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Remembering Dad

My father passed away in October.  It’s taken me a while to write this.  I started this two weeks after he’d passed with the intent to publish it much sooner; it’s just taken me this long to get my thoughts

Jill M. April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 Caudill, Cordle, family history, Kentucky, Lemaster, military, Pickaway County, pictures, Uncategorized Read more

My Kentucky Conundrum

I am used to dealing with the “two men, same name, same area” issues with my NSDAR applicants but I hadn’t come across it within my own family until the other day.  It’s not a particularly “fun” problem to run

Jill M. February 5, 2021January 4, 2023 Civil War, Confederacy, Confederate Army, DAR, family history, genealogy, history, Kentucky, Lykins, military, Morgan County, mysteries, old records, pictures, research, war Read more

My Loafer Follow-Up

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

Jill M. March 6, 2020March 6, 2020 Archer family, census, family history, genealogy, history, medical, mysteries, old records, research, Uncategorized, Wickham Read more

Daniel Goodwin Durbin’s Tale

I haven’t written very much yet about my husband’s family but this story is pretty interesting for us so I wanted to share.  My husband’s grandmother Barb had heard a very long time that her grandfather had died during World

Jill M. November 7, 2018November 7, 2018 Durbin, family history, history, mysteries, newspaper clippings, Uncategorized Read more

West Point’s Old Cadet Chapel Then and Now

West Point’s Old Cadet Chapel Then and Now

While it’s not necessarily genealogically related per say (but kinda because I will send this to my cousin Joel as his mom is a Custer), I wanted to show you probably one of the best parts of my day job

Jill M. November 29, 2017July 25, 2020 cemetery, history, pictures Read more

Recent Posts

  • 1978 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 32
  • 1978 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 31
  • 1978 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 30
  • 1978 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 28 & 29
  • 1978 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 27

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Recent Posts

  • 1978 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 32
  • 1978 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 31
  • 1978 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 30
  • 1978 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 28 & 29
  • 1978 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 27

I am taking a break from teaching genealogy for now. If that changes, I will post here in upcoming events.

However, you may catch me giving a historic tour at the Washingtonville Cemetery occasionally. Please visit their site for their upcoming events.

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