Life From The Roots

From Vici Beach Paper, Vici, Oklahoma July 3, 1939 Obituary Daniel Jackson Schramling Daniel Jackson Schramling was born in Sabula, Io...

When another genealogist asked me what a Garden Cemetery was, I was more than happy to explain because I had been to three in Massachusetts....

A year ago, I did a post called, " Webinar -- New Family History Technology " At that time, I had viewed a few webinars, and the c...

Seeing New England , my recent blog, replaces Flowers From My Area . Flowers did quite well, and I was surprised at the number of hits, but ...

Home of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Brunswick, Maine On Tuesday, I posted his cemetery stone . Water Damage to House, January...

Does anybody know if all these old photos were taken in Kilburn, England? (Photo of my grandfather at least 50 years ago.)

Every time I go to Brunswick, Maine, I pass by the Pine Grove Cemetery where Joshua Chamberlain was buried and once lived. Although I have...

Sabra Adams, the widow of John Adams, my 3rd great-grandfather, is a  mystery  to me because I knew absolutely nothing about her. Not her l...

When you see the copy and condition of the document I received about nine years ago (see below), you might wonder how anybody could transcri...