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Jul 24, 20213 min read
German Newspapers in America and Germany
List generated by participants in this topic area during the International German Genealogy Partnership Conference compiled by Gail...
Jul 17, 20211 min read
Marrying the Farm -- On Demand Presentation at International German Genealogy Conference 2021
If you have more than one surname suddenly pop up in your German families, you will want to see this presentation. This is a description...
Aug 11, 20205 min read
Who Was Samuel Nuckles's Enslaver?
#NHRP #historichouses #blackhistory #historyresearch Having settled the main question pertaining to my thesis (See blog post, "Was He or...
Aug 11, 202014 min read
Was He, or Wasn’t He? A Case of Mistaken Identity #blackhistory #historyresearch #heritage
The night was wintry and cold in late November 1858 when the enslaved women, Celia, age twenty-two, and Eliza, age twenty, escaped the...
May 12, 20209 min read
Portraits of the Past: Finding Ancestor Images
See my article on the same topic with other examples in: Internet Genealogy Magazine April/May 2010 Some families seem to inherit drawers...
May 3, 20203 min read
How Did the Flu Epidemic of 1918-1919 Affect Your Ancestors? Part 2: Using Newspapers
Beyond names and dates in your genealogy: Use local newspapers to provide context.
Apr 27, 20206 min read
How did the 1918 Flu Epidemic Affect Your Ancestors?
With physical distancing, lock-downs and quarantines, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is taking a toll in lives and livelihoods....
Sep 25, 20192 min read
The Mary Garland Nuckolls Prayer Book
In the process of researching for my Master’s thesis in history, I have been lucky enough to locate several important primary sources...
Sep 25, 20192 min read
The Cotuit Ghost of Cape Cod
As the weather cools and the leaves begin their last hurrah, it’s time for Nickerson thoughts to turn on ancient burial grounds, and All...
Apr 17, 20192 min read
Looking back is what we do
Another busy day in the office doing genealogy research, punctuated by a cousin’s phone call to discuss getting another original record...
Apr 3, 20191 min read
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