I cannot stress the importance of tracking down records offline. It would be positively lovely if every document, record and trace of our ancestors were scanned and readily available online, wouldn’t it? Isn’t that every genealogist’s dream? But since
My Shamrock Tattoo Isn’t Because I’m Irish
Yes, I’m technically Irish. Well, I should say I am 9% Irish according to my Ancestry DNA test and I have a story handed down about my family’s immigration from Ireland. I also have a small shamrock tattoo on the
Lemaster & Cordle Family Resemblances
I have been quite unfortunate to have not found many genealogy references to the Lemaster or Cordle families from Lawrence and Boyd counties in Kentucky during the course of my research. They’ve been notoriously hard to document as many were
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
Tuesday Time Travel
I wanted to share this absolutely *adorable* picture of my paternal grandma Gladys “Earline” Cordle (sometimes spelled Caudill) with her brothers Charles & Homer from 1926. Her face is so cute all scrunched up and pouty looking. The whole Cordle/Caudill