I think I used the wrong term when writing about the old marriage records at Washington County Courthouse, and what the clerk has done with the older marriages to preserve them. I said they were laminated – that was wrong. Laminating, as one kind person brought to my […]
After writing the blogs last week about the very old family photographs I have, I couldn’t help but think – where did they have these photos taken? This lead to another search. Located in Washington County, I believe they must have gone to Louisville. It would have been […]
Today I would like to share with you a few photos taken at the Lexington Cemetery in Fayette County, Kentucky. These are members of the Todd family, beginning with David Todd and wife, Hannah Owen. David Todd, born April 8, 1723, died February 3, 1785. David Todd was […]
Friday I went to the Washington County Clerk’s office for a little research – some for the blog, some for myself. Down the winding staircase, into the dungeon, to the old, old records! First I checked for the oldest marriage records in the locked room. I was interested […]
While at the Maryland to Kentucky Conference in Owensboro last month, I met the fine people from the Louisville Free Public Library announcing their two day Kentucky History and Genealogy Conference. The conference will be held at the main library in Louisville, at 301 York Street, on August […]
George Browder Linton was a son of Thomas Alvey Linton and Elizabeth F. Proctor. He married Elizabeth Milton Johnson in 1904, with whom he had three children – John Browder, Milton Victor and Nell Proctor Linton. Unfortunately all three children died within a few years. He and Elizabeth […]
This will is interesting in several ways. First, the will is written while Kentucky is still a part of the state of Virginia; also, at this time the area that would later become Hardin County is still a part of Nelson County. When Kentucky was comprised of only […]
The last of the cased photographs are tintypes – which is actually a misnomer since they were not made of tin, but metal. These were easy to make, inexpensive and durable. An easy way to know if you have a tintype is to use a magnet – the […]
The second type of early photographs were ambrotype photos. Ambrotypes look very similar to the later tintype photos. An easy way to test them is to use a magnet – even through the case you can fell the attraction of the magnet with the iron used for the […]
Yesterday I brought out my old photographs in wood and leather cases, lined with red velvet – photographs taken of several of my 3rd and 4th great-grandparents, and assorted aunts and uncles. I have looked at these photographs many times, but I was determined to learn more about […]
Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
1929 Wedding
Revolutionary War heroes and families.
Ritchey's Paternal Grandmother
George and Caroline's Wedding Day
Klein Sod House