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.
Yankee Doodle Dandy Genealogy is in the spotlight today. "A Patriotic Tune, Perched on a Branch of a Family Tree," by New York Times writer SAM ROBERTS features the story of David Ditta, who just retired [...]
Happy St. Valentine's Day to my readers. Today's post is about love stories found in formerly enslaved narratives at the Library of Congress. These narratives are available here: Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from [...]
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there. – "A Visit from Saint Nicholas," aka "The Night Before Christmas" (1823) From Smithsonian Magazine, Emily [...]
A story about letters Santa missed long ago from The New York Times. Some genealogy research helped solve the mystery of two letters Santa missed long ago, left in a fireplace a Hell’s Kitchen apartment in [...]
