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Diary of a Beginning Genealogist part 6

Diary of a Beginning Genealogist part 6 27 February 2003 Looking back, I can call this experience my first genealogy client. At the time,...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...