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  • Back in the Day with Dancestors
    Jan 23 2026

    This genealogy newsletter compiles a diverse array of historical accounts and biographical sketches centered on the American frontier and beyond. It details the violent criminal career and eventual execution of the outlaw Cherokee Bill, while also tracing the legendary Danish lineage of the Viking era. The text examines public health history by explaining the discovery of pellagra and its association with corn-rich diets in the early twentieth century. Further segments highlight the musical talents of various U.S. presidents and the Shaker community's egalitarian, celibate lifestyle. Finally, the source profiles the warrior queen Nzinga of Africa and clarifies a popular historical myth regarding Franklin D. Roosevelt using Al Capone’s armored car.

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    19 min
  • Frontier Files: Bold Histories
    Jan 10 2026

    CAPTURING CHEROKEE BILL; ADAM AND EVE TO THE DANISH KINGS; THE DREAMER AND THE DOCTOR; KODAK HELPS WIN WW I; SPECIAL AGENT ALASKA; DO FUR HOUSES GET FLEAS?

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    16 min
  • From Myth to Family Proof
    Jan 10 2026

    OBAMA IN THE GRAND CANYON; DIRECT LINE TO ADAM AND EVE; YOUR ARTIST RELATIVES; THE WHITE NEGROES FROM EUROPE; MYSTERIOUS ANCESTORS; AND CHARTING FOR POSTERITY.

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    14 min