26th Year, No. 13 — April 8, 2021
10 "Must-Do" Genealogy Projects for April
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Are you looking for some productive genealogy projects to do for April? As the first full month of spring, April offers some interesting and unique genealogy opportunities that just don’t fit in as well during other months of the year. If you want to stay on top of things in your genealogy research, these are the projects that should definitely be on your "to-do" list this month. I hope you joy them.
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The Twenty-First Amendment: The Constitutional Amendments
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The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment. The 18th Amendment was adopted in 1919 and made manufacturing, transporting, and selling alcohol illegal at the federal level. The amendment proved unenforceable, and even increased crime in the United States, so it was repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933. This is the reason why.
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| AF-457: The Summer Camps of Our Youth: A Great American Tradition
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| AF-458: Rachel Donelson Jackson, Emily Donelson, and Sarah Yorke Jackson: America’s First Ladies #7
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| AF-460: Angelica Singleton Van Buren: America’s First Ladies #8
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Sarah Childress Polk: America’s First Ladies #11
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Sarah Childress Polk was the wife of James K. Polk, our 11th U.S. president. She was a prized catch on the political marriage market from the beginning, and made her own, unique mark on the office of First Lady that is still remembered today. Here is her intriguing tale.
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Thomas Jefferson: The Signers of the Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Jefferson is one of the best-known signers of the Declaration of Independence. Not only did he write it, but he was also an ambassador to France and the third US President after the American Revolution. His house, Monticello, is still there and can be visited today. While much of his life is well-known, these are some facts you might not know about this celebrity Founding Father.
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Florida: American Folklore #9
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Florida is a land of many wonders, and a whole host of weird things you won’t find anywhere else in the nation. With a long history of European exploration going back to the 1500’s, there has been plenty of time for Florida to acquire its own unique brand of folklore. Here are some of its highlights.
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Photography Clips: The Unthinking Mind
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Our unthinking minds may be sending us signals that we hardly register as we go about life—but we should pay attention to those signals as potential opportunities for art.
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Postcard Inspirations: Claude K. Bell and Cabazon Dinosaurs
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Claude K. Bell was a sculptor at Knott’s Berry Farm in California who had a love of dinosaurs. So, he built several large dinosaur sculptures on land that he owned in the southern California desert, and turned it into a park called Cabazon Dinosaurs. This is the story of Claude and the park.
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