Insights and Stories From the Past

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GEN. WINCHESTER, PATRIOT & PIONEER! CRAGFONT HISTORY!

Serving in the Maryland Line during the American Revolution, he...
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NO! You are NOT Irish! History of a big myth in genealogy!

NO! You are NOT Irish! You aren’t a child of...
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PREACHER MURDERS IN CHURCH! FRONTIER & PIONEER HISTORY!

The preacher leapt from his pulpit and murdered one of...
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OLDEST CITY IN NEW WORLD, SANTO DOMINGO HISTORY!

It’s the oldest European city in the entire New World....
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COLUMBUS FAMILY HOME! NEW WORLD HISTORY!

This fortress and home was built over five hundred years...
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TOMB OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS! OR IS IT?! FARO A COLON HISTORY!

Inside this giant lighthouse is the tomb of the famous...
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2 COUNTRIES, 1 TINY ISLAND! SAINT MARTIN, A BRIEF HISTORY!

Two countries on one tiny island. It’s only about 34...
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SHARPSHOOTER DESERTER FINGERS SHOT OFF! CIVIL WAR HISTORY

He could shoot so well that he was assigned to...
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CIVIL WAR LETTER HOME! DIED A POW! HISTORY!

He served in the Confederate Army where he saw a...
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Masonic Brothers in Arms at Stones River?

On this date 160 years ago, December 31, 1862, Union...
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CONFEDERATE THAT WROTE JINGLE BELLS! CHRISTMAS SONG HISTORY!

We all know the classic song Jingle Bells, but do...
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WHY SIBLINGS HAVE DIFFERENT DNA! HISTORY & GENEALOGY STEW!

So, you and your sibling sent your spit in to...