Way back in December, 2022, I visited the American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming. I donated collections of letters, photographs, and employment records belonging to P.W. Pearson and J.W. Johnson. Last week, I was informed that the collections had (finally) been catalogued and a finding aid prepared.
Harry Rudeen: Confirming What We Already Knew
Several weeks ago, I ordered a copy of the death certificate for Harry Rudeen. Harry Rudeen was my grandpa Lawrence Rudeen’s older brother. He died young, at the age of only 25. I wanted to confirm the family lore about his cause of death: diabetes.
Deep dive into Fraser DNA
One of my most frustrating brick walls in my genealogy research has been my 4x-great-grandfather, John Fraser. We have records for his two marriages and the births of his six children, but nothing about his own birth or death. And not for lack of trying!
The Year in Review – and looking ahead into 2024
Though it’s been a slow year on the blog, it’s been a productive year of genealogy nevertheless!
Sergeant James Campbell
Since my trip to Wisconsin in August, I’ve been wondering about James Campbell, brother to my 3x-great-grandmother Ann Campbell. He served in the Civil War and died in action. I wanted to learn more about his military service.
