I was happily informed the other day by my dear friend Sue that one of my blog articles was used as a citation in a recent Crossroads article. The article was Reconstructing a Life from Biographical Fragments: Oliver Dresser, Who
Heavy Heart
Being a genealogist, growing up in a funeral home, transporting ashes and urns, and being a memorial planner at West Point – you think I’d be well equipped to handle every aspect of death. You need me to support you
Finding the Leist Girls
This week I discovered what happened to the Leist girls following the death of their mother in 1916.
Finding Ann Terwilliger
Ann Terwilliger’s body was reported to be “lost or destroyed,” leaving her descendants to wonder what happened to her remains. With some a tiny news snipped, light research, and a dive into church cemetery records, Ann is not lost any longer. That is one of the best parts of my job – reconnecting families with missing pieces.
Fourth of July Nostalgia
I find myself a wee bit nostalgic today. My hometown of Ashville, Ohio has held a large Fourth of July celebration since 1929 and I’ve been watching many classmates, family, and friends post pictures of the parades and the famous