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The director of a public library system, Raechel Guest previously worked as a museum curator specializing in local history. She has published a number of local history articles in print and online; a complete list can be found on her website. Her Waterbury Thoughts blog contains local history essays and photo essays on current events in Waterbury, Connecticut. She is currently working on her first novel, a fictionalized account of the lives of German immigrants who settled on the Maryland frontier during the 1740s. ...more

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When I was growing up, I learned the family legend that some of our North Carolina ancestors were Cherokee. I was shown a photo of my grandfather and told that everyone could easily see that he was part Cherokee. When I researched my genealogy, however, I found no truth to the family legend, but I did find an explanation for it, as well as an enthralling history of my great-grandfather, Vance Lewi Read more of this blog post »

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Pirates & Privateers from Long Island Sound to Delaware Bay

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