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Category Archives: History
Wedding Wednesday:Unknown Wedding ca. 1918
For one side of the family, even for the very old photos, Grandma drilled into me who the old folks were pretty well. On the other, however, I have many photos that are a mystery. Maybe future photo recognition technology … Continue reading
Posted in Geneabloggers Themes, Heirlooms, Historical Photography, History
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Wordless Wednesday: Circus Folk
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Tombstone Tuesday: Nelson and Mary Anderson, Swedish Immigrants
I can say with reasonable certainty that almost all of my ancestor families were in the United States before the Revolutionary War. These two are two of my three known ancestors who were not from pre-Revolutionary families. Great-great grandparents Nelson … Continue reading
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Tagged Swedish ancestors, Swedish immigration
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UPDATE: NSSAR Library, Louisville, KY
As promised, today I contacted the National Society, Sons of the American Revolution for an update about their nearly completed new research library facility at their national headquarters in Louisville, KY. Rae Ann Sauer (email), NSSAR Archivist, confirmed for me … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, Libraries and Research
Tagged Louisville, NSSAR, Sons of the American Revolution
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Treasure Chest Thursday: Hair Wreath
One of my families, the Carrolls, had a very odd family heirloom for over a hundred years: A hair wreath. Apparently, it was some sort of tradition that the women of the family would weave their hair into a large … Continue reading
