My ancestor was a signer of the Flushing Remonstrance in 1657. It was a demand for religious freedom, to worship as one’s conscience dictated.
Worship
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History Blog Posts
Lines
In genealogy, we speak of lines as our descent from a particular ancestor. In Euclidean geometry, a line has no dimension: no breadth, and no defined length. Does that mean genealogical lines are not lines but segments or rays?
Voting
Recently my mother provided a story about my great-grandmother voting for her first time in 1920. The story is a little amusing, but I doubt her experience was unique.
On The Farm
One of my ancestors had a unique route to farm laborer and then farm owner. My 4th great grandfather Jacob Kready came to America during the American Revolution as a soldier hired by the British.
Transportation
My McCash 4th great grandparents used a form of transportation to transit the Ohio River that has intrigued me: flatboats.
Bridge
During the 1960s our family took many road trips around Indiana. Sometimes my father went out of the way to drive across an old covered bridge.
Loss
What was the impact of the loss of a wife in the mid19th century? My 3rd great grandfather was left to care for two very young children after the loss of two wives by 1850. He was a farmer and laborer, how did he cope?
Power
In 1941 an electric power company built hydroelectric dams on the Holston River to produce power. In the process, they displaced many Tennesseans, alive and dead. My ancestors were among the dead.
Unusual Source
While researching a 5th great grandfather, I discovered him in an unusual source, a diary of a historical figure I had never before heard of, Herman Husband.
Land
While researching ancestors living in Colonial Virginia during the 17th century, I found several records of land grants.
