Welcome to our blog, where we embark on a captivating journey through time, exploring the rich tapestry of history and genealogy.
In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated November 8, unearthing stories that resonate with genealogists and history enthusiasts alike.
From local happenings to global events, we'll uncover the stories that shaped the lives of our ancestors, providing valuable insights for those on a quest to discover their roots.
So, grab your magnifying glass and step into the past as we unravel the November 8 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England
It is claimed for a building near St. Albans, England, that it is the oldest inhabited house in that country. A part of it, at any rate, is more than 1,000 years old. This is the foundation, which was built by King Offa. The structure was originally used as a fishing lodge of the monks of the abbey of St. Albans, of which monastery it formed a part. It was situated on the banks of an immense fish pond near St. Albans belonging to the royal palace of Kingsbury, of which little but the name now... Read MORE...
Jackson Daily Citizen - Jackson, Michigan - November 8, 1899
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1899 - Rebuilt After the Flood
It is claimed for a building near St. Albans, England, that it is the oldest inhabited house in that country. A part of it, at any rate, is more than 1,000 years old. This is the foundation, which was built by King Offa. The structure was originally used as a fishing lodge of the monks of the abbey of St. Albans, of which monastery it formed a part. It was situated on the banks of an immense fish pond near St. Albans belonging to the royal palace of Kingsbury, of which little but the name now... Read MORE...
Jackson Daily Citizen - Jackson, Michigan - November 8, 1899
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Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
One Count Relates to His Actions for Six Months Past.
He is Related to Wealthy Southbridge Family.
Wilford J. Litchfield, 45 years old, was arrested yesterday in his apartment in Hotel Navarre within an hour after being indicted by the Grand Jury in connection with the death of Frederick N. Whittier, who expired las Monday morning from cyanide of potassium poisoning after becoming ill in the rooms of the accused.
Related to the wealthy Litchfield family of Southbridge, Litchfield... Read MORE...
The Boston Globe - Boston, Massachusetts - November 8, 1912
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1912 - Litchfield Held in Poison Case - Indictment Follows Death of Whittier.
One Count Relates to His Actions for Six Months Past.
He is Related to Wealthy Southbridge Family.
Wilford J. Litchfield, 45 years old, was arrested yesterday in his apartment in Hotel Navarre within an hour after being indicted by the Grand Jury in connection with the death of Frederick N. Whittier, who expired las Monday morning from cyanide of potassium poisoning after becoming ill in the rooms of the accused.
Related to the wealthy Litchfield family of Southbridge, Litchfield... Read MORE...
The Boston Globe - Boston, Massachusetts - November 8, 1912
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1933 - November 8 – New Deal: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveils the Civil Works Administration, an organization designed to create jobs for more than 4 million of the unemployed.
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) was a short-lived but impactful program established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 in response to the Great Depression. It was designed to rapidly create manual-labor jobs for millions of unemployed workers. The CWA was part of Roosevelt's broader New Deal initiatives aimed at providing relief, recovery, and reform during the economic crisis.
The CWA operated from November 1933 to March 1934 and was headed by Harry L. Hopkins, who later became ... Read MORE...
November 8, 1933
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1865 - DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT MEADVILLE - Loss from $75,000 to $100,000
A destructive fire occurred at Meadville on Thursday night, resulting in the destruction of property to the amount of between $75,000 and $100,000. The fire broke out in the extensive woolen factory Messrs H. S. & F. W. Huidekoper, and not withstanding the prompt arrival of the fire department, the flames had gained such headway as to render all efforts to save the building fruitless. In a short time the flames communicated with the long frame tenement block on the west, and the house of the... Read MORE...
The Franklin Repository - Chambersburg, Pennsylvania - November 8, 1865
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
In 1731, Benjamin Franklin, already recognized as a prolific inventor, writer, and community leader in Philadelphia, established what would become the first public lending library in the American colonies. This milestone marked a significant moment in American intellectual history, as it democratized access to knowledge at a time when books were rare and expensive luxuries. Franklin, then just 25 years old, organized a subscription library system where members pooled resources to purchase books ... Read MORE...
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November 8, 1731
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1731 - November 8 - In Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin opens 1st US library
In 1731, Benjamin Franklin, already recognized as a prolific inventor, writer, and community leader in Philadelphia, established what would become the first public lending library in the American colonies. This milestone marked a significant moment in American intellectual history, as it democratized access to knowledge at a time when books were rare and expensive luxuries. Franklin, then just 25 years old, organized a subscription library system where members pooled resources to purchase books ... Read MORE...
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November 8, 1731
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Orange Pie
Grate the rind of one and use the juice of two large oranges, beat the yolks of four eggs very light into two tablespoonfuls of butter and one heaping cupful of sugar, and put to the juice; add a little nutmeg. Beat all well together....Read MORE...
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Connecticut, October 19, 1881
Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
ALBANY, Monday, Nov. 7.
The town of Green Bay, Wis., was visited by a destructive fire on Monday night, which consumed some thirty buildings, including three warehouses, the United States Hotel, the Advocate's Office, &c., entailing a total loss of about $100,000, which is only partially insured. The warehouses, which contained large quantities of goods belonging to up-country merchants, were owned by Mesers. WHITNEY & SMALLEY. Mr. WHITNEY also owned seven stores which were destroyed, and is ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - November 8, 1853
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1853 - Great Fire at Green Bay, Wis. - Half the Town Destroyed.
ALBANY, Monday, Nov. 7.
The town of Green Bay, Wis., was visited by a destructive fire on Monday night, which consumed some thirty buildings, including three warehouses, the United States Hotel, the Advocate's Office, &c., entailing a total loss of about $100,000, which is only partially insured. The warehouses, which contained large quantities of goods belonging to up-country merchants, were owned by Mesers. WHITNEY & SMALLEY. Mr. WHITNEY also owned seven stores which were destroyed, and is ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - November 8, 1853
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St Augustine, Florida, USA
St. Augustine, Fla., Nov. 7. - The Hotel San Marco one of the finest and most commodious hotel properties in this city, was burned to the ground this morning, entailing a loss of about $250,000, with less than $20,000 insurance.
The owner of the San Marco was William Boale (or Beale) of Boston, and it was leased to McDowell & Palmer, and would have been opened next month.
Incendiaries caused the fire. They had cut the rope of the fire bell, causing delay in sounding the alarm, and they... Read MORE...
Nebraska State Journal - Lincoln, Nebraska - November 8, 1897
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1897 - BIG HOTEL BURNED. INCENDIARIES CAUSE A FIRE AT ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA.
St. Augustine, Fla., Nov. 7. - The Hotel San Marco one of the finest and most commodious hotel properties in this city, was burned to the ground this morning, entailing a loss of about $250,000, with less than $20,000 insurance.
The owner of the San Marco was William Boale (or Beale) of Boston, and it was leased to McDowell & Palmer, and would have been opened next month.
Incendiaries caused the fire. They had cut the rope of the fire bell, causing delay in sounding the alarm, and they... Read MORE...
Nebraska State Journal - Lincoln, Nebraska - November 8, 1897
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Laramie, Wyoming, USA
Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 8. - The body of JOHN P. WOODWARD, an air mail pilot was found in the wreckage of his plane at the siding 40 miles west of Cheyenne and fifteen miles southeast of Laramie, Wyo., late this afternoon, according to word brought here Sunday night by railroad men.
WOODWARD was last reported over Laramie at 2:40 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
STRUCK MOUNTAIN IN FOG.
Washington, D.C., Nov. 8 - JOHN P. WOODWARD, air mail pilot, whose body was found yesterday in the wreckage... Read MORE...
San Antonio Light - San Antonio, Texas - November 8, 1920
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1920 - MAIL PILOT KILLED. BODY OF FLYER IS FOUND IN WRECKAGE OF PLANE.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 8. - The body of JOHN P. WOODWARD, an air mail pilot was found in the wreckage of his plane at the siding 40 miles west of Cheyenne and fifteen miles southeast of Laramie, Wyo., late this afternoon, according to word brought here Sunday night by railroad men.
WOODWARD was last reported over Laramie at 2:40 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
STRUCK MOUNTAIN IN FOG.
Washington, D.C., Nov. 8 - JOHN P. WOODWARD, air mail pilot, whose body was found yesterday in the wreckage... Read MORE...
San Antonio Light - San Antonio, Texas - November 8, 1920
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men
Having made your choice, and obtained the object of your desire, let it be your ambition that both she and those who gave her to you may ever find increasing cause to rejoice in the...Read MORE...
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Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Ky., Nov. 7. - A fire broke out at midnight tonight on Main Street, in the wholesale business district.
The flames originated on the top floor of the four-story building occupied by Buford & Lawson wholesale millinery dealers, and quickly spread to the four-story building on the west, occupied by Benjamin B. Aller, wholesale dealer in boots and shoes. The flames were fed by a large quantity of wax used in making wax flowers. At 1 o'clock the fire was brought under control.
The ... Read MORE...
Nebraska State Journal - Lincoln, Nebraska - November 8, 1897
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1897 - MIDNIGHT FIRE AT LOUISVILLE. DAMAGE DONE IN THE WHOLESALE DISTRICT TO THE AMOUNT OF $150,000.
Louisville, Ky., Nov. 7. - A fire broke out at midnight tonight on Main Street, in the wholesale business district.
The flames originated on the top floor of the four-story building occupied by Buford & Lawson wholesale millinery dealers, and quickly spread to the four-story building on the west, occupied by Benjamin B. Aller, wholesale dealer in boots and shoes. The flames were fed by a large quantity of wax used in making wax flowers. At 1 o'clock the fire was brought under control.
The ... Read MORE...
Nebraska State Journal - Lincoln, Nebraska - November 8, 1897
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East Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Broad Brook) (Warehouse Point) (Melrose) (Scantic) (Windsorville)
I have noticed in your paper and the Courant, that the Water Company will commence operations in the spring. Having in my peregrinations become acquainted with the locale of the water, distance to bring water into the city and height of streams above our city, I can speak by book. The best stream of water within twenty miles of our city will be found at Ketch Mills, about twelve miles North-East, in the town of East Windsor. The pond of water at that place, about half a mile long, is entirely... Read MORE...
Hartford Weekly Times - Hartford, Connecticut - November 8, 1851
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1851 - The Water Company
I have noticed in your paper and the Courant, that the Water Company will commence operations in the spring. Having in my peregrinations become acquainted with the locale of the water, distance to bring water into the city and height of streams above our city, I can speak by book. The best stream of water within twenty miles of our city will be found at Ketch Mills, about twelve miles North-East, in the town of East Windsor. The pond of water at that place, about half a mile long, is entirely... Read MORE...
Hartford Weekly Times - Hartford, Connecticut - November 8, 1851
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1911 TRAIN KILLS FREEHOLDER
GLOUCESTER, N. J., Nov. 8. - Thomas Cunningham, member of the Board of Freeholders of Gloucester County, was struck and instantly killed by an express train at the Pennsylvania Railroad crossing in Westville, his home, today.
Trenton Evening Times
Trenton, New Jersey
November 8, 1911
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1883 Stamps Stolen
The Haverhill, Massachusetts, post office was burglarized on Wednesday night and $500 in money and $7,000 worth of stamps stolen.
The Weekly Hawk
Burlington, Iowa
November 8, 1883
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1874 Never Gets Out of Bed
There is a man in East Lyme who has kept his bed for six years because he was once disappointed in love. He isn't sick, but simply chronically sorry that he didn't get that girl. His mother waits upon him constantly. The man had a brother who once lay abed for five years.
The New York Times
New York, New York
November 8, 1874
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GLOUCESTER, N. J., Nov. 8. - Thomas Cunningham, member of the Board of Freeholders of Gloucester County, was struck and instantly killed by an express train at the Pennsylvania Railroad crossing in Westville, his home, today.
Trenton Evening Times
Trenton, New Jersey
November 8, 1911
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1883 Stamps Stolen
The Haverhill, Massachusetts, post office was burglarized on Wednesday night and $500 in money and $7,000 worth of stamps stolen.
The Weekly Hawk
Burlington, Iowa
November 8, 1883
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1874 Never Gets Out of Bed
There is a man in East Lyme who has kept his bed for six years because he was once disappointed in love. He isn't sick, but simply chronically sorry that he didn't get that girl. His mother waits upon him constantly. The man had a brother who once lay abed for five years.
The New York Times
New York, New York
November 8, 1874
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America - Did you know?
Pioneer Remedies - AgueMany settlers suffered from a disease called ague. Symptoms were similar to those of the flu and included fever, coughing, chills, and achiness.
One so called "cure" for this disease was to kill a chicken and hold it's...Read MORE...
Mormon Station State Historic Park. Genoa, Nevada
Quebec - Did you know?
In New France, on the week-days of summer every one wore a straw hat which the women of the household spent part of each winter in plaiting. In cold weather the knitted "tuque" made in vivid colors was the great favorite. It was warm and...Read MORE...Daily Life in New France (www.chroniclesofamerica.com/ french/ daily_life_in_new_france.htm)
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