Have you ever felt like you’re searching for a needle in a haystack when doing genealogy research? That’s exactly how I feel as I try… Read More »Searching for a Needle in a Haystack: Tracing Mary Crawford’s Origins
Have you ever stumbled across a personal biography in your genealogy research? These first-hand accounts can be rare treasures, offering insight that official records alone… Read More »Life Sketch of Philemon Vawter Crawford
Have you ever stumbled across a story that sounds like it came straight from a crime novel? That’s exactly what I found in an account… Read More »Monday’s Diggings
Recently, Linda Stufflebeam shared her list of Essential Tools for Genealogy Success on her blog, Empty Branches on the Family Tree. Inspired by her post,… Read More »Whats in My Genealogy Toolbox
The Life of Herbert Miles Currey (1895–1971) Early Life in Missouri and Kansas Herbert Miles Currey was born on 3 April 1895 in Liberty, Clay… Read More »ABC Biography: Herbert Miles Currey
Wells School The Wells school stood on the south side of Kinsel Highway just east of where Nashville Highway ends. The original schoolhouse was situated… Read More »Friday Find: Michigan WELLS Family
Last week, I accompanied my husband to Leavenworth to attend the meeting of the Henry Leavenworth Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. That… Read More »Sons of the American Revolution
Do you ever get confused looking at a family on the FamilySearch tree, wondering how one woman could possibly be the mother of two different… Read More »Untangling the Rebecca Anderson Puzzle on FamilySearch
Have you ever come across a family story — one repeated in various genealogical publications — that feels like it might be true… but lacks… Read More »Tradition or Fact?
Today’s DIG into my genealogy files uncovered a special treasure—a poem written by Mildred “Mickey” Bailey Barby, a fellow BRILES family researcher. Her piece, The… Read More »Monday Diggings: The Old Ranch House