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Nadine Bruce was born in Iowa and moved to Heath with her husband in 1966. More than 20 years later, she learned she was living in the shadow of one of her Licking County ancestors.
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Years ago, my grandmother was a TB patient. She was sent to a place called Waverly Hills to be treated. This was back in the late 50’s. Now, many claim the building is haunted. My grandmother doesn’t like to hear that it’s haunted and doesn’t believe it for a second.
Here is a little video I found […]
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Filed under: American Tragedy, Disease
Start by writing down what you already know:
Names
Dates
Places
Talk to your living relatives, find out the following:
Full names
Full dates-day, month, year
births
deaths
marriages
Places of residence
Religion
Social customs
Occupations
Education
Find out all work already done on your families
Decide if work is valid
Check for sources
Record all information
Record information on pedigree charts and family group sheets
Write […]
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Filed under: Misc., Organization
Misc. Events
US Census records from this year are nearly completely destroyed by fire, then by purposeful destruction in 1921 and 1934.
Comanche, surviving horse from Battle of Little BigHorn, died.President of the United States: Benjamin HarrisonVice President: Levi P. Morton
January-
Nellie Bly Circled the Globe
United Mine Workers of America Founded
February - March -
A Tornado in […]
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Filed under: What Happened In...
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 to be sworn in to office on […]
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Filed under: 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 […]
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What do all of the following people have in common?
Charles Berger, Patrick Breen, Margaret Breen, John Breen, Edward Breen, Patrick Breen, Jr., Simon Breen, James Breen, Peter Breen, Isabella Breen, Jacob Donner, Elizabeth Donner, George Donner, Jr., Mary Donner, Isaac Donner, Lewis Donner, Samuel Donner, George Donner, Sr., Tamsen Donner, Elitha Donner, Leanna C. Donner, […]
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Filed under: American Tragedy
While on vacation I love to visit flea markets, junk stores and yard sales. Last summer while visiting Oklahoma was no exception. We found a little town with a few antique stores and I couldn’t help myself.
I walked in to a very large building filled with antiques; old chairs, clothing, toys and so […]
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Filed under: Memories, Preservation
I’ve been reading lately about the Lost Colony. If you haven’t heard of it please take the time to read this brief synopsis and follow some of the links below.
The Roanoke Colony was located in present day North Carolina. These people were sent there to establish a permenant English Settlement in the Virginia Colony. This […]
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Filed under: DNA, Websites
I’ve been spending the last few days searching through other genealogy blogs and have been very happy with what I’ve found. I’m not talking about the normal, larger blogs like Eastman’s or Myrtle’s. While Mr. Eastman and Dear Myrtle are both absolutely amazing people with an obvious talent, the smaller blogs can be just as […]
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Filed under: Blogs, Websites
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