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My Go To Book

For my Moffat genealogy club members, at Thursday’s meeting, I mentioned a small book that I find particularly helpful when I’m doing genealogy work.  The book is called The Genealogist’s U.S. History Pocket Reference: Quick Facts & Timelines of American History

Jill M. October 6, 2017October 6, 2017 family history, genealogy, research Read more

Dear Esther – Family History Writing Challenge Day 1

As part of the #30DayFHWChallenge, I am writing this letter to my second great-grandmother who was murdered in 1914 by her husband, William, before he shot himself as well.  I’ve written about Esther and William’s sad story before and the

Jill M. November 2, 2016October 6, 2017 #30DayFHWChallenge, Archer family, Stewart family, Uncategorized Read more

Boys! Boys! Boys!

Awhile ago I wrote about the story in my husband’s family about their one great grandfather being “sold” at the Ohio State Fair to a farmer down near the southern Ohio border.  Turns out, that this very thing, however unbelievable and far

Jill M. January 2, 2016October 6, 2017 Children's Home Society, Moore family, mysteries, newspaper clippings, secrets, Uncategorized Read more

A Little Advice, Please

I need some advice from long time genealogists out there with an exceptionally “odd” set of circumstances that I’m investigating and I’ve hit a weird roadblock and have no idea where to proceed from here.  We all have strange tales

Jill M. December 6, 2015October 6, 2017 Clark family, genealogy, Moore family, mysteries, research, Uncategorized Read more
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