Before trains and automobiles, it was riverboats that connected America. You can learn more about the rich American tradition of steamships here.

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Like several other early presidents, Martin Van Buren was a widower. His beautiful, accomplished daughter-in-law, Angelica, stepped in to fill that role. A daughter of a wealthy southern family, she helped Van Buren strengthen his base there, while still appeasing his northern abolitionist constituents. Here is her interesting story.

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Colorado has plenty of its own unique folklore, going all the way back thousands of years into the early times of habitation by the first Native Americans. These are some of the more intriguing tales of folklore from Colorado.

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Andrew Jackson, our seventh president, is unique in presidential history in that he had more than one First Lady. He had three, in fact. Here are the stories of Rachel Donelson Jackson, Emily Donelson, and Sarah Yorke Jackson... all of the First Ladies who served in Jackson's White House…

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Summer camps are a slice of Americana that comes with more than 100 years of rich history. Learn more about how camps originated here…

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California has a rich history of human civilization going back thousands of years, and some of its folklore originates almost back to the first people to live in the area. There are also European pioneers, gold rush prospectors, Hollywood movie stars and moguls, and more to add to the legends of the 31st state. Here are some of the highlights of the folklore of California…

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Are genealogy New Year's resolutions on your radar? If not, they should be, and here is why. They can help you keep your genealogy on track when it is so easy to get lost in it. While your resolutions are up to you, here are some popular ones to give you some ideas about it.

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Do you have a theme in mind for your genealogy research this year? What is a theme for genealogy research, anyway? Here is what you need to know about themes for genealogy research, and why they are important to set each new year. This is also how goals are different, and the role they play in your genealogy theme.

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Louisa Johnson Adams was the wife of John Quincy Adams, the 6th president of the United States. Born in England, she was the only First Lady to be born on foreign soil until Melania Trump. With her membership in a prominent New England and American political family that included two presidents and two First Ladies, Louisa's tale is an interesting one of love, honor, sacrifice, and duty…

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The 1900 US federal census is one of the most beloved and richly detailed of any of the US census records. It provides a treasure trove of valuable information that you can use to fill in some important blanks on your family tree. Here is what you need to know about this census.

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