My Go-To Source for Maps
My Go-To Site for Historical Maps Have you ever wondered what your ancestor’s neighborhood actually looked like? Or tried to locate a family farm that no longer exists? Historical maps
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Using AI to Write the Rodenbach-Löhr family story
This is the first article in which I used AI to help with the content. I wrote a draft first, then asked Claude.AI for assistance. After decades of writing government
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a 100-Year-Old Check and 5 Lessons from Life in Small-Town America
Historical documents have an incredible way of transporting us back in time, offering glimpses into daily life from bygone eras. A few years ago, I came across a remarkable artifact:
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There’s treasure in National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) waiting to be mined by genealogists
During the last week I have given a few presentations on the genealogical value of the National Register of Historic Places. Each time I start this conversation with people they
Young Man, Old Settler: John A. Stevens (1850-1902)
This post is the first in a series on Garden City, Kansas, highlighting the genealogical riches that can be found in the National Register of Historic Places. The J.H. Stevens-C.L.
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