Welcome to Family Finds
An Adventure in Genealogy
In addition to stories about my ancestors, I share tips for conducting online family history research. Genealogy is a great pastime, join me on my journey to uncover and document my ancestors’ lives.

Valentine
Among my grandmother’s keepsakes is an old Valentine. I wonder who sent this mystery Valentine and why my grandmother saved it.
In The Kitchen
When I was a child, I would sit in the kitchen at my uncle’s home and read his old books, one in-particular I liked, “The Housekeeper’s Handy Book.”
Favorite Photo
I share the photo books created by my sister, they feature my favorite photos. They are handmade miniatures and very sweet.
Namesake
My great grandparents had three daughters: Elsie, Roxie and Edith. For many years I assumed they were namesakes of popular fictional characters.
Family Legend
Take a favorite family legend and find the records needed to validate the story. I share my successes and tips for doing research.
Beginnings
I have been interested in family history since my paternal grandmother, Pearl Osborne LaFara, shared her research with me when I was a child.
Wedding
I read about the use of wedding announcements as a source of genealogy information. This was an intriguing idea, so I sought out wedding announcements for my family. There were not many, but I will share a few I did find.
Tombstone
My great, great grandparents’ tombstone is not the simple tombstone of a simple farming couple, but a monument unlike anything found at the graves of my other ancestors.
Service
Before Sadie Osborne became a policewoman, she was a deaconess performing social work in the service of the ME Church.
Where There’s a Will
Jesse King left a legacy in his will for his granddaughter Susan Candess King, in 1868