Though the idea of setting aside a day to honor the “First Americans” was set in 1915, it wasn’t until 1990 that an entire month, the month of November, was designated as Native American month. Read more about its beginnings here: https://nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/about/ In honor of the month, Legacy Roots has gathered a few website links...
{The Use of Hats in Creating a Pictorial Family Tree} National Mad Hatter Day, celebrated on the 6th of October every year, is a day of fun creating silly hats, having tea parties a la Alice in Wonderland, and telling riddles. The holiday naturally brings to mind the phrase, ‘mad as a hatter’ with...
{Researching Commissioned Officers Gone Awry} We all know about infamous pirates like Blackbeard and Captain Kidd. But beyond those who made a career of it and whose life stories have shown up in numerous books over the centuries, there are those who had a much less notorious history who started out as privateers, commissioned...