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A Coal Miner’s Great Granddaughter

This is the 110th anniversary of a series of Cardiff Mine explosions in Cardiff, Illinois. I first learned about the explosions when I was researching my grandfather’s birth location. He was born January 26, 1902, in Cardiff, Livingston County, Illinois. … Continue reading

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