One of the best things about doing historical family research is that you tend to encounter some truly intriguing characters. Long-gone...

The thing about olden times is that they were tough. Even if you had money (which you probably didn't), the threats of war, famine, and...

What makes family history interesting is learning that our ancestors were real, complex people who lived full lives. They had aspirations...

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...

Telling someone you've just met that you're a professional genealogist can yield interesting reactions. We've gotten responses like:...

A few of Belle Gunness's favorite things: 🎶 Poisoning young children and burning down houses, bludgeoning new husbands and insurance...

First 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...

Part 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...

You 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...

So 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...