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Twas the Night before Christmas: A Case of Literary Fraud? Did alleged "The Night before Christmas" author Clement Moore claim something he didn't write? Let's marshal up, like toy soldiers, some of the evidence. Dec 10, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Who Really Wrote ''Twas the Night before Christmas"? In some literary circles there is a raging war over whether Clement C. Moore wrote "A Visit from St. Nicholas." Ever hear of Henry Livingston Jr.? Dec 3, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Christmas Candy Cane Cookies with a Story There's a Canadian family that carries on a decades-old tradition by eating these Christmas candy cane cookies. Nov 26, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Get in the Holiday Spirit with Granddaddy's Christmas Stollen In Germany, the serving of special bread called Stollen is a Christmas custom. Here's a Stollen recipe from Quebec City, Canada, with its own story. Nov 12, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Versatile Entertainer Madonna's French Canadian Ancestry Singer and songwriter Madonna shares French Canadian ancestors with singer Celine Dion, producer Mark Wahlberg and other notables. Nov 5, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

A Family's Journal of Adopting an Indian Runner Duck Adopting a duck is an action with many variables and some risk taking. Here is one family's journal of adopting an Indian Runner Duck. Oct 29, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Should I Store My Genealogy on Disks in Safe Deposit Box? Genealogists worry about how to protect and preserve their genealogy files. Safe-deposit boxes appear to be one of the best options. Are they? Oct 22, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Interview with an Unusual "Watchdog" Duck Duck fanciers agree. Patches the Duck has unique abilities for empathizing with her human family, communicating with them and protecting their property. Oct 15, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

History and Wealth Highlights of Anderson Cooper's Ancestry CNN's Anderson Cooper has Vanderbilt and Morgan family ties reflecting a heritage of historical heavyweights, some of them maliciously maligned. Oct 8, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

U. S. and China Advance in Space Race U.S. reusable rockets to help propel men to Mars and China's launch of its test space lab were announced yesterday (Sept. 29, 2011). What is the impact? Sep 30, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Voices of North American Slaves Roughly two million slaves were brought to the American South from Africa and the West Indies. Now we can hear in words some of their voices. Sep 24, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Unique Resource for History Teachers An amazing resource for teaching history is being offered by the U. S. Department of Education. It even provides a "thinking history" video. Sep 17, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Who Was Mayflower Passenger Humility Cooper Female passengers on the 1620 Mayflower voyage to America are often given short shrift. The most overlooked is Humility Cooper. Sep 10, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Contexts for Remembering the 9/11 Tragedy The 9/11 tragedy affected Americans and their nation in so many ways that there are many contexts for remembering the nation-shaking event. Here are a few. Sep 3, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

NIPA: Constructing a Health Report for the U. S. Economy The pulse of the U. S. economy is taken by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, using the National Income and Product Accounts (NIPAs) as its cornerstone. Aug 27, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Find and Keep Diamonds at Arkansas Crater of Diamonds There is only one place in the world where you can officially look for diamonds and keep what you find. That's the Crater of Diamonds in Arkansas. Aug 20, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

The GDP as Yardstick for Measuring Economic Health What is the GDP and how and why does it measure a country's economic health? Here's a quick primer on the significance of the Gross Domestic Product. Aug 13, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Aftermath of U. S. Debt Debate Debacle Economists and government leaders both worldwide and in the United States are surveying the aftermath of the U. S. debt debate. Conclusions? Thumbs down! Aug 3, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

When the U. S. Deficit and National Debt Soared Barely anyone blinked and no blaming fingers were pointed as President George W. Bush increased the U. S. national debt by more than a record 72 percent. Jul 30, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Facts and Figures for the U. S. Space Shuttle Program The last NASA space shuttle landed at 5:57 a.m. today at the Kennedy Space Center in the wake of patriotic tributes and a long gee-whiz success list. Jul 21, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Obama Zeroes in on Nation's Wealthiest Citizens and Corporations Where is U. S. wealth? The president knows. His "balanced approach" to the debt ceiling crisis targets the 1 percent of citizens who most "own" the nation. Jul 15, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Pride and Pain Accompany Last US Space Shuttle Launch Joy and despair peaked and plunged as the last NASA space shuttle soared off its launch pad at 11:29 a.m. today before millions of viewers. Jul 8, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Michele Bachmann's Restroom Homosexual Trauma What is Michele Bachmann's position on homosexuality? It's right over the edge if you count her 2005 ladies restroom trauma. Jul 2, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

National Park Service Vacation Sites on the Mid-Atlantic Seaboard Be it a day trip or low cost short distance vacation, National Park Service sites offer stunning scenery, historic landmarks and top notch recreation spots. Jun 25, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

National Park Service Sites in the Southeastern United States National Park Service sites in the Southeast offer low cost vacation venues, including parks for camping and historic landmarks for day or weekend trips. Jun 11, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Low Cost Vacation Tips Some cheap vacation ideas are obvious, but many are not. Fun can mean a temporary change of scenery within 100 miles of home or a change of pace at home. Jun 4, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

The Obamas Visit the President's Irish Ancestral Homeland President Barack Obama visited the Irish home of ancestor Falmouth Kearney May 23, 2011, celebrating an Irish heritage he shares with millions of Americans. May 25, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Learn Apocalypse Lingo as Doomsday Warnings Continue Brush up on apocalypse vocabulary. End of the world warnings will continue, with the year 2012 already targeted. May 21, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Making Children Look Sexy: Okay or Wrong? Botox shots for 8-year-olds, falsies in pre-teen bathing suits and doll kits featuring sexy dress-up outfits: Is this sexualization of children okay or not? May 14, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

More Messing with Florida Election Laws Remember the crucial and questionable Florida votes in the 2000 presidential election? Now Florida's legislature has passed a controversial elections bill. May 7, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Royal Wedding Watchers Echo "I Do" Those who witnessed the royal wedding of Prince William and his princess took away from the experience many of their own "I do" conclusions. Apr 30, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

If Only King Henry III Could See Kate and William Now Prince William and bride Kate have centuries of royal history behind them. Surely King Henry would be pleased at their marriage. Both are his descendants. Apr 28, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Money Matters: U. S. Treasury Department Goes Green Not all of the green at the U.S. Treasury Department can be measured in cash. Yet, some of the other green will save American taxpayers money. Apr 23, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

NBC Goofs on Kate Middleton Ancestry George Washington is not a Kate Middleton ancestor. The network reporting this story needs a genealogy lesson. Apr 16, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

The IRS and You: Cancellation of Debt Issues In recent years, many taxpayers have had to wrestle with the reporting of cancellation of debts. Here are guidelines. Apr 9, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Why Most Americans Should Not Have to File Income Taxes The IRS has the information most Americans use to file taxes. Why are they expending time, money, energy and angst to tell IRS what it already knows? Apr 2, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Libya in Biblical Times What now is known as Libya was, during Biblical times, Cyrenaica, a Greek colony which suffered two earthquakes and was in ruins by the fourth century. Mar 23, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Kate Middleton's Ancestors: Great-grandmother Olive Lupton Women who, like Kate Middleton, have personal beauty and a stylish sense of self, can be found on Kate's family tree. Olive Lupton is one of them. Mar 16, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Kate Middleton's Ancestors: The Luptons of Leeds Kate Middleton descends from the Luptons of Leeds, England, a family of wealth and position that included several of the city's Lord Mayors. Mar 12, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Prince William and Kate Middleton Share Ancestors When Prince William and Kate Middleton marry on April 29, 2011, they will be sharing something not readily observable. They have ancestors in common. Feb 27, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Leo Bakeland Invented Plastics You may never have heard of Belgian Leo Hendrik Baekeland, but most homes are full of products enabled by his genius. He invented plastic. Feb 19, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

How Does Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Mix Religion and Politics? Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood puts the lie to those Americans, including Sarah Palin, who believe the word Muslim is synonymous with evil. Feb 12, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Sulgrave Manor - George Washington's Ancestral Home in England Down through eight centuries the Washingtons had many British ancestral homes, but Sulgrave Manor is the one most tied to U. S. President George Washington. Jan 28, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

When Bigger Is Better and Times are Tough Wal-Mart Wins Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer in sales volume, attracts more customers when times are tough, but its fortunes are tied to Chinese currency Jan 15, 2011 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

George Washington's Colonial American Ancestry George Washington was the fourth generation of his family to live in Virginia and the third generation born this side of the Atlantic. Dec 18, 2010 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Christmas Tree in Many Languages The descriptive phrase Christmas Tree can be found in dozens of languages. Try kerstboom (Dutch), albero di Natale (Italian) and julgran (Swedish). Dec 11, 2010 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Amazon's Most Wished for Christmas Toy List Amazon's marketing arm is reaching out to American consumers with a most-wished-for toy list. Let it snow and buy gifts online. Dec 4, 2010 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Christmas Markets in Canada Europe may be famous for its Christmas Markets, but Canada also has a fair share of them. They sell Christmas themed crafts and tasty holiday treats. Nov 27, 2010 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Sarah Hale Talked President Lincoln into Thanksgiving Holiday Sarah Hale had already lobbied four U. S. presidents before President Lincoln answered her plea for an official national day of Thanksgiving. Nov 20, 2010 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

George Washington's False Teeth Made of Ivory Thousands of American students were taught that George Washington had wooden false teeth. Not so. His dentures were made of ivory and human teeth. Nov 13, 2010 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

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