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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.…
Reading the South Family Farm Diary Through Daily Life
The South Family’s 1860s diary offers a close view of rural life as it was experienced hour by hour: rising early, tending animals, repairing tools, preparing…
Preserving fragile obituary clippings in archival sleeves
An obituary clipping can be a small piece of paper with an unusually large family history inside it. It may identify a parent, confirm a marriage, name a town,…
Chronology Of The McCarthy Family’s Arrival In New York In The 1840s
The McCarthy family story belongs to a much wider movement of Irish migration across the Atlantic during the nineteenth century. A New York arrival in the…