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Passport application for American physician, professor, lecturer, and author Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

Added to Page 1 - image, found in Passport Applications, 1795-1905

13 Nov 2009
peter
It's not cut off for me. You might try reloading the page or use the scroll bar at the bottom to make sure you are all the way to the left.

Added to Sheet 27a - image, found in Census - US Federal 1930

05 Aug 2009
peter
New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker told Ederle, "When history records the greatest crossings, they will speak of Moses crossing the Red Sea, Caesar the Rubicon and Washington the…

Added to Gertrude C Ederle - Footnote Page

23 Jul 2009
peter
This is the Queen Mother, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Queen Consort of King George VI. Queen Elizabeth II was her daughter. Queen Mary was her mother-in-law.

Added to Queen Elizabeth meets with US Airmen of... - spotlight

16 Jun 2009
peter
The attached WWII Honor Roll for Waldo County, Maine lists Elbridge E Stanley as a Private and Killed in Action.

Added to Elbridge E Stanley - Footnote Page

07 May 2009
peter
Testimony of Otto Ernst Remer regarding the 1944 plot to assasinate Hitler and take over the German government. This plot was depicted in the 2008 Hollywood film "Valkyrie." The…

Added to Page 4 - image, found in WWII Foreign Military Studies, 1945-54

02 Apr 2009
peter
30th President of the United States. President from 1923-1929.

Added to Calvin Coolidge - Footnote Page

25 Mar 2009
peter
31st President of the United States. Was president from 1929-1933.

Added to Herbert Hoover - Footnote Page

25 Mar 2009
peter
Yasgur was an American farmer, best known as the owner of the dairy farm in Bethel, New York where the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was held August 15 and August 18, 1969.

Added to Max Yasgur - Footnote Page

17 Feb 2009
peter
Thanks for the correction. We've updated this.

Added to Page 2 - image, found in Missing Air Crew Reports, WWII

03 Feb 2009
peter
Thanks for the correction. This has been updated.

Added to Page 2 - image, found in Missing Air Crew Reports, WWII

03 Feb 2009
peter
Thanks for the correction.

Added to Cavender, Samuel - image, found in Civil War and Later Veterans Pension Index

27 Jan 2009
peter
Thanks for your comment. We've updated the index with the correct spelling. You can always report errors directly to us using the "Contact Footnote" link at the bottom of most…

Added to Ziegenhein, John - image, found in Civil War and Later Veterans Pension Index

12 Dec 2008
peter
There are a few pictures of Greeley in the Brady Civil War Photos Collection that you could attach to this last story with the quote,…

Added to Jim Crow Laws - Footnote Page

24 Oct 2008
peter
catlady, I think you are right. We'll see if we can get that fixed. Thanks for pointing it out.

Added to [Gen. Info] (p. 1872) - image, found in City Directories - Detroit

02 Oct 2008
peter
Thanks for the correction. We've updated the index.

Added to Page 2 - image, found in Missing Air Crew Reports, WWII

08 Aug 2008
peter
Letter from John Marshall to his family found at http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/pdocs/vietnamletters.pdf November 14, [1968] Dear Mom & Dad & Family Hi again. Everything…

Added to John Keith Marshall - Footnote Page

05 Aug 2008
peter
Thanks. We've made this correction.

Added to Page 1 - image, found in Missing Air Crew Reports, WWII

07 Jul 2008
peter
Thanks. We've updated this. The change should show up in the next day or so.

Added to B-1738 Mrs. L. B. Wilson - image, found in Brady Civil War Photos

16 Jun 2008
peter
Looks like 28 to me. You can see an example of this writer's 2 in the mother's age a line or two above this.

Added to what is the age - spotlight

03 Jun 2008