I realize that the title of this post is a hotly debated subject. Where one rarely finds agreeable ground with another. And, while I have my opinion and I do enjoy getting up on my soapbox, that isn't why I'm writing this post. Rather, this post is one of the historical significance of abortion, and [...]
Since I began my journey down through the branches of my family tree, I've added several locations where my ancestors lived to my genealogy travel bucket list: The Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia and North Carolina; the Outer Banks and Roanoke; Lower Surrounded Hill, AR; Big Cabin, OK; Hancock county, IL; and Jones county, IA [...]
People with strong Strategic talents have the ability to sort through the clutter and find the best route. This is not a skill that can be taught. It is a distinct way of thinking — a special perspective on the world at large. This outlook allows them to see patterns where others simply see complexity. [...]
They say everyone who looks into their family history will find a secret sooner or later. I had no idea that I would learn one so quickly. And I had not expected it to be buried in so fresh a grave. But the proof was on the page I clutched in my now trembling hands. [...]
As a fun little recap of the year, I'm sharing my Top Ten posts for 2018. Several Freeman family writings appear here, which have always been the highest views no matter the subject. Another big hit? The violence of early Omaha with the Omaha Ax Murders as well as the scalping of William Thompson. Surprising [...]
Snow glistened upon the bare branches, and her cousins, the Browns, arrived by horse and sleigh. The jingling of the bells broke the silence and bright moonlight shone upon their path. The little house glowed with warmth as the sounds of a Christmas party within echoed upon the barren fields. For the first time in years, she [...]
As I was traveling down the branches of my family tree looking for a potential post to jump out and bite me, I noticed something about the families of distant cousins. They all remained close together throughout the early part of the twentieth century. While certainly, the ties of family may have been closer in [...]
Outside the frost covered window, it was silent as the grave. It had snowed during the night and the world was buried beneath a blanket of glittering white. She tugged the sherpa blanket tighter about her shoulders and she held tight to the steaming mug of coffee that warmed her hands. A slight wind whisked by the [...]
Recently, I've been revisiting a family line, one that has many blank spaces and empty lines. With the help of the Internet and, I believe, a generous helping of fate, I've been able to fill in more of the story of the life of my 3x great-grandmother, Minnie Igle Wildrick. Perhaps fate can strike twice [...]
Today, I want to share a little bit of family lore. After I stumbled into contact with a distant cousin, she emailed me pages of an interview that she had done years before with her grandmother. Her grandmother, Rhoda, was sister to my great-grandfather, Freeman Wildrick. In the interview, Rhoda shares a story about their grandmother's sister, Fannie [...]
BRIANNA WRIGHT 