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Jul 29, 2022

Father’s Day has roots going back to the early Middle ages, just after the fall of the Roman Empire in Europe. Churches celebrated a version. But, it took until the 1970s for it to become a nationally recognized holiday in the United States. Here is the story of Father’s Day.

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Jul 27, 2022

Eliza McCardle was the wife of Andrew Johnson and our 17th First Lady. Though she came from an impoverished background and was ill for years during her marriage, she still managed to be an involved mother, wife, and First Lady, even if behind the scenes. Here is her remarkable story.

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Jul 26, 2022

Mary Todd Lincoln is one of the most famous of the First Ladies. Hers is an interesting tale, sometimes thrilling, sometimes tragic, but always adventurous and captivating. Here is her true tale, the real story of the First Lady of the Civil War.

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Jul 18, 2022

The term ‘doughboy’ is one that remained a popular nickname for US servicemen for almost 100 years and which almost certainly had its origins in the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848.

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https://ancestralfindings.com/fighting-american-doughboys/

Genealogy Clips Podcast


Jul 16, 2022

It was a war in which huge numbers of women were conscripted to work in industries that had previously been the sole domain of men.

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https://ancestralfindings.com/british-women-wwii/ 

Genealogy Clips Podcast
https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast

Historical Postcard Giveaway