Messy Family
Do you have a ‘family’ in your genealogy file that doesn’t seem to be correct? That’s my case with the family of James Evans and… Read More »Messy Family
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May 2023
Otterville
Do you have civil war soldiers in your tree? If so, have you encountered a Find a Grave memorial that suggests the soldier died during… Read More »Otterville
Memorial Day
Do you have memories of Memorial Day as a child? Do those memories involve a special weekend trip or barbecue? Or, do they involve flowers… Read More »Memorial Day
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: It’s Saturday Night again –time for some more Genealogy Fun!! Here is your assignment, should you decide to accept it (you… Read More »Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
Saturday Tidbits
Recently, the Nemaha County Historical Society received a copy of pages 1 and 2 of the November 11, 1946 issue of the Courier Tribune. While… Read More »Saturday Tidbits
Friday Find
As I’ve been updating my THOMPSON family research, I’ve come across several sets of handwritten notes from a visit to the Iowa Historical Society in… Read More »Friday Find
John Thompson
John Thompson was born on 4 Mar 1797 in Kentucky. [1–4] In Sep 1810, he was a apprenticed to George Brown in Ohio County, Kentucky.… Read More »John Thompson
Black Sunday
Going back to my notebook of items received from Mildred Barby is an interesting article that has nothing to do with BRILES genealogy. However, it… Read More »Black Sunday
Igleheart Will
While I have not succeeded at finding a will, probate file or even a mention of the death of John Thompson’s father, it was fairly… Read More »Igleheart Will
Josie’s Ledger
I shared a poem written by my 2nd great grandfather, Washington Marion Crawford. While discussing this poem with my cousins, one shared a comment about his… Read More »Josie’s Ledger