When I have a family mystery, I like to write down all the knowns, theories, stories, etc. regarding the mystery.  I then...

The world has changed a lot in the last century and a half.  Today, if a child goes to live with another family, paperwork is...

  The thing that I most admire about my ancestors isn't if they are wealthy or famous.  It isn't even if they built a town...

This article explores the current status of research for the three family lines that I most actively researched in  2025 and a look back at...

My Grandma Dessie May (Thomas) Pellett’s rocking chair is likely my oldest piece of furniture.  If the conclusion by grok (AI) is accurate, it is...

What does a signature have to say about you?   I started saving signatures of relatives several years ago.  This article explores the signatures of some...

  Today, we think of urban centers as cities and sometimes refer specifically to downtown or most heavily populated portions of the city as urban...

Small towns in America have always struggled to survive.  One of their greatest nemesis is fire.  Hiattville was no exception. Matter of fact, Hiattville had...

The cemetery records for Brown Township in Ripley County, Indiana indicate that several members of the Ellis family are buried across the road from the...

My Uncle Howard, who was serving in Italy during WWII, wrote a letter home on April 15, 1945.  The family would never hear from him...