183K views · 2.4K reactions | Alexandria, a royal Greek city in the land of the Pharaohs. Along the sandy banks of the Nile delta on the African Mediterranean coast, the most powerful metropolis of its time rose from virtually nothing. | Odyssey - Ancient History | Facebook

8.8K views · 147 reactions | Post-Civil War history is layered and complex, and Americans are largely unaware of the part the Freedmen’s Bureau played in Reconstruction. The Freedmen’s Bureau was critical during this time in helping to provide food, housing, education and medical care to newly freed African Americans. These records are available to search for free at Ancestry.com/Freedmens. | Ancestry | Facebook