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Stories about men & women, immigrants & trailblazers, farmers & railroad workers -- the seemingly mundane people in my family tree, but each with a fascinating story. A companion podcast tells about research challenges, successes and tips.
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1904 St. Paul Cyclone: My Czech and Hungarian Immigrant Ancestors Survived the Storm (opens the original)
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The daytime weather across the Twin Cities on August 20, 1904, was not unlike most summer days. It was a Saturday. The skies were clear, the sun was hot, and the people of St. Paul, Minnesota, were going about their day.For Frank Petrasek, a molder at the St. Paul Foundry, that meant putting in a full day of work, knee-deep in the damp molding sand. It was intensely hot and hazardous work every day, but amidst the heat of summer, it was damn near
Finding Burgenland: The Region My Ancestors Never Knew By Name (opens the original)
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If you’re researching family history, especially German-speaking or Hungarian ancestors, Burgenland is one of the most fascinating — and confusing — regions in Central Europe. The biggest thing to know is that it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary until after World War I, but today it’s part of Austria. That single fact explains a tremendous amount of genealogical confusion.Why Your Ancestors Said “Hungary” (and Why That’s Perfectly Correct)I have a set of great-grandparents who, according to va
Verbal Heirlooms (opens the original)
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When we think of heirlooms, we usually think of physical objects—a piece of jewelry, a Derby hat, a recipe card in someone’s handwriting. Those things survive because someone intentionally kept them.But families also inherit intangible things.I’m not talking about
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