Memorial Day, initially referred to as Decoration Day, was observed by many communities after the Civil War, when the nation suffered more than 620,000 military deaths, roughly 2 percent of the total population at the time. John A. Logan, the Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of Republic, chose May 30,...
How long before your kids start talking about DNA? They think it stands for "Dan Nelson's Ancestry," but here is a resource if you want to set them straight: https://owlcation.com/academia/explaining-dna-to-a-six-year-old Vaccines a gift or curse- the arguments come around every time. During the World Wars, you had the British citizens fearing the risk...
How long before your kids start talking about DNA? They think it stands for "Dan Nelson's Ancestry," but here is a resource if you want to set them straight: https://owlcation.com/academia/explaining-dna-to-a-six-year-old Vaccines a gift or curse- the arguments come around every time. During the World Wars, you had the British citizens fearing the risk...
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!! Mother's Day became an official holiday in 1907. However, it was being celebrated (at least by advertisers) as early as 1902, when this ad was run. You thought the risk of catching COVID on a cruise ship was bad, look at what our ancestors went through...
There is a lot of controversy about changes in election laws. One issue was providing water and food to people waiting to vote. It used to be common for candidates to provide alcohol to their voters (see above). Sometimes the alcohol and food were labeled with the candidate's name or logo....
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!! Mother's Day became an official holiday in 1907. However, it was being celebrated (at least by advertisers) as early as 1902, when this ad was run. You thought the risk of catching COVID on a cruise ship was bad, look at what our ancestors went through...
John Morris was a Daguerrotypist, meaning he used an early photographic process employing an iodine-sensitized silvered plate and mercury vapor. Before John enlisted in the Arkansas 4th Confederate Infantry, he had a color tintype photograph made of own family- wife Nancy, and toddler son, Thomas Ruffin Morris. After the color tintype...
WE HAVE HEARD A LOT LATELY ABOUT FILIBUSTERS. DID YOU KNOW THE WORD EVOLVED FROM A TERM FOR BUCCANERING AND THEN FOR FOMENTING INSURRECTION (NOW ANOTHER TOO FAMILIAR TERM)? Originally, the Spanish form filibustero applied to French, Dutch, and English privateers and buccaneers infesting the Spanish American coasts, with whom Spain...
HAVE A HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY AND STAY AWAY FROM GREEN BEER! Does this guy seem familiar? Would you say he has an honest face? Would you vote for him? Check out him and some of his peers with their modern look at the link below. https://mymodernmet.com/modern-presidents-magdalene-visaggio The Underground Railroad allowed many escaped slaves to gain...
Happy belated Valentine's Day! Above is an advertisement from 1750 London (in those days the letter "s" was written as "f"). If you would like to know if this is how your ancestors got married, click on the red button below and let Dancestors get the answer! DNA is big business....
Call/Text Dan: 214-914-3598