Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Occupation: Costermonger

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Costermonger:   A seller of fruits & vegetables; also referred to as a Coster A common sight in mid-Victorian England, these stree...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Wordless Wednesday: Remembering Julia

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Julia (McWillaims) Child (August 15, 1912 – August 13, 2004) ~ ~ ~
Wednesday, August 8, 2012

The Newsworthy 1846 Marriage of Thomas Cassingham to Eliza Amos

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Thomas Cassingham  -  age 65 & Eliza Amos  - age 14yrs Married in Challock, Ashford, Kent England     21 March 1846 ...
Thursday, August 2, 2012

Free Digital Library of Historical Directories

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       Historical Directories  is a digital library of local and trade directories for England and Wales, from 1750 to 1919. It is a fr...
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Brides Dressed in Blue

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Marriage of Dale Casteel, son of Robert & Lucy Casteel, to  Myrtle McDevitt Thursday, 21 Aug 1919 Daily Illinois State Jo...
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Monday, July 30, 2012

Restoring pride in the SS United States

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SS United States is a luxury passenger ship built in 1952 for the United States Lines and was designed, amoung other things, to capture ...
Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Wednesday's Child: Ruby Casteel (1902-1911)

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Ruby Casteel  Daughter of Robert & Lucy A. Casteel 11 April 1911 15 April 1911 19 April 1911 Daily Illinois State Reg...
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Sunday, July 22, 2012

Elsie (Skeen) Casteel of Macoupin Co., IL

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Elsie L. (Skeen) Casteel wife of Samuel J. Casteel   September 11, 1945 Alton Evening Telegraph ~ ~ ~ Friday, Septemb...
Thursday, July 19, 2012

This Date in History: The Nine Days' Queen is Deposed

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        (1536/1537 – 12 February 1554) On this date in 1553, Lady Jane Grey, the great-granddaughter of King Henry VII, is deposed in ...
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Thursday, July 12, 2012

A Hogshead of Tobacco

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A receipt for one Hogshead of Tobacco  sold by Stephen Nance                   A  tobacco hogshead  was a wooden barrel into which...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Estate Record of Douglas A. Casteel of Macoupin Co., Illinois

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Douglas A. Casteel Son of Joseph M. & Myra A. Casteel 1860-1893 33y 4m 25d Charity Baptist Cemetery Macoupin Co. Illinois ...
Monday, July 9, 2012

Today is the 94th Birthday of the Army Warrant Officer Corps

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       94th Birthday of the ARMY Warrant Officer Corps Founded July 9, 1918 at Fort Monroe, VA in the Army Mine Planter Ser...