The Heritage Huntress

Another Monday, and it is time for the second installment of the transcription of Elsie Crocker’s manuscript. For an explanation of this...

You may have noticed that I don’t blog on a very regular basis. It has never been my goal to be a daily blogger; I would rather present ...

Last weekend I finally had an opportunity to spend a little bit of time at the Tillamook Library and go through a few historical issues ...

You may recall from a previous blog (“ Old Ben Wade ”) that I have long been in search of the origins of my great-great-great-grandfather. I...

(Continued from “ The Brosius Family: South Shenango,1862-1863 ”) A widow had to wear hideous black dresses without even a touch of b...

Today would have been my grandfather’s 87 th birthday. Would have been. Last month he passed away, and is at long last back with Grandma...

(Continued from “ The Brosius Family: South Shenango, 1861 .”) The petition of John McGranahan Administrator of the Estate of Ad...