by amanita | Apr 10, 2011 | Genealogy
So I was on an obituary hunt yesterday. It was a drizzly nasty Saturday morning and I thought it was the perfect time to head on down to the Indiana State Library for a little research. While I only found one obituary on my list of six hopefuls, I had a great time...
by amanita | Apr 1, 2011 | Brown Family, Genealogy, Travel
A few posts prior to this I wrote about my intentions of going back to Rumley, Ohio with my little sister. This trip finally happened on our Spring Break. It was kind of awesome and often hilarious. Lil’ Amsters (as she will be referred to) came over to my...
by amanita | Mar 19, 2011 | Genealogy, Kinsley Family
There are names that cause me stress in my tree. Most of these names are the boring ones. I have Jones, Smith, AND Brown. It’s the trifecta of bland. There is, however, one name that causes me the most stress. You’d think that the fact that it is a...
by amanita | Mar 11, 2011 | Brown Family, Genealogy, Travel
Most of the time I think that my younger sister and I couldn’t be any more different, but we have a few very strange things in common. We both used to have recurring dreams that involved tornadoes. Mine were nightmares. Hers were more fun, obviously. We used...
by amanita | Feb 26, 2011 | Genealogy, Kinsley Family
My mom died a year ago today. Needless to say, it’s been kind of a rough year. Throughout my genealogy research, one thing I have learned is that obituaries used to be much more personal and interesting to read. While attempting to put together my mom’s obituary a...
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