What to do when you come across evidence of Enslaved Persons As I dig deeper into the lives of my ancestors, I find evidence that their lives and values were very different from my own. It is a fact one must accept and forgive any wrongs once done in the past, learn from them, andContinue reading “Descendant of a Slave Holder”
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Finding your Ancestors in The Newspapers
Different search options Newspapers hold so much information on our ancestors and could potentially hold the key to help unlock mysteries about who they were and what they did. As more and more newspapers are digitized and made available online, the more we can learn. Search options scan the computer generated text, a process calledContinue reading “Finding your Ancestors in The Newspapers”
Finding a Death Date
When Death Records can’t be found Lately, I have been researching my husband’s side of the family, a side I am unfamiliar with. We recently discovered that he is related to Mathew Caldwell, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Since then, I have set out to prove this with as much evidence asContinue reading “Finding a Death Date”
Giving Back
Indexing and Transcribing documents and records The vast number of records and documents available on line is growing everyday. Some of these records are not searchable, as in there is not an index or means to see who is listed on these documents. This means scrolling through a vast array of scanned images reading everyContinue reading “Giving Back”
Who were they?
Discovering who people are in old family photographs. I have this picture from my great grand parents photo album, but I am not sure who the couple is in the photograph with them. Luckily, they labeled the photograph “Vohres – Lake Worth”. Who were the Vohres? Where they family friends? An aunt and Uncle? PenContinue reading “Who were they?”
The First Post
To finish, one must first begin. I published a new blog today. It is a work in progress. Perhaps the name will change? I do need to add new pictures! Yikes! Why did I start this? Because it gives me a place to record my thoughts and research that I have done. Because it willContinue reading “The First Post”
Who Were They? 