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"Do you have a packing list for your cemetery jaunts? Don’t forget the usual: drinking water, sunscreen, hat and gloves, bug spray, hand wipes, camera…. Here are some more unusual household ideas to consider adding to that list:"
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Genealogy 101: Genealogical Assumptions:
Colonial Roots
"Assuming William Jr. was the son of William Sr.
The usage of junior and senior prior to the 1900s did not necessarily mean the two men (or women) were parent and child. The terms were used to denote two men of the same name in the same area during the same time frame."
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Dick Eastman: egon.com
"The Christian Science Monitor has an interesting article that will appeal to genealogists looking for some extra income."
This Day In History:
1950: Armed forces from communist North Korea smash into South Korea, setting off the Korean War.1876: General George A. Custer, leading 250 men, attacked an encampment of Sioux Indians near Little Bighorn River in Montana. Custer and his men were then attacked by 2000-4000 Indian braves. Only one scout and a single horse survived 'Custer's Last Stand' on the Little Bighorn Battlefield. News of the humiliating defeat infuriated Americans and led to all out war. Within a year, the Sioux Indians were a broken and defeated nation.
1638: Lunar eclipse is 1st astronomical event recorded in the American Colonies
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