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Private Harry O. Whitson, Company B 38th Infantry Battalion, Philippines War 27 Aug 2013 | 11:10 am

This is my journey of discovering my Grandfather Harry O Whitson’s military years. It started with finding his pension in the Civil War Files.  He served in the Philippines War in 1899, but they hav....

FamilySearch Has Added More Than 1.1 Million Images fromAustria, England, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, and the United States 2 Jul 2013 | 04:02 am

Collection Indexed Records Digital Images Comments Austria, Seigniorial Records, 1537-1888 0 143,341 Added images to an existing collection. England, Cheshire Non-conformist Records, 1671-1900...

Sentimental Sunday: How Decisions Shape Our Lives 23 Jun 2013 | 10:54 pm

Here I sit in the wee hours of the morning at the computer.  I was awakened in the dead of night with this Hero story going through my head, knowing I have to write it now. There is only one other per...

Finding and Proving who was the son of Charles Gildon Jr 18 Jun 2013 | 11:08 am

I received this request made by John T Gildon, great, great grandson of Charles Rawles Gildon II. “I was wondering if you have any records of what happened to U.M. Gildon, first son of Charles Gildon...

Still Loving Old Newspapers 10 May 2013 | 04:21 am

This morning I should have been doing dishes and then my bills, but since I woke up tired, I sat down with the computer and explored a bit on the new Virginia Memory: Lost Records .   I was disappoint...

FamilySearch Genealogy Help 22 Mar 2013 | 03:29 am

Fran Jensen talked about her interest list called 'FamilySearch Genealogy Help' on Facebook in her #RootsTech presentation. The following link is that list. You can follow. It will then show in your i...

Joseph Peter Heimbach: Background 28 Feb 2013 | 08:26 pm

Joseph Peter Heimbach was born in Losheim, Prussia. in 1838,  He lived in Prussia during a time of political unrest and 3 rulers, Fredrick William III, Fredrick William IV, and William I.  In his yout...

Joseph Peter Heimbach and Anna Oswald... The beginning 2 Feb 2013 | 10:19 am

My first encounter with Joseph Peter Heimbach was a letter from a distant cousin saying Helena Heimbach Ellsworth's death certificate identified her father as Peter Heimbach.  Armed with that informat...

Sentimental Sunday 'A Moment in Time'... A Hero memory 27 Jan 2013 | 08:53 pm

As we began the drive into town, my son popped a cd in to the cd player.  Little did he know that with first strain of music, I was transported back to 2002. The road faded away, and I saw the Hero's...

Writing Family History 22 Jan 2013 | 08:18 pm

I have been slacking as of late and have been trying to get myself motivated again.  In answer to my need, enters Lynn Palermo of The Armchair Genealogist returning with the Family History Writing Cha...

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