Feb 22, 20233 minTaxes: As certain as... well... you know...Tax records may not seem very exciting but that's only because they aren't. Seeing how many acres, cows, or horses your ancestor held is...
Feb 9, 20234 minIsn't All That Stuff on Ancestry?Telling someone you've just met that you're a professional genealogist can yield interesting reactions. We've gotten responses like:...
Oct 28, 20226 minBelle GunnessA few of Belle Gunness's favorite things: 🎶 Poisoning young children and burning down houses, bludgeoning new husbands and insurance...
Oct 21, 20226 minOut of the Box ThinkingFirst off, I'm not even a little bit sorry about that title. It's staying. Secondly, I'd like to disclose upfront that one of my older...
Oct 14, 20226 minPrissy Robinson and the Blue Ball InnPart of the fun of going to a tavern in olden times must have been the knowledge that you might not make it out alive. These days, when...
Oct 7, 20226 minJolly Jane Toppan, the Cape Cod KillerYou know that feeling of reassurance you have when you or a loved one is sick but they're in the care of a trusted doctor or nurse? The...
Sep 16, 20224 min The Patricidal Pages — Part TwoSo where were we? If you remember from our last post, Alonzo Page¹ had shot and murdered his father, Obadiah Page, and then run off to...
Sep 9, 20223 minThe Patricidal Pages — Part One"I'll kill you if I ever get up," gasped Leroy Page, laying on the ground. In his late 60s, Leroy found himself on the losing end of a...
Sep 2, 20225 minDay in the Life: You are a Worker in a Southern Textile MillThe year is 1916. You are a twelve-year-old girl, employed at Poe Mill in Greenville, South Carolina. The schedule below is pieced...
Aug 26, 20224 minYou Have Died of Pellagra.There are two groups of people in this world: 1. Those who are fascinated by old-timey diseases and conditions, and 2. Those who think...