Vol. 23, No. 10 — March 8, 2018
What is the History of Daylight Savings Time, and Why Do We Have It? |
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With the time about to jump ahead once more, it is interesting to take a look at the history of Daylight Savings Time and why we get an extra hour of daylight in the evenings for part of the year. Love it or hate it—and there are plenty of passionate people on both sides of the issue—it’s a firmly ingrained part of our culture in the United States, and shows no signs of going anywhere anytime
soon. Congress has even tried several times in the past to extend it year-round, and the vote has been close each time. One day, we might see it happen, and then Daylight Savings Time would become just “time.”... Read More
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America’s First Ladies, #22 – Frances Folsom Cleveland |
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Frances Folsom Cleveland was a First Lady in a very literal sense of the word. She accomplished many firsts for First Ladies while she was one, and after. Here is the interesting story of the youngest of the First Ladies... Read More
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Latest Genealogy Gold Podcast
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Are you researching your African-American genealogy family tree and not getting as far back as you would like to? You’re not alone, and you are not without resources. There may not be many records on your ancestors, but there are enough that you may find them. Join me today on the Ancestral Findings Podcast and I’ll show you how to do it.
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This Week’s Free Genealogy Lookups |
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- Tennessee, 1850 Census Microfilm Records
- California, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, & Utah, 1850 Census Microfilm Records
- Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, & Mississippi, 1850 Census Microfilm Records
- Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, 1850 Census Microfilm Records
- First-Time User? Click Here
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Tips on Researching Your African-American Family History Before 1870 |
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Are you searching for your African-American ancestors and coming up short on information? It is not an uncommon issue in genealogy, due to the history of slavery in the United States, which goes back to the colonial days when our nation was part of Great Britain. Your African-American ancestors may have a long history in the United States, but how would you know it?
While you may ultimately have to do DNA testing to get genetic matches to help take your ancestry back further in time by sharing information with those matches, there are other, useful things you can do to lengthen the branches on your African-American family tree.
These are some of the
most powerful research techniques you should be using... Read More
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Genealogy Helps, Volume 9 |
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There’s a whole lot more to researching a family tree than at first meets the eye. Genealogy Helps, Volume 9 will show you what you should include when it comes to your
research and why each individual things goes towards making a complete picture for you. Download
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The Great Artists – Diane Nemerov Arbus |
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Diane Arbus was an American photographer whose work focused on people with physical abnormalities. At the time she was taking her photographs, many of these people found work in circuses as “freaks,” as the circus was often the only place that would hire them. Diane’s work brought the real lives of these marginalized people to light, and let the world know that they were also human, as much
as anyone else. Her photographs were so loving and respectful, they made people others would normally consider to be hideous look beautiful. Here is Diane’s story. Read More
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