Vol. 25, No. 20 — May 14, 2020
How to Make Plans to Protect
Your Genealogy for Future Generations
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You love your genealogical research. It is your passion and one of your life’s great works. You want it to endure forever, so that future generations can benefit from it and enjoy it the way you have done. Ideally, you would want to pass your work down to someone in your family, maybe one of your children or grandchildren. In a perfect world, that is what you would do, and that child or grandchild would treasure the work, add to it, and hand it down to subsequent
generations, who would also appreciate and protect it.
Here are some tips for making sure your genealogy research is preserved and protected for the rest of time...
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The Ohio State Reformatory
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Ohio is chock full of interesting historical places to explore. No matter where you go, you’ll find something of significance. One such place is the Ohio State Reformatory, which has also been called the Mansfield Reformatory. It’s located in Mansfield, and it was once a prison, though these days, it’s known as a famous historical landmark—and it’s even on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places!
The Reformatory isn’t the only piece of history surrounding this site, either. This place’s roots go back as far as the Civil War. If you’re ready to learn more, keep reading!
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The Origin of Mother’s Day
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Mother’s Day is a special day for millions of people in the United States. Not only is it one of the largest greeting card holidays of the year, but it is also a time when families often get together to share their love of the mothers among them. At the very least, most mothers and women who are mother figures to others, are given phone calls, emails, and visits of appreciation. Presents and taking the mothers in question out for a meal are also common customs
on this sweet day. But how did Mother’s Day get started? Did your ancestors celebrate it? This is the story about Mother’s Day...
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The Lost Treasure of Francis Wainwright: Chapter 19
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Now you can listen along to The Lost Treasure of Francis Wainwright, Chapter 19, The Treasure of Francis Wainwright.
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Colin Fletcher: The Great Artists
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Colin Fletcher was the founding father of the modern backpacking movement. He was the first known person to go solo into the wilderness for long periods of time, being completely self-sufficient. He accomplished many outdoor firsts, and wrote about them in ten books. He inspired countless other backpackers across the globe. Here’s his story.
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