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Tag: Country Fairs

Illustration: detail from "Village Fair," by Gillis Mostaert, 1590. Credit: Gemäldegalerie; anagoria; Wikimedia Commons.

Town Fairs and the Details of Our Ancestors’ Lives

By Thomas Jay Kemp on October 2, 2017

An article about Thomas Jay Kemp researching his 3rd great-grandfather, Robert Starbird (1782-1870), using old newspaper articles... (Read More)

Illustration: detail from "Village Fair," by Gillis Mostaert, 1590. Credit: Gemäldegalerie; anagoria; Wikimedia Commons.

Family History Research: Finding Blue Ribbon Winners at the Fair

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on November 17, 2015

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak writes about an unusual genealogy source: newspaper stories about blue ribbon contest winners at country fairs... (Read More)


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