Monthly Archives: September 2016

The McNitt Defeat

Posted on September 17, 2016 by historyadmin

I was privileged to be invited to speak at the Rotary Club meeting in London earlier this week. Although my talk was not about the McNitt Defeat (also known as “Defeated Camp”), one of the members who spoke with me … Continue reading →

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Confederates are Hiding in the 1890 Laurel County Census!

Posted on September 9, 2016 by historyadmin

I worked for the United States Census Bureau during the 2010 enumeration. As a genealogist, I thought it would be good experience and would, perhaps, give me more insight into how information for earlier census enumerations was collected. Although I … Continue reading →

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