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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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Artistic in Old Lace
You'll have to forgive the weak pun in the title, but we are always happy to celebrate artistic talent in all its forms. Our ancestor Clara Welp was a talented…
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Sleuthing Through Time
We do quite a bit of genealogical research here, and it is always fun when you can use your wits to force the past to give up its secrets. This…
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Who Are All These People?
Identifying the folks in old photographs can be challenging, and I'm sure we're not alone in having boxes of photos of unknown people and places. For genealogists everywhere, it's an…