Vol. 21, No. 76 — December 15, 2016
5 Genealogy-Themed Christmas Gifts
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With Christmas approaching, it is time to start thinking about what you are going to get your loved ones for the holidays. A lot of people are on budgets these days, and you may be one of them. But, whether you are or not, you can still give your loved ones a spectacular Christmas for little to no money. All you have to do is look into your genealogy research. There are Christmas gifts galore
hiding in there. All you need is a little creativity to bring them to life. Here are five genealogy-themed Christmas gifts your relatives will love... Read More
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A History of Plymouth Rock
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Everyone who has been through an American public school knows the story of Plymouth Rock, the legendary first piece of dry land the Pilgrims stepped on after their long and arduous Mayflower journey across the Atlantic. As the place where our first English immigrants encountered and stood on the area that would become part of New England, the rock is a famous artifact on its own. You can even
see it today in Plymouth, as it is a major tourist attraction for the town. But, the Mayflower landed in 1620. After 396 years, how can we be sure that the rock on display in Plymouth is the actual one upon which the Pilgrims first stood?
Here’s what you need to know about the history of Plymouth
Rock... Read More
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Why Understanding Ancient Laws is Important in Genealogy
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Laws change over time. To fully understand documents mentioning your ancestors, you need to understand the laws of the times the documents were created. You will come across a lot of legal documents in genealogy. Usually, they will be laws pertaining to property, inheritance, and marriage, though if your ancestor was involved in some kind of civil or criminal court case, those records, and
their associated laws may come into play, too. If you do not understand the laws under which your ancestors were operating when certain records were generated, you won’t understand the full picture of what their lives were like or what they were doing and why... Read More
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Mathew Brady: Photographing the Civil War |
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Mathew Brady (1822-1896) was a photographer whose work is quite well known and famous today. In addition to taking photographs of 19th century politicians, who we would otherwise have no images of except paintings, he also documented the American Civil War in photographs. In fact, the Civil War is the first war to be documented and disseminated to the public via newspapers using photographic
accompaniment. The vast majority of those photos were taken by Mathew Brady or one of his many, personally trained assistants... Read More
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