I apologize for the delay in posting Grandma’s journal entries, but if you follow me on Facebook, you might have seen that I was in the hospital for nearly a week with “lady issues” that are still not resolved, and
Solving 4th Stewart GGM’s Maiden Name
One of my Stewart roadblocks that I have been chipping away at has been my 4th great-grandmother, Minerva Stewart’s maiden name. The Stewarts are their own roadblock, but not knowing who she was presented another, and I’m happy to say
The Fiery Demise of Rosa Ellen Eccard Brown & Her Children
I love a good family mystery and when I received a hint for my second great-aunt Rosa Ellen Eccard Brown in Ancestry the other day about dying from shock received from burns, I knew I had a real whopper on
The Scourge of Bad, Dirty Trees
I’m going to channel my inner Sophia Petrillo here for a moment. Picture this: you’re researching your family tree on one of the “big name” sites. You don’t know much about your family to begin with so you can’t really