Leonardtown, Maryland Volunteer Fire Department

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Photo of the Volunteer Fire Department and their firetruck, probably taken in the 1940s.

The names of the firemen are unknown. Perhaps you might recognize some of them.

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Minnesota Tornado Photos

Anoka, Minnesota 1939 Tornado Photos

13 photos of the aftermath of the deadly tornado that hit Anoka, MN on June 18, 1939.

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Fergus Falls, Minnesota 1919 Tornado Photos

7 photos of the aftermath of the deadly tornado that killed 59 people in Fergus Falls, MN on June 22, 1919.

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Rochester, Minnesota 1883 Tornado Photos

3 illustrations and 1 photo of the aftermath of the deadly tornado that killed at 37 people in Rochester, MN on August 21, 1883

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Winona, Minnesota 1907 Tornado Photo

Photo of the aftermath of the deadly tornado that hit Winona, MN on Aug 6, 1907.

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Kalona High School, Kalona, Iowa 1953 Football Team Photo

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In the photograph: Loren Spicher, Daryl Fry, Bob Alt, Phil Marner, Jim Harland, Melvin Yoder, Ray Venzke, Rich Gingerich, Dick Sakulin, Wesley Butterbaugh, Keith Pieper, Warren Rhodes, Don Speas, Coach Harry S. Billings, Phil Preston, Gene Scriven, Harold Fisher, Jon Harland, Everett Speas, Rich Sleichter, Jim White, Dale Venzke, Joe Kos, Larry Kern, Larry Strabala, Bob Spenner, Asst. Coach Dill

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Piggott Arkansas Library & Genealogy Society Receive Thousands of Old Photographs

Thousands of archival photographs, some dating back to the turn of the 20th century, were donated to the Piggott Public Library, and Clay County Genealogy Society, Piggott, Arkansas, last week by the staff of The Piggott Times.

The photographs, most of which appeared on the pages of the newspaper, had been collecting dust in a storage area for many years.

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Finding Your Ancestors on the Map

Ancestry.com has just added a collection of 1200 U. S. County Land Ownership Atlases maps ranging from 1864-1918, across 34 states. The county map books detail each township, town and village showing the location of each landowner's property.

Your great-great grandfather's name may be on one of these maps! Up until now, for the most part, viewing these maps meant a trip to the county's historical society and with a magnifying glass pouring over the hundreds of names printed in small type for each township. The online digitizing of this collection is a tremendous genealogy aid. Not only are the maps online - they are searchable! And, you can zoom in 200%. Within minutes of searching the maps, I found ancestors that I had given up looking for!

The 24/7 Ancestry Family Circle had an excellent suggestion for plugging the township maps into Google Earth and actually seeing what your ancestors' property looks like today!

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Shown above is a section of Fairview Township from the 1873 Mercer County, PA Atlas, one of the map sets in the collection. This image was scanned from a hard copy of the maps and is not an image from the online collection.

Bloomfield High School, Bloomfield, Connecticut Class of 1928 Photo

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The class of 1928 photographed when they were juniors in 1927.

Class roster: Ruth Clements, Elizabeth Curtis, Clara Jacobsen, Vera Keduck, E. Mae Manion, Eleanor Mansur, Bessie Miller, M. Ruth Viets, Willard Beebe, Edward Betters, Jr., Daniel Douglas, David Eddy, Robert Lynch, Howard Painter, Fayette Phelps, H. Duane Rowley, Alvin Wood, Stanley Zaltauskus

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Leander Clark College, Toledo, Iowa Class of 1917

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The Class of 1917 photographed when they were freshmen.

In the photograph: Thomas McMillan, Jacob Firkins, Ruth Hanson, Mr. Hufford, Miss Scanlon, Mr. Sime, Mr. Applegate, Miss Yonge, Miss Ebersole, Miss Harold, Flossie Lease, Miss Dawson, Miss McAnulty, Miss Smith, Miss Speake, Mr. Friday, Gertrude Breaw, Miss Hooper, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Mowbray, Roscoe Patton, Mr. Repp, M. Sauer, Mr. Lyon, A. Riggs

The first names of many of the students are unknown. You may know some of them. They could be your ancestors.

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Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, PA Class of 1917

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Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, PA Class of 1917