Monday, August 20, 2012

A Thought or Two on Civic Art and Frontier Settlement

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The city of Clarksburg, West Virginia is a small city of about 17,000 people and is the county seat of Harrison County.  It was establis...
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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Back From Being On The Road; Glad I Had The Digital Voice Recorder

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Harrison Co. Court House  in Clarksburg, WV   It’s no easy feat to get yourself re-organized after a week-long research trip in We...
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Thursday, July 19, 2012

In the Shadow of the Family Tree – The Story of “G.W. James Acting Adjutant”

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[ Last night, I promised I would tell you the story of "G. W. James  -  Acting Adjutant".  If you haven't read that earlier ...
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

July 18th 1863 - Remembering The 54th Massachusetts

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Last week, Fold 3 sent an email to subscribers with the subject line: Content Update - New Title Added.     That new content wa...
Monday, July 16, 2012

Riddle Me This: What Do You Have When You Have 4 Million Shooks?

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No matter what kind of research we do, just as soon as we move from the present to the distant past, we find ourselves tripping over words...
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Friday, July 13, 2012

Even Though That Old Deed Says “Perches”, They Didn’t Measure His Land In Fish

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For most people, it starts simply enough.   Grab a name here.  Find a date there.  Then add some more names.  Then, more dates. ...
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Thursday, July 12, 2012

The Summer Issue Of "New York Archives" Magazine Has Appeared !

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As many of you know, since 2005, I’ve been writing the “Genealogy” section for the quarterly magazine published by the New York State ...
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