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Was Edith Bolling Galt Wilson essentially our first female president?
Many historians suggest that, six months after President Woodrow Wilson suffered from the Spanish Flu (mentioned in our last edition), he had a paralyzing stroke. For the rest of his term, all presidential business was conducted through her. She later described her status as one of...
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. People in New York City tore down the equestrian statue of George III and hacked it to pieces. A legend was that metal bits from the figure became bullets. In other places, the crowds burned and cut at the monarch's picture and royal arms.
You can read more here:
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/essays/invention-fourth-july
You can find...
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 214-914-3598 or . We can create a beautiful heirloom book for your family to enjoy together!
Will your DNA contribute to the cure for COVID?
Armed with massive data pools, genealogy companies Ancestry, 23andMe begin COVID-19 research.
With 16 million people who've already spit in vials and sent them to Ancestry for genetic...
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 again in the census as the wife of Paul Morrison, with two different daughters. How could that be?
The second set of daughters were the children of Paul and another wife named Irma Fisher. Irma posed as Jennie May in the census, so that Paul couldn't be accused of being...
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As successful people, one of your responsibilities is to not let your families pictures, stories, and historical documents be lost forever. You have the means to preserve those legacies forever in print and electronically.
Don’t leave your legacy as a burden to your heirs. That’s often the missing piece to your estate planning efforts. You come up with a great plan for a distribution of your tangible assets, but does nothing for your intangible assets, your character, your families legacy. When you think about your ancestors do you think about how they left money or such they left to so and...
Good morning fellow DNA containers!
Ancestry announced that they'll be updating their DNA ethnicity results for their customers. Since I am pretty sure my sample didn't change, what would cause the results to be updated?
If you're interested in knowing why, here's a link:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ancestry-genealogy-website-dna-result-changes-1.4826831
If you're trying to hide from your DNA results or maybe looking for someone who share's your DNA results, here's a link that may interest you:
Genealogy sites help birth parents find kids they placed for adoption. But not everyone wants to be found.
DeAnn Link is searching for her daughter. She'd be 23 years old now.
Read in Chicago Tribune: https://apple.news/Ak56fw9jgS9uZxMByUfLq2A
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