1.         Materials at reading level:

Royal blood is found in Reagan ancestry. (Unknown). Associated Press. Interesting article describing the Reagan family's multistage migration from Ireland to England and then to America . Can be used as a teaser to start a lesson.

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4.         Primary/professional sources:

Brigham's Twin Cities Directory and Business Advertiser for 1861 & 1862. (1861). Chicago : Brigham Publishing. Primary source for census data in Davenport , Iowa , in 1861.