Family Heirlooms
Convert Negatives to Photos, Revealing Lost Images
It’s every genealogist’s dream to inherit labeled family photos. Not everyone is that lucky. I have 1000s of negatives, from the early 20th century. How do I convert them to digital images?
Dig Down to Read MoreGreat Plains Pioneering: Grasshoppers, Gooseberries, & Indians
In 1869 Robert Stokes, two sons & Henry Striker headed to Kansas with three covered wagons, an extra horse and two cows. Their destination was Brown County, with a plan to build a house, plant crops, find water and settle on the Great Plains.
Dig Down to Read MoreDear Little Sister…Sending Love from the Battlefield
Dear Little Sister…Sending Love from the Battlefield Little sister is Susan Emmaline “Emma”, the eighth child and only daughter of my 3rd great grandfather Robert Firman Stokes. He, Emma, and her mother Hannah Parker Jones Stokes saw five of Robert’s sons volunteer to defend the Union during the Civil War. All served in the Western…
Dig Down to Read MoreA Case of Scarlet Fever Makes 9-Year-Old Choose Nursing
Was 9-year-old Kate Selensky’s career chosen because of a young doctor’s generous gift celebrating her Scarlett Fever recovery?
Dig Down to Read MoreFamily Celebrates 146 Birthdays Hanging with “Our” Little Sister
On June 16, 1876, my great grandmother, Cinda Stufflebeam received Currier and Ives’ Little Sister lithograph for her birthday…
Dig Down to Read MoreHunting Family Heirlooms in Obscure Places
When thinking of inheriting family treasures, family bibles, antiques, photos, and jewelry are the first items that come to mind. Some are blessed during the giver’s lifetime, learning its history from a first-hand account.
Not that lucky in having been gifted or inherited treasures?
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