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January 29, 2016 Dana 0 Comments 4 min read

Fighting in the Black Hawk War

Here, on May 14, 1832, the first engagement of the Black Hawk War took place. When 275 Illinois militiamen under

January 22, 2016 Dana 18 Comments 5 min read

My great aunt, Beulah (Peters) Brewer, got me interested in genealogy about 18 years ago. One of our ancestral lines

December 28, 2015 Dana 5 Comments 1 min read

Sarah E. McCage (~1812-1860), who married William Kennedy Dickson (1811-probably 1860s), was born in Tennessee and lived in Perry County,

December 28, 2015 Dana 2 Comments 1 min read

William Kennedy Dickson (~1811-1860s), my 3rd great grandfather, signed a petition in 1845. At the time, he was living in

November 20, 2015 Dana 22 Comments 1 min read

For the past few months, I’ve tried to figure out how to set a “primary photo” for an individual. It

November 17, 2015 Dana 6 Comments 5 min read

As you probably know, the War of 1812 Pension Files are free on Fold3 and they continue to add more

November 10, 2015 Dana 0 Comments 3 min read

Growing up, the house we lived in had been built in the late 1800’s. Though it was two stories and

October 16, 2015 Dana 2 Comments 0 min read

This is a photo I scanned while at my mom’s a few weeks ago. I know which part of my

October 13, 2015 Dana 2 Comments 1 min read

After writing about my Grandmother, Evelyn (Dickson) Kaechle, this past weekend, I decided to share some of her old family

October 10, 2015 Dana 4 Comments 3 min read

My grandmother, Evelyn (Dickson) Kaechle, was born 100 years ago today. Though she died in 2004 at the age of