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Turkish Airlines: from Houston to Athens

There are fascinating people and strange experiences everywhere.  When we entered the gangway to board our flight, we came across one bend, and suddenly there were about 5 Turkish police or military authorities.  We were never quite sure why they…

Fish in Northampton County, PA in Colonial Times

In my earlier search for David Fish, Dee and I found records in the Monroe County Historical Society.  Later my husband and I went to the Northampton County Historical Society and then the Northampton County Archives.  In the time period…

The American Revolution – A View from the South

Like most Americans, I studied the American Revolution in Elementary School, maybe a little in High School.  And in college, I needed one History class so I took History of the American Revolution.  And most of the maps looked something…

A Thief in the Family Tree!

A thief in the family tree is not unexpected because most of the family is from Ireland and the Potato Famine was notorious for creating thieves out of starving people.  Little did I know that many of the American colonies…