Learning to Use Book Scanner
Several months ago, the Seneca Free Library added a book scanner in the genealogy room. My husband was likely one of the first to utilize… Read More »Learning to Use Book Scanner
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April 2018
DNA Captures a Criminal
In case you haven’t heard, the investigators in the “Golden State Killer” case used DNA found at several murder scenes to capture the criminal. This… Read More »DNA Captures a Criminal
PFC Lovell Mentzer
While searching the Yates Center News for an article stating that Cleo B. Peake was awarded the purple heart, I discovered another cousin killed during… Read More »PFC Lovell Mentzer
Protestor in the Family – E O Briles
The Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) states that as a genealogist I should do reasonably exhaustive research. So, when my grandmother left me a group of… Read More »Protestor in the Family – E O Briles
Cleo Byron Peake – Lost at Sea
While going thru Ancestry Hints for my Wells line, I found an intriguing military record for a distant cousin, Byron Peake (Cleo Byron Peake). The… Read More »Cleo Byron Peake – Lost at Sea
Ancestry Indexing Saga Continues
I just visited with Ancestry again about my tree not being indexed (for the 8th time). Support says that trees were last indexed on October… Read More »Ancestry Indexing Saga Continues
Don’t Forget the Book!
For the April meeting of the Topeka Genealogical Society‘s ‘Brick Wall Study Group’, we were supposed to bring one of our brick walls to the… Read More »Don’t Forget the Book!
DNA Puzzle – Crawford Line
When I spit in a test tube for my first DNA test, I had high hopes of proving a relationship to another Crawford line and… Read More »DNA Puzzle – Crawford Line
On a Map – Briles Homestead
The Alexander Briles homestead was located South of current highway 58 into Leroy, Kansas and East of Highway 75. The homestead is over a mile… Read More »On a Map – Briles Homestead
Come ‘Paint’ With Me
Last month, I was introduced to DNA Painter thru a DNA study group sponsored by the Topeka Genealogical Society. Although I haven’t done a lot… Read More »Come ‘Paint’ With Me