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Hiding From History
In January 1970, a man named Ralph Pipes wrote a four-page letter to his cousin Charles Pipes. He certainly could not have known on that day, when he put pen…
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Mutiny In Pennsylvania
As schoolchildren, we all learn the legend of the crossing of the Delaware River depicted in the famous painting by Emanuel Leutze. We are told about the harsh conditions endured…
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From Humble Roots
Imagine for a moment that you were born in 1838, in a small village in Germany that even today has fewer than 2,000 residents. As a teenager, you worked in…
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Down By The Riverside
Every family has stories. Many of these get passed down from one generation to the next. And occasionally, a story will have just the right mix of mystery and appeal…
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Final Resting Places
Genealogy is the study of where we come from, but it ultimately leads to our acknowledgement that we all wind up in the same place. We must come to terms…