What: Don't Forget to Misspell! Getting the Most from Online Newspaper Research. When: Saturday, April 2, 2022 - 10:00 am
Where: Northland Genealogical Society, North Kansas City Public Library, North Kansas City, MO [via Zoom]
What: A Genealogist's Guide to Sanborn Maps. When: Monday, April 4, 2022 - … Continue reading "Upcoming Events"
The November 30, 1957, issue of the Saturday Evening Post Magazine contained an article about the “pizza craze” sweeping the nation. The article explained that pizzas costing between sixty-five cents and $5 were sold at approximately 20,000 pizzerias around the country, each of which … Continue reading "A Measure of Influence"
Was your family affected by the influenza pandemic that occurred a century ago? Chances are good that it was. The pandemic occurred in three waves. The first, from March through July 1918, was the mildest wave with a low number or deaths, but unusual in that it lasted through the early summer. The second wave … Continue reading "In the Grip of La Grippe: Spring 1918, the First Wave"
For more than twenty years I worked on national security policy with a decided emphasis on diseases and natural disasters. Even with my shift into genealogy in 2014, I can’t resist following the news of the novel Coronavirus. I am constantly looking for the signposts of pandemic and following information from health officials … Continue reading "Spanish Influenza Provides Lessons for Coronavirus"
When: Monday, April 1, 2019 - 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Where: Ozarks Genealogical Society, The Library Center, Auditorium, Springfield, MO
As World War I was coming to a close a new enemy threatened the country. We will discuss what happened in the Ozarks and throughout the country with the onslaught of the … Continue reading "Was Your Family Affected by the Influenza Pandemic (1918-1920)?"
