The Storyline
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Two Families, One Story: Two Baptisms in Newfoundland
In autumn 1832, two Irish families—part of the same fishing community in St. John's, Newfoundland—each brought a child to be baptized. Their entries appear on consecutive pages of the same parish register. Neither family knew the significance of the other's presence. Thirty-four years later, their descendants would meet on Prince Edward Island and marry three times over.
Part of the Storyline Genealogy series: Documentary Biographies From Research to Story
Hero in the Depths: Cherry Mine Disaster
In November 1909, Captain Thomas P. Kenny of the Chicago Fire Department received an urgent call that would define his 44-year career. Racing 83 miles by emergency train in just 62 minutes, Kenny and his specialized crew arrived at the Cherry Mine disaster - America's deadliest mine fire. His technical expertise in fighting underground blazes helped create the conditions that enabled one of the most miraculous rescues in industrial history: 21 miners found alive after eight days entombed underground.
Part of the Storyline Genealogy series: Uncovering the extraordinary stories hidden in ordinary family histories, one ancestor at a time.