Monday’s Diggings
This week’s Monday’s Diggings takes me back once again to Randolph County, North Carolina, and to another land record involving Adam Broils. This deed documents… Read More »Monday’s Diggings
Honoring Edward Osmund Briles Through Audio and Song
Today’s post brings together two very different—yet beautifully complementary—ways of sharing the story of my grandfather, Edward Osmund Briles. His life stretched from the wheat… Read More »Honoring Edward Osmund Briles Through Audio and Song
Monday’s Diggings
Adam Broils Deed – Randolph County, North Carolina (1787) While digging through my BRILES folder, I uncovered a photocopy and handwritten notes for a 1787… Read More »Monday’s Diggings
Remembering Kenneth – A Chapter in the Life of Pauline Briles
Family stories often unfold in the quiet details—births, marriages, losses, and the small moments that tie one generation to the next. The following narrative draws… Read More »Remembering Kenneth – A Chapter in the Life of Pauline Briles
An Act of Defiance
Have you ever taken a public stand for something you believed in—loud enough, visible enough, that it might land you in real trouble? Most of… Read More »An Act of Defiance
A Time in the Life of Edward Osmond Briles and the Lyric Theater (1932–1933)
A narrative drawn from court records and local newspaper reports In 1932, Edward Osmond Briles managed the Lyric Theater in Emporia, Kansas—a small, modestly profitable… Read More »A Time in the Life of Edward Osmond Briles and the Lyric Theater (1932–1933)
Monday’s Diggings – 1787 Land Purchase of Adam Broils
While continuing to dig through my BRILES folder, I uncovered another Randolph County, North Carolina deed—this one dating from 1787. It documents a land grant… Read More »Monday’s Diggings – 1787 Land Purchase of Adam Broils
ABC Biography: Pauline Edith Mentzer Briles
Early Life and Family Background Pauline Edith Mentzer was born 28 March 1896 in Woodson County, Kansas, the daughter of Charles Oliver Mentzer and Nettie… Read More »ABC Biography: Pauline Edith Mentzer Briles
Monday’s Diggings
Buried deep in my BRILES folder was a fascinating find—an 1816 deed for land owned by a man named Jacob Briles in Randolph County, North… Read More »Monday’s Diggings
ABC Biography Edward Osmund Briles
For this week’s ABC Biography, I’m turning my attention to one of the most dynamic—and at times surprising—lives in my Briles family tree: Edward Osmund… Read More »ABC Biography Edward Osmund Briles