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The San Antonio Story

San Antonio Texas in 1854 looking west from La Villita

“The San Antonio Story” by Sam Woolford, with contributions from his wife Bess Carroll Woolford, is a history of San Antonio, Texas. Published in 1950 by Joske’s of Texas, the book was conceived as a remedy for the lack of historical knowledge among San Antonio’s school children, a concern identified by Herbert U. Rhodius, chairman of the Municipal Advertising Commission of San Antonio in 1948-49. Rhodius and his colleagues believed that a readable and authentic history could address this educational gap, making it suitable supplementary reading for public junior high schools.

Stephenson County Illinois World War 1 Veterans

Honor roll of the Great War, Stephenson County, 1917-1919

This small booklet contains all the known men and women who participated in World War 1 and claimed their home of record as Stephenson County, Illinois. By participation, this record does not limit this to soldiers, but also contains the records of those men and women who served the Red Cross, Y.M.C.A., and other non-fighting positions. This book is free to read or download.

Spokane Story

“Spokane Story: A Colorful Early History of the Capital City of the Inland Empire” by Lucile Foster Fargo offers readers an evocative journey through the formative years of Spokane, Washington. Published in 1957 by Northwestern Press in Minneapolis, this work seeks to straddle the realms of history and storytelling, presenting a narrative that is neither entirely factual history nor pure fiction. Fargo accepts the challenging task of depicting Spokane’s cultural and developmental evolution from its fur trade beginnings to its emergence as a municipal entity in the early twentieth century.

Darius Webb Todd of Portsmouth VA

Darius Webb Todd8, (Darius W.7, Elnathan6, John5, John4, John3, John2, Christopher1) born May 24, 1836, married April 8, 1868, Annie Gill, at Portsmouth, Virginia, where they afterwards lived. Children: 1843. Ida Agnes Todd, born May 21, 1869, married April 11, 1894, Malvern Foster, in Portsmouth, Virginia, who died Dec. 1, 1898. In 1915 she was living in Portsmouth, Virginia. Child: I. Anna Todd Foster, b. July 21, 1895. 1844. Annie Esther Todd, born Jan. 14, 1871, married June 28, 1892, Theodore J. Wool, at Portsmouth, Va. Children: I. Darius Todd Wool, b. Oct. 22, 1893. II. Esther Wool, b. June … Read more

The genealogy and history of the Ingalls family in America

Edmund Ingalls, son of Robert, was born about 1598 in Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England. He immigrated in 1628 to Salem, Massachusetts and with his brother, Francis, founded Lynn, Massachusetts in 1629. He married Ann, fathered nine children, and died in 1648.