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Relocating for Religion: The Christian Catholic Church and “The Leaves of Healing”

Posted on December 16, 2017 by debbiemieszala

Faith healing. A flat earth. The promise of a Utopian society.[1] If not for a religious sect whose doctrine makes me squirm, I would not be alive.

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Illinois State Library Offers Free Trial Databases

Posted on October 18, 2017 by debbiemieszala

It’s that time again. This marks the eighteenth year for the Illinois State Library’s free trial database program, Try-It! Illinois. Users of over 5,000 Illinois ILLINET libraries are allowed trial access to numerous databases.

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Cherished Tokens

Posted on August 25, 2017 by debbiemieszala

We first bagged those things that made my mother appear familiar. It was a logical place to begin. Her clothing was nearest the door. Discarding and donating the clothes of a dead woman has its ghosts.

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Hawaii Opens Adoption Files

Posted on June 23, 2016 by debbiemieszala

Hawaii has a new law.

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Grandpa Christmas, a Priceless Gift from a Free Newspaper Collection

Posted on December 25, 2015 by debbiemieszala

Christmas is a time for family. A gathering of the generations. The laughter and the memories created are special. But we all have family members who we never shared a single Christmas with.

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Missouri: Adoption and Original Birth Certificates, Take Two

Posted on December 3, 2015 by debbiemieszala

In January 2015, I wrote about Missouri House Bill 647, which was then in the system. Had it passed, it would have allowed adult adoptees who were born in Missouri to obtain their original birth certificates. The bill did not … Continue reading →

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All Aboard! Railroad Retirement Board Records

Posted on November 1, 2015 by debbiemieszala

Announcements appeared in the past week. The Midwest Genealogy Center added a Railroad Retirement Board Claim Records Index covering 1936 to the early 2000s. Few sample documents have been described or shown. As appealing as another index sounds, some will … Continue reading →

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