“Masked Men Rob Passenger Train, near Erie., Pa., Friday Night – Mail Clerk Dying, Conductor Hurt.” So read the front page of the Sandusky Register on Saturday, July 1st, 1911. 1 In fact, similar headlines appeared in newspapers across America over the weekend, the associated press broadcasting the story across…
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks This is the initial post of a series of fifty-two encouraged by Amy Johnson Crow’s inspirational program of 52 ancestors in 52 weeks. I know… I’m late to the party. Everyone else is working on week 46. Hey, better late than never. I’ve been focusing…