Posts in September 1, 2016

My grandmother would have turned 106 today. In honor of Grandma’s birthday, today’s tips have to do with research on her or her family: Not everyone was born where they think they were born (Grandma insisted she was born in Tioga, Hancock County, Illinois. It was actually several miles away near what was then Elderville–we never argued about it.) Sometimes stories that seem incorrect are totally correct. (Grandma insisted she was baptized at the age of five on the same day as two of her siblings). Sometimes people leave out little details about their siblings because you don’t think to ask (like her brother’s divorce). Don’t forget to ask questions while people are still living (there’s a few years later that I wish I had). Identify people on pictures while […]