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• On This Day: Jeannette Rankin Became First Woman Elected to Congress http://bit.ly/2h9RU7b  #OTD #ThisDayinHistory #History #womenpic.twitter.com/ZZAtb5zLDA

  07-11-2019 21:58 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  On This Day: Jeannette Rankin Became First Woman Elected to Congress http://bit.ly/2h9RU7b  #OTD #ThisDayinHistory #History #womenpic.twitter.com/ZZAtb5zLDA
  
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• On This Day: Battle of Tippecanoe Destroyed Tecumseh’s Indian Confederation http://bit.ly/2D3XV1d  #OTD #ThisDayinHistory #History #NativeAmerican #NativeAmericanHeritageMonthpic.twitter.com/JAJCjaUyCS

  07-11-2019 21:16 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  On This Day: Battle of Tippecanoe Destroyed Tecumseh’s Indian Confederation http://bit.ly/2D3XV1d  #OTD #ThisDayinHistory #History #NativeAmerican #NativeAmericanHeritageMonthpic.twitter.com/JAJCjaUyCS
  
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• First to Serve: The Story of the Nation’s 1st State Police http://bit.ly/2rp5ThJ  #Massachusetts #Police #Historypic.twitter.com/QArAb1eN5P

  07-11-2019 20:48 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  First to Serve: The Story of the Nation’s 1st State Police http://bit.ly/2rp5ThJ  #Massachusetts #Police #Historypic.twitter.com/QArAb1eN5P
  
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• First to Serve: The Story of the Nation’s 1st State Police http://bit.ly/2rp5ThJ  #Massachusetts #Police #Historypic.twitter.com/DUpweN59xA

  07-11-2019 19:05 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  First to Serve: The Story of the Nation’s 1st State Police http://bit.ly/2rp5ThJ  #Massachusetts #Police #Historypic.twitter.com/DUpweN59xA
  
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• New artwork for sale! - "The Male Bather" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-male-bather-paul-cezanne.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/1OR0AUueVE

  07-11-2019 14:17 via @GenealogyInTime GenealogyInTime
  New artwork for sale! - "The Male Bather" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-male-bather-paul-cezanne.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/1OR0AUueVE
  
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• Case Study: Using Old Newspaper Articles to Learn about Your Ancestors http://bit.ly/34GkGTz  #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #genealogytipspic.twitter.com/y3qBpKaV7s

  06-11-2019 20:57 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  Case Study: Using Old Newspaper Articles to Learn about Your Ancestors http://bit.ly/34GkGTz  #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #genealogytipspic.twitter.com/y3qBpKaV7s
  
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• After Firing Last Shot of the Civil War, Warship ‘Shenandoah’ Finally Surrendered: http://bit.ly/2WNGCcF  #OTD #ThisDayinHistory #History #CivilWarpic.twitter.com/IWHJQ1B9Cb

  06-11-2019 20:05 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  After Firing Last Shot of the Civil War, Warship ‘Shenandoah’ Finally Surrendered: http://bit.ly/2WNGCcF  #OTD #ThisDayinHistory #History #CivilWarpic.twitter.com/IWHJQ1B9Cb
  
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• New artwork for sale! - "Boy in a Red Vest" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/2-boy-in-a-red-vest-paul-cezanne.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/saP9hLgQNo

  06-11-2019 14:27 via @GenealogyInTime GenealogyInTime
  New artwork for sale! - "Boy in a Red Vest" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/2-boy-in-a-red-vest-paul-cezanne.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/saP9hLgQNo
  
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• Your DNA Profile is Private? A Florida Judge Just Said Otherwise

  05-11-2019 21:14 via Genealogy
  Privacy experts say a warrant granted in Florida could set a precedent, opening up all consumer DNA sites to law enforcement agencies across the country.
  
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• How That DNA Test You Took for Fun Could Be Used by Law Enforcement

  05-11-2019 21:14 via Genealogy
  Privacy experts say a warrant granted in Florida could set a precedent, opening up all consumer DNA sites to law enforcement agencies across the country.
  
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• ‘Game-Changer’ Warrant Let Detective Search Genetic Database

  05-11-2019 21:14 via Genealogy
  Privacy experts say it could set a precedent, opening up all consumer DNA sites to law enforcement agencies across the country.
  
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• Genealogy Tip: Understanding the Importance of Membership Records http://bit.ly/2qmHE36  #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #genealogytipspic.twitter.com/z0wkEYgFyF

  05-11-2019 20:01 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  Genealogy Tip: Understanding the Importance of Membership Records http://bit.ly/2qmHE36  #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #genealogytipspic.twitter.com/z0wkEYgFyF
  
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• Genealogy Tip: Understanding the Importance of Membership Records http://bit.ly/2qmHE36  #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #genealogytipspic.twitter.com/imzYwWtLXe

  05-11-2019 16:45 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  Genealogy Tip: Understanding the Importance of Membership Records http://bit.ly/2qmHE36  #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #genealogytipspic.twitter.com/imzYwWtLXe
  
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• On This Day: First Two Women Governors in U.S. History Elected http://bit.ly/2WFYGW9  #OTD #ThisDayinHistory #History #politicianspic.twitter.com/ZcTV9laA6h

  04-11-2019 21:06 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  On This Day: First Two Women Governors in U.S. History Elected http://bit.ly/2WFYGW9  #OTD #ThisDayinHistory #History #politicianspic.twitter.com/ZcTV9laA6h
  
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• November Update: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 156 Titles! http://bit.ly/2WFgdOd  #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #historicalnewspaperspic.twitter.com/DFpX8jVW8G

  04-11-2019 19:48 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  November Update: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 156 Titles! http://bit.ly/2WFgdOd  #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #historicalnewspaperspic.twitter.com/DFpX8jVW8G
  
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• November Update: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 156 Titles! http://bit.ly/2WFgdOd  #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #historicalnewspaperspic.twitter.com/tzzzU530Gf

  04-11-2019 16:49 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  November Update: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 156 Titles! http://bit.ly/2WFgdOd  #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #historicalnewspaperspic.twitter.com/tzzzU530Gf
  
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• New artwork for sale! - "Vintage Iceland Travel Poster 3" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/vintage-iceland-travel-poster-3-miles-whittingham.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/1V4UnIm7jh

  04-11-2019 01:53 via @GenealogyInTime GenealogyInTime
  New artwork for sale! - "Vintage Iceland Travel Poster 3" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/vintage-iceland-travel-poster-3-miles-whittingham.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/1V4UnIm7jh
  
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• New artwork for sale! - "Prague Red Streetcar" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/prague-red-streetcar-miles-whittingham.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/do8knxI3e2

  03-11-2019 21:49 via @GenealogyInTime GenealogyInTime
  New artwork for sale! - "Prague Red Streetcar" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/prague-red-streetcar-miles-whittingham.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/do8knxI3e2
  
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• New artwork for sale! - "Vintage Iceland Travel Poster 1" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/vintage-iceland-travel-poster-1-m-g-whittingham.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/ZeZkZv6peE

  03-11-2019 21:40 via @GenealogyInTime GenealogyInTime
  New artwork for sale! - "Vintage Iceland Travel Poster 1" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/vintage-iceland-travel-poster-1-m-g-whittingham.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/ZeZkZv6peE
  
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• November 2019 Discounted Book of the Month - My Ancestor was an Agricultural Labourer (new edition)

  02-11-2019 11:24 via News
  When Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837, over half her subjects were reliant on agriculture for their livelihoods, despite the Industrial revolution making Britain one of the most prominent industrial societies in the world. It is unsurprising, then, that most of us have an “ag lab” somewhere in our family tree. But how can we learn more about them and the lives that they led?In this highly-anticipated, much-expanded second edition of his My Ancestor was an Agricultural Labour
  
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• 10 More Genealogy Tips: http://bit.ly/2Nzbp8C  #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #genealogytipspic.twitter.com/4H7nCj9KxH

  01-11-2019 15:09 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  10 More Genealogy Tips: http://bit.ly/2Nzbp8C  #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #genealogytipspic.twitter.com/4H7nCj9KxH
  
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• True Ghost Stories from America’s Most Haunted Old Cemeteries? http://bit.ly/2ziUzGx  #Halloween #ghosts #cemeterypic.twitter.com/CQIunNqtSc

  31-10-2019 19:31 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  True Ghost Stories from America’s Most Haunted Old Cemeteries? http://bit.ly/2ziUzGx  #Halloween #ghosts #cemeterypic.twitter.com/CQIunNqtSc
  
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• Writer Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Real-Life ‘Ghost Story’ http://bit.ly/2pxzSU3  #Halloween #ghostspic.twitter.com/WRUYjZg4wo

  31-10-2019 15:55 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  Writer Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Real-Life ‘Ghost Story’ http://bit.ly/2pxzSU3  #Halloween #ghostspic.twitter.com/WRUYjZg4wo
  
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• New artwork for sale! - "Chateau Noir by Cezanne" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/chateau-noir-by-cezanne-paul-cezanne.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/DuUXipSYRn

  31-10-2019 13:25 via @GenealogyInTime GenealogyInTime
  New artwork for sale! - "Chateau Noir by Cezanne" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/chateau-noir-by-cezanne-paul-cezanne.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/DuUXipSYRn
  
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• SoG will attend the Migration Museum’s Family History Day on 2 November

  31-10-2019 12:36 via News
  At the Migration Museum’s Family History Day, visitors will have the chance to find out more about genealogy and archival research, experience interactive installations on British history, hear from experts and social historians, and explore their own history at a series of stalls and workshops – leaving inspired and empowered to continue their research independently.A selection of activities taking place include:–  Talks from a range of celebrities and experts, inclu
  
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• Researching Old Ghost Stories & Haunted Houses in Newspapers: http://bit.ly/2BMKAIM  #Halloween #ghost #hauntedhousepic.twitter.com/72OzAAPqVS

  30-10-2019 19:05 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  Researching Old Ghost Stories & Haunted Houses in Newspapers: http://bit.ly/2BMKAIM  #Halloween #ghost #hauntedhousepic.twitter.com/72OzAAPqVS
  
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• Halloween Costumes from Past Years http://bit.ly/2MZMc8E  #Halloween #halloweencostumepic.twitter.com/ESFC5852a9

  30-10-2019 18:49 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  Halloween Costumes from Past Years http://bit.ly/2MZMc8E  #Halloween #halloweencostumepic.twitter.com/ESFC5852a9
  
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• Halloween Costumes from Past Years http://bit.ly/2MZMc8E  #Halloween #halloweencostumepic.twitter.com/q6qABVSxOZ

  30-10-2019 15:52 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  Halloween Costumes from Past Years http://bit.ly/2MZMc8E  #Halloween #halloweencostumepic.twitter.com/q6qABVSxOZ
  
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• 1913 Halloween Prank Caused a Blast in Sheffield, Alabama http://bit.ly/2OesnaX  #Halloweenpic.twitter.com/77zaxOPEte

  29-10-2019 22:46 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  1913 Halloween Prank Caused a Blast in Sheffield, Alabama http://bit.ly/2OesnaX  #Halloweenpic.twitter.com/77zaxOPEte
  
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• A Reversal of Fortune Made Coachman a Millionaire: http://bit.ly/2BOFWKr  #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestrypic.twitter.com/SN8C6DkmY7

  29-10-2019 15:38 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  A Reversal of Fortune Made Coachman a Millionaire: http://bit.ly/2BOFWKr  #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestrypic.twitter.com/SN8C6DkmY7
  
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• World Digital Preservation Day

  28-10-2019 23:59 via News
  November 7 is World Digital Preservation Day.The aim of World Digital Preservation Day is to create greater awareness of digital preservation that will translate into a wider understanding which permeates all aspects of society – business, policy making, personal good practice.… World Digital Preservation Day is a window into the daily activities of those involved with or contemplating digital preservation and the at-risk digital materials they are working hard to preserve
  
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• Halloween Fashion History: Costumes & Decorations of Yesteryear http://bit.ly/32TMyD8  #historicalnewspaperspic.twitter.com/e4KlJIspKo

  28-10-2019 19:49 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  Halloween Fashion History: Costumes & Decorations of Yesteryear http://bit.ly/32TMyD8  #historicalnewspaperspic.twitter.com/e4KlJIspKo
  
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• New artwork for sale! - "Hope II by Klimt" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/hope-ii-by-klimt-gustav-klimt.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/GNZHfdx95Z

  28-10-2019 13:29 via @GenealogyInTime GenealogyInTime
  New artwork for sale! - "Hope II by Klimt" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/hope-ii-by-klimt-gustav-klimt.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/GNZHfdx95Z
  
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• New artwork for sale! - "Agapantus by Monet" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/agapantus-by-monet-claude-monet.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/RcS9x54lZ8

  28-10-2019 13:12 via @GenealogyInTime GenealogyInTime
  New artwork for sale! - "Agapantus by Monet" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/agapantus-by-monet-claude-monet.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/RcS9x54lZ8
  
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• New artwork for sale! - "The Sleeping Gypsy by Rousseau" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-sleeping-gypsy-by-rousseau-henri-rousseau.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/yruHe9sKQP

  27-10-2019 22:59 via @GenealogyInTime GenealogyInTime
  New artwork for sale! - "The Sleeping Gypsy by Rousseau" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-sleeping-gypsy-by-rousseau-henri-rousseau.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/yruHe9sKQP
  
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• New artwork for sale! - "The Dream by Rousseau" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-dream-by-rousseau-henri-rousseau.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/vndzZc646G

  27-10-2019 22:59 via @GenealogyInTime GenealogyInTime
  New artwork for sale! - "The Dream by Rousseau" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-dream-by-rousseau-henri-rousseau.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/vndzZc646G
  
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• Stop Hiding Your Old Family Photos! 14 Ways to Put Them on Display

  27-10-2019 22:58 via Family History Daily
  If you’ve been itching to dig out those dusty old shoeboxes and piles of inherited photo albums but you’re just not sure where to start - read on. It’s time to think outside the frame and discover some new and exciting ways to display old family photos around your home.
  
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• New artwork for sale! - "The Dream by Rousseau" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-dream-by-rousseau-henri-rousseau.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/5pWUaFEFXT

  27-10-2019 20:44 via @GenealogyInTime GenealogyInTime
  New artwork for sale! - "The Dream by Rousseau" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-dream-by-rousseau-henri-rousseau.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/5pWUaFEFXT
  
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• New artwork for sale! - "Portrait of Joseph Roulin" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/12-portrait-of-joseph-roulin-vincent-van-gogh.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/voQ5g5R9Dh

  27-10-2019 18:56 via @GenealogyInTime GenealogyInTime
  New artwork for sale! - "Portrait of Joseph Roulin" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/12-portrait-of-joseph-roulin-vincent-van-gogh.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/voQ5g5R9Dh
  
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• New artwork for sale! - "How to Tie a Tie" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/how-to-tie-a-tie-miles-whittingham.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/pRyav22f8s

  27-10-2019 18:43 via @GenealogyInTime GenealogyInTime
  New artwork for sale! - "How to Tie a Tie" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/how-to-tie-a-tie-miles-whittingham.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/pRyav22f8s
  
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• New artwork for sale! - "Live Like Heaven is on Earth" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/live-like-heaven-is-on-earth-miles-whittingham.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/i45Fud3JSa

  27-10-2019 02:59 via @GenealogyInTime GenealogyInTime
  New artwork for sale! - "Live Like Heaven is on Earth" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/live-like-heaven-is-on-earth-miles-whittingham.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/i45Fud3JSa
  
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• New artwork for sale! - "Drink Coca-Cola in Bottles" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/drink-coca-cola-in-bottles-miles-whittingham.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/DhB3NpkK0W

  27-10-2019 02:12 via @GenealogyInTime GenealogyInTime
  New artwork for sale! - "Drink Coca-Cola in Bottles" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/drink-coca-cola-in-bottles-miles-whittingham.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/DhB3NpkK0W
  
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• Society of Genealogists Open Days 28-31 October 2019

  26-10-2019 16:07 via News
  There are still some places available on our special Open Day events next week, come pay us a visit.Monday 28th - Tour of the society library 11:15Tuesday 29th - Tours of the society library 11:15 & 14:30, Free talk: I'm Stuck: Some Ideas for Solving Genealogy Problems (with Else Churchill)Wednesday 30th - Tours of the society library 11:15 & 14:30, Free talk: Surname Searching & Finding Pedigrees Online and at the Society of Genealogists  (with Else Chu
  
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• 10 Genealogy Tips for 10 Days: http://bit.ly/2BU4d1P  #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #genealogytipspic.twitter.com/7Awhb66I7f

  25-10-2019 15:14 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  10 Genealogy Tips for 10 Days: http://bit.ly/2BU4d1P  #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #genealogytipspic.twitter.com/7Awhb66I7f
  
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• New artwork for sale! - "Starry Night St Remy" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/starry-night-st-remy-vincent-van-gogh.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/TblUtC9vt1

  25-10-2019 14:17 via @GenealogyInTime GenealogyInTime
  New artwork for sale! - "Starry Night St Remy" - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/starry-night-st-remy-vincent-van-gogh.html … @fineartamericapic.twitter.com/TblUtC9vt1
  
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• Annie Edson Taylor: 1st Person to Barrel down Niagara Falls http://bit.ly/2dPW9Uy  #OTD #ThisDayinHistory #Historypic.twitter.com/H4fVq5QNdH

  24-10-2019 21:57 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  Annie Edson Taylor: 1st Person to Barrel down Niagara Falls http://bit.ly/2dPW9Uy  #OTD #ThisDayinHistory #Historypic.twitter.com/H4fVq5QNdH
  
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• Original Genealogy Expressions You Never Heard Before: http://bit.ly/2Wc2nT8  #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestrypic.twitter.com/XiWDoCxqW2

  24-10-2019 16:18 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  Original Genealogy Expressions You Never Heard Before: http://bit.ly/2Wc2nT8  #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestrypic.twitter.com/XiWDoCxqW2
  
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• Genealogy Humor: Funny Quotes & Sayings for Genealogists http://bit.ly/2QRzxDq  #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestrypic.twitter.com/1HhvIl40oY

  23-10-2019 20:49 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  Genealogy Humor: Funny Quotes & Sayings for Genealogists http://bit.ly/2QRzxDq  #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestrypic.twitter.com/1HhvIl40oY
  
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• West Virginia Archives: 85 Newspapers for Genealogy Research http://bit.ly/2JfokLO  #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #historicalnewspapers #WestVirginiapic.twitter.com/qu1M3boruT

  23-10-2019 16:58 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  West Virginia Archives: 85 Newspapers for Genealogy Research http://bit.ly/2JfokLO  #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #historicalnewspapers #WestVirginiapic.twitter.com/qu1M3boruT
  
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• On This Day: Cuban Missile Crisis Blockade http://bit.ly/35URLfU  #OTD #ThisDayinHistory #History #JFKpic.twitter.com/JOygxutMcO

  22-10-2019 20:54 via @GenealogyBank GenealogyBank
  On This Day: Cuban Missile Crisis Blockade http://bit.ly/35URLfU  #OTD #ThisDayinHistory #History #JFKpic.twitter.com/JOygxutMcO
  
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