This Grand Old Man

With some ancestors, it's easy to find just about anything you'd want to know. But sometimes, it's time to branch out to discover more.

February 6, 2022 6

Here’s where the story ends…or does it?

The conclusion of Eugene Fisher's story remained elusive until I went back to the foundation of it. And by rebuilding the beginning, I found the ending.

January 10, 2022 5

When Little Mary Met Little Mary

Did Gram really pose for a photo with Hollywood legend Mary Pickford? I had to find out, but I never expected Gram to show up in the middle of the 2020 COVID lockdown.

March 9, 2021 8

June Brides and Lockdowns

When I wanted to learn more about my great-grandparents' wedding, I thought it would probably take a week or so to find that one record I needed. Oh, pre-lockdown me, you were so optimistic...and so very, very wrong.

March 4, 2021 9

When Karen Became Carrie

So, let me get this straight: my step-third-great-grandmother was a Deadwood pioneer, a mystery, and a good old-fashioned genealogy logic problem...just waiting to be solved? Sign. Me. Up.