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Peak Hoosier.
March 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Peak Hoosier.
Just posting Article 8 of the Indiana constitution about how the legislature has a duty to provide for a system of common schools, "equally open to all." Not just those who make stats look good, or who don't need additional support, or who only speak English, or who are only US citizens, or or or...
February 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Just posting Article 8 of the Indiana constitution about how the legislature has a duty to provide for a system of common schools, "equally open to all." Not just those who make stats look good, or who don't need additional support, or who only speak English, or who are only US citizens, or or or...
A reminder not to overlook informants! Research revealed my 2x-great-grandpa's siblings also came to the US from Sweden, but I'd never heard about them here. Charles (Carl) died in Utah, unmarried. The informant on his death cert? One of his nieces in Chicago, my grandma's aunt. #genealogy
January 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A reminder not to overlook informants! Research revealed my 2x-great-grandpa's siblings also came to the US from Sweden, but I'd never heard about them here. Charles (Carl) died in Utah, unmarried. The informant on his death cert? One of his nieces in Chicago, my grandma's aunt. #genealogy
My great-grandfather got arrested for speeding in Urbana, IL...at 35 mph! (Daily Illini, 25 Sept 1921) #genealogy
January 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
My great-grandfather got arrested for speeding in Urbana, IL...at 35 mph! (Daily Illini, 25 Sept 1921) #genealogy