ProQuest Historical Newspapers is a must read for all serious researchers. Ask your local college or local university to request a trial for Black History Month (February) or Family History Month (October). For more information, click here. *** Prompted by Evelyn, a follow member of my local genealogical society, I decided to jumpstart my research. With two and a half weeks left of free […]
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Serendipity, Meet Find A Grave!
Genealogy is a communal effort. Monday night, I returned a phone call to Elyse, genealogy friend (and cousin). During our conversation, I learned about her great-great grandmother, Greenella McNichols: she was born in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi; she died in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, and, she was in buried in Centralia, Illinois—cemetery unknown. Wait…What? I found it odd that her body would have been transported to Illinois—instead of […]