How a Lincoln-Douglass debate led to a historic discovery. The last article in the newsletter shows you the type of detail that Dancestors' exhaustive research can reveal! Two history professors’ text-message debate led to the discovery of a long-forgotten letter showing how Frederick Douglass felt about a statue of Abraham Lincoln and...
Happy Independence Day! History Does Repeat Itself! The 4th of July and the pulling down of objectionable statues in protest have coincided before! The Declaration had thrust all blame onto the king, and its public proclamation set off an open, symbolic murder, and funeral, for the king—an inversion of a King's Birthday celebration....
The well-known quote- "Death steals everything except our stories"- Jim Harrison. The lesser-known quote- "Those remarkable stories slip away quickly if you do not take steps to preserve them"- Dancestors. You can find tremendous fulfillment in capturing your family's stories. Let's ensure your family's legacy isn't lost. Reach out to Dan at...
There is a lot of debate about the causes of death nowadays. Take a look at the above death certificate from 1967. The immediate cause of death was a ruptured ulcer and the resulting infection. However, the person already had pancreatic cancer, and they fractured their Ilium (hip) when they fell...
Have people ever lied to the census takers? While researching a client's ancestry, I came across a Jennie May Morrison, who on April 6, 1940, was recorded as living with her two daughters, declaring herself to be a married woman, but there is no husband listed. 6 days later, she appeared...
Are you in the hunt? Can Dancestors help you discover your family's legacy? Now is a good as time as ever to take a look at what you've done or not done, to help your family have a sense of belonging to a bigger story. Let Dancestors help you discover your...
It's All Relative Having researched thousands of families over the years, we at Dancestors have collated all this research & narrative material into a single database containing over 2.5 million words, and is over 4,000 pages! Likely, we've already researched much of YOUR family in the process! You see, back in 1630 there...
Do the newspaper headlines below seem too familiar with pictures of people wearing masks and church services being canceled? Perhaps your Great Grandfather is part of the gathering for a group picture after the quarterly sales meeting. They apparently didn’t know then about the 6 ft rule. by Dan Nelson on...
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Good morning mortals, We're having to spend a lot more time thinking about our mortality. Remember the survival rate is 98.5%, so we should be thinking about life beyond this difficult time. However, thinking about your mortality isn't all bad, as it causes us to do a better job with our...
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