This is the story of Joseph Henry Collins (1817-1865) and his eldest son James Robert Collins (1844-1919). The bio of Joseph Henry Collins below was written by The Family History Foundation and is reproduced, in its entirety with permission, on the following Find A Grave memorial. It is also the story of the Steamer Sultana, […]
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Stuck trying to figure out how to find Maiden Names in genealogy? Well, let me show you how! In honor of all of our mothers I wanted to share some of my ideas on the importance of our maternal lines and how to find those often difficult maiden names. You can read my story and
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This is the story of David C Manasco, it is a historical fiction based on my own family history research. Setting the scene: Winston County, Alabama. 1862. It was dark days on the land. Men, women, and neighbors seemed to defy the common good. War had gripped our county, war had gripped our country. “You
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“Marc of Bright Glory” Not much was left of the cake he had eaten from the night before. That would actually make two mysteries, one about the cake and the other about the semi-curved pottery that was indulging his sense of curiosity. Although he wished to understand, there was not much he could do at
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In this article I’m going to share with you my Ultimate Beginners Guide to Professional Genealogy Research Online. In this post I am focusing exclusively on genealogy research online. This is a beginners article designed to help you start organizing, strategizing, blueprinting, and masterminding your genealogy research online, as well as introducing you to more
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Forget the Wheel! Forget Life on Mars! This Changes Everything! Hold the press! A prehistoric cellphone was just discovered! When we think ‘technology of the ancients,’ we think of pyramids, Stonehenge, crossbows, and chariots; we don’t think of Caesar texting his invasion plans to his generals, or the ancient Celts posting selfies at a lunar
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