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Arizona: The State Capitals, Part 3

Phoenix is the capital of Arizona. How did it get to be such a distinguished city? From a seasonal residence for Native hunter/gatherers to a permanent home for farming Natives, Phoenix was not...

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The Pumpkin Pie

Have you ever wondered who invented pumpkin pie? It wasn't just one person. The story of pumpkin pie is much more interesting than that. Here's the tale.

Alaska: The State Capitals, Part 2

Alaska is a harsh, inhospitable land to those who are unfamiliar with it, and it is for this reason that it took Europeans so long to even explore it, much less colonize it. As with many things among...

Have You Heard of Calamity Jane?

You've probably heard of Calamity Jane. But how much of her real life story do you know? While much of her life is still speculation, what we do know is wild.

Harriet Lane: America’s First Ladies #15

Harriet Lane was the niece of 15th US President James Buchannan and served as the bachelor president’s First Lady. She was popular, well-known, and admired here and in England. Besides that, she left...

A Closer Look at Land Records #3

If your ancestor claimed homestead land in the mid to late 1800s and early 1900s, you may potentially be able to find a treasure trove of personal information on that person and their family in their...

A Closer Look at Immigration Records #1

People from Europe have been coming to North America for a thousand years. The more permanent European settlements, however, did not start being established until the late 16th and early 17th...

Georgia: American Folklore, Part 10

Georgia has a long history going back millennia with Native Americans, and centuries with European colonists. During that time, it has accumulated quite a bit of its own, uniquely Georgian folklore...

Florida: American Folklore, Part 9

Florida is a land of many wonders, and a whole host of weird things you won’t find anywhere else in the nation. With a long history of European exploration going back to the 1500’s, there has been...