Iowa | Rootstobranches

Feb 26, 20222 min read

Dubuque Announces Project to Uncover Black Heritage

Roots to Branches Genealogy is thrilled to be named part of the team on the project to uncover Dubuque's Black Heritage. City Announces...

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Sep 29, 20214 min read

Two Underground Railroad sites recognized in Central Iowa

"Des Moines, Iowa is not one of the places that come to mind when people think of underground railroad activity," says Ricki King, owner...

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Ricki King

Jul 24, 20212 min read

Forever Free and Underground Railroad

This spring, I had the opportunity to be a part of the Forever Free Pilot Mentor program. I got involved with the Forever Free Pilot...

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State Historical Research libraries reopen today!

Ricki King

Jun 3, 20212 min read

State Historical Research libraries reopen today!

After more than a year, the State Historical Society of Iowa Library and Archives Research Centers reopen today. Currently, you can only...

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Iowa Adoptees and their Original Birth Certificates

Ricki King

May 20, 20215 min read

Iowa Adoptees and their Original Birth Certificates

Relief. Life-Changing. Amazing. It feels freeing, not real. These are only a few of the words heard in the rotunda of the Iowa Capitol on...

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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

Mar 9, 20213 min read

Pandemic cooks-Recipes from 1857

Glad I am able to help you out. "Jelly Cheese.-Clean, very carefully, two sets of pig's feet, put them into hot, salted water, sufficient...

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Family History Research Beginner Presentation

Ricki King

Feb 3, 20211 min read

Family History Research Beginner Presentation

The "How to Start?" beginner techniques can be used with all nationalities. Ricki will be referencing resources at the Des Moines Public...

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Diary of a Beginning Genealogist, Part 5

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

Jan 13, 20211 min read

Iowa's Black Migration Presentation

Join me for my one-hour virtual Zoom presentation on February 25, 2020, at 12:00 pm central time. I will be presenting a journey of...

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Interview with Coffee with Cleo in two parts

Ricki King

Dec 30, 20201 min read

Interview with Coffee with Cleo in two parts

I love it when I get the chance to speak about my passion. It is always my hope something I say sparks an interest in someone to start...

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Potpourri of news articles with a dash of family history

Ricki King

Dec 16, 20208 min read

Potpourri of news articles with a dash of family history

This post is a little different. I have The [Iowa] Bystander from November 25, 1920-December 30, 1920 focusing on articles that catch my...

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Ricki King

Dec 1, 20201 min read

Personal Ad-Seeking ...

Family historian seeking knowledgeable people of all ethnicities to help find lost records. Your family ran or owned a funeral home that is

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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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Holding history in my hands. Redefining the Win. Surreal.

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

Sep 8, 20206 min read

There is no party of Lincoln

Pleasant W. (P.W.) Jones was a colored man who lived in Centerville, Iowa.

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It's official KING*CHANDLER 2020 on Iowa Presidential ballot!

Ricki King

Aug 14, 20202 min read

It's official KING*CHANDLER 2020 on Iowa Presidential ballot!

Breaking News. Genealogy Know Your Family History Party will be on the 2020 Iowa Presidential ballot. It just happened. Well, it happened...

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Iowa's first Black presidential candidate

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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