Tag Archives: DuPage County Genealogical Society

Searching Beyond those Federal Records

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

The following is a guest post I wrote recently for the DuPage County Illinois Genealogical Society, Wheaton, IL.  It ran on their website earlier this month. “I LOVE the Civil War! It was wonderful! Fabulous!” Those were the opening remarks … Continue reading →

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And so I begin…

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

OK, it’s time–what am I waiting for? It’s been nearly a year for heaven’s sake! Last fall, with the help of my daughter Meg and  husband Mark. I designed this page to blog about my adventures down the path of … Continue reading →

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