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September week 15-19

Monday- Notes- Chapter 5

Tuesday- notes on chapter 5 and 6

Wednesday- finishing 5 and 6

Thursday- test

Friday- presenting today chapter 7

Section 2: Settlers moved west to the great plains. Railroads got 10 square miles for every mile of track. Homestead

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My dads side of my family came from Germany in 1888 . There names were Peter Pauley and his Wife Clara (Thielen) Pauley they were my great great grandparents. They had a son named Theodore Pauley and he then married Rose (pitsch) Pauley those two are

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For this blog I will be focusing on the family history of my dad’s side of the family, specifically on my Grandma’s family and ancestors. My grandma was very interested in genealogy and our family history so all of my information is from papers and o

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Most people recognize Ellis Island by the Statue of Liberty, which was what was most immigrants first signs of America. Ellis Island opened up in 1892 as one of the main immigration stations in the US. During the period of immigration into the US it

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    Angel Island is the largest island in the San Francisco Bay. It is 1.2 square miles. Angel Island’s earliest populations were the Coast Miwok Native Americans. Angel Island was a safe refuge for Spanish explorers, namely Juan Manuel de Ayala. In

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Daberkow Side

My Grandpa Daberkow’s maternal grandparents came to America from Switzerland in the early 1900’s. His grandpa Ernst Mohl came earlier and then saved up enough money to send home to his fiancée Louise to join him. She lost her ticket over

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1. Where your ancestors came from.

My ancestors came from Czechoslovakia, and Germany.  

2. How, why and when they came to America.

They wanted to start a new life and farm. They wanted a new beginning for their families. The Americas was just beginning

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First Assigned Blog- Family History

 Osbahr Side

My great great grandfather was born in Silao, Mexico, in 1869 and was names Bruno Torres. His wife was born in Silao, Mexico also and is named Severiana Aquilar. They lived in this village their whole life and had seven children. Their na

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Grandma

Grandparents came to Ellis island in new York lived there for a while until going to Sioux city then moved to Iowa when her dad was a small child and started school he could only speak Italian and his mother had given him a slice of bread and a dim t

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Mom's Side. 

My mom's side of the family is from England. My grandmas side of the family, the Charles side is said to be related to a King Charles and he is buried in our family plot in Georgia. They came over to the united states and settled in Georg

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Family History Blog

When I research the Schaben side of family history I could reach to my great-great grandpa, Henry Schaben. They moved to America from Germany and Ireland. They came here by boat in the late 1800's because many other German's were coming and they want

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           My family has a mix of ethnicity. On my grandmas side, her father was from Greece, and her mother was Italian, on my grandpas side, his father was Irish, and his mother was Lithuanian. They all moved here in the late 1920's and early 1930'

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Family History

My dad's side of the family came from Europe and Scandinavian countries, the majority coming from Germany! The rode a ship over over which took eight weeks. They rode with the animals in the lower level because it costs less. My great-great-grandfath

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On my dads moms side of the family my great great grandmother originated from Ireland and then came to the United States. While my great great grandpa was from Denmark who also came to the United States where he met my great great grandmother. They m

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Week of September 15-19

Monday: Went through forum posts.  Oklahoma was Indian territory. 

Tuesday: 

Wednesday: 

Ch. 5.1:

-Describe Native American culture.

-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?

-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to lat

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My family originated from Germany. Great Great Grandparents came in the 1890s. They came across on boat. They wanted a better life. Came to iowa to pursue farming.My Grandpa farms a lot of ground his dad farmed and also his grandpa farmed. My grandpa

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First Assigned Blog- Ancestral History

I can trace most of the history of my mother’s side of the family down to the mid 1800’s, but my father’s side of the family doesn't have much information on its past. I am the son of Doug and Mary Renkly who were both raised in South Dakota on farms

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Angel Island- Is the second largest island in the San Francisco Bay area.

 It was later a haven for Spanish Explorer, a cattle ranch, and a U.S. Army post, Civil War.

Three thousands years ago it was being served as a hunting and fi

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Family History

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My family originated from England and France. A distant relative that I am related to is Alan Shepard. He was the first American astronaut to go in space. He was one of the original seven Mercury astronauts. They launched from the pad in Florida. Af

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On my dads side his ancestors came from Germany and he is also some Indian. They came to america sometime in the middle of World War 2. They took a boat to get here, they wanted to start a new life. We don't know much about my mom's parents. My dads

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