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Appalachian Hymns: When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder
Sung by Melvin & Opal Osborne circa 1969 Melvin and Opal Osborne were from Matawan, West Virginia, but living in Norwalk, Ohio at the time of this recording. This audio is a clip of an answering machine message they left…
The Egyptian Book of the Dead: A Window into the Afterlife and its Parallels with Christian Beliefs
The Book of the Dead, or “Book for Coming Forth By Day”, was a personalized roadmap to ensure the deceased’s safe journey through the underworld. The afterlife was fraught with dangers—demonic creatures, snakes, and judgment—but with the proper spells, hymns,…
History of the Development of B.E. Taylor’s Brightmoor, Detroit Neighborhood, Part IV
The population of the Brightmoor neighborhood of Detroit rapidly increased from 8 residents and 6 houses in 1922, to 11,319 residents and 3,958 houses by 1925. By that same year, the community included 190 businesses, a community hall, 4 churches,…
History of the Development of B.E. Taylor’s Brightmoor, Detroit Neighborhood Part III
Early Brightmoor From the start of his ambitious sales campaign in 1922, Burt Eddy Taylor offered a variety of purchase options for prospective homeowners in Brightmoor. By the end of 1922, lot sales were increasing, home building was accelerating and…
Genealogy Resources by State
Genealogy resources by state A dynamic list of resources. Use the arrow to access the drop down menu for each state