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Drive-In Memories: Using Local History to Uncover Your Family’s Past
Drive-In Memories: Discover how drive-in theaters can unlock your family history. Use local newspaper archives and city directories to trace mid-century community life.
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From Grandma’s Shelf to Your Family History: The Story of Hummel Figurines
From Grandma’s Shelf to Your Family History: The Story of Hummel Figurines If you grew up in a mid-century American home, chances are you remember them — those rosy-cheeked little children frozen in tender moments, perched on a shelf in the living room or arranged carefully behind the glass doors of a china cabinet. Hummel…
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National Sea Monkey Day: Why Those Tiny Aquatic Kingdoms Still Matter to Your Family Story
National Sea Monkey Day: Why Those Tiny Aquatic Kingdoms Still Matter to Your Family Story You know exactly what I’m talking about. You’re maybe nine or ten years old. It’s a Saturday afternoon and you’ve got a copy of Spider-Man or Richie Rich or Mad Magazine rolled up in your back pocket. The covers smell…
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National Babysitters Day 2026: How Your First Babysitting Job Belongs in Your Family History
National Babysitters Day 2026: How Your First Babysitting Job Belongs in Your Family History National Babysitters Day falls on Saturday, May 9, 2026 — the Saturday before Mother’s Day — and it got me thinking. Not just about the babysitters in our lives today, but about those of us who were the babysitter, back when…
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The Easter Candy We Grew Up With (And Why Modern Versions Are Ruining Everything)
The Easter Candy We Grew Up With (And Why Modern Versions Are Ruining Everything) Remember the thrill of waking up on Easter morning, tiptoeing downstairs, and finding that basket overflowing with pastel-colored treasures? No, not the sad, artisanal, “small-batch” candy some hipster in Portland dreamed up while sipping cold brew. I’m talking about the real…
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Lick Stick Repeat: How S&H Green Stamps Fueled the Mid-Century American Dream
Lick Stick Repeat: How S&H Green Stamps Fueled the Mid-Century American Dream Lick Stick Repeat: Discover the fascinating history of S&H Green Stamps — from the Sperry & Hutchinson Company’s 1896 founding to the mid-century craze that made every grocery run feel like a treasure hunt — and learn how these tiny stamps connect to…
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Drive-In Memories: Using Local History to Uncover Your Family’s Past
Drive-In Memories: Discover how drive-in theaters can unlock your family history. Use local newspaper archives and city directories to trace mid-century community life.
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Finding Female Ancestors Genealogy Cheat Sheet – FREE! She Was There. Now Let’s Find Her.
Finding Female Ancestors: Break through female ancestor brick walls! Download this FREE 17-page cheat sheet covering coverture, record types, research strategies & top genealogy resources.
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Bootleggers in the Family Tree: Finding Prohibition-Era Ancestor Records
Bootleggers in the Family Tree: Trace Appalachian and Prohibition-era ancestors through arrest records, federal court documents, and revenue agent reports — all searchable today on Ancestry.com.