Washington as a Great Man and Leader, Recalled
A biographer extols Washington drawing a portrait by Jefferson of a prudent, fearless, and deeply influential leader. The piece notes his composed temper, calculated judgment, and enduring legacy that bound a faltering nation during revolution and peace, affirming no greater character in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mnisus
Washington
Jefferson
General Washington
Newron
Bucoz
Locke
Washingtons Family Line Traced to English Roots
The article outlines George Washington’s lineage through Mary Ball to Joseph Ball and Jonel William Ball who settled in Lancaster County Virginia after emigrating in 1650. It notes Augustine Washington as his father, descendant of Laurence Washington, and traces English ancestry to the Sulgrave branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Mary Ball
John Ball
Mary Montague
Johnson
Joseph Ball
Jonel William Ball
Virginia
Lancaster County
Augustine Washington
Lawence Washington
John Washington
England
Westmoreland County
Laurentia Washington
Lawrence
Sulgrave
Disorderly British Surrender at Yorktown Described
Dr Thatcher's Washington journal notes Britain’s soldiers marching out of Yorktown in disorder while American troops, neat in dress, stood erect. He recalls lines broken and arms flung on the pile, a sullen British temper contrasted with American pride as General Lincoln enforced order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Cornwallis
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Thatcher
Washington
Lincoln
Washington Memorial Carillon Shrine Adds Latest Bell
The Star Spangled Banner peace chimes form the Washington Memorial National Carillon, a large American carillon made by American bell makers. The latest addition to the shrine is now installed at the far right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Memorial
America
Inflation talk in Washington explained by Brackart
Washington columnist William Brackart analyzes inflation debates tied to an anticipated April congress session. He outlines currency, credit, and silver arguments, detailing three inflation methods, potential price rises, and impacts on farmers, wages, and securities amid 1933 economic turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Treasury
Uniew
Nancy Hart and Kate Shelley Heroine Profiles
A long account honors Nancy Hart a cross eyed Revolutionary era heroine who helped her family repel five Tory intruders and later moved to Kentucky. It also recounts Kate Shelley a 15 year old girl who braved a flood to warn a railway crew, saving the midnight express and earning lasting fame at Moingona Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Elberton
Augusta
Moria
Nancy Hart
Nancy
Elverton
Daniel Boone
Revoluion
Yoene Lukey
Kentucky
Kate Shelley
Des Moines River
Boone
Ogden
Moingons
Money Creek
Kate
Tes Moines
Moingona
Sheller
Haney Creek
Des Moines
Wats
Moingonn
Newanan
I Kick My Way Into the Movies
A firsthand reminiscence of a performer who details how a sequence of stage roles and a dramatic studio encounter led to a film career. The speaker recalls dancing contests in New York, early leading parts on tour, and finally tests at William Fox and a meeting with Anne Nichols that propelled her into Rosemary in a film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hall
Muste
C Ieck
West Coast
Nancy
Lupino Lane
Fannie Brice
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Los Angeles
William Fox
Paramount
Hollyway
Rosemary
Notable Weathered Wisdom From Old Scottish Coast
A fragmentary quotation from Highland lore discusses the dangers of life’s voyage and the need for celestial observation to chart terrestrial routes, attributed to Henter Benson and referencing Cole ridge. The text blends maritime metaphor with cautionary wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Coleridge
Henter Benson
Thistle Menace Sparks School Thistle Drive
Scots wage a war on the national flower, the thistle, as its spread harms farmers along the border. Prizes encouraged pupils to collect thistles, with one girl gathering 5,000 plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Also Mentioned on This Page
United States
Nature
Ciorrient
Washington Memorial National Carillon
William Brackart
Germany
Wheeler
Montana
Ong
Louisiana
India
Senate
Sneh
Louise M. Comstock
Talk. Herman
Nancy Carroll
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!