One of the most valuable genealogical sources is the family Bible. Long before the widespread registration of births, marriages, and deaths, families often recorded important… Read More »Monday’s Diggings: A Graves Family Bible Record
How did I spend America’s 250th birthday? Working on a genealogy and AI presentation, attending church online, reflecting on small-town Kansas traditions, and planning to end the day with the Boston Pops. 🇺🇸
On July 4, 1776, fifty-six delegates signed the Declaration of Independence, launching an experiment in self-government that continues nearly 250 years later. As we celebrate… Read More »Remembering My Revolutionary War Patriots on America’s 250th Birthday
Matthew Martin Bland built a life on the Missouri frontier through land ownership, business ventures, and family. Follow the story of Matthew, Mary Turner, and their eleven children as documented through census, land, probate, and cemetery records. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #HeartlandGenealogy
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?
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