In our family line, we have some unusual surnames, one of which is Osgatharp. In my research I’ve found that the original name was likely Osgathorp/e with the immigrant Richard Osgathorp as our ancestor who fought in the American Revolution. I’ve written about him and this line before. I believe this surname is unique to [...]
Allene Moore Chapin 1915 – 2010 Newspaper Woman
July 7, 2010 by
Her brother Dick Moore called her Mary Allene, but when she and I first began to share family information she instructed me to call her Allene. Allene will always be thought of in my mind as one of those “grand gals” with spirit and the spunk to speak her mind. Sadly, I never got to [...]
Using Repositories In Your Genealogical Research
July 1, 2010 by
I have a funny story to tell you on myself. Many, many years ago when I first began doing genealogy online I was researching my James Harrison line and had joined a mailing list for that surname through Rootsweb. After being on the list just a short time, the list owner invited me to take [...]
