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• World War 2 Family History
  Tips on using US government archives to find information about your family member's participation in WWII.
  
  
• Family Tree Quotations
  A selection of my favorite quotes on the importance of family and living history.
  
  
• Richard J. Daley: A Separate World
  This excerpt from the book "American Pharaoh" tells the story of the first Mayor Daley and the Chicago of his youth, including his hardscrabble South Side neighborhood, the melee of Chicago Irish Politics, racial tension between Irish-Americans and African-Americans, and more.
  
  
• The Year 1000: What Life was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium
  A glimpse at the life of an Englishman 1,000 years ago.
  
  
• The Exploration of New York and New England
  Excerpts and fascinating maps from the beautiful new book by Derek Hayes, America Discovered: A Historical Atlas of North American Exploration.