Genealogy Proof Series: Gathering Location Resources
This is the first article in the Genealogy Proof Series. Most genealogists, even if they don’t realize they are genealogists yet, begin by creating a small tree of their known ancestors. Most people...
View ArticleMartin Aucoin (1595-after 1633), Carpenter, Survived the Siege of La Rochelle...
Martin Aucoin lived in a time of great upheaval in France. Somehow, he survived a religious war, or more precisely stated, wars. He may or may not have made the trip from France to Acadia, today’s Nova...
View ArticleGenealogy Proof Series: Extracting and Recording Data So That You Can Find It
This is the second article in the series, Genealogy Proof Series. The first article is: Genealogy Proof Series: Gathering Location Resources The first article discussed finding location resources for...
View ArticleJust Walking Each Other Home
I wasn’t going to write a Christmas or holiday article this year, but here we are. I couldn’t NOT write this, although, trust me, I tried. This one is quite different, however. It’s about making a...
View ArticleMemories Resurface When the Old Family Home Gets a Facelift
Two years ago, a friend messaged me, letting me know that my old family home in the historic “Silk Stocking” neighborhood in Kokomo, Indiana was for sale. Perusing that listing, even though the home...
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