Microfilm
Do you remember microfilm? Do you remember hand cranking the film to get to what you wanted to read? Or, do you remember the long… Read More »Microfilm
Friday Find
THOMPSON When you research a locality, do you ever record everything you find for a family surname? If so, do you have old handwritten (or… Read More »Friday Find
Stumbled Upon
Have you ever come across a valuable genealogical resource while researching a different topic? That was my case recently when I was researching the involvement… Read More »Stumbled Upon
Missing Records
Do you have a record in your files that you believe should lead you to more records? That’s my case with a Woodson County, Kansas… Read More »Missing Records
Provenance
Do you have a family scrapbook, photo album or Bible in your possession? If so, have you documented how you obtained ownership of the item(s)?… Read More »Provenance
Friday Find
Daisy Pearl Ricketts Isreal – K88F-NLR Do you have any funeral books in your collections? Both of my grandmothers seemed to not only keep obituary… Read More »Friday Find
Friday Find
Do you have obituary clippings in your files? If so, have you identified all of them? As I was going thru my RICKETTS notebook, I… Read More »Friday Find
Friday Find
Richmond F. Hammond’s Marriage Records 1867 – Married Sarah Ralston Knox County IllinoisCounty ClerkGalesburg, IL 61401 Marriage License: 7081 The People of the state of… Read More »Friday Find
Black Sunday
Going back to my notebook of items received from Mildred Barby is an interesting article that has nothing to do with BRILES genealogy. However, it… Read More »Black Sunday
Nelson G. Crawford
One of my January blog posts was about how I was finding issues in my family tree that was causing me to go back over… Read More »Nelson G. Crawford