Who Was Esther Lusk?
As I continue working through the records surrounding the estate of Lewis N. Hutchinson, I keep finding new pieces of the puzzle. An 1885 deed… Read More »Who Was Esther Lusk?
Color Me Confused: Following the Heirs of Lewis N. Hutchinson
Have you ever tried to identify all of the parties in a complicated probate case? That’s the challenge I’ve been facing with the estate of… Read More »Color Me Confused: Following the Heirs of Lewis N. Hutchinson
Julia Harding Hutchinson – From Biography to Ballad
One of the goals of my genealogy research is to move beyond names, dates, and places and find ways to tell the stories of my… Read More »Julia Harding Hutchinson – From Biography to Ballad
Monday’s Diggings
George Mentzer Purchases 304 Acres in Woodson County One of the joys of genealogy research is finding records that place an ancestor in a specific… Read More »Monday’s Diggings
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
Remembering John Foster and the Maryland Flying Camp Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: It’s Saturday Night again – Time for some more Genealogy Fun!! Here is… Read More »Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
Julia Harding Hutchinson
From New Brunswick to the Kansas Frontier When researching our ancestors, it is easy to focus on the men who served in the military, homesteaded… Read More »Julia Harding Hutchinson
Friday Find
Do you have Bible records buried in your files that don’t belong to your direct ancestral line? Today’s Friday Find is one such record. The… Read More »Friday Find
Color Me Confused!
Have you ever come across a deed or probate record that named dozens of heirs? If so, were you able to determine how they were… Read More »Color Me Confused!
Using AI in Genealogy
Trust, Verify, and Think Like a Genealogist Over the past six months, I have spent a considerable amount of time experimenting with various artificial intelligence… Read More »Using AI in Genealogy
Why Did Albert Hutchinson Desert?
Did Albert Hutchinson Desert for Family or for the Harvest? One of the things I enjoy about using artificial intelligence tools with genealogy is that… Read More »Why Did Albert Hutchinson Desert?