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October 15, 2008

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AF-1105: Pittsburgh's Golden Triangle and the Lost Point Bridge | Postcards from the Past

This postcard brought it all back. The steel-gray tones, the Point Bridge stretching across the Monongahela, and Pittsburgh’s unmistakable s...
AF-1118: The Founders Still Speak: Lessons in Liberty, Courage, and Conscience

As the United States marks its 249th year of independence, it’s a fitting time to pause and reflect—not just on fireworks and parades, but o...
AF-1113: The Pirate’s Den | Greenwich Village, New York City | Postcards from the Past

I found this old postcard the other day, and something about it pulled me right in. It shows a dimly lit room, heavy with shadow and curiosi...
AF-1121: The Gravedigger’s Path | Ancestral Findings Podcast

Of all the jobs people avoided, feared, or whispered about, the gravedigger stood near the top of the list. Working in quiet corners of chur...
AF-1124: William A. Wheeler: The Honest Man in a Compromised Age

As we continue our " The Forgotten Seconds " series, tracing the lives of vice presidents who never became president, few offer a ...