Loni’s Photographs: The Abandoned Brighton SchoolLoni’s photographs of the abandoned Brighton School preserve more than the image of an unused building. They hold a record of weathered materials, altered…The Kitchen Table at the South HouseA kitchen table can carry a family story without appearing in a census record. Its worn surface, mismatched chairs, folded papers, and rings left by warm cups…Obituary of Patrick McCarthy, railroad worker, 1888–1962Patrick McCarthy’s life, as preserved in the family archive, is connected with two dates and a working identity: he was born in 1888, died in 1962, and spent…The Tidwell Family Births in TennesseeThe birth records of the Tidwell family offer a way to follow one family line through Tennessee’s changing communities, record systems, and household…Writing Family Histories With Care And CuriosityFamily history begins with names, dates, and places, but it rarely ends there. Behind every census entry, obituary, photograph, and handwritten note is a…A Cabin Stay in Ontario Through Home ExchangeA cabin in Ontario can offer a very different kind of travel from a conventional hotel stay. The experience begins with an ordinary home, a set of practical…Genealogy research through probate records for the Brighton lineProbate records can turn a family name into a sequence of relationships, residences, occupations, and obligations. For the Brighton line, these documents may…The South Family Archive: What We Found in the AtticAn attic can hold more than forgotten furniture and boxes of holiday decorations. It can preserve the quiet evidence of a family’s movement through time:…A Family History Journal That Travels With YouA family history journal does not have to stay beside a desktop computer or inside a formal research archive. Loni’s blog offers a more flexible model: brief…The Telford Family Through the Civil War YearsThe Civil War changed nearly every American family, including families whose members never enlisted. Military service, migration, wartime employment, illness,…