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Find an Image that Defines the Life of a Family Member
The New York Times is launching a new project, “The Lives They Lived: Share Your Photos,” asking the public to contribute a photograph representing the life of a family member or close friend who died this past year. For our … Continue reading
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Tagged anderson, desrochers, family, family photographs, family pictures, knapp, memories, photography, scrapbook, west
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Uncovering the Myths and Truths in Our Family Tree
In Columbus Colonists’ Despair Revealed (print version) from Discovery News, it appears to be confirmed that Columbus faked the wealth of his discovery of the new world. The first silver ever extracted from coarser materials by Europeans in the New … Continue reading
History of Portland, Oregon, Helps Genealogists
Genealogy Help (GenHelp) has just released a History of Portland, Oregon as part of their ongoing emphasis on the history of Oregon Genealogy. The new manuscript for History of Portland, Oregon can be found on the Access Genealogy website, and … Continue reading
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Tagged brunner, bud west, howard west, louella, mystery, oregon, parrett, pinder, portland, unknown, washington, west
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History of the USS Arizona
My grandfather, Howard W. West, serviced on the USS Arizona in the 1920s. Going through his photograph album from that time period, as well as his USS Arizona Log Book (1924-1925), I still found I have so little information to … Continue reading
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
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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Soap Opera Life: Lula Bell Louella Brunner Pinder Parrett, Mystery Ancestor
Faked marriage. Many marriages. Divorce. Adultry. Drugs and alcohol. Mental illness. Abandoned children. Orphanages. All this soap opera material adds up to our major mystery ancestor: Lula Bell/Louella Brunner Pinder West Moorhause/Morehouse Parrett. It’s really tough when much of the … Continue reading
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Tagged brunner, bud west, howard west, louella, mystery, oregon, parrett, pinder, portland, unknown, washington, west
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Learning About American War: World War I
I’ve been going through current events recently, trying to match the events of the world as well as local events with different time periods in the history of my family. Having grown up with the events of World War II … Continue reading
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Nicholas Knapp Descendents
The following family tree is based upon the facts as best we know them. This is not a complete family tree, nor is it finished. It is not to be used as proof but as a guide to helping you … Continue reading
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