Author: Dan

20 Mar

Posted at 15:52h in Newsletter

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 was constantly at war. However, it was later applied to the military expeditions of Narciso López in Cuba, who fomented a revolution, and liberated the island from Spanish rule. It designated American adventurer William Walker who, influenced by López, launched several filibustering campaigns in former Spanish colonies in Central America. So...

06 Mar

Posted at 16:18h in Newsletter

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 their freedom by feeling northward as far as Canada.   I had never heard about a southern version of the Underground Railroad that led south into Mexico. https://www.npr.org/2021/02/28/971325620/a-chapter-in-u-s-history-often-ignored-the-flight-of-runaway-slaves-to-mexico?     [video width="620" height="412" mp4="https://dancestorsgenealogy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/my_heritage_photo.0.mp4"][/video]   Movie cameras did not become widely available until 1923. Even if you had a reel of film from the 1920's it would not be...

20 Feb

Posted at 19:01h in Newsletter

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. In December 2020, Blackstone purchased Ancestry.com. Now, 23andme (which interestingly was co-founded by Anne Wojcicki, the spouse of Google co-founder Sergey Brin) is going public by merging with Richard's company Branson. Maybe they will become Virgin DNA? Does gaining the knowledge of our DNA and our ancestry give us the proper...

06 Feb

Posted at 10:27h in Newsletter

In Britain, impeachment was more the norm than the exception. You can read above the notice regarding Robert, the Earl of Oxford's (pictured to the right) 1717 trial. Every time there was a change in who was King, or who were the trusted government officials, the prior administrators were at a minimum put into the Tower of London for a while (Oxford served a couple of years), at a maximum they were put to death, If you saw your power waning it was a good time to go abroad, meanwhile all of your estates would be distributed to the new "favourites."...

24 Jan

Posted at 16:24h in Newsletter

The article above is about George Washington's 1789 inauguration, our nation's first. Certainly a different military presence. I just got a note from Ancestry.com telling me that I have built 76 family trees, placed 108,000 family members and ancestors into those trees, attached 110,000 records, and uploaded 15,000 photos. Other than my own tree that is all since 2015. Contact me and let's get started on your tree, and we can set some Guinness records together! You can use Dancestors Genealogy to find out more about your ancestors, or you can buy a Tesla and drive it into the graveyard. https://youtu.be/gYGS-FJq3vg   I spend a...

09 Jan

Posted at 13:18h in Ancestry Explained

HISTORY OFTEN REPEATS ITSELF! The news cycle keeps saying that the last time the U.S. Capitol was attacked was during the War of 1812. Not sure how or why they all missed discovering this occurrence. The last time the U.S. Capitol was attacked was in 1971. Ironically, the bombing was attributed to anti-war protestors upset over the bombing of Laos. Read the excerpt below on what was done to make sure the US. Capitol would not be subject to attack in the future       Ever hear of Jacob Leisler? I had not until coming across him in some recent research. In 1691, he was...

26 Dec

Posted at 18:51h in Newsletter

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM DANCESTORS! ================================================================== The clip below was printed in Dublin, Ireland, on December 31, 1776   Back in 1909, they did not worry about tire tracks, footprints, and DNA. They could get you with a good set of hoofprints! Do not worry about those tracks on your roof. They are Santa's Reindeer tracks.       In 1867, there was fake news and challenges to presidential authority. Likely in another 150 years, there will be someone like me pointing out how politics had not changed that much since way back in 2020...

12 Dec

Posted at 19:43h in Newsletter

As this 1829 wanted ad shows, you could get a $572 reward from the Territorial Governor and the respectable and responsible townspeople if you could catch John Smith! Since everyone has a John Smith in their family tree, let Dancestors find out if this is your John Smith! SO AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE COULD A WOMAN GIVE BIRTH TO HER GREAT AUNT OR UNCLE? Frozen embryos of the 1990s are now being implanted in today's mothers. The embryo is the age of the mother's aunts and uncles. This could make for some interesting family trees! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/science/tennessee-embryo-donate.html? OR COULD THERE BE EMBRYOS FROM THE...

28 Nov

Posted at 21:46h in Newsletter

HOW PURE WERE THOSE PURITANS? As we have covered in other stories, there was plenty of impure behavior. You can read about it in the links below. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-11-28-0211280291-story.html https://www.sfgate.com/books/article/When-those-Puritans-weren-t-so-very-pure-2745842.php If you would like to know if your Puritan ancestors made the naughty or nice list reach out to Dancestors by clicking on the red button below, reach out to Dancestors Genealogy @ 214-914-3598, or and let us preserve your legacy. HOW LONG HAVE BLACK FRIDAY SALES BEEN AROUND? The ads above and below come from the 1880's much earlier than most sources give for the origination of the term.     WHEN WAS THE FIRST THANKSGIVING RECORDED...

14 Nov

Posted at 21:31h in Newsletter

I liked this Halloween costume. Some people will look at this and see a scary playoff bracket, but some like me might see it as the Zombie Family Tree. Let Dancestors find out if you have any alleged Zombies, Vampires, Ninjas, or Pirates in your family tree.   With two daughters that grew up on "The Real Housewives" drama, I should probably do a series on "The Real Housewives in the Family Tree." Let Dancestors check out your family tree and see if your great-grandma married her step-grandfather!   https://people.com/tv/real-housewives-salt-lake-city     When telling the grandkids about their witch ancestry, I ended up finding a song about their...

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