{"id":6290,"date":"2017-03-12T12:56:49","date_gmt":"2017-03-12T17:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/?p=6290"},"modified":"2017-03-12T12:56:49","modified_gmt":"2017-03-12T17:56:49","slug":"have-you-brushed-up-on-your-social-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/12\/have-you-brushed-up-on-your-social-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Have You Brushed Up on Your Social History?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When was the last time you read a little history? The first book is one I first read years ago and gave me great insight into my Illinois farmers&#8211;both the Germans and the non-Germans. The second one focuses on women&#8217;s citizenship&#8211;basically the mid-19th century and after. Given that I have many immigrants during this time, it was an interesting and informative read.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0520206509\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0520206509&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gentipoftheda-20&amp;linkId=66a899d41e71de2e2f861147c805ce9a\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6291 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/prairie-patrinomy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/prairie-patrinomy.jpg 233w, https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/prairie-patrinomy-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0807820458\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0807820458&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gentipoftheda-20&amp;linkId=794a6b61d5da8ea5ca76b85100b9c568\" target=\"_blank\">Prairie Patrimony: Family, Farming, and Community in the Midwest (Studies in Rural Culture)<\/a>&#8211;an analysis of farming communities in Illinois but applicable to much of the Midwest<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=gentipoftheda-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0807820458\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0520206509\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0520206509&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gentipoftheda-20&amp;linkId=66a899d41e71de2e2f861147c805ce9a\" target=\"_blank\">A Nationality of Her Own: Women, Marriage, and the Law of Citizenship<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=gentipoftheda-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0520206509\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>&#8212; focusing on women&#8217;s citizenship throughout American history and how those laws have changed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Genealogy Tip of the Day<\/em> is an affiliate of\u00a0<em>Amazon.com<\/em>&#8211;we do receive a small commission on purchases made through these links. Thanks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When was the last time you read a little history? The first book is one I first read years ago and gave me great insight into my Illinois farmers&#8211;both the Germans and the non-Germans. The second one focuses on women&#8217;s citizenship&#8211;basically the mid-19th century and after. 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