Skip to content

Menu

  • Home
  • The Serendipity Tree Blog
  • Services & Rates
  • About Me
  • Reasons to Hire a Genealogist
  • FAQ
  • Contact Us

Pickaway County

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 No Comments Read more

Finding the Leist Girls

This week I discovered what happened to the Leist girls following the death of their mother in 1916.

Jill M. November 9, 2019November 9, 2019 census, Children's Home Society, Drake, Drake family, family history, genealogy, mysteries, newspaper clippings, old records, Pickaway County, research, Uncategorized Read more

The Eccard Family Tragedy Explained

One of the more outrageous family stories I share with my genealogy students is the double suicide of my 3rd great-grandparents, the Eccards, in 1915. I had used their tragic deaths as a way to illustrate how to be prepared

Jill M. January 4, 2019January 3, 2019 Drake, Drake family, Eccard, family history, genealogy, mysteries, newspaper clippings, Pickaway County, Uncategorized Read more

Long Sought After Info Found on Emma Drake Herman

Ever have that one relative whose story that you just can’t get out of your mind?  I have several of those relatives like that but one that stands out for me is my 4th great aunt, Emma Drake Leist Herman. 

Jill M. July 26, 2018 cemetery, Drake, Drake family, family history, history, mysteries, newspaper clippings Read more

A Glimpse into 1930

Last year, I went home to Ohio to visit for my grand-baby’s first birthday and while at my mom’s, we were going through her photo album and behind a big 8×10 picture, there was this letter hidden.  I wrote about

Jill M. April 15, 2018April 19, 2018 Archer family, family history, genealogy, history, Jones, newspaper clippings, secrets, Stewart, Stewart family Read more
  • « Previous

Recent Posts

  • Finding Nancy Jane Wickham Archer
  • Remembering Dad
  • The Dale Chronicles Continues
  • Her First Trip to a Cemetery
  • And then things change…

Archives

National Genealogical Society Member

Virtual Genealogical Association

ProGen

Recent Posts

  • Finding Nancy Jane Wickham Archer
  • Remembering Dad
  • The Dale Chronicles Continues
  • Her First Trip to a Cemetery
  • And then things change…
GeneaBloggers


APG Member


Hull

UPCOMING EVENTS

There are no events currently scheduled due to the coronavirus crisis. All classes are being conducted online through GoToMeeting.

Current students, please check your emails for upcoming class links. If you're not a current student but would like to join, please send an email using our Contact Me page.

... STAY TUNED FOR MORE!
[instagram-feed]
Copyright © 2023 . The Serendipity Tree & Jill Moore. All rights reserved.
 

Loading Comments...