American History in Real Life
Movies in the past have often shown characters that were touched by historical events. Yet sometimes, the truth is often more fantastic than anything Hollywood can devise. These stories of real people show how the events of the past touched their lives. Some times the stories are dramatic, sometimes simple, but all in all they weave a tapesty of the richness of the American experience.-
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Tag Archives: Genealogy
A Mystery Solved
My father never knew what happened to his brother Hamilton Redfield Norvell Jr, — shown below in one of his only photos. Perhaps not on the scale of what ever happened to Amelia Earhart, but in our family in many … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Buffalo, Family History
Tagged Genealogy, Missing persons, WWI and WWII records
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Who are you related to?
Author Dan Brown got it all wrong in The Da Vinci Code. Mary Magdalene was not related to the most famous man who ever lived. She was related to all the most famous men and women who ever lived – … Continue reading
