This week we highlight another article from our Family Histories Collection from RICIGS member, Lorraine Hathaway. Read about the information Lorraine found in her research on her great-grandfather, Thomas C. Hall, who was born in Louisa County, IA and his service for the Union Army in the Civil War! My […]
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This week we highlight another article from our Family Histories Collection from deceased RICIGS member, Eugene Eiklor. Read about the life of Andrus Eiklor and his descendants. Andrus’ grandfather, Christian) was part of the immigration in 1709 of the “Naval Stores” Project. This project led to mass migrations from the […]
This week we highlight another article from our Family Histories Collection from RICIGS member, Jan McKenzie. Read about the life of Liberty Madison Chilton, his first-hand account of his service for the Union Army in the Civil War, and his journey to become a medical physician! Recollections of Liberty Madison […]
This week we highlight another article from our Family Histories Collection submitted by RICIGS member, Ruth Evans. Ruth’s ancestors, Peter and William Carr, were early pioneers of Rock Island County. The William Carr Cemetery and the “Little Stone House” are still landmarks in Rock Island, Illinois. Read about how the […]
The last person from the Salem witch trials was just cleared in 2022. In the woods of Salem, Massachusetts, there is a summit called Gallows Hill, where the darkest days of the town’s history occurred. Here, nearly 20 people lost their lives by execution after being accused of witchcraft during […]