Kinship Quest

05/12/2024

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04/02/2024

Documenting Military Service

In April, we honor the brave men and women who have served in the military. Take this opportunity to research your ancestors' military service records, medals, and wartime experiences. Pay tribute to their sacrifices and contributions by documenting their military journeys and preserving their stories for future generations.

Photo:
Platt, Scott (n.d.). " Soldier Statue, Albia, Iowa." Photograph. Pexels.com, https://www.pexels.com/photo/soldier-statue-2757509 (accessed 2 April 2024).

03/27/2024

https://www.inquirer.com/arts/musuem-american-revolution-women-sketch-mystery-20240326.html

An eye-witness depiction of the Continental Army passing through Philadelphia hung in a New York apartment for decades. Now, it’s part of the Museum of the American Revolution’s collection.

03/17/2024

03/05/2024

https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/05/what-the-boston-massacre-trials-can-teach-us-about-resisting-the-allure-of-mob-rule/

On the anniversary of the Boston Massacre, it is worth remembering how America passed its first major test in equal application of the law.

02/03/2024

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Celebrating the "first martyr of the American Revolution", Crispus Attucks (1723-5 March 1770).

Crispus Attucks, a sailor of mixed African and Indigenous ancestry, died in Boston on March 5, 1770 after British soldiers fired two musket balls into his chest.1 His death and that of four other men at the hands of the 29th Regiment became known as the Boston Massacre. Death instantly transformed A...