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Ricki King
Mar 23, 20213 min read
Ricki King receives nomination to the State Historical Society of Iowa Board of Trustees.
Why do you want to vote for Ricki King? Because she is actively working to make Iowa history available and inclusive to all.
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Ricki King
Mar 23, 20216 min read
Diary of a Beginning Genealogist part 6
Diary of a Beginning Genealogist part 6 27 February 2003 Looking back, I can call this experience my first genealogy client. At the time,...
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Ricki King
Jan 26, 20216 min read
Diary of a Beginning Genealogist, Part 5
Diary of a Beginning Genealogist part 5 If you are joining the posts on Diary of a Beginning Genealogist, here is what is happening. As I...
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Ricki King
Nov 3, 20205 min read
Diary of a Beginning Genealogist part 3
20 January 2003 Today wasn't a good day. I looked through about 13 books on Missouri and slave history. I found nothing that might lead...
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Ricki King
Oct 19, 20206 min read
Diary of a Beginning Genealogist part 2
18 January 2003 Today I finished with the 1900 Missouri census. I found Edward King and a 10-year-old Art King. On Edward's part I found...
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Ricki King
Oct 6, 20201 min read
Holding history in my hands. Redefining the Win. Surreal.
The Iowa general election absentee ballots were mailed yesterday, October 5, 2020. I received mine today. WOW! My name is listed there,...
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Ricki King
Oct 6, 20205 min read
Diary of a Beginning Genealogist
16 January 2003 Yes, I am Ricki King, and I want to share my research diary over serval installments. I will be sharing my original diary...
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Ricki King
Nov 3, 20194 min read
Iowa's first Black presidential candidate
Who was the first black person from Iowa to run for President of the United States? If you study presidential history you know this,...
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