tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post8091402865280685673..comments2023-06-26T04:17:39.453-05:00Comments on Genealogy Tip of the Day: A Thousand Miles AwayMichael John Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10785989524587275817noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-78711102164279790812014-01-13T11:10:53.771-06:002014-01-13T11:10:53.771-06:00My family was involved in a tragic event back over...My family was involved in a tragic event back over 110 years ago. In 1979 when I read on microfilm the contemporary account in the local newspaper, my mother and aunts & uncles didn't want to read it as they were afraid of re kindling hard feelings. Years later with digitized newspapers, I've found accounts of the incident in papers from coast to coast and from the Gulf to the northern boundary of the U. S. I didn't search on the names (the news wire didn't get them all right anyway) but on the name of the town which was rather unique.Katnoreply@blogger.com