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• The Great Chicago Fire of October 1871

  The Great Chicago fire started on 8 October 1871 on the west side of town. By the evening of 10 October, much of the city had burned to the ground.

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  Updated 25 Sep 2011 - 13,670 views

  Contributions 4 images, 1 comment, 3 stories

• Susanna Martin - Salem Witch Trial

  Prior to the Salem witch trials, over one hundred individuals were accused of being witches in America. Nineteen of them were executed. Then came Salem…

  by ldrew

  Updated 18 Nov 2010 - 25,348 views

  Contributions 1 image, 6 comments, 37 stories

• James Lawrence Ashton

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  Updated 16 Sep 2009 - 541 views

  Contributions 1 comment

• Abiel Chandler - History of a Revolutionary War Veteran

  Captain Abiel Chandler, my 4th great grandfather was born on 20 Oct 1765 in Andover, New Hampshire. He fought for freedom in the Revolutionary War and…

  by ldrew

  Updated 11 Jan 2009 - 31,540 views

  Contributions 3 images, 2 comments, 26 stories

• Arlington National Cemetery

  The Arlington National Cemetery has an interesting history. The Arlington mansion and properties belonged to General Robert E. Lee prior to the Civil…

  by ldrew

  Updated 11 Jan 2009 - 789 views

  Contributions 11 stories

• Sarah Gertrude Healey

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  Updated 10 Jan 2009 - 302 views

• Mark Harrison Bennett

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  Updated 10 Jan 2009 - 362 views

• Dewey Logie Bennett

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  Updated 10 Jan 2009 - 451 views

  Contributions 2 stories

• Silas Blaine Bennett

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  Updated 10 Jan 2009 - 317 views

• David Burgess - A Short Life

  The death of a friend and his mother in an auto accident many years ago.

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  Updated 10 Jan 2009 - 5,899 views

  Contributions 1 comment, 1 story

• "Please Pardon Momma from Jail"

  Difficult events in the life of a young family in Logan, Utah

  by ldrew

  Updated 02 Jan 2009 - 517 views

  Contributions 5 stories

• WWII Russian Tank recovered from bottom of a lake after 56 years.

  Captured Russian Tank that German Soldiers used to fight the Russian Army was recovered from a lake in Estonia in 2000.

  by ldrew

  Updated 02 Jan 2009 - 4,698 views

  Contributions 2 comments, 10 stories

• Death of William Wordsworth - 23 Apr 1850

  The famous English Poet William Wordsworth died on 23 Apr 1850. News of his death reached America from passengers on ships. The New York papers reported…

  by ldrew

  Updated 02 Jan 2009 - 2,693 views

  Contributions 3 stories

• Dirck and Frans Hals - Dutch Master Artists

  My 10th great grandfather, Dirck Hals and his more famous brother, Frans were Dutch Master artists. Born in Haarlem, Netherlands in the late 1500's, both…

  by ldrew

  Updated 02 Jan 2009 - 801 views

  Contributions 2 stories

• Barbed Wire Killed More Men Than Water Wars

  Bert Bennett of American Fork, Utah collected hundreds of varieties of barbed wire from all over the west. He often related the stories of battles…

  by ldrew

  Updated 02 Jan 2009 - 175,983 views

  Contributions 1 comment, 2 stories

• Meteorite Explodes Over Utah

  A meteorite exploded over Utah on 18 Apr 1962. Citizens all over central Utah were startled by the bright flash in the sky.

  by ldrew

  Updated 02 Jan 2009 - 336 views

  Contributions 2 stories

• The Great Chicago Fire

  On the evening of 8 Oct 1871, a fire started in Chicago. By the evening of 10 Oct 1871, a large portion of the city lay in ashes.

  by ldrew

  Updated 02 Jan 2009 - 4,606 views

  Contributions 3 images, 3 stories

• Elbert Clifton Bennett

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  Updated 02 Jan 2009 - 386 views

• Jonathan Eslie Bennett

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  Updated 02 Jan 2009 - 124 views

• Jonathan Thomas - Revolutionary War Pension

  Jonathan Thomas, my 5th great grandfather, was born in 1739 in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Long known for his hunting and woodlore skills, he…

  by ldrew

  Updated 29 Oct 2008 - 1,634 views

  Contributions 21 images, 12 stories