Finding A GirlAsk a question. Search for an answer. Solve a mystery. Isn’t that what we do in researching our family history? Seek and you shall find, h
Just an Old-Fashioned Love StoryTwo people meet – is it fate or fantasy? Will their love last? Is this their destiny? Meet Bertha Frei and Cornelius Foley. Bertha M....
Who Do You Covet, Mr. Covey?The Many Wives of Mr. Covey Most of my ancestors rarely moved. Most of the time, they died in the same town where they were born. ...
Do You Share?What Do You Do With Your Genealogy? We are family historians. We collect documents. We fill our files with records (either digital or...
Looking in All the Wrong PlacesA Lesson of Patience and Persistence. In genealogy: Women can be problematic. Too often women's identities disappear from records in histo
How Old Do You Think You Are?My friend Margaret and I were having lunch the other day, discussing her upcoming birthday that led to her recent trials and tribulations...
Civil War Pension SurprisesYears ago, before Fold3.com existed, I ordered Thomas Carter Black’s Civil War pension, accompanied by the required fee.[1] He served as...
What Grandmother Never KnewThe Maier Family My grandmother Eleanor was one who practiced high moral ethics and lived within the realm of social class values and...