Given Names – Clues or Red Herrings
Given names can be so important in family research. Examining family names for three or more generations can give clues to who was important, who was beloved and who wasn’t, especially if the family included some unusual names. A...
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Revolutionary War Pension Application Files
Researching in military records comes to mind around Memorial Day and the Fourth of July. In the genealogical community, one of the more frequently researched series of records are the Revolutionary War Pension Application Files from the National Archives...
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Revolutionary War Pension Application Files, Memory and a 42 Year Old Photograph
Research Memories – Genealogical or Historical or Both Reading a Revolutionary Pension Application File can be an exercise in futility or an exquisite treasure trove treat or both. The applicant can’t remember exactly when he served or how long,...
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Namesakes – Family, Friends, Military, Political, or Local Heros
Two and a half years ago on a weekend stay in Glenwood Springs, I saw an episode of NCIS entitled “Yankee White.” It was the first episode I had ever seen of this series, inadvertently a rerun of the...
Read moreYou Found a Divorce Date Where?
Marriage Applications as a Source for Divorce Dates Divorce information may be found on subsequent marriage applications. Some of the questions involve proving that you are capable of being married. Are you of age? Are you an imbecile? Have...
Read moreIt’s not all Cinderella and the Wicked Step-Sisters
Blended families, those with one or two multiple marriages leave different subsets of children up to and including those in the movie “Yours, Mine and Ours.” One of my favorite parts of the book, Who Gets the Drumstick, about the...
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