Allen, ca. 1860. Courtesy of the Maryland Historical Society, Item PP231.236
The aftermath of the Civil War continued to affect Regina Shober Gray [1] and her family, sometimes in surprising ways. The question in October 1865 was how to provide for the diarist’s..Continue reading
Records of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
Josef Izsack’s case in the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) collection only spans one year, but it highlights an interesting tale spanning a longer period than twelve months. Deported after entering Boston as a stowaway..
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[Editor's note: This blog post originally appeared in Vita Brevis on 30 August 2016.]
Boys playing stick ball. Photo courtesy of formerdays.com
My maternal grandparents were born in 1932: they were just nine years old at the beginning of World War II. They grew up..
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Allen, ca. 1860. Courtesy of the Maryland Historical Society, Item PP231.236
An episode from early in the Civil War had a sequel in October 1865, and Regina Shober Gray [1] wrote about it as she reviewed other news from her family in Philadelphia. The earlier entry,..Continue reading
Hugo Cemetery
My grandmother, Marvalee, was born and raised on a South Texas dairy farm. Spending my summers with her growing up, she told me family stories of the hardships her family and ancestors endured while farming in the dry and hot Texas hill country.
In one..
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Allen, ca. 1860. Courtesy of the Maryland Historical Society, Item PP231.236
Even on holiday the diarist Regina Shober Gray [1] could not escape anxieties about the health of family members – indeed, her sister Lizzie was beginning a fatal decline, and would die..Continue reading
The Rev. Thomas Cary by John Singleton Copley. He is wearing a blue silk banyan, an “at home” garment popular with eighteenth-century gentlemen. Courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Well, I have not yet finished the blue banyan that I promised my husband back..
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Front, left to right: Mary (Kleeb) Morse, wife of Albert; her daughter, Emily, known as “Sunshine”; Emory Morse, my grandfather; Myrta (Pierce) Morse, Emory’s mother, wife of Millard. Standing: Albert Burgess Morse; his sister, Edith (Morse) Nickerson; her husband,..
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With Judy Lucey on Free Fun Friday in 2013, working in a space that is now shared with the Society's Jewish Heritage Center.
In addition to laying foundations for progress, over the past ten years NEHGS has greatly increased an already-impressive collection. Better..
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The author in 2009.
As genealogists spending time researching our ancestors’ lives, we often overlook our personal histories. Having this tendency myself, I now make a point of celebrating significant anniversaries by reflecting on the relevant years. This month..
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