The 61st Regiment of Foot, nicknamed the “South Gloucestershire” regiment, was an infantry regiment within the British Army formed in 1756. The 61st was merged with the 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot in 1881 to form the Gloucestershire Regiment. … Continue reading →
During World War 1, railroad strikes were off the table. Why? US President Woodrow Wilson nationalized the American railroad system by executive order as of December 28, 1917 in support of the war effort based on the Army Appropriations Act … Continue reading →
Family historians should always look for vital records to identify 3 key moments in an ancestors life. These “vital records” identify and prove a person’s birth, marriage, and death.
Continue reading →Many people remember getting their working papers around the age of 14. My grandfather, Jay Spencer, got his working papers at the age of 14 years old in 1913. He was a good student but more school was not on … Continue reading →
It’s that time of year for the 2021 reunion of the Descendants of Henry Clay Spencer and Amanda Jane Dunn from Burlington Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. The reunion report is a 12 MB PDF with about 200 pages of material describing … Continue reading →
Store credit in a small town did exist before the rise of plastic credit cards. Many small stores where I grew up offered a ‘club’ to help budget and save for future purchases.
Continue reading →I updated great-grandpa Jerry Shay’s work journal notes and transcribed all of the pages. It was a big effort but well worth it.
Continue reading →My Facebook family group pages provide a place for me to share stories about ancestors and relatives with my many cousins on a site they use every day. I was a little nervous about creating a page at first because … Continue reading →
Where was Michael Deely (or Daly) of Limerick, Ireland and father of James Martin Daly (1850-1927) born?
Continue reading →I created an ancestor table in Excel for quick reference but I can’t leave well-enough alone so it now has several tabs to help me look at my ancestors in different ways.
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