Category: Uncategorized

(+) The 1890 U.S. Census: Not Everything Was Destroyed

The following is a Plus Edition article written by and copyright by Dick Eastman.  Beginning U.S. genealogists soon learn that the 1890 census records were destroyed in a fire in the basement of the Commerce Building on January 10, 1921. Many people who would like to see these records just shrug their shoulders and move …

Continue reading

World’s Oldest Person Lived Until 117 Ate the Same Thing Every Day for Her Entire Life

Want to live to a ripe old age? Just eat the same things over and over. Well, it’s a bit more complicated than that… When asked how she made it to the ripe old age of 117, Emma Morano had an incredible answer. She reckoned that the secret to her longevity was steering clear of …

Continue reading

World’s Oldest Person Lived Until 117 Ate the Same Thing Every Day for Her Entire Life

Want to live to a ripe old age? Just eat the same things over and over. Well, it’s a bit more complicated than that… When asked how she made it to the ripe old age of 117, Emma Morano had an incredible answer. She reckoned that the secret to her longevity was steering clear of …

Continue reading