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Jun 30, 2021

The Fourteenth Amendment is the second of the three so-called Civil War (or Reconstruction) amendments. It is also one of the amendments most frequently cited in US case law. It was adamantly opposed by the Confederate states, but they were required to ratify it in order to regain Congressional representation after the...


Jun 28, 2021

The Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution is the first of three so-called Civil War amendments, added to the Constitution right after the end of the war, to ensure the former slaves maintained their newfound freedom, and were given the same rights as those who had never been slaves.

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Jun 25, 2021

Marriage records are a basic part of genealogy research and are usually among the first official family records that beginning genealogists find. There can be a variety of information included on marriage records, depending on when and where the record was created. These are some examples of the types of information...


Jun 23, 2021

Marriage records are a basic part of genealogy research and are usually among the first official family records that beginning genealogists find. There can be a variety of information included on marriage records, depending on when and where the record was created. These are some examples of the types of information...


Jun 22, 2021

The Twelfth Amendment to the US Constitution gives us the modern way that presidential elections are conducted. The first four US presidential elections were conducted differently, and resulted in some issues between politically opposed Presidents and Vice Presidents. This amendment still governs how US...