Vol. 22, No. 50 — December 20, 2017
What to Do When Your Family Tree Research Uncovers Unwanted Information |
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One thing about family tree research is that you never know what you are going to find. Regardless of what you think about your current family, you cannot expect your standards to apply to all of your ancestors. The fact is, your ancestors were real, human people, just like you, and they weren’t perfect. They all inevitably made mistakes; some of them made some pretty spectacular mistakes.
The ones with sordid tales so wild that they really stand out on the rest of your family tree are called Black Sheep ancestors, and the world of genealogy blogs even has a day devoted to posting about them... Read More
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The History of the Christmas Tree |
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No one is actually sure how the tradition of the Christmas tree began, but going back through history, a plausible picture leading to the Christmas tree we know today is painted. The use of plants in the home for religious celebrations can be traced all the way back to the ancient Egyptians and their worship of the sun god, Ra. At the summer solstice, the Egyptians brought green palm rushes
into their homes to celebrate Ra’s recovery from the dark winter, and as symbols of the triumph of life over death in Egypt and the world... Read More
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America’s First Ladies, #11 – Sarah Childress Polk |
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The First Lady to our 11th U.S. President, James K. Polk, Sarah Childress was born September 4, 1803, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Her parents were Joel Childress and Elizabeth Whitsitt. Her father was a well-known merchant, planter, and land speculator, and was able to give his six children, of which Sarah was the third, exemplary educations for the time and place where they
lived... Read More
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Latest Genealogy Gold Podcast
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Are you looking for photos of your ancestors and not having much luck? Today on the Ancestral Findings Podcast I’ll give you four effective alternative sources you can use to find old photographs.
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If you read the title of this post, then perhaps one of the first things that popped into your mind is that old “is life” t-shirt slogan. You’ve seen them before. “Jogging is life.” “Fishing is life.” “Basketball is life.” If there is a hobby or activity that you can devote yourself to, then there is probably a t-shirt to match.
And that’s the thing about these slogans. All of them refer to an activity that one is passionate about. When I say that photography is life, yes, I do mean that it is a passion. But I also mean it literally, too. Photography is life, documented... Read More
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