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Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you have. -Benjamin Franklin

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Genealogy help: ...

Social Security Death Index

National Obituary Archive

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

FactFind Public Records

AncestralFindings.com

Rootsweb Guide

FamilySearch.org

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Free Databases at CourtHouseDirect.com

Researching People of the Civil War Era

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors system

Genealogical Resources at Access Genealogy.com

Another List of Free Genealogical Resources here...

San Francisco Genealogy

Michigan 1870 census online

Locating Deed Information


Knitting, Yarn, and Wool:

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Suzy Beggin, Shepherdess
Great place to learn about wool.

Learn to Spin with a Drop Spindle
Illustrated instructions by the Monroe Historical Society in Monroe, CT.

Authentic Knitting Board
Knit on a board for less stress on the hands and wrists. Never lose a stitch since the knitting stays on the board!

Knitting Board How-To
Great instruction site with photo illustrations!

The Lost Art of Knitting Nancys
Pictures and instructions on how to make and use them

A Cheap Pocket Knitting Rake
You can really knit with anything...

 


Mostly Laura blogs: These links are to blogs by people who share an interest in Laura Ingalls Wilder. Please remember that the views expressed on any of the blogs, or the views expressed in the comments, may not be shared by all.

pioneergirl

dakotagirl's PrairieWire

rosebunting

Sarah's Notebook


Antiques:

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Chart: United States Patent Dates and Numbers 1836-1990

Dating Old Photographs

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Cemeteries:

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Find-a-Grave
You may be able to find an ancestor here, or become a contributor and submit one!

Interment.net

Tombstone art and symbols

Removal of the Cemeteries
An early 1800s article from the San Francisco News Letter and California Advertiser


Fashion/Clothing:

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1940s Rationing - Utility Clothing Fashion

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Antique & Vintage Dress Gallery is a great place to get a glimpse of real clothing items in the photographs.


Other History Links:

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The Better Clothespin
Article about the simple clothespin by AmericanHeritage.com

Nineteenth-century American children and what they read
Transcriptions from old Magazines