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Free PA Genealogy Webinars

Denys Allen · 14 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

Something I hope stays around post-pandemic is the abundance of free online webinars. Genealogy webinars are a great way to learn from experts and the fact that so many are free is even better! To keep up with up and coming genealogy webinars, subscribe to the newsletters of … [Read more...] about Free PA Genealogy Webinars

Filed Under: Archives, Blog, History & Culture Tagged With: adams county, centre county, civil war, free class, history, philadelphia, pittsburgh, webinars

Where to Learn about PA History

Denys Allen · 21 March 2021 · Leave a Comment

We all learned general United States history in school. While good to know, it's not what we need to do genealogy research in Pennsylvania. Our PA ancestors spent most of their lives focused locally, rather than nationally. If you learn the history of a community and Pennsylvania … [Read more...] about Where to Learn about PA History

Filed Under: Blog, History & Culture Tagged With: counties, history, journals, museums, societies

What to Bring on a Cemetery Trip

Denys Allen · 22 February 2021 · Leave a Comment

Planning on a trip to your ancestors' graves? This post covers how to prepare and what to bring to make the most of your time there. Preparing to Go Once you know the location of your ancestors' graves, a trip to the cemetery can unlock new knowledge about them. For an … [Read more...] about What to Bring on a Cemetery Trip

Filed Under: Blog, Genealogy Records, History & Culture Tagged With: cemetery records, genealogical societies, genohistory, gravestones, historical societies, packing lists

A Thanksgiving Poem

Denys Allen · 26 November 2020 · Leave a Comment

This poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar feels appropriate for 2020. Focusing on what is plentiful and abundant, feels necessary more than ever. While making an apple pie yesterday, I received an unidentified emergency alert to my cell phone. It said COVID-19 rates were rising and … [Read more...] about A Thanksgiving Poem

Filed Under: Blog, History & Culture Tagged With: holidays, pandemics, poems, thanksgiving

A Poem on Johnny Appleseed

Denys Allen · 23 November 2020 · Leave a Comment

Recently I learned that Johnny Appleseed was a real person, and not just an American tall tale. Born John Chapman near Boston, Massachusetts in 1774, he spent much of his young adulthood in western Pennsylvania. He walked with his brother from Massachusetts to Pittsburgh over … [Read more...] about A Poem on Johnny Appleseed

Filed Under: Blog, History & Culture Tagged With: culture, history, johnny appleseed, pittsburgh, poems, tall tales

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