Laura Lane Welch would one day become our nation’s forty-third First Lady. Before that, she was an only child who loved to read, and who had an excellent education. She also had a career as a teacher...
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Delaware: The State Capitals #8
Dover is the capital of the state of Delaware, as well as a major economic point for the state. With a long history of European settlement and a strong connection to the American Revolution, it is...
Connecticut: The State Capitals #7
Hartford is the state capital of Connecticut. As the oldest city in the state, it earned that status by default. No one ever truly questioned that Hartford should be the capitol of the area. The city...
Service Records: A Closer Look at Civil War Records #2
The service records of your Civil War ancestors have a lot of information in them. This information can be put together to give you a pretty accurate and often quite detailed story of what they did...
Hillary Rodham Clinton: America’s First Ladies, Part 42
Hillary Rodham Clinton was our nation’s forty-second First Lady. However, she had a remarkable career in politics and law long before that, and long after, being a US Senator and US Secretary of...
Barbara Pierce Bush: America’s First Ladies, Part 41
Barbara Pierce would one day become our forty-first First Lady as the wife of US President George H.W. Bush. Before that, she was the third of four children in a prominent New York City family, and...
Iowa: American Folklore, Part 15
Iowa was part of the Louisiana Purchase, and has a long Native American history going back before that. There is a lot of folklore here to explore. Here are some of the highlights of it.
Indiana: American Folklore, Part 14
Indiana is the 19th state admitted to the union, with a Native American history going back centuries farther than that, and it borders the Great Lakes. There is plenty of fodder here for folklore...
Illinois: American Folklore, Part 13
Illinois is home to quite a few interesting legends and folklore stories. It has had centuries of human habitation to develop them. Some tales are old and some are newer, but all are uniquely...
Idaho: American Folklore, Part 12
Idaho has some interesting folklore stories going back centuries, and even thousands of years. From nearly every body of water in the state being haunted or having a monster to mysterious creatures...