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Rootstech 2016

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It’s Rootstech 2016 time! All about the tech side of family history, with 23,000 attendees registered from 49 states and 39 countries. There are lectures from 225 presenters, concerts, keynote speakers, and a huge exhibition hall, all in the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. We’ve seen lots of friends and made a
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Cousin Julia Ward Howe

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February 1, 1862: On this day in history, Julia Ward Howe’s “Battle Hymn of the Republic” was published in the Atlantic Monthly. It so happens that one of our clients is related to Julia. The family legend held that their Ward ancestry tied into the famous poetess and composer. Recent client research traced the client’s
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Honus Wagner, Baseball Hall of Fame

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January 29, 1936: Honus Wagner On this day in history, 80 years ago, baseball legend Honus Wagner was among the very first group of players inducted into the newly created Baseball Hall of Fame. Our research reveals that he was born to German immigrants, Peter and Katherine Wagner of Prussia, on February 24, 1874, in
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