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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 4 min
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, 2019
- 4 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
3 Family History Clues In 1 Sentence
Traveling around Iowa in 1919.
Ricki King
- Jun 19, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 8 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2018
- 1 min
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, 2018
- 1 min
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, 2018
- 3 min
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, 2018
- 1 min
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, 2018
- 2 min
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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