Joe Negri is an American jazz musician who appeared for nearly four decades as Handyman Negri on the children’s TV show, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. His career and life has comprised of much more...
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The Real Truth Behind Coats of Arms and Family Crests
Are you interested in knowing more about your family coat of arms? First, be sure your family actually has one. Here is the truth behind family coats of arms.
Victoria: The Queens of England
Alexandrina Victoria was Queen of England for an astounding sixty-three years, a feat not surpassed until that of her great-great granddaughter, Elizabeth II. Known for her strict moral standards and...
Mary I: The Queens of England
Mary Tudor, also known as Queen Mary I (or, less charitably, “Bloody Mary”) was Queen of England from 1553 to 1558. She was England’s first Queen Regnant whose reign was not disputed. The daughter of...
Lady Jane Grey: The Queens of England
Lady Jane Grey was Queen of England for only nine days, but her story is a fascinating one. Full of trials and triumphs, abuse and privilege, betrayal and honor, and above all, one of deep and...
Is Fold3.com Worth the Money for Your Genealogy Research?
Fold3 is a genealogy website that specializes in military records. Partnered with the National Archives and Ancestry, it includes records from every American war and military action, as well as...
Jimmie Dodd: The Mickey Mouse Club, Part 9
James Dodd was the host of The Mickey Mouse Club TV show, and also wrote the show’s famous theme song. The son of a music store owner and a stenographer, he became interested in music at a young age...
Elizabeth “Betty” Bloomer Ford: America’s First Ladies, Part 38
Elizabeth “Betty” Bloomer Ford was our thirty-eighth First Lady, the wife of President Gerald Ford. As First Lady, she was an outspoken advocate for feminist causes and women’s rights, as well as for...
Thelma “Pat” Ryan Nixon: America’s First Ladies, Part 37
Thelma Ryan was called “Pat” from an early age, and eventually became Pat Nixon, the thirty-seventh First Lady of the United States. A farmer’s daughter, she worked her whole life until her first...
Eliza McCardle Johnson: America’s First Ladies #17
Eliza McCardle was the wife of Andrew Johnson and our 17th First Lady. Though she came from an impoverished background and was ill for years during her marriage, she still managed to be an involved...
The Fighting American Doughboys
The term ‘doughboy’ is one which remained a popular nickname for US servicemen for almost 100 years and which almost certainly had its origins in the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848.
The Creation and History of the YMCA
It is the name of a popular song by The Village People, but the YMCA is far more than that. It is a group that goes back more than one and a half centuries. It was created to provide wholesome...
George Ross: The Signers of the Declaration of Independence
George Ross was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. As a representative of the colony of Pennsylvania, he was at first a supporter of the Crown, but later came to support the cause of...
Animation Career: Walt Disney an American Icon
Walt Disney is probably the best-known animator the world has produced thus far. His cartoon movies are known and beloved far and wide, even those that were made seven to eight decades ago. How did...
His Childhood: Walt Disney an American Icon
While looking through my collection of Walt Disney postcards, I was inspired to talk about this household name in American culture and entertainment. While he is an American icon, he is known and...