Inspired by this blog post by Michael Dyer, the author of Family Sleuther, I decided to take a look at the same information in my own family tree. I did a slightly different review, however. Continue reading
Ancestors’ Ages at Parenthood
As Time Goes By
Inspired by an article entitled “Then and Now Photos Show People as Young Adults and at 100 Years Old”, I took a look at some of the family photos in my own collection to see if I could assemble a similar group.
The results were somewhat surprising. Most noteworthy . . .
- In many cases, I found pictures where the poses were quite similar, even though many years had passed in between.
- And of course it was fun to see how some facial features never change!
Here’s my collection . . . Continue reading
A charge of seditious remarks
As part of my “Montana in WWI” series, I like to take a look at Montana newspapers from time to time. From the Butte Daily Post on May 1, 1917, comes this interesting newspaper article . . . Continue reading
“The remainder favors conscription.”
On this date 100 years ago . . . an interesting article from The Butte Daily Post. Continue reading