Friday Find
When the Wrong Record Still Tells a Story Genealogy research rarely follows a perfectly straight path. Sometimes the record you want is missing. Sometimes the… Read More »Friday Find
Friday Find
Ordering a Social Security Application from the SSA Genealogists today are accustomed to finding records with a few clicks—census records, draft registrations, newspaper articles, and… Read More »Friday Find
Friday Find
A Handwritten Note about the “Other” James Crawford Do you have handwritten notes tucked away in your genealogy files that lack any documentation? Perhaps they… Read More »Friday Find
Friday Find
Finding newspaper articles today is often as simple as typing a name into a search box. Thirty-five years ago, that wasn’t the case. Back then,… Read More »Friday Find
Friday Find
Have you ever sat in front of a microfilm reader, hand on the crank, slowly scrolling through page after page of newspapers in hopes of… Read More »Friday Find
Military Discharge Paper at Courthouse
When researching family history, some of the most valuable records can be found in unexpected places. In Kansas, military veterans often filed copies of their… Read More »Military Discharge Paper at Courthouse
Friday Find
A Treasury Warrant for James Crawford Today’s find from my Crawford files is a photocopy of a page from the book Land Entries for Madison… Read More »Friday Find
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
Life During the Great Depression When I look at my grandfather, Leon Russel Crawford, during the years of the Great Depression (1930–1940), the records tell… Read More »Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
A Day in the Life of Mary Crawford
Boarding House Keeper in Dodge City — circa 1900 When we think about our ancestors, it is easy to focus on the major events—the marriages,… Read More »A Day in the Life of Mary Crawford
Friday Find
Guardianship Records in Preble County, Ohio Do you have documents in your files that likely connect to your research—but you’re not quite sure how? That’s… Read More »Friday Find