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John Stickney: Shipbuilder’s Apprenticeship Document Insights

Posted on February 26, 2025 by forwardlylookingback

Occasionally family historians come across documents that are exciting and reveal interesting information that they can’t wait to share. The following is one such find. Continue reading →

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Star Spangled Experience

Posted on September 20, 2020 by forwardlylookingback

Note: This post was originally published in the Stickneys of Texas newsletter in fall 2013. As I am putting together this second issue of the Stickneys of Texas newsletter, I will have made my fourth trip to Baltimore, three trips … Continue reading →

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Captain Jesse Fearson, Privateer

Posted on September 20, 2020 by forwardlylookingback

Note: This was originally published in the Stickneys of Texas newsletter Fall 2013. Jesse Fearson was Edward Lawrence Stickney’s maternal grandfather and probably a big influence on his decision to go to Texas and help liberate it from Mexico. As … Continue reading →

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Family and The War of 1812

Posted on September 18, 2020 by forwardlylookingback

Note: This was originally posted in the Stickneys of Texas newsletter June 2013. Wondering where to go on vacation this summer? May I suggest Baltimore, Maryland. Begun in 2012 and continuing through 2014, Baltimore is celebrating the bicentennial of the … Continue reading →

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