Mary Jane Minor left no diary, no ledger, no written clues about her daily life, but she did include a photograph of her preacher, Charles W. Tilton, in the Minor Family Album. If this cabinet card, this tangible thing, is an entry point into my great-great-grandmother's life, where can I go? What intersections existed between the lives of … Continue reading Digging For The Roots Beneath An Heirloom Cabinet Card
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Church Record Sunday: Goshen Baptist Church 1843
"Church Record Sunday – describe a specific church record or a set of records held by a church or denomination and how they can assist genealogists. This is an ongoing series developed by Gena Philibert Ortega at Gena’s Genealogy." Trolling through the records of Greene County, Pennsylvania, I came across a transcription of the Goshen (John Corbly) … Continue reading Church Record Sunday: Goshen Baptist Church 1843
Tombstone Tuesday: John Pearson (Pierson) Minor
Shoots, Roots, and Leaves 