pandemics

The 1918 Flu Your Ancestors Lived Through

posted on 17 September 2020

One of the danger zones of genealogical research is not examining the historical context of our ancestors lives. We know that our ancestors lived through big events, but how those events occurred …

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Terrorist Attacks in Pennsylvania

posted on 10 September 2020

Today we think of terrorism as starting in recent history, 50 years ago or so. In fact, the United States was hit with a series of terrorist attacks from 1918 through 1920. The attacks occurred in …

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