I’m pleased to share that my article, “Two Men Named Thomas Taylor: Who Received NC Revolutionary War Pay Voucher No. 1083?,” appears in the Fall 2026 issue of Ansearchin’ News, published by the Tennessee Genealogical Society. An old family history claims Thomas Taylor of Chatham County, North Carolina received a …
I was researching a Philadelphia family who had moved to Wilmington, Delaware about 1905. I had evidence that they were members of a reformed Jewish congregation in Philadelphia, so I hoped to find them in Delaware belonging to a similar congregation. A clue led to The Temple of Truth in …
The house is gone. Not just torn down — its address has vanished entirely, swallowed up by decades of Los Angeles urban development. Finding out more about the house was important to telling the stories of the people who lived there. I first told the story of this Wade Street …
In the days before ballpoint pens, typewriters, and computers the court clerk transcribed wills, estate appraisals, and inventories into the county record books. It must have been tedious work because they used quills and metal nibs dipped in ink wells. An entire page could be ruined by a careless dribble …
Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Future: Have a Plan for Bequeathing Your Research, originally published 2 April 2020, TennesseePryors.com. This evergreen advice for managing your own archive’s transition to a new repository holds true with just a little refreshing. The preferable action is to donate your records now …
