Ricki King
Sleepy bugs in the corners of your eyes.
"The habit of washing the face in the morning prevails, but with many person is the only time in twenty-four hours..."
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Ricki King
Nov 20, 20191 min read
A BABY INTERVIEWED.
To A LITTLE ONE, JUST A WEEK OLD. Only a baby, ‘thout any hair, ‘Cept just a little hair here and there. Only a baby, name you have none;...
Ricki King
Nov 3, 20194 min read
Iowa's first Black presidential candidate
Who was the first black person from Iowa to run for President of the United States? If you study presidential history you know this,...
Ricki King
Sep 29, 20194 min read
Des Moines is getting old. Death comes to a pioneer of Des Moines.
“George Sneer, one of the three oldest settlers in Des Moines, drops dead. (25 August 1891) Stricken with heart disease at the Elliot...
Ricki King
Aug 20, 20192 min read
First 73 acres of Iowa State Fair land
I love the Iowa State Fair. I have no connection to it except I am an Iowan. Boy, how much more could a person love the Iowa State Fair?...
Ricki King
Jul 17, 20192 min read
3 Family History Clues In 1 Sentence
Traveling around Iowa in 1919.
Ricki King
Jun 19, 20192 min read
When did the news of the end of the civil war or war of rebellion reach Iowa?
Hint: It was not in June. Juneteenth is based on when Texas slaves heard of the surrender which was on June 19th. The Texas slaves did...
Ricki King
Jun 6, 20191 min read
Uncle Charlie returned home in 1943
Link to above story. http://centerville.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?i=f&d=01011943-12311944&e=chas%20davis&m=between&ord=e1&fn=ce...
Ricki King
May 15, 20198 min read
Murder in the family leads to 15 family history facts
A murderer in the family. Finding 15 family history facts in newspaper stories about the victims and murderer.
Ricki King
Apr 15, 20191 min read
Ellis Island here I come
I will soon be heading to Ellis Island ok this week. If they will allow it I will do a short video of my feelings why I am there. If not...
Ricki King
Mar 14, 20191 min read
Add a family recipe to your family story or a french nougat recipe
As you might be able to tell when I started thinking of a research subject for this blog post I was hungry. When writing your family...
Ricki King
Feb 18, 20191 min read
Railroad Ties film
Railroad Ties is a short 23 minutes of a film shown as part of the Sundance Film Festival. It shows how all our history is part of Black...
Ricki King
Jan 30, 20192 min read
Schuyler Jones and the Pure Ice Company
In honor of my great grandfather Schuyler Jones I am featuring his employer of 36 years the Pure Ice Company of Centerville, Iowa. He was...
Ricki King
Jan 15, 20191 min read
Raise a glass or two to Prohibition!
One hundreds ago today the ratification of the 18th amendment happened 16 January 1919. Thus, making it illegal to drink alcohol on 17...
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Ricki King
Jan 2, 20191 min read
How many of these can you can do from this list? [Women this includes you.]
How many of these can you can do from this list? [Women this includes you.] Leave your number in the comments. Which ones have you not...
Ricki King
Dec 12, 20181 min read
Christmas season 100 years ago
I decided to see what The Bystander newspaper was covering from Des Moines, Iowa in 1918. The black owned newspaper was a weekly...
Ricki King
Nov 21, 20181 min read
Thanksgiving Past
Since, Thursday is thanksgiving I decided to do a newspaper search using the keywords “Thanksgiving dinner” with the only other search...
Ricki King
Oct 31, 20183 min read
Finding old FREE newspapers online
A couple of weeks ago I was talking to some people about this blog Long-Ago Community News. I explained how I look at old newspapers to...
Ricki King
Oct 24, 20181 min read
Women of Three Generations story
I may not have won Mega Millions last night but I feel like a billionaire. Why? Because today I saw my first story submitted for...
Ricki King
Oct 10, 20182 min read
Location, Location
The following two newspaper stories are why you want to search for more than one document providing evidence of an event. As you will see...
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