Something About Mary
LESSON LEARNED: Changing the spelling makes a difference! For the past few weeks, I’ve been working on the family of
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Staying on Campus at GRIP
Summer is basically over as school is back in session this week. I had a wonderful summer with lots of
Read MoreWhat Might You Find in the NEW Database, Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007?
While at GRIP (Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh) last week, the news at dinner one night was that Ancestry had
Read MoreGuest Interview with Michael D Lacopo: Author, Lecturer, and “Hoosier Daddy?” Blogger
On Saturday, I returned from my second summer at the week-long genealogy institute in Pittsburgh known as GRIP: Genealogical Research Institute
Read MoreWhite Hair Turning Black & Sleeping 60 Hours Straight: Things a 100(+) Year Old Might Do
This week I had a breakthrough on my Snavely ancestors. I knew my 4x great grandfather, Jacob Coppenbarger (1769-1841) married
Read MoreNGS 2015 Conference Lectures at Home: Methodology Techniques
For the past two years, I’ve bought the video recordings offered by the NGS convention as I haven’t been able
Read MoreGeorge Correy: Will Ruled Upon by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
While trying to piece together the Correy family puzzle, I came across a book titled Reports of Cases Decided by
Read MoreJane McClenachan: “In the Land of the Living”
My newly discovered Correy family of Chester County and nearby Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is potentially the most interesting branch I’ve yet
Read MoreJohn Vincent: War of 1812 Veteran & “Habitual Drunkard”
John Vincent, a veteran of the War of 1812, was declared by the Court to be a “habitual drunkard” in
Read MoreSarah Jane (Watson) Stewart: Died as Young Mother (#16 of 52 Ancestors)
Sarah Jane (Watson) Stewart, was only 27 years old when she died in 1853. She’d been married to John Q
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