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Wisconsin Family History Detectives Flock to Marinette County
The Marinette Times of Marinette County, Wisconsin, has an interesting article on “Quests for family roots draw history detectives to Marinette”, a county important to my own family’s history. It was five years ago in April that the new genealogy … Continue reading
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Tagged family history research, genealogy, genealogy research, knapp, library, marinette county, research, robert knapp, wayne knapp, wisconsin
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Lenawee County, Michigan, Online Resources for Local Information, Cemeteries, and Vital Records
My West and Farlin family were brought together in Raisin Township, Lenawee County, Michigan. The term “lenawee” or “lenawai” (Shawnee) cames from the Native American word meaning “man” from the Delaware “leno or lenno”. Lenawee County’s first white settlers were … Continue reading
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Tagged bud west, farlin, howard west, lenawee, lenawee county, michigan, records, references, research, resources, west
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History of the San Diego Marine Base
Leatherneck Forum – A base is born in San Diego reports on the history of the development of the San Diego Marine base. If you have an ancestor who served in the Marines on the West Coast of the United … Continue reading
Wilber West (1827-c1900) and Wife, Comfort Caroline Wells (1830-c1890)
From the Memoirs of Lenawee County, Michigan: from the earliest historical times down to the present, including a genealogical and biographical record of representative families in Lenawee County by Richard Illenden Bonner (born 1838), I found the following on pages … Continue reading
How Long Between Immigration and Naturalization in the US?
According to the Federal Naturalization Act of 1802, three years of residency were required before someone could file for a Declaration of Intent to become a citizen of the United States. The Federal Naturalization Act of 1824 reduced the time … Continue reading
They Wanted to Get Here in the Worst Way
In my research, I found a copy of a July 1972 article in the Milwaukee Journal called “They Wanted to Get here in the Worst Way – and Did” by Brian Dunning. I thought it might help me understand what … Continue reading
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Online Book: History of Door County, Wisconsin – The County Beautiful
Ancestry.com has released the book “History of Door County, Wisconsin – the county beautiful” by Hjalmar Rued Holand for their registered members. Published in 1917, the book includes biographies of local popular and influential citizens, the history of Door County, … Continue reading
Snohomish County: An Illustrated History Book
It took ten years but the amazing book on the history of Snohomish County, Washington, is now available. “Snohomish County: An Illustrated History” features 432 pages packed with geological, environmental, historical, social, and political history of Snohomish County. There are … Continue reading
Posted in Elwell, Family, Knapp, Places, Washington State, West
Tagged bud west, elwell, howard west, knapp, robert knapp, shohomish, washington, wayne knapp, west
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A Little Troublemaker in Taylor Rapids, Wisconsin
The following is another story by Robert Knapp (1913-1994) about his childhood growing up in Northern Wisconsin, in a small logging community called Taylor Rapids, not far from Goodman. While the logging camps, homes, school, and human occupation of the … Continue reading
Help Needed: Train Derailment in Northern Wisconsin 1917
Reference.com has a list of “Notable Historic Train and Rail Accidents” that includes many international train wrecks and disasters. I have a note in a journal by Emma (Primley) Knapp about a train derailment at Glyem Spurr near Taylor Rapids … Continue reading
