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A project based around the history and genealogy of the people involved in the Pony Express, a relay mail service of riders on horses, established in 1860 between Missouri and California, through the Rocky Mountains. It became the west's most direct means of east-west communication before the telegraph and was vital for tying California closely with the Union just before the American Civil War....
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Sedgwick County, Colorado. The county was named for Fort Sedgwick, a military post along the Platte Trail, which was named for General John Sedgwick. Adjacent Counties Deuel County, Neb. Perkins County, Neb. Phillips County Logan County Cheyenne County, Neb. Towns Julesburg (County Seat) Ovid Sedgwick ...
This project is a portal to U.S. migration projects that focus on the movement West and the trails they used. Do not add individual profiles to the project. Add them to the appropriate sub-project.== Historic Trails ==Historic trails include:* Bozeman Trail* California Trail, 5,665 miles* El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail, 404 miles* El Camino Real de los Tejas National H...
What is now known as El Dorado County has been home to the Maidu, Nisenan, Washoe, and Miwok Indigenous American nations for centuries. Because of colonization, their numbers dropped severely. Today many indigenous people in El Dorado County, like the Nissenan are telling their stories and culture, praying in their languages sharing their history; Once seen as struggling to survive to now on th...
This project is for those who were born, lived or died in Fallon, Churchill, Nevada Fallon is a city in Churchill County in the U.S. state of Nevada. It is the county seat of Churchill County and is located in the Lahontan Valley. The community was first populated during the California Gold Rush, because multiple would-be Forty-niners stopped after crossing the Carson River. The town and po...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Jefferson County, Nebraska.= Official Website =Jefferson County was founded on 26 January 1856, and its governing structure was organized in 1864. It was named for Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States.Rock Creek Station was a stage and Pony Express station established in 1857, on the Oregon & California Trails, that ...
Wikipedia =California State University, Sacramento (CSUS; Sacramento State, informally Sac State), founded in 1947 as Sacramento State College, is a public comprehensive university in the city of Sacramento, the capital city of the U.S. state of California. It is the eleventh oldest school in the 23-campus California State University system. The university enrolls approximately 30,500 students ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Washington County, Kansas. Official Website In 1857, Washington County was established. The Oregon-California Trail, the Overland Stage Line, and the Pony Express all ran through Washington County. Adjacent Counties Jefferson County, Neb. Gage County, Neb. Thayer County, Neb. Republic County Cloud County Clay County...
Mormonism Portal is an index to projects dealing with the history of the Mormon people. Since the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah this portal also lists Utah, mountain west and regional projects of interest.==Mormon Leadership and Early History==* Mormon Leaders Project ==Mormon Pioneers==* Mormon Pioneer Master Project * Mormon Pioneer Compa...
Add residents of Farson and Eden, Wyoming from any time period to this project. You can visit HistoryLink to find out which projects include your ancestors. Prior to settlement, Eden Valley was a thoroughfare for various types of travelers. One of the oldest types of arrowheads known, was named the "Eden Point", and was discovered in this area by archaeologists as well as ancient Indian camps, ...
This subportal is part of the USA Portal . == MISSOURI = "The Show-Me State" Missouri (see pronunciations) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, achieving statehood in 1821.[5] With over six million residents, it is the eighteenth most populous state and host to the mean center of United States population. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and ...
Wyoming Pioneers are those who emigrated to the Wyoming Territory prior to statehood in 1890. The usual indication that a person was a pioneer is a listing in 1870 or 1880 censuses for Wyoming, or a land entry dated before 1890. County records are also good sources of information.Wyoming is the iconic state of the Old West. The United States acquired international title to the area east of the ...
Return to Afro-Americans throughout the Americas / Black History - Master Project Black cowboys or African American cowboys were largely African American freedmen after the Civil War who were drawn to cowboy life, in part because there was not quite as much discrimination in the west as in other areas of American society at the time. Some estimates suggest that in the late 19th century, 20% ...
= BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN LIFE SCIENCES In the fifty years between the discovery of the double helix and the decoding of the human genome, we have undergone a revolution in our understanding of life. Since then the rate of discoveries has accelerated, and this rapid progress looks set to continue. Armed with new knowledge and new technologies, fields like genetics, molecular biology, oncology...
William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody opened Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show on May 19, 1883 at Omaha, Nebraska. His partner that first season was a dentist and exhibition shooter, Dr. W.F. Carver. Cody and Carver took the show, subtitled “Rocky Mountain and Prairie Exhibition,” across the country to popular acclaim and favorable reviews, launching a genre of outdoor entertainment that thrived for three...
Famous People Connected to Bristol ==England Image right - Cary Grant ===== Image by Grant,_Cary_(Suspicion) Public Domain, Wiki Commons =Related Projects on Geni>===== Bristol - Main Page >===== Historical Bristol (To follow) >===== People Connected to Bristol >===== Bristol Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries & Graveyards Those people of note with connections to the county are listed below....
Authors of Children's Literature These writers are notable authors of children's literature with some of their most famous works. This literature-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. A Verna Aardema (1911–2001) Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears Rafael Ábalos (born 1956) Grimpow Jacob Abbott (1803–1879) Rollo series, Cousin Lucy's Conversations , Bruno Tony Abb...
From Germany to Missouri in the mid 19th CenturyThis Project is intended to provide the background for the GRUNER and ENDERLEIN PROJECTS, and it expands on the historical information included in the Souders Project. My Great Grandparents, Johann Friedrich Carl Gruner and Anne Margarethe Enderlein, left a turbulent Germany only to arrive in Missouri as it was about to be shaken by Civil War. In ...