Ancestor hunting may be fun or embarrassing
Darryl W. Levings reports on American interest in genealogy and the Royal College of Arms in London. Dr. Conrad Swan notes that ancestry hunting attracts many, from romantic to serious seekers, and explains challenges such as common surnames, incomplete records south of the Mason-Dixon line, and the difficulty of tracing births and residences across the Atlantic. He adds that arms are hereditary and misused ads are misleading, but the search can still yield value for humble families.
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the Ledger
University of Missouri At Columbia
Robert Wayne ‘Levings
Mexico
Laddonia
Center
Darryl W. Levings
London
Adam and Five
Royal College of Arms
Jamestown
Conrad Swan
York
Dr. Swan
New World
Swan
Atlantic
England
Smith
Brown
New Yorker
James Keown Buys Warrenton Banner
James P. Keown has purchased the Warrenton Banner from Don Stimble and Bob Bowling. He has managed the paper for several months and previously served as associate publisher of the St. Charles Daily Banner News before becoming Warrenton Banner editor. The Banner has served Warren County for 108 years.
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James Keown
Warrenton Banner
Warrenton
James P. Keown
Don Stimble
Bob Bowling
Keown
The
Banner
Warren County
Frank Hollmann
Stimble, Bowling
Howard Cochran
Montgomery City
Cochran
Windsor Review
Henry County
St. Charles
Daily Banner News
Gary Bare Heads Molino 4-H Club
Gary Bare was installed as president of the Molino Musketeers at the regular meeting and Christmas party Monday. New officers include Nancy Baker as vice president Susan Baker as secretary Carol Baker as treasurer Suzanne Adams as reporter Tommy Milligan as song leader and Becky Walker as scrapbook. Community leaders are Mrs William Walker and Mrs James Smiley. The outgoing leaders received gifts. The group will focus on community improvement next year and go Christmas caroling on December 13 meeting at Highway R-3 School at 6 15 p.m.
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Gary Bare
The
Molino Musketeers
Nancy Baker
Susan Baker
Carol Baker
Suzanne Adams
Tommy Milligan
Becky Walker
William Walker
James Smiley
Donald Phillips
Ronald Baker
Walker
Highway R-3
New Books Added At Mexico Audrain Library
The Mexico Audrain County Library announces new adult and non fiction titles. Standout authors include John Creasey J J Marric Rex Stout Mignon Eberhart Georges Simenon Hal Evarts Ed McBain and Lillian Hellman. Titles cover mysteries crime biographies travel and reference with editions dated around 1973.
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Mexico-Audrain County
Charlotte Armstrong
John Creasey
R.S.V.P
Mignon Eberhart
Hal Lindsey
Standard & Poor’s Corp
Missouri
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Frederick Harper
Scotland
Ena Watt
Kentucky
Robert Hamilton
Hester Chapman
Willie Mays
Arnold Hane
Lillian Hellman
Carl Stokes
Frederick Herzberg
Best
A. M. Best
Eleanor Jorden
Samuel Martin
Leonard Feather
Dougal Robertson
American Heritage
Ledger Names Friends In Today's Report
Ledger lists friends among readers and local names appearing in today’s column. The note highlights social ties and community references visible in the edition.
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