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  • The West Wing Drinking Game!

    The West Wing Drinking Game!

    I can’t be the only one who is charging through (yet another) re-watch of The West Wing right now. The TV show’s peppy little theme song and rosy outlook on the political landscape and condition of America is just what we need to deny reality with zeal and vigor. And since we’re all imbibing as…

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  • What Happened to the 1890 Census?

    Genealogy nerds like me frequently weep and fan themselves to exhaustion over a gaping hole in America’s historical record: The 1890 U.S. Census is gone. The original was destroyed. No copies exist. No scans. No photos. Therefore nearly all of it has been erased from history. That, my friends, is no small deal. Every ten…

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