Inspiration: Aldeen Davis
In my presentation about Iowa's Black Migration yesterday I talked about my grandmother. One of the attendees was kind enough to share...
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- Feb 23, 2021
- 1 min
Thursday Iowa's Black Migration Presentation
Take a journey of Iowa's Black history illustrating the reasons why a person or a family moved to Iowa, around Iowa, left Iowa, and...
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- Feb 18, 2021
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Saturday Family History Research Beginner Presentation
The "How to Start?" beginner techniques can be used with all nationalities. Ricki will be referencing resources at the Des Moines Public...
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- Feb 10, 2021
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Iowa's Black Migration Presentation
Take a journey of Iowa's Black history illustrating the reasons why a person or a family moved to Iowa, around Iowa, left Iowa, and...
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- Feb 3, 2021
- 1 min
Family History Research Beginner Presentation
The "How to Start?" beginner techniques can be used with all nationalities. Ricki will be referencing resources at the Des Moines Public...
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- Jan 26, 2021
- 6 min
Diary of a Beginning Genealogist, Part 5
Diary of a Beginning Genealogist part 5 If you are joining the posts on Diary of a Beginning Genealogist, here is what is happening. As I...
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- Jan 13, 2021
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Iowa's Black Migration Presentation
Join me for my one-hour virtual Zoom presentation on February 25, 2020, at 12:00 pm central time. I will be presenting a journey of...
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- Dec 30, 2020
- 1 min
Interview with Coffee with Cleo in two parts
I love it when I get the chance to speak about my passion. It is always my hope something I say sparks an interest in someone to start...
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- Dec 29, 2020
- 2 min
Iowa and Fugitive Slave Act 1850
It has been said Slave Dick is the only person charged under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 in Iowa. Dick was charged in 1855 in...
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- Dec 16, 2020
- 8 min
Potpourri of news articles with a dash of family history
This post is a little different. I have The [Iowa] Bystander from November 25, 1920-December 30, 1920 focusing on articles that catch my...
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- Dec 1, 2020
- 1 min
Personal Ad-Seeking ...
Family historian seeking knowledgeable people of all ethnicities to help find lost records. Your family ran or owned a funeral home that is
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- Nov 17, 2020
- 7 min
Diary of a Beginning Genealogist part 4
1 February 2003 Today was good. I gave my first tour of [Iowa Genealogy Society] library, and I helped a lady join the library. I didn't...
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- Nov 3, 2020
- 5 min
Diary of a Beginning Genealogist part 3
20 January 2003 Today wasn't a good day. I looked through about 13 books on Missouri and slave history. I found nothing that might lead...
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- Oct 19, 2020
- 6 min
Diary of a Beginning Genealogist part 2
18 January 2003 Today I finished with the 1900 Missouri census. I found Edward King and a 10-year-old Art King. On Edward's part I found...
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- Oct 6, 2020
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Holding history in my hands. Redefining the Win. Surreal.
The Iowa general election absentee ballots were mailed yesterday, October 5, 2020. I received mine today. WOW! My name is listed there,...
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- Oct 6, 2020
- 5 min
Diary of a Beginning Genealogist
16 January 2003 Yes, I am Ricki King, and I want to share my research diary over serval installments. I will be sharing my original diary...
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- Sep 23, 2020
- 4 min
No more politics: Let's talk 1920 headlines
Nothing to do and tired of binge-watching. Why not randomly search newspapers from 100 years ago or more. Ok, that is what I do. I set...
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- Sep 8, 2020
- 6 min
There is no party of Lincoln
Pleasant W. (P.W.) Jones was a colored man who lived in Centerville, Iowa.
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- Aug 14, 2020
- 2 min
It's official KING*CHANDLER 2020 on Iowa Presidential ballot!
Breaking News. Genealogy Know Your Family History Party will be on the 2020 Iowa Presidential ballot. It just happened. Well, it happened...
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- Jul 22, 2020
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My relative Hannah (Lane) Plummer's slave narrative
The Federal Writers’ Project interviewed former slaves and brought us the Slave Narratives Collection. Because of those workers, I get to...