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!
Lighter Side Tales From Around The Nation And World
A Washington DC woman refused a prize dishwasher fearing it would ruin her dishes and china. The Mexican government spent 40 million on port facilities to attract and keep shoppers from Yankee stores. Mayflower descendants number 13000. A B 25 bomber Billy Mitchell Field dedication honored Gen Mitchell from Milwaukee. In Richmond Center Wisconsin cash was mailed to large families, about $3000 total to 33 households. A grey cat was accidentally sealed into a crate, later released in Cape Town. A giant stork nests atop a Toulouse traffic light providing warmth for eggs. Amphion submarine patch used a dentist plate and sailed on. Trinity Church Newton gave half of a 20000 bequest to St Luke’s New Haven. Michael Bowler in London chose Ireland over prison, saying no work in Dublin. Sheriff Norris of Thomas Georgia seized a train engine to collect 8000 from Georgia Railroad. Maine potato counties start school early, earn a quarter a barrel and harvest three weeks off. Italian parents may name children Sally or Bill as foreign first names may be allowed after repeal of an old Fascist law.