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The Patricidal Pages — Part One
"I'll kill you if I ever get up," gasped Leroy Page, laying on the ground. In his late 60s, Leroy found himself on the losing end of a...
Sep 9, 20223 min read
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Day in the Life: You are a Worker in a Southern Textile Mill
The year is 1916. You are a twelve-year-old girl, employed at Poe Mill in Greenville, South Carolina. The schedule below is pieced...
Sep 2, 20225 min read
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You Have Died of Pellagra.
There are two groups of people in this world: 1. Those who are fascinated by old-timey diseases and conditions, and 2. Those who think...
Aug 26, 20224 min read
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What Can a DNA Test Help Me Do?
Imagine that your mother makes pumpkin bread. Warm, soft, delicious pumpkin bread with semi-sweet chocolate chips sprinkled liberally...
Aug 19, 20225 min read
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Shipwrecks, Hatchets, and Booze... Oh My!
A story of famine and survival, desertion and love—with a dash of alcohol-fueled fighting. This is the story of James McCandless. Family...
Aug 12, 20225 min read
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GTMF™
This is part 5 of a 5-part series on improving your search skills. Once, long ago, I was sitting on the front porch with my husband,...
Jul 22, 20224 min read
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Get a Plan, Stanley.
This is part 4 of a 5-part series on improving your search skills. Use a research plan to guide your research. Did you just roll your...
Jul 22, 20222 min read
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Leave Your House.
This is part 3 of a 5-part series on improving your search skills. The great thing about modern genealogy is that there is an...
Jul 22, 20223 min read
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Card Catalogs Are Cool.
This is part 2 of a 5-part series on improving your search skills. Card Catalogs still exist!! Did you know? If you’re of a certain age,...
Jul 22, 20222 min read
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Still Haven’t Found What You’re Looking For?
This is part 1 of a 5-part series on improving your search skills.
Jul 22, 20223 min read
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