Today is the last day of the Family History Scavenger Hunt. I hope those who participated enjoyed themselves and learned about some new sites. We all love scavenger hunts, hunting for the clues and discovering new things. All of the Scavenger Hunt activities are posted on my genealogy blog at https://milesgenealogy.blogspot.com/ along with a link to the answers.
I hope you have fun with today's tasks.
Answers will be submitted using a Google Form found at https://forms.gle/xzUj8s7AKgKLLMdZ7.
Today’s Challenge
We are now on Day #27 of the Family History Scavenger Hunt. Today we are going to explore the Digital Public Library of America (https://dp.la/).
Hint
- The Digital Public Library of America (https://dp.la/) gathers the digital collections of many sites including the Hathi trust, Google Books, and various universities.
Questions
- Search for the Decennial record of the class of 1903, Princeton University. Read the full text version of the book. Who was the class president?
- Search for the Postmaster Appointments for Mercer County, Ohio. Who are the two people listed as Postmasters in New Bremen during 1835 and 1837?
- Search for William V Westerheide. What war did he fight in?
- Search for the Petition for Naturalization of William E. Harris. Where was he born?
- Search for Sylvester Reeder. What college did he attend in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia?
Bonus Points (Optional)
- Search for Francis Marion Coker and find a letter from W. B. C. Coker written on July 28, 1861. Look at the first page of the letter. Who did India Coker marry?
Action
Answers will be submitted using a Google Form (https://forms.gle/xzUj8s7AKgKLLMdZ7). I will provide the answers to all who have completed the scavenger hunt by 8:00 pm EST on June 30. I hope you had fun participating in the Family History Scavenger Hunt during June. The answers for all scavenger hunt events are being posted at the link below.
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