I never had the opportunity to meet my great-grandmother, Laura Grim. In fact, my father never met his grandmother either; she died twenty-four years before he was even born, after suffering many years with tuberculosis.¹ There isn’t anyone alive in
The Tragic Life and Death of Emma Drake
Growing up in Pickaway County, Ohio, it felt like it was all just farm and field. The Circleville Pumpkin Show and the Ashville Fourth of July celebrations are about as exciting as it gets during the year and life is
A Long Awaited Record Arrives
That moment when you finally, finally find a record you’ve been searching for after months of endless research and dead ends…. JUST HAD IT! I opened my mailbox today and found an envelope from the KY Historical Society and held
BU’s Genealogical Research Program
I am finishing up the genealogical research certificate program at Boston University this week and I’ve had several people both online and offline ask me what I thought about the program now that I’ve just got 2 days left to
Honoring My Favorite Vet
I was trying so desperately to keep up with the #30DayFHWChallenge from Family Tree Magazine but I got off-track with an assignment that is due for my genealogy class at Boston University and so when I checked in today to