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From the Vault, Because It’s Cat Day, Again

October 29, 2023

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Matt Saxton

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Just for Fun

It’s National Cat Day in the United States, and a friend told me to celebrate appropriately. He knows that Sunny and Panther rule my exclusive flat in Pittsburgh’s south hills. After all, they are both on the lease and they have their own room. I just write the checks.
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Sons of the American Revolution Honors Pvt. Matthew McConnell

October 16, 2023

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Matt Saxton

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Genealogy

Early Washington County settler is listed as society patriot More than 241 years after Matthew McConnell served as a rebel soldier in the American Revolution, he is receiving attention and recognition for his service. Matthew is a newly listed American patriot with the Sons of the American Revolution, and the new SAR member who brought…
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Memories of Dean and Agnes

August 5, 2023

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Matt Saxton

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Genealogy, Stories by Dorothy

George Dean Saxton, 1895-1971, and Agnes Florence Saxton, 1896?-1973 By Dorothy Saxton Dusa[1] Light editing and footnotes by Matt Saxton[2] in August 2023 My father was born on S.M. McConnell farm[3], as was his mother, Annie McConnell Saxton[4], and her mother, Sarah Jane Wallace[5]. Both his mother and grandmother lived their entire lives there and…
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Snapshots of Road Trips Passed

May 26, 2023

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Matt Saxton

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Just for Fun

Here are some of the things I’ve seen along road trips during the past 15 years It’s National Road Trip Day. At one time, I could have shared with you thousands of snapshots of road trips that I’ve taken throughout the U.S. Sadly, only a handful of those photos remain. But on a day like…
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City Parking? Not My Cup of Tea

March 25, 2023

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Matt Saxton

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Just for Fun

Less than two hours after we left western Pennsylvanian Amish County, I was more than $200 in the hole. Most went to impound fees.
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It’s My Blog, and I’ll Cry if I Want To

January 5, 2023

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Matt Saxton

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Weather

Not quite, but here’s what seasonal affective disorder does to me.
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A 2022 Reflection on New Year’s Eve

December 31, 2022

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Matt Saxton

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Just for Fun

As everyone is publishing the top news stories of the past 365 days, I offer my 2022 reflection of the events that affected me most.
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Holy Night! It Was a White Christmas

December 27, 2022

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Matt Saxton

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Weather

Pittsburgh got its official White Christmas, and I caught karma for my naysay prediction
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The Council Bluffs Bandits: William Papst

December 12, 2022

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Matt Saxton

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Genealogy, The Council Bluffs Bandits

Even a life sentence could not keep William Papst from finding a way to break the law as my distant relative took crime to the grave.
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Matt Saxton

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From Saxton Publishing

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