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Music · U.S. History

Appalachian Hymns: When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder

April 29, 2026April 29, 2026

Sung by Melvin & Opal Osborne circa 1969 Melvin and Opal Osborne were from Matawan, West Virginia, but living in…

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Ancient History

The Egyptian Book of the Dead: A Window into the Afterlife and its Parallels with Christian Beliefs 

April 22, 2026

The Book of the Dead, or “Book for Coming Forth By Day”, was a personalized roadmap to ensure the deceased’s…

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Schoolcraft Road between Lamphere and Telegraph, August 31, 1928. Smith Bros., Detroit Historical Society
Detroit History · Local History · Michigan

History of the Development of B.E. Taylor’s Brightmoor, Detroit Neighborhood, Part IV

October 6, 2024March 30, 2025

The population of the Brightmoor neighborhood of Detroit rapidly increased from 8 residents and 6 houses in 1922, to 11,319…

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Tent House in Brightmoor, Circa 1922 (B.E. Taylor Personal Papers, DPL)
Detroit History · Local History · Michigan · Uncategorized

History of the Development of B.E. Taylor’s Brightmoor, Detroit Neighborhood Part III

July 14, 2024March 30, 2025

Early Brightmoor From the start of his ambitious sales campaign in 1922, Burt Eddy Taylor offered a variety of purchase…

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Telegraph Road near Fenkell Avenue, Bell Branch School 1913
Detroit History · Local History · Uncategorized

History of the Development of B.E. Taylor’s Brightmoor, Detroit Neighborhood Part II

June 2, 2024March 30, 2025

Brightmoor-post-card-2

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Genealogy resources
Genealogy · Uncategorized

Genealogy Resources by State

December 16, 2023July 14, 2024

Genealogy resources by state A dynamic list of resources. Use the arrow to access the drop down menu for each…

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Genealogy Tips
Genealogy

Genealogy Tips

December 9, 2023July 14, 2024

Free from your local public library Free online remember… A good rule of thumb is that until you can verify…

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Genealogy Resources – national and international
Genealogy

Genealogy Resources – national and international

December 3, 2023July 14, 2024

Census Information and Vital Records Other Resources

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In this scene in the Edfu temple, the entire phallus of Min has been removed (Photo: Troels Myrup Kristensen)
Ancient History

Iconoclasm

November 22, 2023July 14, 2024

Destruction of the Temple of Serapeum and the statue of Serapis in Alexandria, Egypt Michelle Lee Religious syncretism the fusion…

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Brightmoor General Store circa 1924, Brightmoor, Detroit, Michigan. Photo from B.E. Taylor’s Personal Papers at The Burton Historical Collections, Detroit Public Library
Detroit History · Local History

History of the Development of B.E. Taylor’s Brightmoor, Detroit Part I

November 21, 2023August 11, 2024

Brightmoor General Store circa 1924, Brightmoor, Detroit, Michigan. Photo from B.E. Taylor’s Personal Papers at The Burton Historical Collections, Detroit Public Library

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