Monthly Archives: September 2016

Old Dog, New Tricks: Exploring My English Ancestors on Find My Past

One of my goals this year was to find the roots of my English ancestors who immigrated to America in the late 1860’s and early 1870’s. I subscribed to Find My Past a few months ago and it is finally … Continue reading

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Rev. John McNair’s Poetry

Besides being a minister, an evangelist, a Chaplain in the Army and public speaker, John McNair was a poet.  He published his book of poetry Eighty Original Poems Secular and Sacred Chiefly Adapted to the Times  in 1865, after the … Continue reading

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