In 1858 a patron of my relative’s bar was killed in an altercation with a tenant who lived in an apartment next door. For years, I referred to the incident as a “murder.” The reference to the incident was inaccurate.  I should have referred to it as a “killing,” a “shooting,” or something similar. Are you using the right word when referring to something? Are you using a word that may be conveying a message that’s not entirely accurate? And I actually need to review what charges were brought up against the shooter. Just because a newspaper called it murder does not mean that a court did.
Have you used old entries from Amazon gift registries for your genealogical research? Perhaps not the typical source, but you never know.
I had one cancellation in my group trip to the Family History Library this coming August. Email me at mjnrootdig@gmail.com for registration information if you are interested as online registration via the website has been disabled.
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