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THE CABINET CARD GALLERY

PRETTY YOUNG WOMAN : RENSLER’S STUDIO : CINCINNATI, OHIO: MABELE FISHWICK : RPPC - This vintage real photo postcard features a studio portrait of a pretty young woman wearing an adorable hat. The woman’s name is embossed above her image ...
Naval Heritage Society Dockyard

Last Minute Muster Info, Weekend Schedule - T-minus two days and we are already in high gear! The board slate met at the Dockyard last night to go over plans. Here's what's transpiring: Friday N...
Daytonian in Manhattan

Rouse & Goldstone's 1914 755 Park Avenue - In 1913 the architectural firm of Rouse & Goldstone, composed of W. L. Rouse and L. A. Goldstone, designed an upscale, 13-story apartment building for...
Abbeville Institute

America’s Prophet - This piece was originally published at IM_1776.com. Cormac McCarthy died at his home in Santa Fe last Tuesday, June 13 (2023), at the age of 89. He was our...
Cause of Liberty

What Do Law Professionals Say About New York Case? - We are now in the second week of the New York vs. Donald Trump legal battle. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is determined to put Trump in jail f...
The Magpie Mason

‘Founding Martyr author to speak’ - Christian Di Spigna, author of Founding Martyr: The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, the American Revolution’s Lost Hero, will speak at Wyoming Lod...
Civil War Notebook

Diary of Private John J. Wyeth, Saturday, November 1, 1862 - Saturday, and of course general cleaning day. So many went into the river before breakfast, and soon found it to be the worst thing possible for us, and ...
Christopher Setterlund, In My Footsteps

In My Footsteps Podcast Episode 141: Who Was The Winnebago Man?; Classic 1980s Board Games; Forgotten 1970s Cartoons(4-24-2024) - Was the Winnebago Man truly the Angriest Man In America? Were any of these board games on your family fun nights in the 1980s? How about some of the forg...
Historic New England

You’re invited to our region-wide Open House - On Saturday, June 1, all thirty-eight historic sites are open free to the public. Join us for a fun day of fantastic storytelling! Love architecture, his...
The Warrior Muse

A Quick Thank You, Square Warning, & Artist's Way Update - This week I wanted to post a thank you to the folks who hosted me for my book launch the last couple months, so I'm sharing some of their recent releases...
Nutfield Genealogy

Abijah Hitchings' Cow in 1799 - But which Abijah Hitching was it? - *The Salem Gazette*, Tuesday, 16 July 1799; Salem, Massachusetts; Volume XIII; Issue 829; page 4 This notice of a lost cow (above) appeared in the Sale...
Bookman's Log

Going for a Ride in the Car-Car - [image: Going for a Ride in the Car-Car] It’s been a while since I’ve been on a real road trip… eight years, as a matter of fact. 2016 was my last Florida...
Massachusetts and More Genealogy Blog

Ebenezer Cobb 1671-1752 and his wife Mercy Holmes - Ebenezer Cobb was born Plymouth 9 August 1671, the son of John and Martha (Nelson) Cobb. [Plymouth VR:2; MD 1:141] I wrote about John and Martha here.He ...
West in New England

THE SHOT HEARD 'ROUND THE WORLD - Today is the 249th Anniversary of the Battles of Lexington & Concord which started the American Revolution on 19Apr 1775. These are our colonial ancest...
Thomas Gardner of Salem, MA

Bluebells in Dorset - TL;DR -- Today, we look at the southwest, in particular, Dorset. Motivation? Bluebells. And, look at St.Aldhelm's influence on schools in the region. ---...
In Times Past

Wrong Side of the Law Part Three - The Orange County Courthouse in Chelsea was built in 1847 in the Greek Revival style by master builder Horace Carpenter. He also built the Caledonia C...
Quilt Crossing

Still stitching - The itch to stitch has certainly been a thing over here at my house. Since my last post, I have finished three more months of little houses for my cross s...
AT THE RIVERBEND

German Burial Practices Explained - How wonderful it is to welcome guest bloggers, Ava and Chuck Stanford, cousins extraordinaire! Recently, Ava sent to me their 2018 travel journal from...
Life From The Roots

Scramlin --- What a Difference Time Makes -- Using Google Photos - I used Google to search my surname Scramlin images on April 26, 2004. As you can see, from the above print, only seven images appeared. Fortunately, ther...
Sandwalk

Why do Intelligent Design Creationists still lie about junk DNA? - Intelligent Design Creationists are heavily invested in refuting junk DNA because it casts doubt on their model of an intelligently designed human. Over ...
Betty's Boneyard Genealogy Blog

My Great Grandparents FRANK R BROWN & MARY ETTA KENNEDY: An Archive of Photos from the Apollo Mine, Unga Island, Alaska PART TWO - Here is a continuation of my archive of photos from the Apollo Mine, Unga Island, Alaska. This part of the collection is circa 1904-1920s. Some original...
William & Mary Dyer

Mary Dyer was NOT hanged for “being a Quaker” - *© 2012, 2024 Christy K Robinson* *This article is copyrighted. Copying, even to your genealogy pages, is prohibited by US and international law. You may...
Letters to My Grandparents

Finding more about Eliel Melton and Family using new tools at FamilySearch.org - Dear Grandparents, Yesterday was the 188th anniversary of the Battle of the Alamo. Our son-in-law Chris' 4th great uncle Eliel Melton was serving as Qua...
Phelps Family Research Team

Midnight darkness - All I can think about is how can I not spend an eternity with this woman without divorce, which would impoverish both of us. I think about fixing the trai...
OLD PHOTOS FOUND

OWEN, Elizabeth Gaillard (Port Jervis, NY) - Elizabeth Owen IDENTIFIED AS: "Elizabeth Owen" PHOTO TAKEN: Masterson Studio, Port Jervis NY, either 1890 or 1899 PURCHASED: Feb 2024 Palm Beach County F...
Our New England Heritage

New England Colonists 1600-1700 Marvin, Marven to Merriman - *Marvin, Marven* Matthew was born at Great Bentley, Essex, England in 1600 before coming to N.E. in 1635. He is seen at Hartford, Con. in 1638 and N...
Yesterday’s Papers

RAOUL BARRÉ FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS - PRESS RELEASE OCT0BER 26TH 2024TO UNDERLINE THE 150 YEARS OF RAOUL BARRÉ’S BIRTHTHE RAOUL BARRÉ FOUNDATI...
GenealogyMagazine.com

Brendan Fraser and Valerie Bertinelli on “Finding Your Roots” - Actors Brendan Fraser and Valerie Bertinelli are guests on “Forever Young,” an episode of Finding Your Roots, hosted by Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. Althoug...
Ancestry Island

- *Merry & Happy!* I don’t own any quilts that my ancestors may have made, but I thought I’d share this amazing one donated to the American Folk Art Museum b...
James Pylant

On the Run: Walter Turnbow’s Sprint from the Law - [image: Walter Turnbow] *In the early 1900s, Walter Turnbow (1877—1947), one of the colorful characters perched on my family tree, drew acclaim as one of...
Lowell Doughboys and more...

The Sad Story of USS S-4 Navy Submarine & US Coast Guard Destroyer Paulding - On December 17, 1927 the USS S-4 (SS-109) Submarine was doing some test runs off the coast of Provincetown, MA. The US Coast Guard Destroyer Paulding was...
AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors

A Busy Day for Weddings in the HOLST and ROBBINS Families - I've been busy cleaning up items in the Downloads folder of my laptop. In many cases, I downloaded an image of a record from a genealogy or historical new...
Erica's Adventures in Genealogy

Remember the Women! Part 3 - I made the decision to focus on the women when I head up our family tree. So many family history books tell you about the vital records of the men, ...
Heirlooms Reunited

1835 Letter from E. Richardson, Cashier at Bangor Commercial Bank, Bangor, Maine; to C. Dole, Cashier at Citizens Bank in Augusta, Maine; Richardson is Resigning to become Cashier at Bank of Portland, Maine - August 17, 1835 letter from Edward Richardson (1809-1876), Cashier at *Bangor Commercial Bank* in *Bangor, Maine*, to *Carleton Dole (1798-1870)*, Cashier ...
Library History Buff Blog

Library Postcards for the Holidays - As a collector of postcards featuring libraries, I seek out those that are less typical. Few are less typical than those that have a winter holiday theme...
My Tapley Tree...and its Branches

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - My Thanksgiving Day - *From Randy (a cousin discovery!!) over at **Genea-Musings:* it's *Saturday Night* - time for more *Genealogy Fun!!!* Your mission, should you decide t...
My Other Blog

1950 Census - Another Milestone - Back in 2012, I was really excited about the release of the 1940 US Census - I called it once in a lifetime and it was. But low and behold, these past 10...
Genealogical Musings

Eurogenes K13 Charts and Maps - I know for many people like myself who are visual people, seeing a map of where exactly each region covers can be really beneficial to understanding your ...
Quixotic Joust

The Uvalde Connection to JFK Assassination - Back in 2015 (already seven years ago), I was following up for my own interest what I'd learned about Red Bird Airport in Dallas from Daniel Hopsicker's ...
Olive Tree Genealogy Blog

Obituary William Hanna 1920 - In Dunn Township Ontario William Hanna age 83 interment Riverside CemeterySearch for more information in genealogy records on Ancestry.com, Ancestry.ca ...
Old Blue Genes

Shaws & Plummers of Raymond Maine - I will try to assemble information about these interrelated old families in Raymond & Windham Maine. Barbara Plummer (born 1923) was an 'adopted' daughte...
The Accidental Genealogist

Preserving a Female Ancestor's Photographs with Vivid-Pix Memory Station - Are precious details about the lives of your female ancestors hidden in old family photographs? Most of us have bins or boxes of treasured memories just...
Black Raven Genealogy

1921 Census of England & Wales - Wynne household - There was huge excitement among many genealogists this week with the publication of the 1921 census for England & Wales. I didn't expect to find any direc...
Boston 1775

“My Daughter, which she really is, tho’ but an adopted one” - This story came up (in my head at least) during yesterday’s online presentation from King’s Chapel about how the Revolution affected members of that Angli...
Miller-Anderson Histories

Jonathan Hastings - A record quoted in "The Connecticut Magazine," states his death occurred "13 August 1798. Jonathan Hastings (son of Lieut. Josiah Hastings of Chesterfie...
Northeastern North Carolina Stories

- *Every Town Has* A liar. A sponger. A smart Aleck. A blatherskite. Its richest man. Some pretty girls. A girl who giggles. A weather profet. A neighborhood ...
Adventures with Jesus and Nemo

Jesus and Nemo visit New Zealand - Hello friends, this seems like an appropriate time to write a post about last year's spring break; when we are all staycationing due to being quarantined. ...
Compass

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JDP News

Hug a Medievalist Day 2019 - winners! - Updated 4/12/19 Thank you to everyone who entered my 2019 Hug a Medievalist Day giveaway! Here are the winners: Joy S. won a print copy of my medieval rom...
Recollecting Nemasket

Russell's Cabins, 1950 - During the period between the 1930s and 1950s, before motels became popular, tourists passing through Middleborough were provided accommodation in overnigh...
Wadleigh-Brown-Plymale-Bixby

Murder in Tennessee - In February 1897, in a crowded court room in Clarksville, Tennessee, David Halliburton (a Confederate Civil War veteran) was found *Not Guilty* of commit...
Great Historicals

Live for Me by Colin Falconer - Amazon Link *The Back Cover:* *It should have been boy meets girl. But this is Nazi Germany in 1933, and things like love don’t count for much any more....
Collectible Old Stocks and Bonds

News from the Field - George H. LaBarre Galleries, Inc. - Article 1-1 - News From the Field [image: lincolnheadflaglogoarticles] *We often look back to the beginnings of the stock and bond hobby. Times were quit...
INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life

Seven Sinister Sisters on Genres - *Edith Maxwell/Maddie Day here. The Seven Sinister Sisters are on a blog tour and we're giving away books!* We are seven authors with new books coming out ...
Schow-Bickmore Histories

EZEKIEL GILLHAM (1732-1799) - *found on FamilySearch.org (contributed by bobbysworld 15 February 2018)* *(image started:)* ...seems to come from personal letters written by their great-g...
And This Is Good Old Boston

Boston's (Original) South End - On the 28th of July, 1888, the Boston Globe ran an article titled South End, 60 Years Ago, with the typical subtitles: *Time and People Erase Its Former Be...
My Maine Ancestry

Tombstone Tuesday - Charles H. N. & Loan (Churchill) Rowe - Charles H. N. and Loan Parsons (Churchill) Rowe are my 3rd great-grandparents. They are buried in the Upper Gloucester Cemetery in New Gloucester, Maine. C...
The Northeast House Historian

The Benjamin Caryl House c. 1774 - One of my most favorite activities is discovering old houses that I never knew existed. Unexpectedly coming across an historic house is like getting an ext...
The Gloucester I Love

Gloucester's Golden Age of Fishing - Click Here to View Parts 1 and 2 on YouTube! Gloucester's Golden Age of Fishing: Part 1 Gloucester's Golden Age of Fishing: Part 2
Your Brisbane: Past and Present

Brisbane flood problems - There's been some rather full-on marine construction work happening on the Brisbane River at Bulimba River Park. A few weeks ago a barge toting workmen's h...
Digging Down East

My 64 ~ Researching My Fourth Great Grandparents : Hugh Cowperthwaite III and Mary "Polly" Newcomb - My fourth great grandfather, Hugh Cowperthwaite, was born in Pittsgrove, in Salem County, New Jersey, in 1776, the second son and the third of 10 childr...
The Kith and Kin Chronicles

Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney and Lord of Shetland - Robert Stewart (1553-1593) Robert Stewart, Earl of Caithness and Orkney (1553-93), was a natural son of King James V of Scotland by Euphemia Elphinstone (...
American History Now

King's Survey: The Sound of Hope - *in which we hear that truth is something that happens to an idea* OK, gang, I have something I want you to listen to. This is president Franklin D. Roos...
Civil War Days & Those Surnames

Asa W. S. Rix. - Pus.*Asa W. S. Rix.* Birth:1841, Marblehead, Massachusetts.. Death: Nov. 26, 1919. Parents: James A, Sally Rix. Married 1872. Merchant. Age 79 years. ...
American Folk Art @ Cooperstown

Found in Collections - A Painted Box - A couple of weeks ago I was touring a group from the Historical Society of Early American Decoration through our collections storage and came across thi...
Pauline's Pirates & Privateers

History: A Call for Help - Hale and fair winds to one and all! This is a shout-out to my distant cousins who come from the far flung clan Beluche and to pirates and lover of histo...
BIG OLD HOUSES

Moving On -
Arkansas in the Civil War

Battle of Jenkins' Ferry 150th Anniversary - Monument at Jenkins' Ferry State ParkToday (April 30, 2014) marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas. The last significant ac...
Christopher T. George's War of 1812 Blog

17th National War of 1812 Symposium, Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Saturday, October 5, 2013 - *Rapidly filling up. Only fifty places available, including speakers. Don't miss out!* [image: 17th National War of 1812 Symposium Flyer]
Travels with Nathaniel

Welcome to "Travels With Nathaniel"! - Hi, my name is Nathaniel, you might remember me from such great literary works as "A Scarlet Letter", "The House of the Seven Gables", and "Twice Told Tal...
PRL Open Forum

Is Conscription the Answer? - Our system of justice is based on the theory that we have a fundamental right to be judged by a panel of our peers, versus by the king’s (or state’s) re...
Pine Grove Cemetery of Brunswick, Maine

New Exhibit at PHS - If you are as interested in hair art as I am or just want to check out some beautiful Victorian art made by a prominent Brunswick family, be sure not to mi...
Fantastic Family Findings

Richard Raymond Peerboom - Part 1 - There are often people in your family tree who tell an important story about your family, although they are not related through blood or marriage. One such...
The Great Ancestral Hunt

What's in my DNA? - The results are in! What a fascinating thing, this DNA. On Ancestry.com, it gives a break down of where I am from using both my paternal and maternal DNA b...
Quinn Bradlee's Ancestors

The Greene Family - *1.) John Greene*, surgeon (Bowridge Hill, Gillingham, County Dorset, England; abt. 1590 - Jan 1659; Warwick, Rhode Island) son of Richard Greene and Mary ...
Rainy Mountains

Social Media, iPhones and Journalism - This clip discusses the impact of social media and how it is used in the journalism workplace. "It's old but it's new now that news organizations have begu...
Jacobus Books

"Perhaps one of the most thorough studies of frontier dens of sin ever compiled" - Ross McSwain, book reviewer for the San Angelo Times-Standard, praises James Pylant and Sherri Knight's book, The Oldest Profession in Texas. "The 380-page...
History—Now and Then

Settlements of Friends’ Meetings in New Jersey - by Jerseyman ©2011 I have extracted the following article on New Jersey Friends’ Meetings from the weekly journal, *The Friend. *This publication serially ...
Pulled Through the Knothole of Time

Quickest Microfilm Lookups Ever - ...and Brent Finds his Great Great Grandfather Yesterday my husband and I went to Anderson, Indiana for the funeral of my Great Aunt Rosie. It was a sa...
A Grand Adventure - Looking for Relatives

Day 152 - I am home. I hit the Colorado border about 1pm (MDT) and was at Ray's by 4pm. It was glorious to see the mountains. They are snow covered and lined the who...
Into the Wilderness

Augustinian Tradition - When the wave of religious assertion which we call Puritanism is considered in the broad perspective of Christian history, it appears no longer as a uniq...
A Couple Of Bubbles Off Center

It's 1635 and a glorious May day in Dorset.... - Imagine you're 24, and there's no future in the Somersetshire village where you grew up and where your family has lived for at least a hundred years. You, ...
historyreader

"The Greatest Battle" Adam Nagorski - The scale of Russian death in WWII boggles the mind. Twenty five to thirty million, more or less, died in the Soviet Union--several million more if you inc...
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Sunday, February 2, 2020

Fearless Hose Company Amesbury MA 1904 Reunion

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