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Early Settlement of Murray, Utah

Murray Utah History

This historical content is documented from articles contained within Wikipedia-the free encyclopedia.

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Hermannus (Herman) Thiessens--Our Common Ancestor

Hermannus Thiessens Family Association (HTFA)

Hermannus Thiessens aka Herman Thiessens was born December 12, 1876, the third son of Antoon Thiessens and Willemke de Jong in Groningen city, Groningen province, The Netherlands. He was, by profession, a furniture maker. He married (1) Hendrikje (Reka) Mulder on November 1, 1900 in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands who was the...

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Childhood Games

Margaret Crowe

In the days before television (and when the radio was a luxury) children played games indoors and out. Margaret recalls the games she played at home in the evenings during the 1930s and 1940s in Linclon, UK. The picture shows Paper Dolls - of Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth) and her...

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My Grandparents Professions

Sandy Jones

This weeks question is: What did your Grandparents do for a living? My maternal Grandfather is Parnell Julian Smeby. In the1930 census at the age of 26 he is listed as a Barber. Later he farmed in Hickson, ND for about 24 years. He then moved to Nielsville, MN and then...

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Coming to America

Greg Clark

My distant relative came from Cartmel Parish Northumberland England in or about 1685. He was a Quaker. He lived in the area of Woodbridge NJ near the Delaware River. According to other published stories he was a frequent visitor and guest of the Lenape Indians who lived in the area. He...

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Strike Up The Band

Millard Don Carriker

In the Spring of 1953 it seemed the Korean Police Action was going to go on forever with “Peace Talks” bogging down on who should sit on which side of the table, what shape the table should be, and where the talks should take place. It had degenerated into a “Which...

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I'm a Game A-holic!

Karen Mack

I LOVE - LOVE - LOVE playing GAMES!!! When I was a young child we played lots of games - I played games with my siblings and with my parents. Some of the old favorite games I remember playing either with family or friends were Hide & Seek, Ennie-I-Over, Jack’s,...

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The Role of Technology in Court Reporting and American Courtrooms from 1974 to 2012

Diane Mason Gray

The only piece of modern technology that was found in the well-equipped trial courtroom of the 1970s was a lighted X‑ray viewbox where an expert or treating physician could display X-rays and explain to the court and jury a party’s injuries and diagnosis. An easel, pad of paper, and MagicMarker™ were...

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Cemetery Information

Adams Genealogical & Legacy Services

Barry J. Ewell's Blog on Genealogy - My GenShare.com enables individuals to learn many things regarding genealogy. This series is his 86 part series on Cemeteries.

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Nana and Gammie

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This week's story prompt asks about activities we remember doing with our maternal grandparents. I've written about this before in different ways but despite my mother's disdain for her father my memories have all be find of Gammie and even fonder of nana, my grandmother and grandfather on Mom's side. Nan...

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School Days - Tarlee, South Australia

Bill Corey

Bill Corey went to school in the 1920's. In those days the local school had one teacher and in this short audio Bill talks about life as a school boy in those days just after the First World War.

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Road Trip

Ken White

The Month of May was full of Genealogy fun with my Mother and looking for her Great Grandfather Creed Wilson. This month theme really ties in well with this trip we mande. The whole trip was based around genealogy. It seems like the womans side of a family really gets the...

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The "One" makes all the difference.

Golden V. Adams Jr.

Over 200 descendants of Bertha Willis were among the members of the congregation at the devotional service. . .

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Games I played as a Child....

Suzanna Rawlins

Thanks Annie for this one. I actually had to think. I mainly remember childhood as either dance lessons, gymnasitics, and then finally for many many years, swim practice. So I came home from school and went straight to practice. So not too much time for games. I was a serious youngster!...

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I am a Genealogical Mutt....

Suzanna Rawlins

Well they say we American's are the true mutts of the genealogical world and after today I know I am. I knew of my French and English and Irish and Scottish and American Indian lineage... well today, digging around on my paternal grandfather's line - I get to add Dutch and...

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The Clubhouse

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Boys will be boys. Oh yea. At the Cormier home the three oldest boys, Jimmy, Johnny and me, were fit to be tied. We knew Mom was too busy tending to the 7 other kids to be paying very close attention to us boys and Dad was always at work. What...

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Lion Hunters Of The Laikipia Plateau

Dick Pellek

On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Adventures on the Laikipia Plateau Kenya Going up-country in Kenya with a real adventurer was what Footloose Forester hoped all jobs would be like. His friend agreed to the use of his full name and...

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Family Meals

Margaret Crowe

Margaret grew up in Lincoln, England during the 1930 and 40's. Here she recalls family meals.

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Even Hitler Had One Good Idea

Millard Don Carriker

Soon after assuming power Adolf Hitler, knowing like many of our politicians today, how to curry favor with "the masses," ordered Frederick Porche to build a "Peoples Car." An affordable vehicle for those masses whose adulation he needed. It truly was a good idea. Porche, knowing where his bread would...

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