The January-February issue Ancestry focuses on the work lives of our forebears. In Nice Work If You Can Get It, I discover that the amateur, unpaid genealogist of today had well-paid predecessors a century ago.
We do it because we love it.
There’s always one more elusive ancestor to track down, one more document to pinpoint. As [...]
Our great-great grandfather’s eulogy was printed in the newspaper … while he was very much alive.
Obituaries, like heirlooms, grow more valuable with time. But when is an obituary not an obituary? When they come before the subject has actually died. The how and why of premature obituaries can offer chuckles…and surprises. Click here to read the [...]
