A discarded tombstone was rescued by a passerby, journeyed many states away, then reunited through volunteer efforts with its Greene County, Pennsylvania family.
The Waynesburg Republican newspaper was a champion of Women’s Suffrage and celebrated the victory of the 19th amendment. Their feature article following election day in November 1920 gives us insight into the first female voters to line up at the polls.
Women’s Day reminds us to honor, respect, and remember the obstacles that women have overcome, and the goals they still endeavor to achieve. We look at the women who labored to birth, raise, and improve the lives of generations past, present, and future.
When we add an ancestor to our family tree, the first blank we fill is their NAME. But do we make the most of this essential fact? Do we extract from it every clue and revelation about our family’s history?
Henry Clay Snyder and his wife, Hannah (McVay) Snyder, appear in the 1880 Census. Their preserved entry reveals some of the few known details surrounding the lives of Hannah and her child, as well as their deaths, just days after the Census taker's visit.
This is the lesson of a missed clue that unraveled the story of a female ancestor. Follow along in the search for Grandma Elizabeth Mary (Garber) Staggers of Greene County, Pennsylvania.
Behind every good ghost story is the real story. Local and family history reveal the truths hidden in a haunting tale. Whether or not the separation of fact from folklore makes the Martin family mausoleum less spooky, is up to each visitor to decide.