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Findmypast Announce Weekend of Free Access to All British Census Records

The following announcement was written by Findmypast: All British census records from 1841 to 1911 free to access from April 30th to May 3rd Includes free access to census hints on family trees and Findmypast’s new address search Explore the lives of your ancestors, the history of your home or grow your family tree Leading …

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Great Chicago Fire of 1871

One dark night, when people were in bed, Mrs. O’ Leary lit a lantern in her shed, The cow kicked it over, winked its eye, and said, There’ll be a hot time in the old town tonight. Exactly 150 years ago, a great fire roared through the city of Chicago. No one knows for sure …

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Great Chicago Fire of 1871

One dark night, when people were in bed, Mrs. O’ Leary lit a lantern in her shed, The cow kicked it over, winked its eye, and said, There’ll be a hot time in the old town tonight. Exactly 150 years ago, a great fire roared through the city of Chicago. No one knows for sure …

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