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Unsolved Mystery: Stunning Theft from Boston Art Museum

By Tony Pettinato on March 18, 2019

An article about the unsolved theft at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston on 18 March 1990; the priceless paintings remain missing to this day... (Read More)

Photo: Escomb Church, a restored 7th century Anglo-Saxon church, in Escomb, County Durham, England, seen from the south. Credit: Hodgsonge; Wikimedia Commons.

Old English Last Names & Their Meanings

By Sarah Stevens on March 15, 2019

Discover Old English last name meanings and medieval origins. Learn about Anglo-Saxon surnames, their etymology, and how to trace your English ancestry... (Read More)

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Genealogy 101: The Genealogical Proof Standard

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 14, 2019

Gena Philibert-Ortega explains what the Genealogical Proof Standard is, and how it helps genealogists ensure that their research is credible... (Read More)

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George Kemp Horton’s Bright Yellow Buick

By Thomas Jay Kemp on March 12, 2019

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about researching George Kemp Horton using census records and old newspapers... (Read More)

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Common French Last Names & Their Meanings, Part I

By Sarah Stevens on March 8, 2019

Do you have a French last name? Discover the history behind common French last names and their meanings. Read now!.. (Read More)

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DNA and Documenting Your Family Tree

By Thomas Jay Kemp on March 7, 2019

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about using DNA results, newspaper articles, census records, and other sources to fill in details on his family tree... (Read More)

Photo: "State Troopers Swing Clubs to Break Up Selma Demonstration," Aberdeen Daily News (Aberdeen, South Dakota), 8 March 1965, page 1

On This Day: Police Attacked Civil Rights Marchers on ‘Bloody Sunday’

By Tony Pettinato on March 7, 2019

An article about “Bloody Sunday,” when police in Selma, Alabama, attacked a peaceful march of African American demonstrators on 7 March 1965... (Read More)

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Dred Scott Decision: Supreme Court Denied Citizenship to Blacks

By Tony Pettinato on March 6, 2019

An article about the U.S. Supreme Court issuing its Dred Scott decision on 6 March 1857, ruling that Blacks could not be citizens in the United States... (Read More)

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Weirdest Story I Have Seen

By Thomas Jay Kemp on March 5, 2019

In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp writes about 2nd Lt. James Pelosi and the punishment of the “silent treatment” he received at West Point... (Read More)

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