What do you remember from when you were 3 or 4 years old? Something unusual I’d guess. When I was 3, I locked myself in the bathroom at the neighborhood Peoples Drug Store. I can still hear my blood-curdling screams and see my feet and hands kicking and beating the door. A woman opened the door, and I darted…
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Hiding the Past: A Review
I’ve had Hiding the Past by Nathan Dylan Goodwin in my Kindle cloud reader since December, along with about 300 other books, plus another 200 in my Nook reader. (Hello, my name is Nancy and I am an ebook-aholic.) Last weekend I wanted a light read and Hiding the Past seemed like a good choice. I mean, what’s not to like…a forensic…
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Free Access to WW2 Collection at Fold3
From Fold3: This Memorial Day season, explore Fold3′s World War II Collection for free now through May 31st. Find your family heroes in Fold3′s vast collection of WWII documents, records, and images, including draft registration cards, Army enlistment records, Navy muster rolls, “Old Man’s Draft” registration cards, missing air crew reports, casualty lists, and more. You can also explore records that provide…
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Do’s and Don’ts of Family History Interviews
Every time I call my 93-year old cousin, Agnes, I have pen and paper handy. She never fails to provide new information about long gone family members that I never knew, like my great-grandparents. My conversations with Agnes, and other family members, have taught me much about interviewing people of any age. DO: Be prepared before the conversation begins. Have…
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Two POW’s and Two Amputees
Using Fold3 this past weekend I found two POW’s and two amputees – all Civil War Confederate Army veterans. I knew two of my 2nd great-grandfathers had fought in the war, but I didn’t know one had been captured during Sherman’s march…Or that four brothers of the other 2nd great-grandfather had fought in the war, too…Or that two of them…
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Keeping Grandma Alive…and all the others, too
People like George Washington and Lizzie Borden are remembered because of the memorable things they did and the lessons their lives taught. George taught us to be courageous, Lizzie that anyone can snap when forced to eat mutton too many days in a row. My grandparents, and probably yours, weren’t famous and don’t have their own Wikipedia pages. Still, they…
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