Unlocking Your Family History
Mr. Frank Mears I came across Frank Mears tombstone while walking through the St. Augustine Cemetery in Cecil County, Maryland. If you are in the Maryland, Delaware area and enjoy strolling through cemeteries this one is one with some history.
Capturing and Preserving the Story of an Old Family Photo While going through old family photos, I came across a picture that showed my grandmother as a young woman. The photo perfectly captured her mischievous personality and made me nostalgic
Meet James Raymond Langston Grandpa as I would call him was born the 21st of January in 1917 to the happy parents of Roscoe H. Langston and Aline Marie Smith. Born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri just like his mother but
Finally One Photo Found Have you ever searched to find that one photograph. Well in last weeks Throwback Thursday I shared the desire to find a photograph of my grandparents or even parents dress for Halloween. Well as luck would
Hunting Bear at Maple Hurst Camp Bear hunting was a way of life during this period of time, especially in the Maple Hurst Camp. Some of you might find these photographs offensive, if that’s the case I do apologize. Know
Doty Family Laid to Rest in Orange County, New York The Doty family tombstone even shares some information about their son, William. This is isn’t the first time that I’ve shared some information on families in the Minisink Cemetery. So
Excitement in Younger Genealogist Energy is the first word that comes to mind when I first saw Riley. A couple of weeks ago I shared my excitement over Riley and his YouTube channel Relative Surprises. How many times have we
Who was Lena Katherine Elizabeth Hopper Lena was the daughter of Robert Nathaniel E Hopper and Emma Josephine Harrenburg both from Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born on the 6th of December in 1913 also in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. As
Halloween Costumes Photographs of costumes are always fun to look at. In this Thursday Throwback I thought it was only right to look at Halloween and the costumes we would wear. In a previous post I talked about hidden information
Winter at Maple Hurst Camp Most of us at times we find ourselves with a large collection of photographs. Therefore we might have no idea who’s even in the photos or any other information for that matter. Finally over the