A recent theme for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks was ‘Hand Me Downs‘. Most of the hand-me-downs in my life…
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Brother Against Brother: A Civil War Family Legend
My father, Charles L. HEISER (1913-2001), was raised in Frederick, Maryland by his maternal grandparents, Montgomery PRICE (1859-1847) and Sally…
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The explosive accident of Toby Heiser
I love doing newspaper research. Have you tried it? I was on Newspapers.com the other day doing a surname search…
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Montgomery Price: a second chance at parenting
Not surprisingly, the prompt for 52 Ancestors this week is Father. My father, Charles Leroy HEISER (1913-2001) was raised by…
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Clagett Pyles: a most efficient and popular man
Clagett PYLES, my first cousin thrice removed, was born 27 December 1859 in Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland. His father was…
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Gilbert Price: victim of Prohibition?
Ernest Gilbert PRICE, called Gilbert, was my grandmother’s brother. His parents were Montgomery PRICE (1859-1946) and Sallie PYLES PRICE (1862-1940)….
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