historical documents Tag

08 Jan

Posted at 16:54h in Newsletter

GEORGE WASHINGTON AND OUR FIRST MASS INOCULATION George Washington's military genius is undisputed. Yet American independence must be partially attributed to a strategy for which history has given the infamous general little credit: his controversial medical actions. Traditionally, the Battle of Saratoga is credited with tipping the revolutionary scales. Yet the health of the Continental regulars involved in the battle was a product of the ambitious initiative Washington began earlier that year at Morristown, close on the heels of the victorious Battle of Princeton. Among the Continental regulars in the American Revolution, 90 percent of deaths were caused by disease, and...

15 Aug

Posted at 15:46h in Newsletter

What about our summer of 2020 Family Reunion? This picture from the early 1900s was of my ancestor, Ephraim Bowen's descendants. Indeed, the pandemic has taken a toll on large gatherings. Here is one family's story: "Her family reunion feels unsafe. But her 98-year-old grandma wants her there. Denise Rowe voted against holding the reunion during the pandemic, upsetting her grandmother. They are one of many families at odds over big gatherings." Read in The Washington Post: https://apple.news/AmBNLETH5R0afofIIuq6ggw Let Dancestors help you prepare for your next family reunion by capturing all of those pictures, stories, and historical documents for easy sharing at the gathering. Click the red...

02 Jan

Posted at 03:53h in Newsletter

Good morning to all of you who now have the benefit of 2020 vision, This is the time of year where we make our New Year’s resolutions. One of the common resolutions is to get organized. Get rid of the clutter.  Dancestors Genealogy can help with that by taking that “box or boxes” of old photos, historical documents, stories, charts, and family nick-nacks and turn it all into a beautiful heirloom book that sits on the coffee table vs. being tucked away on a closet shelf. Here’s a recent link from Popular Science that shows you how to get your photos, old or...

04 Dec

Posted at 23:17h in Newsletter

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...

20 Aug

Posted at 07:02h in Ancestry Explained

All, 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...

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