Friday Find
My Crawford files from Dodge City, Kansas, contain several handwritten notes from the Miscellaneous Books found in the Register of Deeds Office. Today’s find establishes… Read More »Friday Find
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Friday Find
Homesteading Did any of your ancestors homestead? While going over my HAMMOND research, I found a copy of a homestead ‘deed’ in my files for… Read More »Friday Find
Miscellaneous Records
Have you visited a Register of Deeds office? If so, did they have Miscellaneous Records books? My first experience with Miscellaneous Records was in the… Read More »Miscellaneous Records
1950 Census
I had this post scheduled for later in March. However, it’s now a post for Randy Seaver’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge. It’s Saturday Night – time for… Read More »1950 Census
Branding
In the early days of Dodge City, not only did cattle come into town from Texas, but many of the local land owners raised cattle.… Read More »Branding
Ford County Soldiers
While looking for news of my grandfather, Leon Crawford, during World War I, I came across the following article identifying the Ford county men serving… Read More »Ford County Soldiers
Crawford ThruLines Question
I like Ancestry’s new ThruLines feature! Unfortunately, it is pointing out one of my frustrations with my DNA results. I have several verified second and… Read More »Crawford ThruLines Question