Nathan Stein or My Mother Remembered Everything
One day when I was visiting my mother in her Philadelphia home I actually did something …
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Happy International Day of Older Persons
Yes, October 1 is really International Day of Older Persons, at least according to the …
It’s Constitution Day
On September 17, 1787 the final draft of the United States Constitution was signed in Philadelphia. …
Labor Day
On this holiday we celebrate the American worker and his or her contribution to our American …
Who is Morris Kessler–the 1940 Census Strikes Again?
If I had known that the 1940 census would be this interesting I would have started …
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Something New in the 1940 Census
Now that the 1940 census is more or less fully indexed I took a lazy woman’s …
Trip to Willamette Heritage Center
On Thursday, July 19th I was finally able to visit the Willamette Heritage Center and meet …
Crossing a Cultural Divide
If we could take a trip back in time it would be very much like a …
The Bounty of the Internet and the Kindness of Strangers
Some days I become tired and discouraged about trying to produce a blog post every two …
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Captain Genealogy–Repost
The truth is that I have been too busy with the rest of my life to …