Saturday Night Genealogy Fun – Do/Did Your Children Know Their Great-Grandparents?
Randy posted his Saturday Night Genealogy Fun Challenge… and it’s based on one of my posts! Neat! So, here are
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Family Stories
Do Your Children Know Any of Their Great-Grandparents?
Paula Stuart-Warren posted about the birth of her first great grandchild. Then, she talked about how many great-grandparents her children
Read MoreMy 4x Great Grandfather Had a Pet Bear!!!
As a child, I loved to watch Grizzly Adams on television along with his pet bear, Ben. I had no
Read MoreFollowing a Confederate Soldier Through the Civil War: Battle #4 The Battle of Perryville
William Porter Dickson enlisted in September of 1861 to fight as a Confederate soldier in the Civil War. In the
Read MoreThe Fear of Rabies: 100 Years Ago & 1 Year Ago
I have been having a lot of success lately with newspapers.com, my favorite site for newspaper research. Their search engine
Read MoreFollowing a Confederate Soldier Through the Civil War: Battle #3 Battle of Richmond
William Porter Dickson enlisted in September of 1861 to fight as a Confederate soldier in the Civil War. In the
Read MoreFinding a Murderer in My Family Tree
Let’s face it, when we research our family histories we don’t know what we’ll uncover. And, when you get beyond
Read More“A Mob was After Him: Ephraim Bennett’s Narrow Escape from Violence”: The Attempted Lynching of my 2nd Great Grand Uncle
If you’ve been following my blog, you’ve probably read my last two posts about my great, great grandmother’s brother, Ephraim,
Read MoreSister to Asylum from Abusive Husband; Brother to Jail for Murder
As I mentioned yesterday in “A Reason for Murder“, I had spent hours trying to find another newspaper article about
Read MoreA Reason for Murder
The day I discovered my great, great grandmother’s brother, Ephraim Bennett (abt 1841-?), had been convicted of 2nd degree murder,
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