by sunnyjanemorton | Dec 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
A few years ago, my son Alex was asked to talk about his favorite ancestor at school. I was so excited! Who would he choose? The great-grandmother who was the first elected female sheriff in the United States? An uncle we know as a hero of the Great Johnstown Flood?...
by sunnyjanemorton | Jun 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
Introduction The following is transcribed from an original, handwritten church register book in my possession. It is labeled only as the Upper Presbyterian Church. It mentions places northwest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. As best I can tell, this register is from the...
by Sunny | Jun 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
I {heart} city directories for genealogy research. They offer year-by-year insights into our ancestors’ lives. In-between censuses, I can see people move into different neighborhoods, take new jobs, and even marry or separate. The young newlywed couple in 1947:...
by Sunny | May 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
A few years ago, a layover dropped me briefly at the Denver airport–and flared in me a sudden longing for my grandparents. I would expect to feel nostalgic at the sight of the Colorado Rockies. When I was a child, my mom took me several times to visit her...
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