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The Twenty-Fourth Amendment: The Constitutional Amendments
The Twenty-Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution made the use of the poll tax as a requirement to register to vote unconstitutional. After the Civil War, many of the southern states enacted poll...
What Were Your Ancestors Doing in the 1870s?
The 1870s were a decade of change for both America and the world. There was the period of Reconstruction in the United States after the Civil War. Imperialism rose in other countries around the world...
Where Did the ‘S’ Come From in Ulysses S. Grant?
Almost everyone has at least a passing familiarity with Ulysses S. Grant, the military, and political figure — the general who helped win the Civil War for the Union and later became president of the...
A Look at the 1860 US Federal Census
The 1860 US federal census is the last one taken before the Civil War. It is slightly more descriptive than previous censuses, but not as descriptive as post-Civil War ones. Here are some of the...
An In-Depth Look at the 1870 US Federal Census
The 1870 US federal census is a valuable tool for genealogists looking for their families in America just after the Civil War. It is a census of a few important firsts, as well as one of a...
The Ohio State Reformatory
From Civil War camps to modern filmmaking, the Ohio State Reformatory has a long, rich history. You can learn all about this Ohio historical landmark here!
The State Capitals: Iowa
Des Moines is the capital of the state of Iowa. It has a long history of habitation by Native Americans going back thousands of years, and there are clear and numerous archaeological sites that the...
The Last Holdout of the Confederacy
Town Line is a tiny hamlet in upstate New York near the Canadian border that inexplicably voted to secede and join the Confederacy during the Civil War. No one knows why to this day. Here is the...
Woodrow Wilson: The Visionary Idealist
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton, Virginia, on December 28, 1856. He was the third of four children born to Joseph Ruggles Wilson, a Presbyterian minister, and Janet Woodrow Wilson. The...
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1890 Veterans’ Schedules: U.S. Selected States
Veteran's schedules were forms the census takers had with them when taking the regular population count. In 1890, these extra veterans' schedules were meant only to record information about Union...
Connecticut Officers and Soldiers, 1700s-1800s Military Records
This index of Connecticut military records from the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War references approximately 167,000 individuals.
Military Records: Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865
This index contains the complete index of the National Archives microfilm roll number M918, Register of Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Citizens Who Died in Federal Prisons and Military Hospitals...
When Did We Decide to Rewrite the Constitution of the United States?
The Constitution of the United States is often heralded as the bedrock of American society. Crafted with careful deliberation, it has served as the guiding framework for the nation since its...