February 24, 2023 The Decennial U.S. Censuses are often called a snapshot of a moment in time. The censuses were designed to count every resident in the entire country. As such they give genealogists and other researchers a glimpse of those residents’ lives at a particular time and place. This week that moment in …
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The Unusual Cause of Death of Allan Pinkerton
Allan J. Pinkerton (25 August 1819 – 1 July 1884) was a Scottish American detective and spy, best known for creating the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Pinkerton emigrated as a young man to seek his fortune in the United States of America. A self-educated man, he had little formal training in …
The Unusual Cause of Death of Allan Pinkerton
Allan J. Pinkerton (25 August 1819 – 1 July 1884) was a Scottish American detective and spy, best known for creating the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Pinkerton emigrated as a young man to seek his fortune in the United States of America. A self-educated man, he had little formal training in …