Part One: Who Wrote and Who Received The Two Postcards of Cathedral Rock, La Jolla, California?
A visit to Southern California was not considered complete without a sight of Cathedral Rock."Famous Landmark Destroyed," Cathedral Rock, The...
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New Article: “Lost” Newspapers from 1798
Have you ever looked in a record or archive only to wonder "What the heck is that doing here?!" When...
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Fieldtrip to Lakeview Cemetery, New Canaan, CT
I was at Lakeview Cemetery to find and photograph a grave. It was a successful trip. I spotted these unusual...
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Cowboy Card Connects Cousins in Carbon County, Montana and Cuba, Illinois
On 22 January 1909 from Billings, Montana a writer identified only as E. A. M. sent a postcard to Mr....
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Cemetery F.A.N. Clubs: Start With Find A Grave Website
In my book Pryor Wives I used advice from Elizabeth Shown Mills's, a noted genealogist. She encourages the investigation of...
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Fraternal Organizations Tell Us More About Our Ancestors
I've run into fraternal organizations recently while working on early twentieth century genealogies. They were called lodges, societies, orders, leagues,...
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Old Fashioned Valentine Wishes (1911)
In 1911 this Valentine Day postcard was sent from Indianapolis, Indiana to Estella/Estelle (Roberts) in Public, Kentucky. Estelle (born 1888)...
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New Article: Who Was J. Prior?
The Winter issue of the Tennessee Genealogical Society's Ansearchin' News is ready for readers. It includes my article "The J....
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AI for Genealogy Starts and Ends with Full Disclosure in Citations
Fool me once... fool me twice... fool me over and over again. That may be the new saying that could...
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Surprise! It’s A Book. Pryor Wives Is Now Available
Pryor Wives: Stories of Family, Fortune, and Fiasco Pryor Wives is unlike most genealogy books. It does not focus on...
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Upcoming: Two New Pryor Projects
Happy Holidays! There are two new projects that will launch very soon. Both focus on Pryor families in the US....
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James Luster Roberts Served on the USS Arizona in World War I
In remembrance of Pearl Harbor I'm posting about my great-uncle who served aboard the U.S.S. Arizona when it was a...
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Merry Christmas and Touch of Genealogy
Figure 1: "Seasons Greetings Postcard" (front) Figure 2: "Seasons Greetings Postcard" (back) "Seasons Greetings Postcard," front and back, addressed to...
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Old English Occupations: A Grinder
The 1881 U.K. Census lists a man as chimney sweep and grinder. From having seen Mary Poppins and having my...
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New Canaan, CT – Grade School Mother Goose Dress Up
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! This photograph is of a dress up day at a New Canaan, Connecticut school. (CLICK ON IMAGE TO...
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Back from FamilySearch Library Trip
I spent the last week in Salt Lake City at the FamilySearch Library. It was a good trip with great...
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New Book to Develop Genealogy Interest
If you're interested in genealogy you know that feeling when you are dying to share a great find but you...
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Dr. James McCune Smith’s Brooklyn Burial Plot in Use for One Hundred and Seventy Years
New York City native Dr. James McCune Smith (1813-1865) was a noted black activist, abolitionist and the first black physician...
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Frisco Locomotive Shops – Postcards
The U.S. census takes place every ten years. Finding an ancestor and their activities between those years can be challenging....
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May Day: Everyone Get Moving!
https://www.6sqft.com/moving-day-when-all-new-yorkers-moved-on-may-1st/?fbclid=IwAR2_8APVRMG3Ed-eHzNfGSIWvufzlYYw-fsdis7UZnG61njipLErevntsaw May 1st sounds like it was a nightmare in New York City! I'm glad my ancestors lived in lightly...
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