Bobby Burgess was one of the original Mouseketeers on the original Mickey Mouse Club TV show that aired in the mid to late 1950s. Bobby was a natural performer from a young age, loving to dance and...
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Lucretia Rudolph Garfield: America’s First Ladies #20
Lucretia Rudolph was the wife of 20th US President James Garfield. A woman of keen intellect, she and James enjoyed a scholarly lifestyle together. Yet, due to James's assassination, she was First...
Lucy Ware Webb Hayes: America’s First Ladies #19
Lucy Ware Webb Hayes was a modern First Lady in every sense of the word. Highly educated and passionate about progressive causes like women's rights and the abolition of slavery, she was the first...
Julia Boggs Dent Grant: America’s First Ladies #18
Julia Boggs Dent Grant was a pioneering First Lady in a number of ways. She had a birth defect but didn’t let it hold her back. She was a staunch supporter of women’s rights and opposed white...
Hal Adelquist: The Mouseketeers, Part 1
Hal Adelquist is known for being instrumental in bringing the Mickey Mouse Club TV show to the air and making it a success during its first season. He worked for the Disney Company for decades prior...
The Rise of Iconic U.S. Lighthouses
Lighthouses are an iconic part of Americana that have a rich history stemming back to ancient Egypt. Let me show you some of the history behind them!
A Closer Look at Newspaper Records #4
What to do if you can’t find a mention of your ancestor in the old newspaper records you are searching? Just because you aren’t finding a name yet doesn’t mean it isn’t in an old newspaper somewhere...
A Closer Look at Newspaper Records #3
There are a variety of different ways you can search for information on your ancestor in old newspaper records. Some methods are better than others. This is what you need to know to get the best...
A Closer Look at Newspaper Records #2
Old newspapers are wonderful genealogical resources that should be part of every genealogist’s toolbox. They are much more user-friendly these days than they used to be. This is what you need to know...