Genealogy Journey's Podcast #48: Blizzard of 1888

Library of Congress

What weather events affected your ancestors? Have you thought about researching those events? Today Gena and Jean discuss the Blizzard of 1888.

References

Nebraska Blizzard of 1888 http://www.omaha.com/weather/blizzard-of-ravaged-the-plains-with-hurricane-like-winds-deadly/article_687162f2-ff65-5b26-93a4-10202c338a82.html

Blizzard of 1888 – New York and surrounding regions http://www.celebrateboston.com/disasters/blizzard-of-1888.htm 

http://mentalfloss.com/article/61301/photos-new-york-after-blizzard-1888 (photos) 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blizzard_of_1888 
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/great-blizzard-of-88-hits-east-coast 

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-blizzard-of-1888 

https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/The_Blizzard_of_1888;_the_Impact_of_this_Devastating_Storm_on_New_York_Transit 

https://www.infoplease.com/great-white-hurricane-0 

https://www.britannica.com/event/Great-Blizzard-of-1888 

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2011/03/03/blizzard-snowstorm-1888 

https://static01.nyt.com/images/blogs/learning/pdf/2015/18880313Blizzard.pdf

https://www.loc.gov/rr/news/topics/blizzard.html

Recollections http://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/14/arts/recalling-the-blizzard-of-1888.html 

https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/The_Blizzard_of_1888;_the_Impact_of_this_Devastating_Storm_on_New_York_Transit 

https://www.thoughtco.com/the-great-blizzard-of-1888-1773779 

https://untappedcities.com/2015/03/12/today-in-nyc-history-the-great-blizzard-of-1888/ 

https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/benchmarks-march-11%E2%80%9313-1888-great-blizzard-1888-paralyzes-new-york-city 

http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/blizzard-1888 

http://americanhistory.si.edu/steinwaydiary/

Results https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christman_Bird_and_Wildlife_Sanctuary 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Subway 

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1888-03-15/ed-1/seq-4/#

--Jean Wilcox Hibben