I've decided to create some timelines for my ancestors to organize the information I have on their lives. Here is a timeline I have crea...

What was the Eighth Street Yard?  St. Louis Globe Democrat, November 14, 1892 The police of the Third District are constantly annoyed by row...

In the 1900 Census my second great grandparents Selig and Annie (Perlik) Feinstein, their seven children, and Selig's mother Gertie were...

The Dutch brothers Myndert & Carsten Fredericksen (sons of Frederick Van Iveren) immigrated to the US in the 1600s. Most if not all with...

A few years ago I found the below “birth record” on Ancestry. It is for my great grandfather. However, Ancestry doesn’t have the images, and...

Earlier this month I wrote about my 2nd great grandfather's brother, William Sliver Denyer . I had found his Civil War Pension file, whi...

The below Pension Record appeared in my ‘hints’ on Ancestry.  William S Danyer - Union Soldier in Louisiana Cavalry Scouts The record identi...

I am writing a series of posts where I provide information about the towns where my ancestors lived. Geography is an essential part of genea...

I am writing a series of posts where I provide information about the towns where my ancestors lived. Geography is an essential part of genea...

I am beginning a series of posts where I provide information about the towns where my ancestors lived. Geography is an essential part of gen...

Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.  I continue my  project  to transc...

Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.  I continue my  project  to transc...

Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.  I continue my  project  to transc...

  Below is my annual post for Memorial Day. A post on what Memorial Day is for, besides barbecues. The above image comes from a past version...

  Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.  I continue my  project  to tran...

Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.  I continue my  project  to transc...

As I mentioned a few weeks ago , I recently found an entry at FindaGrave for a Nathan Sandler (1853-1931) . Is he the father of Sarah Sandle...

Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.  I continue my  project  to transc...

I've written before about Sarah Nathan who married Sol, the brother of my great grandfather in London in 1902.  Her parents were Nathan ...

A summary of past posts on this topic. (The above video was created from a still wedding-day photo colorized and animated using MyHeritage ...