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Quote of the Day

If you could see your ancestors, all standing in a row, there might be some among them whom you wouldn’t care to know. But there’s another matter, which requires a different view; if you could see your ancestors, would they be proud of you? – Rufus Craig

What Happened in 1849

January Elizabeth Blackwell was the first female doctor in the United States.  It was the year 1849 when she was award her MD. The President of the United States was James Knox Polk, then Zachary Taylor. February President Polk was the first President to be photographed. March Minnesota became a US Territory Zachary Taylor refused [...]

Quote of the Day

“If you don’t know your history, then you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree.” ~ Michael Crichton

Heirlooms

If you have heirlooms in your home have you taken the time to record them?  Take pictures of each heirloom, place them in a book.  A regular notebook will do just fine.  Glue a picture on to a page, label it with the following information:  Name of item (Grandma’s Quilt, Betsy Wetsy Doll, etc.), What [...]

What Happened in….

What happened in ….?  A new section that will help to put our ancestors in the time period…it will help us to figure out what our ancestors were doing or thinking at a certain time in history.  For example, in 1937 in the Louisville KY area there was a great flood.  My Grandparents were here [...]