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Who is the Most Attractive US President of All Time?
Sharing from the History That Doesn’t Suck” podcast a story about Rutherford B. Hayes.
A Civil War Story
John Reuben Carver, my third great-grandfather, served in the Civil War as a private in the Union Army.
Sojourner Truth always was a powerful singer.
From The Daily Dig By Susannah Black In 1844, in a field outside the town of Northampton, Massachusetts, a gang of young men showed up at a revival meeting, making trouble. The meeting’s organizers grew angry; the men – more than a hundred – redoubled their uproar. One of the meeting attendees, a forty-seven-year-old woman,…
Auld Lang Syne
Ever wonder what we were singing on New Year’s Eve for auld lang syne? Read on for the answer…
A Civil War Poem
Have you any old grudges you would like to pay,Any wrongs lad up from a bygone day?Gather them now and lay them awayWhen Christmas comes.Hard thoughts are heavy to carry, my friend,And life is short from beginning to end;Be kind to yourself, leave nothing to mendWhen Christmas comes.William Haines Lytle I ran across this poem…
Tartans & Kilts
A kilt ( in Scottish Gaelic: fèileadh [ˈfeːləɣ]; and in Irish: féileadh) is a type of knee-length men’s dress skirt with pleats at the back, originating in the traditional dress of Gaelic men and boys in the Scottish Highlands. It is first recorded in the 16th century as the great kilt, a full-length garment whose upper half could be worn as a cloak. The small kilt or modern kilt emerged…
Lovebirds Post Script
My mother passed away the day before what would have been their 66th wedding anniversary. Seems to me that theirs is a lovebird story. Celebrating Their Lives A Final Memory I miss them, Debora BuerkDaughter
Lovebirds
love·bird [ˈləvˌbərd] noun. 1. a very small African and Madagascan parrot with mainly green plumage and typically a red or black face, noted for the affectionate behavior of mated birds. 2. informal (lovebirds) an openly affectionate couple. Oxford Dictionary Lovebirds You’re probably wondering why I would bring up the subject of Lovebirds outside of Valentine’s…
Slavery in Family Tree
I received an interesting question: in my research if I had found people of different races with the surname Ragland. The answer is yes. The first Ragland in America was a slave owner In the latter years of the Jamestown settlement, the first Ragland arrived in America circa 1670. That first Ragland was Evan Ragland. Born in 1656…
What’s in a Name?
Editor’s note: I began this research for my Dad before he died this winter on his 90th birthday, January 25, 2021. I write this post in loving memory of my Dad. James Madison Ragland My father, James Madison Ragland (1931-2021) was named after the first Ragland to bear the name James Madison Ragland. 1743, Virginia The first James Madison…
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