Start shaking your family tree at library
A guide from Ottawa Kansas library answers common genealogy questions. It points to vital records sources in Topeka and local cemeteries, probate files, and state and online resources. It lists catalog references, atlases, genealogical societies, and microfilm access for Franklin County records.
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Ottawa
Genealogy
Franklin County
Department of Vital Statistics
Topeka
Rand McNally
Kan
Kansas
USA
Government County
Genealogy.com
Historical and Genealogical Societies
Skyways. Lib
Hum
Ottawa Herald
Franklin County Genealogical Society
Iola
Kbyu.org
Val D. Greenwood
Hughes letter hints wrong drug may have aided Plath death
London AP reports Ted Hughes believed an adverse reaction to an anti depressant helped cause Sylvia Plath's 1963 suicide. The British Library acquired over 140 Hughes letters to Keith Sagar, including an 1981 note detailing events surrounding Plath's death at age 30.
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London
Ted Hughes
Lyst Plath
Hughes
Keith Sagar
British Library
Sunday Telegraph
Plath
Piretes
Sagar
America
Britain
John Ford enigma explored by biographer McBride
Joseph McBride spends over 30 years tracking John Ford to reveal a complex figure. The book details Ford's liberal and conservative stances, blacklist battles, and turbulent private life including a long marriage and rumored romance with Katharine Hepburn. Ford's reputation for harsh on set behavior toward actors, including John Wayne, is examined alongside his celebrated films.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
John Ford
Ford
John Wayne
Joseph McBride
McBride
Frank Capra
Steven Spielberg
St. Martin's Press
Richard Nixon
Directors Guild
Motion Picture Alliance For the
San Francisco
New College of California
Katharine Hepburn
Hepburn
Wayne
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