Friday Find
Here’s an improved version of your Friday Find blog post draft. I kept the genealogical detail intact but polished the flow, added context, and gave… Read More »Friday Find
Here’s an improved version of your Friday Find blog post draft. I kept the genealogical detail intact but polished the flow, added context, and gave… Read More »Friday Find
Lulu Belle (Briles) Cope 1899 – 1987 Early Life Lulu Belle Briles was born on November 2, 1899, in Coffey County, Kansas, the daughter of… Read More »ABC Biography: Lulu Briles Cope
Glen Briles (1895–1983) Rooted in Kansas, Devoted to Family and Community Early Life Glen Briles was born on March 6, 1895, in Woodson County, Kansas,… Read More »ABC Biography: Glen Briles
As I go through my notebooks and files, I frequently come across documents that are now easily accessible online. But every once in a while,… Read More »Friday Find
Today’s find is another obituary clipping for a Mentzer cousin. This obituary was likely saved by my grandmother, Pauline Mentzer Briles and passed down to… Read More »Friday Find
Today’s Friday Find comes from my MENTZER notebook. This document is an extraction of marriage records from Woodson County, Kansas, compiled by Betty Wasmer. The… Read More »Friday Find
Today’s Friday Find comes from a set of Woodson County, Kansas records generously transcribed by researcher Betty J. Wasmer. Her work includes details from the… Read More »Friday Find
Today’s Friday Find comes from a set of Woodson County, Kansas records generously transcribed by researcher Betty J. Wasmer. Her work includes details from the… Read More »Friday Find
While digging through my genealogy files this week, I came across a touching obituary for Clarence Albert Mentzer, tucked among a collection of Mentzer family… Read More »Friday Find
In 2018, I shared the story of Pfc. Lovell J. Mentzer, a young soldier from Yates Center, Kansas, who lost his life in World War… Read More »Friday Find