Raid or False Alarm? The Battle of Los Angeles (1942) in Family Papers
On the night of 24–25 February 1942, three of my relatives were working for the war effort at Douglas Aircraft...
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Identifying the Simon Family at John H. Coe’s New Canaan, CT Central Pharmacy (ca. 1909)
Recently I was able to date a photograph from my family's collection. It was among photographs owned by Clara Simon...
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Funny Family Stories Add Context to Family History
Have I told you about the time airport security demanded I remove my sewing scissors from my carry-on? Tailor’s shears...
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Vanessa Wood, CG®: A New Milestone for The Record Lady
I'm delighted to share some news. I am now a Certified Genealogist® through The Board for Certification of Genealogists®. From...
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Putting My Donation Recommendations into Action: Four Postcards Heading Back to Riverside, CA
Sometimes the advice you give other people is advice you end up following yourself. While going through my late mother's...
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One Man or Two? Dating and Identifying Two New Castle, Indiana Photographs
When I acquired two photographs associated with New Castle, Indiana I asked, "Are these one man or two?" Clothing analysis...
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NEW ARTICLE: Two Men Named Thomas Taylor: Who Received NC Revolutionary War Pay Voucher No. 1083?
I'm pleased to share that my article, "Two Men Named Thomas Taylor: Who Received NC Revolutionary War Pay Voucher No....
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Members List (1906): Temple of Truth, Wilmington Delaware
I was researching a Philadelphia family who had moved to Wilmington, Delaware about 1905. I had evidence that they were...
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When Progress Destroyed A Los Angeles House These Sources Revealed The House’s Story
The house is gone. Not just torn down — its address has vanished entirely, swallowed up by decades of Los...
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The Pretty, Fancy Handwriting of William Wilson, the Clerk of Norfolk County, Virginia
In the days before ballpoint pens, typewriters, and computers the court clerk transcribed wills, estate appraisals, and inventories into the...
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Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Future: Have a Plan for Bequeathing Your Research
Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Future: Have a Plan for Bequeathing Your Research, originally published 2 April 2020,...
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Donating Photographs and Documents: What Every Family Historian Should Know
Museums, archives, and historical societies don't magically fill with documents and artifacts — they rely on people like you and...
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Donated Mary Rosalind Parr’s Photographs to the Boone County Historical Society
I'm pleased to share that I've donated three photographs of Mary Rosalind (Parr) Cunningham (1911–1995) to the Boone County Historical...
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There’s Something Lost When Cursive Writing Disappeared
People are taught cursive, but they simply don't practice it. In losing that practice, they miss the chance to leave...
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What a Cropped Gravestone Photo Won’t Tell You
If you could erase one trend from history, what would it be? Scroll through Find A Grave long enough and...
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NEW ARTICLE: The Good Templars’ Lodge at Dry Fork, Sumner County, Tennessee
I'm pleased to share the publication of my article, "Members of The Good Templars Lodge #637 at Dry Fork, Sumner...
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NEW ARTICLE: Benjamin Williams of Barren County, KY in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly (NGSQ), June 2026
I'm delighted to announce that my article "Unearthing the Migration of Benjamin Williams from North Carolina to Kentucky" has been...
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NEW ARTICLE: A Forfeited Recognizance Bond and 118 Signatures: An 1805 Legislative Petition Fills Gaps in Anderson County Records
I'm pleased to announce the publication of my latest article: "A Forfeited Recognizance Bond and 118 Signatures: An 1805 Legislative...
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Ben C. Williams (born about 1840): Unorganized Territory and Indian Wars Pension–Served in the Texas Rangers
Hazel B. Green, interviewed Ben C. Williams in 1937 for the Federal Writers Project, a Depression-era Works Project Administration (WPA)...
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Colorized Historical Photos: I have Strong Opinions
Back in the twentieth century my beloved aunt gave me a tintype of my great-great grandfather Wesley Cunningham. In the...
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