Tag: history
member name: ~JOY ~bringing it 2 every1 she knows ;-) H.
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August 16, 2007 08:54 PM EDT --
Genealogy and Family History is a current hobby (and obsession) of mine. I put together a giant list of genealogy sites, I am sharing it at gather to help others get started on their genealogy.
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August 16, 2006 01:31 AM EDT --
My Grandmother was a special lady.
A mother of five children.
She grew up during the depression.
In Sunbury,Pa. Muriel Joyce Bright.
She only went by Joyce, & I was lucky enough to be named after . . . more
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August 04, 2008 11:38 PM EDT --
Recently, I had my DNA tested for genealogy.Well, my brothers anyway.
I'd been researching our male line for a few years but needed to pin down the country of origin.
Would you try DNA . . . more
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October 29, 2006 10:28 PM EST --
What a different world it must have been in 1937.
My Great Grandfather was a Pennsylvania Railroad Conductor. He worked for the Railroad for 49 years. First as a Brakeman, later as a Conductor. . . . more
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August 22, 2007 12:27 AM EDT --
Do you have any Native American ancestry? Did your ancestors walk the Trail of Tears?
We all may have heard of "The Trail of Tears", how much do you really know about it?
The . . . more
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August 05, 2008 12:24 AM EDT --
Please come join my group: Genealogy, Family History & times gone by
(if you have not done so already)
http://ourfamilyhistory.gather.com/
For those who wish to tell their family . . . more
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October 24, 2006 03:07 PM EDT --
Subject: Ellis Island
New Immigrants
Dear Editor:
So many letter writers have based their arguments on how this Land is made up of immigrants. Ernie Lujan for one, suggests we should . . . more
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July 11, 2007 09:52 PM EDT --
Ancestry.com has terminated free access in Family History Centers across the U.S.
I went to visit my local Family History Center in early June and found
they no longer had free access to ancestry.com. . . . more
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October 24, 2006 04:52 PM EDT --
Assumption
Don't you just love it when people ASSUME something based on a statement or article that has NOTHING to do with the way they CHOSE to ASSUME you meant it?
What is . . . more
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July 07, 2007 01:39 AM EDT --
I remember quite a few things from the depression, we never had too much to eat and had to become creative in what we made for dinner. Our family was not poor, I never thought of things that way. . . . more
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July 07, 2007 03:44 PM EDT --
I am from lace and lavender
I am delicate but complicated
Yet intoxicating and indescribable
I contain both inexpressible anguish and unspeakable happiness
I am . . . more
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July 07, 2007 04:35 PM EDT --
What else can you do when you really miss someone?
I like to hold my memories tight of grandma.
My Grandmother was a special lady.
A mother of five children.
She grew up during the . . . more
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July 05, 2007 02:54 AM EDT --
What a different world it must have been in 1937.
My Great Grandfather was a Pennsylvania Railroad Conductor. He worked for the Railroad for 49 years. First as a Brakeman, later as a Conductor. . . . more
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July 05, 2007 12:40 AM EDT --
For those who missed the fireworks, did not have fireworks in their area or just want to enjoy.
Below is a link to The National Capitol Fireworks Display. This was broadcast live but is still on . . . more
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August 15, 2007 08:03 PM EDT --
All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
I do not enjoy most political books. I was not yet born when "The Shah" came into power.That being said, . . . more
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August 20, 2006 05:49 AM EDT --
Why cant we be Friends? Remember that old song, ironically by WAR
What I know is this. Both sides seem to be suffering.
Death, Anger & Pain are followed by more of the same.
I wish there . . . more
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November 25, 2007 10:09 PM EST --
Earlier this year, my sister in law & I took a road trip from San Diego, to Scottsdale, Az to Kingman, Az and back to San Diego, Ca. This was only a few of our favorite spots.
My mother took . . . more
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October 31, 2006 06:48 PM EST --
The history of Halloween goes back more than 2,000 years. The earliest celebrations of Halloween were among the Celtic people who lived in the areas which are now Great Britain and Northern France.
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November 23, 2006 12:51 AM EST --
The answer is not who you might think.
NEWS. Turkey Time (Thanksgiving holiday) in America
So who did the cooking and cleanup at the first Thanksgiving?
According to Mayflower historian, Caleb . . . more
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June 29, 2007 11:16 PM EDT --
San Diego, California was a rough city back in the late 1800's. Located only hours from Tombstone, Arizona one might imagine its early settlers.
A prominant new resident of San Diego, Mr. E. B. Babcock . . . more
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