I have a great-uncle who disappeared. Family tradition stated that he disappeared while selling Bibles home to home. This intrigued me and made me wonder what happened. So, I began digging deeper. So, how did I dig deeper? Checking the … Continued
Question: What was the first school year, where, which country started the first school year? How did they come up with it? Please reply. Answer: I always believed that the summer vacation was created for rural students to work … Continued
Question: What are the differences and similarities between the educational systems before and now in the 21st Century? Please reply. Answer: I received the above question inquiring what schools used to be like and how they were both different … Continued
One of the nice things about watching shows such as Who Do You Think You Are? Is that they are able to travel to the towns {and sometimes actual homes} where their ancestors lived. There is nothing like traveling to … Continued
A cousin and I have been researching our great-great-grandmother’s line and her lineage and family. Another cousin, who was a granddaughter to our great-great-grandmother, had shared a family story that had been passed down that our 2x-grandmother had a stepmother … Continued
I had a great aunt that I had trouble finding. Finally, after some research I was able to find her. She died very young from pregnancy complications. But, I wanted to know about the man that she married. Who was … Continued
My journey into genealogy began at a very difficult time in my life. I was going through a divorce. I had heard rumors about our relationship with David Crockett and a variety of other family stories all of my young, … Continued
Family lore says that one set of my great-great-grandparents went to college, however we do not know where. We know that my great-grandfather went to law school but did not finish. However, his law books were passed down in the … Continued
Last week, I shared how I found my great-great grandfather’s obituary after years of searching. This week, I want to share another wonderful find. I was searching on Newspaper.com for my great-aunts and great-uncles on a particular family, searching for … Continued
For years, I searched for my great-great grandfather’s obituary. He died in 1916 and no matter how much I looked, I could not find his obituary. I combed through the records when they were on microfilm, but became cross eyed … Continued