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The South family's prayer book and the verse it whispered
When Allen Hackworth uncovered a small leather-bound prayer book tucked inside a cedar chest at his grandmother's property, he did not anticipate that the…
Crafting a Family History Book with Free Online Tools
When Loni began assembling a keepsake for her mother-in-law's seventieth birthday, she had a cardboard folder of birth certificates, a stack of faded snapshots…
Tracing Brighton Family Church Affiliations in Indiana
A family’s religious history rarely follows a single straight line. For the Brighton family in Indiana, church affiliation is best understood through a…
The day we found the hidden loft in the old Tidwell barn
Some family discoveries begin with a letter, a faded photograph, or a name written in an old Bible. Ours began with a loose board, a cloud of dust, and Loni…
Reading the McCarthy wedding portrait from 1898
A wedding photograph can preserve far more than the appearance of a bride and groom. It may record clothing, manners, studio practice, family relationships,…
Using Cemetery Records to Confirm Brighton Burial Sites
Cemetery records can turn a family story into a defensible identification. A death notice may name Brighton, while a headstone, burial register, or cemetery…
Loni’s Photo Album: The Telford Children and Their First Automobile
A family photograph can preserve a moment that official records overlook. In this image, the Telford children stand beside the family’s first automobile,…
The handwritten recipe behind a family apple butter story
Allen’s Essay: The Handwritten Recipe for Grandmother Brighton’s Apple Butter begins with a small domestic record: a recipe written by hand, kept among family…
Lillian Tidwell South: A Life Remembered, 1878–1965
An obituary is a small document carrying a large amount of family history. In a few lines, it may preserve a person’s name, dates, relationships, residence,…
The Rain on the Telford Roof
Rain can preserve a place as clearly as a photograph. It records the pitch of a roof, the smell of wet earth, the pause between thunder and a child’s question.…