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Finding Your Roots

Posted on July 24, 2017 by vanbraman

On Monday nights I like to watch Finding Your Roots on PBS. I like the way that Henry Louis Gates Jr. looks into the ancestry of famous people. I always wonder which of my ancestors Gates would feature if he … Continue reading →

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The Mayflower Compact

Posted on November 26, 2015 by vanbraman

As I have been thinking of Thanksgiving today the Mayflower Compact has also come to mind. The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of the Plymouth Colony and was composed and signed while the Mayflower was anchored in what is … Continue reading →

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