The Great Pumpkin

18 Oct 1962

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Vast collection of Holocaust Records Go Online

The philanthropic initiative to digitize and make searchable nearly 20 million records relating to the Holocaust has been completed, and the database is now available to use for free at: ancestry.com/alwaysremember

Edward Bushell (1649-1698) of Wilton, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire

Edward Bushell 

son of Richard Bushell

Baptized 7 Oct 1649 

Great Bedwyn parish register:

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Died December 1698 and was buried 14 Dec 1698 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire.

Will dated 3 December 1698:

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Katherine (Laubenthal) Busch 1843-1927

Katherine Laubenthal

Born 14 April 1843 in Greimersburg, Cochem-Zell, Germany

Daughter of Mathias and Anna Maria (Lauxen) Laubenthal

Married John J Busch on 16 Jan 1865 in Landkern, Cochem-Zell

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Naturalization Index Card for Andrew Bauman

This index record card for Andrew Bauman, b. 1901 in Hungary, was found on familysearch.org. It is from the collection of US Naturalization Records from New Jersey for the period of 1796-1991, held at the NARA regional office in New York City.

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Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum

The British Museum shares its exhibition:  

Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum

This 90 minute broadcast originally aired live in 2013, but is now being shared via YouTube for all to view while we are self isolating in our homes. The exhibition is presented by Bettany Hughes and Peter Snow includes interviews with Rachel De Thame, Giorgio Locatelli and Mary Beard.

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STREAMING NOW: Memorial Day Ceremonies at VA National Cemeteries

STREAMING NOW: Memorial Day Ceremonies at VA National Cemeteries

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Recipes for Use during Times of Food Conservation

 (Photo: Joey Armstrong, Courtesy of National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial)

The National World War I Museum & Memorial in Kansas City, MO, is sharing recipes in an online exhibit called War Fare: From the Homefront to the Frontlines. The exhibit features recipes recreated from the 1918 cookbook 'Win The War In The Kitchen' which was published during the World War I era of food conservation and rationed goods.

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1904 Marriage record for Henry Busch of Cleveland, Ohio

Married 2 Nov 1904 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Henry Peter Busch b. 16 Mar 1879

son of John J.  & Katherine (Laubenthal) Busch

and  Annie Sabel (Szabo) of Ohio

 

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Source: Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013, at FamilySearch.org

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Ruined Medieval Castles Come Back to Life

Here is an  interesting article you might enjoy.
A diversion from today's corona virus worries.
   

See Europe's Ruined Medieval Castles Come Back to Life
"Seven virtual reconstructions offer a glimpse at the fortified past." 

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Frederick O Cassingham 1884-1918

Frederick Odian Cassingham

Born in 1884, son of William & Clara (Judd) Cassingham

Died 23 Oct 1918 in France

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 UK, WWI Pension Record

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Soldier's World War One Diary Discovered

A diary detailing a soldier's experience in the Battle of the Somme has been discovered in a barn.

Read the full article here:
Soldiers Diary Found