Friday Finds
Ottawa HeraldDec. 28, 1966page 8 Clipping in materials received from Mildred (Briles) Barby DeathsJohn C. Briles John Charles Briles, 73, retired farmer of rural Pomona,… Read More »Friday Finds
Friday Finds
Ottawa HeraldJune 15, 1976page 6-A Clipping in materials received from Mildred (Briles) Barby From Broil to Broyles to Broles to BrilesBy Joan IstasThe year was… Read More »Friday Finds
Kansas Newspapers
When Kansas was not yet 15 years old, the attendees of the 1875 Kansas Editors’ and Publishers’ Convention formed the Kansas State Historical Society “for… Read More »Kansas Newspapers
Cause of Death
Do you remember #MyColorfulAncestry? By going viral this post by J. Paul Hawthorne prompted many genealogists to create similar spreadsheet charts. My chart was first… Read More »Cause of Death
Saturday Tidbit
Railroad Attracts Emigrants to Kansas The Dodge City Globe (Dodge City, Kansas)19 Feb 1878page 2 Coming to KansasThey are coming ti Kansas in gangs and… Read More »Saturday Tidbit
Rachel Christy
Rachel Elmeda Christy1 was born on 28 Apr 1845 in Clinton, Indiana, United States.2–8 She was the child of Samuel Christy and Lyda Gallimore.9 She… Read More »Rachel Christy
40th Parallel
We often see the words “In the beginning” when reading a book, fairy tale or the Bible. However, have you ever thought of a place… Read More »40th Parallel
Favorite Place
#52ancestors Do you have a favorite place? When I first saw this writing prompt, I was taking it personally. Then today, I read several of… Read More »Favorite Place
Following the Land
Have you ever tried to figure out what happens to a parcel of land when the head of the household dies? That’s what I’ve been… Read More »Following the Land
Land and Divorce
Is it normal for a woman to have to purchase back her first husband’s land from her second husband prior to divorcing her second husband?… Read More »Land and Divorce