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Mullin' Marrow & Ponderin' Pith

A genealogical blog of reflections about my family history and my experiences as a genealogist.

Hundred Year-Old Headlines

10/23/2018

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Image courtesy Zielinska via Pixabay.
Genealogy has recently been touted as the number two hobby in the United States. Pretty popular stuff, analyzing the ahnentafel, perusing the pedigree, tracing the tree...I've got a million of 'em!

But what did the citizens of the United States think about genealogy 100 years ago? Indications can be found in historical newspapers. 

In 1911, Bostonians worried about social correctness:
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The Boston Sunday Globe 5 Nov 1911. Image courtesy Newspapers.com.
A 1912 Pennsylvania paper kindly recognized genealogy as an acceptable career! Whew!
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The Scranton Republican 8 Mar 1912. Image courtesy Newspapers.com.
Far south in New Orleans, the bite of the genealogy bug was discussed.
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The Times-Democrat 7 Mar 1912. Image courtesy Newspapers.com.
This 1915 California clipping implies respect was being given to “Genealogy Bodies.”
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San Francisco Chronicle 1 Aug 1915. Image courtesy Newspapers.com.
Meanwhile, in Washington D.C. the implication was that genealogy was beginning to serve evolutionary thought.
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The Washington Times 10 Aug 1915. Image courtesy Newspapers.com.
In 1918 an Oregon newspaper reported residents of Mexico were worried about proving themselves to be “Americans” in view of US passport requirements. As if Mexico wasn’t part of America....
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Corvallis Gazette-Times 3 May 1918. Image courtesy Newspapers.com.
Concurrently, Nebraskans concerned themselves with animal genealogy.
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Lincoln Journal Star 1 May 1918. Image courtesy Newspapers.com.
Admit it, the horse genealogy is fascinating!
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    Cynthia Maharrey
    Born and raised in a small town in West Virginia before the turn of the century, Cynthia has always been fascinated by the intricacies that make up her own family history.  As a result, she has been researching and studying it since the late 1900's.
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    -Association of Professional Genealogists
    -African American Genealogical Group of Kentucky
    -Kentucky Genealogical Society
    ​-Kentucky Historical Society
    -Greenbrier County (West Virginia) Historical Society
    -Monroe County (West Virginia) Historical Society

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