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Digging Through Historical Newspapers Online

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Lorelle VanFossen

As my research into the mysteries in and around the conception and birth of Howard W. West Sr., and confirmation of his parents, Walter Ellsworth West and Lula Bell Pinder, I’ve recently discovered that all of the major players, save … Continue reading →


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Musings of the History Queen of The Dalles, Oregon

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Lorelle VanFossen
Musings of the History Queen of The Dalles, Oregon

I’m trying to research information on news events that happened between 1958 and 1965 in The Dalles, Oregon, and having no luck on the web. However, I did find some resources worth sharing for future reference. In particular is the … Continue reading →


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Family Search Library Expanded to 40,000 Genealogy and Family History Records

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Lorelle VanFossen

The The Oklahoman highlighted the Family History Library recently, a fantastic resource with more than 40,000 genealogy and family history publications from family history library archives around the world not just for families associated with Oklahoma. The collection features family … Continue reading →


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Fulton, New York, Historical Newspapers Online

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Lorelle VanFossen

If you can live with the fact that this was created in Adobe Flash and features unwanted music on the home page, Thomas Tryniski maintains the Fulton New York Historical Newspaper Pages featuring what it claims to be over 15,377,000 … Continue reading →


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