There is an important genealogical source for New England researchers, one that often contains unique information that you will not find anywhere else. You won’t find this source on Ancestry.com, but is often freely available online. It is an official government record that can be quite valuable, if you know where to look for it, [...]
A pension file is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to find inside. The Revolutionary War pension file for Lucy Tilden, widow of William Tilden of Stoughton, Massachusetts (R. 10604) is a good example. Tucked in between the typical paperwork, of sworn depositions and memoranda, is a slip of paper. [...]
I don’t know about you, but I’m stuffed! Too much ham, too much pie, too much of everything. So, as I enter 2019 I will have the usual resolutions related to diet and exercise. Perhaps the same is true for you as well. I wish I could help with that, but that’s not my area [...]
