This December 1963 photo unlocked a few mysteries about our maternal grandmother Often the Good Genes Genealogy Services team will encourage our fellow ancestry history seekers to review your family documents, spaces such as attics and garages, and other artifacts for clues to our family history. We used our advice. Searching through our grandmother’s boxes,Continue reading “Encouragement for family ancestry slueths: Finding a Christmas present in the past”
Category Archives: Omaha, Nebraska
Honorable lives today for tomorrow
The link contains wonderful words of advice. It reminds us that we are future ancestors. pic.twitter.com/omWVqdkWQT — Beyond Brick Walls (@BeyondBrickWal1) January 1, 2022
#26 LYNCHINGS AND LIES: LEST US NOT FORGET THE RED SUMMER OF 1919
I grew up in a city where rage, lies, and fears led to the savage killing of a disabled African American man who was accused of accosting a “Karen.” It was 1919. I never knew the story growing up in my hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. A century before the death of George Floyd in 2020,Continue reading “#26 LYNCHINGS AND LIES: LEST US NOT FORGET THE RED SUMMER OF 1919”