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Anzac Day: Honoring the armed forces of Australia and New Zealand
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Anzac Day: Honoring the armed forces of Australia and New Zealand

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Happy Anzac Day! Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, held on the anniversary of the Gallipoli landing on the 25th April each year. It is a day to honour those that sacrificed their lives, those that came home and all the families affected by wars all around the … Continue reading »

America’s Sweetest Tragedy: Remembering the Boston Molasses Disaster
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America’s Sweetest Tragedy: Remembering the Boston Molasses Disaster

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As genealogists often do, I found myself wandering through a cemetery on my vacation. This particular cemetery was in Boston’s North End, an area that has seen much of U.S. history, and the headstones were riddled with evidence to prove it. Understandably, one who is strolling through a grave site armed with wax, rubbing paper, … Continue reading »