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madinmaryland

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13. I have actually found that most counties have a genealogy site which you can glean a lot

Reply to SoCalDem (Reply #12)

Wed May 29, 2013, 06:23 PM

May 2013

of free information from. In fact, I got a bunch of data from the Clay County, KS genealogy web site and several other midwestern counties (and the folks that run those sites are really helpful, too!)

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Kansas Memory website.. (nice detour from daily hair-pulling politics) [View all] SoCalDem May 2013 OP

This is wonderful! MuseRider May 2013 #1

The old photos are glorious too SoCalDem May 2013 #2

We do love our history, MuseRider May 2013 #4

If you are ever in Salina, they have a wonderful museum SoCalDem May 2013 #5

Now that we only "hobby" farm MuseRider May 2013 #7

Salina used to be "protected" by an "Old Indian Legend" SoCalDem May 2013 #9

Those old legends get you every time MuseRider May 2013 #10

When you go there, be sure and get yourself some "Cozy-Burgers" SoCalDem May 2013 #16

Oooh my husband will love that. MuseRider May 2013 #17

Correspondence from John Brown and his son Kolesar May 2013 #3

There is an underground railroad house MuseRider May 2013 #6

The Hubbard House was a terminus on the UGRR Kolesar May 2013 #14

I will look for that MuseRider May 2013 #15

Thanks for Posting Sherman A1 May 2013 #8

That was really cool!! I believe I may have found a distant relative who lived in Clay Center, KS! madinmaryland May 2013 #11

and they don;t make you sign up for a free 14 day trial SoCalDem May 2013 #12

I have actually found that most counties have a genealogy site which you can glean a lot madinmaryland May 2013 #13