Los Angeles County Social Workers in 1961
County of Los Angeles Bureau of Public Assistance, Belvedere Dist Professional Staff August 17, 1961#lacounty #socialworkers. Photograph in the collection...
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Sam Houston in Wilson County, TN
During a research for Wilson County, TN records on the Family Search website. I stumbled upon a news clipping for...
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Paul Revere: There’s More to the Story Than a Midnight Ride
It's been almost 250 years since Paul Revere's ride and that is the most enduring image we have of Revere...
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Old Rural Route Horse And Wagon Mail Delivery
I have a feeling I'm not the only one in my family who liked ephemera (fancy scraps of paper). Someone...
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Knitting History: Mademoiselle Branchardiere Author of Victorian Knitting Books
One thing I love as much as chasing history: knitting. I'm what they refer to in pattern instructions as an...
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Napoleon Bonaparte’s Family in America
There's something really quirky and enjoyable about finding someone I didn't expect to find on an old record. It's hard...
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Noah Webster and the Tornado
I'm still amazed by all the tree damage done to Connecticut by the "storm" on May 15th. I think the...
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