In a previous post I looked at town annual reports and the genealogical treasures that one can find in them. You won’t find these reports on Ancestry.com, but they can often be found online, freely available for downloading. Today, continuing with this line investigation, I’d like to discuss another record type, one which, if you [...]
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. [...]
