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Revisiting the American Civil War—John Dennis
John Samuel Dennis, 1844-1926 John Dennis served as a private in Company C of the 111th Ohio Infantry regiment. He enlisted in Mill Creek Township, Williams County, Ohio, on 14 August 1862 at…
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Revisiting the Civil War
We are in the final days of the American Civil War sesquicentennial, marking one of the most defining trials in our nation’s history. The beginning of the end for Confederate forces came with…
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Bill, Babe, and Abe
Back in Dad’s carving days, he created a relief carving of his dad, Aden Springsteen, with his dad’s team of horses. Bill and Babe were used on the farm during the Great Depression…
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DNA and Genealogy
This post is a revision of an entry posted on January 31, 2015, in my blog on the former Our Heritage site. I have explored genealogy and family history through traditional research for decades, but…
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Thomas Green at the Battle of Bentonville
One hundred fifty years ago today, March 20, the left wing of General William T. Sherman’s army was in the midst of a three-day confrontation with General Joseph E. Johnston’s Confederate forces at the Battle…
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Time for a change
Welcome to the reformation of Our Heritage. The website had been rather badly neglected and depended on site editing tools that are no longer supported, so it is time for a change. Our…
