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Cousins Marrying Cousins — Pedigree Collapse
Cousins Marrying Cousins — Pedigree Collapse
A common and often unrealized genealogical spider web
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Jun 8
The Abduction of Mattie Field
The Abduction of Mattie Field
“Horrid, Most Horrid!”
Janelle Molony, M.S.L.
Jun 3
Discovering a Forgotten UFO With the Help of an Ancestor Long Gone
Discovering a Forgotten UFO With the Help of an Ancestor Long Gone
Traveling through time portals while dismantling a genealogy brick wall
Jacqueline Jannotta
May 30
A Twenty-Thousand-Dollar Kiss
A Twenty-Thousand-Dollar Kiss
In 1864, Matilda Field left her covered wagon train to explore an opportunity in Salt Lake City. After meeting this man, she dissapears…
Janelle Molony, M.S.L.
May 29
WWI Veteran Frederick Aplin Lincoln and the Toll of PTSD
WWI Veteran Frederick Aplin Lincoln and the Toll of PTSD
How I unraveled the story of one man’s battle with himself after serving his country
Alicia M Prater, PhD
May 14
My Grandfather was Roger Williams Birdseye
My Grandfather was Roger Williams Birdseye
A digital legacy is not as easy as you think
Mike Player
May 10
Who Tried to Kill John Brown’s Family on the Overland-California Trail?
Who Tried to Kill John Brown’s Family on the Overland-California Trail?
I’ll tell you everything I know about the conspirators… but it’s not much.
Janelle Molony, M.S.L.
May 1
Allen Curtis, 9-Years, Crushed by a Covered Wagon … Lives
Allen Curtis, 9-Years, Crushed by a Covered Wagon … Lives
“Little Allen” was one of five pre-teen boys in the Pella Company wagon train heading to California in 1864. He had quite the close call!
Janelle Molony, M.S.L.
Apr 26
Wigwams, Woodpiles, and Warrior Women
Wigwams, Woodpiles, and Warrior Women
Online ancestors
Mike Howard
Apr 19
A Bad Week in March for the George Lincoln Family
A Bad Week in March for the George Lincoln Family
Scarlet fever stole their children in 1896
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Apr 5
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