At least 74 soldiers and settlers died in the Cherry Valley Massacre. Colonel William Stacy was not one of them. This is the story of…
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Harold Ely Merrick and Marion Elizabeth Skewis were married on July 30, 1927. The Pittsburgh newspaper reported all the details. “One of the fashionable weddings…
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After courting for three years, Henry Angelo Vosti and Lois Elvene Curtis were finally married on June 19, 1926. The Modesto News Herald described the…
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As people protested across the United States this month, I wondered did anyone in my family tree protest for change in their time? I didn’t…
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Naming patterns in families can provide great clues…and also drive you crazy when the same names are used generation after generation! My favorite set of…
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John and Sabina Dean Stark were known for many things in Farmington, PA. John was an excellent shoemaker. They were part of the original founding…
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Without exception, every older person I’ve ever interviewed said they had daily chores and worked hard from the time they were as young as four…
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Of my eight great-grandparents, Edward Bridgman Merrick is the one I wouldn’t even recognize if I walked right by him on the street. He died…
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On paper, Henry Vosti and Lois Curtis were an unlikely pair. He was the oldest son of a wealthy Swiss Italian rancher and he was…
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Joseph Skewis’ rapid rise in the ranks at the Homestead Steel Mill might have come about partially thanks to his relationship with Charles L. Taylor.…
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