Tutorial – DAR from an Ancestry Tree
If you are looking for a way to find out if you have any ancestors that are listed in the DAR, here’s my method. This…
Daughters of The American Revolution
I am working on a plan. As I hit retirement, I ask myself, what do I want? What do I want to leave behind? Important…
Mary D. Hudson
Mary. D. Hudson is my toughest brick wall. She is my Great, Great Grandmother on my mother’s paternal side. Verbal history tells us that she…
The Graves of Laura and Mary
Laura May Whitman Balentine had lain unmarked since 1927. Dying of TB she passed leaving 6 children motherless. There was no money for a headstone….
Museum pieces
I was googling ancestors looking for more entries into the DAR. I know I have a fairly large group of military ancestors. It is my…
John Alden’s Rifle
It’s exciting to discover the next generation of ancestors. It’s even more exciting to discover where they lived and find that their home still stands….
The Joy of Research Logs
If you read my previous post, then you would have read my praises on research logs. To summarize, I have little time to research and…
The Jacob Allen House
Today, researchers have not only the internet to help us find details, facts and information but we have the internet to find support, friends and…
Allen Family | Ancestral Grandparents | Family Treasures | Family Writing | Finding my way through Geneaology | The Allen Gazette
Celebrating The Allen Gazette, 100 years old!
I was researching this weekend and when I came upon my original copy of The Allen Gazette, I noted the date, 1917. It is 100…
Moms in Statues
I find family history more embracable when there are physical connections that we can see and touch. It shows us in our present time that…