Sassy Jane Genealogy
US and European Genealogy Research
Sassy Jane Genealogy
US and European Genealogy Research
Posts about holidays, holiday customs, and resources for holiday research in the U.S. and European countries for genealogy research.
A WWII submariner's IDPF is featured, honoring a family member and his fellow submariners lost 77 years ago today. The Loss of S-28 (SS-133) RM3 Marvin Roy McMillan was serving aboard submarine S-28 (SS-133) [...]
Let's discover the history behind Juneteenth. So many great resources can help us all remember and commemorate. Featured in this post: a new book from prize-winning historian Dr. Annette Gordon-Reed; Opal Lee, the activist [...]
Is the American Easter Bunny German? Almost certainly, according to Library of Congress folklorist Stephen Winick. His research points to the Easter Bunny arriving in America courtesy of German families who emigrated to Pennsylvania [...]
This Swedish New Year's Eve in 1925 Chicago happened 95 years ago tonight when my Swedish and Swedish-American relatives (and neighbors?) gathered together. How I wish I knew all the names of these relatives! But [...]
