Musings

The Generation Gap: It's real, people.

Growing up in the 1960s and coming of age in the 1970s, I remember all the “old” people talking about the Generation Gap — how my...

I think this says it all ...

If only every headstone in cemeteries had this kind of information! This is a stone in the St. Patrick Cemetery in Madison, Ind., where...

I Brake for Cemeteries!

This is Part 1 of a new series in this blog featuring random unusual or long-forgotten headstones found while I traipse through...

Rest In Peace, George Floyd

Black Lives Do Matter Today, I put aside my research of the life and times of Robert Jefferson to say that yesterday, April 20, 2021,...

Lights! Camera! COLOR!!

Company offers colorizing of black-and-white photos!

'Same Name' Shenanigans

I’ve been meaning to dive into Amy Johnson Crow’s “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks” for what seems like 52 years. Finally, even though we are...

Take nothing at face value

Like the old adage says, "Buyer beware." Even if you aren't actually spending money to obtain family history information, it's still...

Phabulous Photo Phun!

Ok, yeah. That's a geeky title, but maybe it got your attention. Photographic History Today's blog post has to do with photographs and...

The Barker Family

In my last post, I discussed the latest addition to my photography collection: Old glass negatives from 1900. From the information...