Showing posts with label genealogy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label genealogy. Show all posts
Aug 2, 2012

1790: The first U.S. Census

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(Wikipedia) ... Censuses had been taken prior to the Constitution's ratification; in the early 17th century, a census was taken in Vi...
May 15, 2012

Baltimore's oldest black cemetery finally restored, with help of inmates

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(Baltimore Sun) ... Founded in 1872, when blacks could not be interred next to whites, Mount Auburn was known as "The City of the Dea...
May 7, 2012

Bible Documentation Day draws people with family histories written in their Good Books

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(YDR)  York, PA - Marsha Smyser is "the Bible keeper." The East Manchester Township woman lugged a satchel filled with four...
Feb 8, 2012

History Research: It’s a New Ball Game as Free Websites Provide Digital Copies of Wills, Maps, Newspapers, and Photos

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(WoCCP) In this rapidly expanding world of online information, lots of helpful data is often just a few keystrokes away. The amount is explo...
Aug 4, 2011

Written in stone

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This is one of my favorite local tombstones. The deceased has had as much of his war record as possible inscribed on the front of his marker...
Aug 2, 2011

1790: The first US Census

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(Wikipedia) ... Censuses had been taken prior to the Constitution's ratification; in the early 17th century, a census was taken in Virgi...
Jul 11, 2011

Group restores neglected North Codorus cemetery

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(YDR) Tucked away off a back road in North Codorus Township lies rolling hills and endless wheat fields surrounding the Snyder family farm. ...
Jun 5, 2011

York County set to digitize veterans records as old as 18th century

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York, PA (YDR) York County has its share of veterans' memorials. But the most comprehensive one is never seen by the public. It resides ...
May 2, 2011

Heritage trust event adds vital records information from family Bibles

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York, PA (YDR) The picture was one she knew nothing about. It was of a 3-year-old boy who was "somebody that mattered to a Miller,...
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Apr 28, 2011

Princess-to-be Kate Middleton has Maryland family ties

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(Baltimore Sun) Soon-to-be princess Kate Middleton has a few prominent Marylanders — and American celebrities — in her family tree. Middleto...
Feb 25, 2011

Local African-American cemeteries topic of program

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(YDR) Small cemeteries dot the York County landscape, some attached to country churches, others small family plots on ancestral farmland. Th...
Nov 10, 2010

Genealogy Detectives: Tracing Your Family Roots

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(WoCCP) If you are interested in looking for your family roots, you will definitely want to attend Genealogy Detectives: Tracing Your Family...
Sep 21, 2010

Cleanup takes place at neglected cemetery in Clifton Park

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(Baltimore Sun) After more than a week of hacking away at underbrush and weedy trees, landscape workers have tamed nearly 30 years of neglec...
Aug 19, 2010

Founding fathers of Historical Society of Harford County

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(Aegis) The following alphabetical list represents the 33 founding fathers of the Historical Society of Harford County in 1885. According to...
Jul 19, 2010

Descendants want unmarked cemetery to be maintained

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(Baltimore Sun) Under a hillside of thistle and milkweed secluded within Northeast Baltimore's Clifton Park rests an unmarked neighborho...
Jun 11, 2010

‘Genealogy tourists’ flock to Salt Lake City

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(AP) When Jan Gow makes her annual pilgrimage from New Zealand to Salt Lake City, it's not to enjoy Utah's ski resorts, red rock can...
Jun 2, 2010

The last 100 children of Civil War soldiers fading fast

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(Scripps Howard) Jim Brown grew up in the Civil War's shadow, listening to stories of the fighting from a father who lived it. "He ...
Jan 11, 2010

Genealogy Basics Workshop, Jan. 16

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(HSoCC) While you have your snow shovel out this winter, think about digging up a little history with the Historical Society of Cecil County...
Nov 27, 2009

The National Day of Listening

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(StoryCorps) On the day after Thanksgiving, set aside one hour to record a conversation with someone important to you. You can interview any...
Sep 15, 2009

1881 census reveals the stories of Jack the Ripper’s victims

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(findmypast.com) - The gruesome ‘Jack the Ripper’ slayings of 1888 sparked a pandemic of panic and fear, unlike any London had seen before. ...