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Category Archives: genealogy
Clubwomen and the environment
In 1910, the official proceedings of the convention of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs reported: We read in the papers that every time one of the great Sunday journals of New York City is issued, thirteen acres of timberland are … Continue reading
Posted in genealogy, history, Uncategorized, women's rights
Tagged 1910, activism, conservation, environment, lumber, natural resources, nature, women's clubs, women's movement
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Clubs and women’s moral superiority
When the New York City Press Club gave a reception welcoming Charles Dickens to the U.S. in 1868, journalist Jane Cunningham Croly applied for a ticket. The all-male club treated her request as a joke. The invitation they eventually extended … Continue reading
Posted in genealogy, history, women's rights
Tagged activist, clubwomen, domestic feminism, feminism, journalism, Sorosis, women's clubs
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I hope my great-grandmother isn’t mad at me
Dear Great-grandmother Mary, I hope you’re not upset. You might actually be flattered that I used you as the model for Abbie Bergholtz, one of the protagonists in my historical novel, To March or to Marry. In 1911, Abbie joins … Continue reading
Posted in genealogy, history
Tagged Athenaeum, Bronx, feminism, letters, suffrage, women's clubs, women's rights
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Election Day romance
Before the commercialization of Christmas took hold, before the Easter bunny was born, and before Thanksgiving became a pig-out, Election Day was America’s big, festive holiday. Amid the Election Day celebration of 1899, my great-grandparents’ courtship began. The history of … Continue reading
What’s a pandy? Who’s the tucker?
Wed. May 25th [1892] ….After tea we took a walk to the coal pit from which place we could see the Pandy & Alltiago farm. We got a glass of fresh milk at the Alltiago farm….Continuing our walk we went … Continue reading
Posted in genealogy, history
Tagged ancestors, diary, family history, Pontardulais, Victorian era, WAles
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Off to Wales with my great-grandmother’s diary
My mother gave me my first diary when I was 13. It had a yellow cardboard cover and a tiny lock and key. I welcomed the chance to put down my secrets, especially to spill out the doubts and longings … Continue reading
Posted in genealogy, history, travel
Tagged ancestors, diaries, diary, Pontardulais, prison, prisoner of war, PTSD, Victorian era, WAles
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Playing games with the ancestors
Flinch, a game played with a custom-made deck of cards, was invented in 1901 by A.J. Patterson. He grew up on a farm in Michigan and graduated from high school at the age of sixteen. After working at jobs in … Continue reading
Posted in genealogy, history, Uncategorized
Tagged ancestors, card games, flinch, letters, Victorian era, vintage games
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