Forest Hill
As you visit the cemetery searching for the graves of relatives do you ever stand in awe of a monument? When I visit a military… Read More »Forest Hill
As you visit the cemetery searching for the graves of relatives do you ever stand in awe of a monument? When I visit a military… Read More »Forest Hill
#52Ancestors Have you visited cemeteries in search of a grave? Did a family member help you find the gravesite? Each memorial day, my mom would… Read More »Call to Add GPS
For those of you that don’t live in Eastern Kansas, many of us are beginning to believe that Kansas is the new Portland You see,… Read More »Rainy Days
Do you ever find yourself so engrossed in researching those 6th and 7th generation brick walls that you overlook documenting earlier generations with obvious sources?… Read More »Work to Do
Today, I learned of the passing of Cletus Suther. For those in the Seneca area, the Suther name is associated with lumber and building. However,… Read More »Honoring a Legend
Have you come to rely on GPS technology to help you when traveling? Have you ever wished that you could use that GPS technology when… Read More »Cemeteries and GPS
As a child, Decoration Day started with mom going out to the back yard and picking flowers – particularly Peonies, Iris and Sweet William. My… Read More »Decoration Day Memories
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!
This week’s ‘Saturday Night Genealogy Fun‘ challenge was to figure out how far back a line can be traced thru tombstones. My immediate reaction was… Read More »Tombstone Challenge Accepted
Saga of the Elwood Cemetery – Part 3 As pointed out in an earlier post (Elwood, Kansas and the Mighty Mo), the Kansas State Historical… Read More »The Mighty Mo – Then and Now