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  • Apparently, even the original design of umbrellas weren’t  designed to withstand a gust of wind from underneath.  Centuries later, we see that not even a priest could rescue a poor...

    The Winds Must Blow

    Posted on 25 April 2012 | No Comments
    Apparently, even the original design of umbrellas weren’t  designed to withstand a gust of wind from underneath.  Centuries later, we see that not even a priest could rescue a poor...

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  • A number of my ancestors were mariners.  I often think of how different the physical references were in our lives. We do have one major reference in common though….. The...

    Mariner’s Sky

    Posted on 19 April 2012 | No Comments
    A number of my ancestors were mariners.  I often think of how different the physical references were in our lives. We do have one major reference in common though….. The...

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  • World War II Era poster for the United States Army Air Forces.

    United States Army Air Forces

    Posted on 9 February 2012 | No Comments
    World War II Era poster for the United States Army Air Forces.

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  • Still struggling from the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, many people across the U.S. barely survived from day-to-day.   The government created services to help with small food and goods...

    Distributing Surplus in Arizona

    Posted on 8 February 2012 | No Comments
    Still struggling from the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, many people across the U.S. barely survived from day-to-day.   The government created services to help with small food and goods...

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  • I enjoy finding and comparing photos of my ancestral families.  Not only do their facial characteristics help me associate with them more closely, but the style of their clothing and...

    Style Changes Seen In Genealogy Photos

    Posted on 22 November 2011 | No Comments
    I enjoy finding and comparing photos of my ancestral families.  Not only do their facial characteristics help me associate with them more closely, but the style of their clothing and...

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  • Background ‘noise’ has always been an important part of my genealogical research.  I hate silence.  I’ve heard a loud ringing in my ears for over four decades.  It can’t be...

    Julia Wore a Fine Hat ~ Flummery but Fine

    Posted on 10 November 2011 | No Comments
    Background ‘noise’ has always been an important part of my genealogical research.  I hate silence.  I’ve heard a loud ringing in my ears for over four decades.  It can’t be...

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  • Union troops in the trenches at the Battle of Petersburg, Virginia in 1865.  Movement by troops in the background makes them appear as ghosts.  How many of these men soon...

    Civil War ~ Union Troops at Petersburg, VA

    Posted on 1 November 2011 | No Comments
    Union troops in the trenches at the Battle of Petersburg, Virginia in 1865.  Movement by troops in the background makes them appear as ghosts.  How many of these men soon...

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  • Much of the American West was settled by pioneers such as the famous Mormon Pioneering companies that settled Utah.  Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Nevada and Idaho saw large migrations of...

    Wagon Train West

    Posted on 25 October 2011 | No Comments
    Much of the American West was settled by pioneers such as the famous Mormon Pioneering companies that settled Utah.  Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Nevada and Idaho saw large migrations of...

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  • I like to see women dressed beautifully just like any other bloke, but when I’m working on family genealogy, I often wonder how far my taste in fashion has mutated...

    Why Did They Dress Like That? ~ Genealogy

    Posted on 21 October 2011 | No Comments
    I like to see women dressed beautifully just like any other bloke, but when I’m working on family genealogy, I often wonder how far my taste in fashion has mutated...

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  • Any sweet grandma enjoys the attention and hugs from a group of attractive young men, especially when the end of World War II had just been announced. American Servicemen giving...

    GI’s Hugging a British Matron on VE Day

    Posted on 15 October 2011 | No Comments
    Any sweet grandma enjoys the attention and hugs from a group of attractive young men, especially when the end of World War II had just been announced. American Servicemen giving...

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