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Military and Veterans Records in the U.S.

Military and Veterans Records in the U.S.

I have numerous veterans in my family tree — from the Colonial militias in the French & Indian War and Revolution, to the World Wars and…
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Alicia M Prater, PhD
Call for Holiday Submissions

Call for Holiday Submissions

The winter holidays are upon us and GenTales is a space for family history and genealogical research. Do you have stories about your…
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Alicia M Prater, PhD
An Extreme Example of Pedigree Collapse in the Adams-Caudill-Holbrook Tree

An Extreme Example of Pedigree Collapse in the Adams-Caudill-Holbrook Tree

When I answer questions on genetics and genealogy, I often get asked to define how related cousins really are if both of their parents are…
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Alicia M Prater, PhD
My Sixteen Second-Great Grandparents Were an Eclectic Bunch

My Sixteen Second-Great Grandparents Were an Eclectic Bunch

What do Russia, England, Connecticut, and Kentucky have in common?
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Alicia M Prater, PhD
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GenTales November Newsletter

Another month, another newsletter. This one focuses mostly on a call for submissions and then a quick recap of what you may have missed in…
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Alicia M Prater, PhD
The Cross-Durkee Family’s Forbidden Marriage

The Cross-Durkee Family’s Forbidden Marriage

Protestant versus Catholic in Colonial Massachusetts
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Alicia M Prater, PhD
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
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Jacqueline Jannotta
Two William O’Durges and the Battle of Drogheda

Two William O’Durges and the Battle of Drogheda

An Irish massacre and unclear family origins
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Alicia M Prater, PhD
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!
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Janelle Molony, M.S.L.
Travels with Dad: Almost the Right Stuff

Travels with Dad: Almost the Right Stuff

How my father almost made aviation history
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Kari Lyn. I write to get out what's on my mind
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