MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO Apparently, in 1921, Americans who were primarily descendants of the Europeans were asserting their superiority over them. Remember that we recently came through World War I and the Spanish flu epidemic, and we're entering the roaring 20's. ...
OLD BONES FOR FERTILIZER? In the 1700's Europe's fields were becoming exhausted. The solution became to use the bones of dead soldiers amongst others to fertilize the fields. Fortunately, a replacement fertilizer was found in the Chincha Islands off of Peru in the form of Guano, 150 feet deep. In November 1802, Prussian geographer and explorer Alexander von Humboldt first encountered guano and began investigating its fertilizing properties at Callao in Peru, and his subsequent writings on this topic made the subject well known in Europe. As many as 160 ships at a time were anchored off the islands while the "hard to recruit" guano...
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, 1868, to be the day to decorate the graves of Union troops across the nation. From this beginning, Memorial Day is now designated as an annual day of remembrance to honor all those who have died in service to the United States during peace and war. Veterans Day, November 11,...
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...
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."...
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...
We can help you clear out a couple of those old boxes and preserve your family's history vs. have it end up in a dumpster. Click on the red button below, reach out to Dancestors Genealogy @ 214-914-3598, or and let us preserve your legacy. 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...
Good morning fellow shoppers, I hope you and your family are in good spirits and health as we find ourselves in the 2019 holiday season. By the time you read this, you will have already enjoyed a big plate of food, gave thanks, and hopefully spent time with your loved ones, family, and friends, and you survived Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday! After so many years of trying to purchase thoughtful and creative presents for your loved ones, do you find yourself feeling like “you didn’t quite hit the mark” when it came to the uniqueness and personalization of your...
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