Recent history: The beginnings of how I met my husband.
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The McDonald House Fire and the Mystery that Surrounds it AllSomeday, I would love to say “Mystery Solved” when it comes to the unusual circumstances surrounding the death of a 41 year old man. Haunting tales always seem to fit well into the month of October, and this story is no different.
Personal Family History Stories
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Secret SistersRead a sample excerpt from The Record Keeper by Allison Lawrentz Barnhart, Chapter 10, “Secret Sisters.
Cemeteries
Genetic Genealogy
Personal Family History Stories
Records
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Tales of Three Stanleys: Stanley #1Learn about Stanley Hoffman Sr., a crabber from Deal Island, Maryland who lived there from 1887-1971.
Cemeteries
Genetic Genealogy
Personal Family History Stories
Records
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Tales of Three Stanleys: Stanley #2Learn about Stanley Hoffman Jr., a crabber from Deal Island, Maryland who lost his life at a young age.
Cemeteries
Genealogy Education
Personal Family History Stories
Tales of Three Stanleys: Stanley #3In August of 1933 a damaging hurricane barreled through the mid-Atlantic states. Stanley Scroggs was 3 and this is the story of how his father Harry flew his Curtiss Robin on to the Eastern Shore from Baltimore to rescue his wife and son from the rising waters in the marshland of Deal Island.
Personal Family History Stories
Working at the Crab HouseNear and dear to the native Marylander is, of course, the crab. My grandpa spent a lot of his childhood visiting his mother’s family on Deal Island, a rural marshy treasure trove of waterfowl, oysters, and crab located on the Delmarva Peninsula in the Tangier Sound of the Chesapeake Bay. Carl Hoffman was the son […]
Genealogy Education
Records
Search Tips for Locating AncestorsThe thrill of the hunt draws many to genealogical searches, but mastering digital searching is key.
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Through the Looking GlassRead a sample excerpt from The Record Keeper by Allison Lawrentz Barnhart, Chapter 8, “Through the Looking Glass”.
Personal Family History Stories
Records
A Kiss Will Drive Him From Your MindThe story of Anna Scroggs and Leo Bonne in Baltimore, 1921. A murder, an assault, self-defense and justice. A wild family history story.
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