day like reading what other people experienced 50, 100, even 200 years ago. Give me the opportunity to research women’s letters or diaries describing their...

Earlier Pandemic Nearly Ends Hart Family Line

Earlier Pandemic Nearly Ends Hart Family Line Melissa Davenport Berry digs into old newspapers and family records to tell the story of the Hart family, nearly wiped out by the pandemic of 1915-1917.

Genealogy 101: Two Questions to Ask before DNA Testing

Genealogy 101: Two Questions to Ask before DNA Testing In this article – part of an ongoing “Introduction to Genealogy” series – Gena Philibert-Ortega provides good advice to consider before doing a DNA test.

Jun. 19, 1865 | Reflecting on Juneteenth

Jun. 19, 1865 | Reflecting on Juneteenth To overcome racial inequality, we must understand our history.

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On June 15, 1877, Henry Ossian Flipper, born into slavery, became the first African American to graduate from the US Military Academy at West Point. See his Memorial here: http://fnote.it/6xa3

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Happy Birthday to the U.S. Army, founded 245 years ago today when the Continental Congress authorized the muster of troops.

Facing Our History, Forging Our Future - The UncommonWealth

Facing Our History, Forging Our Future - The UncommonWealth There is no easy path to our collective future or to engaging with difficult history. But easy history is not what we are here for.

Memorial Day 2020

MyHeritage is inviting you to pay tribute to these heroes and honor their legacy by learning more about them through military records. Free access to all military records from May 20–26, 2020. ARodesky Genealogy
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Memorial Day 2020 Many of us may have a relative or ancestor who served in the military. We invite you to pay tribute to these heroes and honor their legacy by learning more a...

Genealogy Records Off the Beaten Path

Genealogy Records Off the Beaten Path Court records, deeds records, scrapbooks, photographs... these are some of the more well known record groups that most researchers access w...

The Hindenburg Disaster | Airships.net

Sadly on this day 83 years ago 35 passengers and crewmembers were killed when the Hindenburg exploded bursting into flames. It left Frankfort, Germany on the 3rd of May and exploded while maneuvering a landing in Lakehurst, NJ. https://bit.ly/35lc5au

The Hindenburg Disaster | Airships.net The Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937 brought an end to the age of the rigid airship. The disaster killed 35...

Question to all of you in the Genealogy community with knowledge about The Army Sport Control Board. Can you tell me how someone may have received this? Was it military issued or could anyone get have obtained one?

Unusual surprising find in one of my many collections. I’m asking for input on how to clear up the image,it is tin. Maybe you know of a software program that can be used.

The True Story of the Sale of the Island of Manhattan - Mistakes Were Made

Was Manhattan Island really bought by Peter Minuit from Native Americans in exchange for traded goods? There are some conflicting thoughts on it, if true it would have taken place about 394 years today. https://bit.ly/3f63AUU

The True Story of the Sale of the Island of Manhattan - Mistakes Were Made Reading Time: 3 minutes 37 seconds Manhattan is considered the cultural, financial, entertainment, and media capital of the world. The borough hosts the United Nations Continue Reading

Sugar Ray Robinson

On this date 99 years ago Walker Smith Jr., aka Sugar Ray Robinson, was born. As an American boxer, he held many titles in the boxing ring. But outside of the ring, he's known as the original sports entourage creator. https://bit.ly/3cRri5H ARodesky Genealogy

Sugar Ray Robinson Considered one of the greatest boxers of all time, Sugar Ray Robinson held the world welterweight title from 1946 to 1951, and by 1958, he had become the first boxer to win a divisional world championship five times.

Ace of Aces: How the Red Baron Became WWI’s Most Legendary Fighter Pilot

On this day 128 years ago Manfred von Richthofen was born in the Kingdom of Prussia. Many know him as the "Red Baron", the History Channel provided a number of articles and shows covering his life. https://bit.ly/2Y7zHhf ARodesky Genealogy HISTORY

Ace of Aces: How the Red Baron Became WWI’s Most Legendary Fighter Pilot Manfred von Richthofen—better known as the “Red Baron”—was the top scoring flying ace of World War I, with 80 aerial victories between September 1916 and his death in April 1918.

On this day in 1841, the first wagon train left Independence, heading towards . It didn't reach California until the 4th of November 1841. Do you have any ancestors who may have been a part of this? ARodesky Genealogy

Your Memoirs - ARodesky Genealogy

There seem to be two common concerns when starting your memoirs. One is knowing where and how to start, the other concern is what to include.
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Your Memoirs - ARodesky Genealogy Have you started writing your memoirs yet? If you're like me you may have found yourself stuck, questioning where to start & what should be included.

Warrior to Walking Dead - ARodesky Genealogy

Warrior to Walking Dead - Maybe this was a subtle way of telling me I needed to sleep, eat or just step away. But in all honestly, with what we're facing in the world today, we may look lie a "Genealogy Zombie".
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Warrior to Walking Dead - ARodesky Genealogy I've now recieved art work depicting me a a zombie. I'm now the "Zombie Genealogist". I use to be viewed as the "Genealogy Warrior".

Finding Grandma's Stuff

Finding Grandma's Stuff Not everyone inherits the family “stuff.” Many of us with a real interest in our family’s genealogical treasures don’t own them for various reasons. This can be especially frustrating when genealogy experts suggest we look for home sources as we...

Genealogy for Novices: Where Do We Begin?

Genealogy for Novices: Where Do We Begin? Genealogy for Novices: Where Do We Begin?

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Throughout history we seem to forget about others affected by events like this. Wonderful article Gena Philibert-Ortega

Lincoln’s Assassination: The Curse of the Presidential Box

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In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about some of the other victims of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination on 14 April 1865.