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This week’s crème de la crème — June 6, 2015

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Loyalist Sympathies by Brenda Dougall Merriman on Brenda Dougall Merriman. Scottish Genealogy: Top Resources for Finding Your Scottish Ancestors by Christine Woodcock on Crestleaf. Our Memories Fade by Terri O’Connel on … Continue reading →

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The Forgotten Plague focuses on deadliest killer in human history, tuberculosis

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Gail Dever

At least one of my ancestors died from consumption, and I suspect you may have an ancestor or two who died of this same disease, eventually called tuberculosis. The name consumption came from the emaciation as the fever built and … Continue reading →

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