by Brandy Heineman | May 23, 2013 | Blog, Family History
On Tuesday, we discussed how memberships can tell us more about our ancestors on a personal level, but not every group is 100% voluntary. Today, we’ll explore some of the more obligatory associations that can lead us to their stories. Schools Perhaps my favorite...
by Brandy Heineman | May 21, 2013 | Blog, Family History
The members of one particular family group I’ve studied, the Laughlins of Bradford PA, all share one interesting non-genetic trait. They were, all six of them, joiners. How do I mean? Pa belonged to The Protected Home Circle and the Brotherhood of Locomotive...
by Brandy Heineman | May 14, 2013 | Blog, Family History
I first considered the question of attempting to solve mysteries as I read after loaning a book to a friend. I raved about it—in fact, I’ve loaned that book at least three times now—but she found it just okay, partly because she figured out the...
by Brandy Heineman | May 7, 2013 | Blog, Family History
By now you know that I’m a fan of mysteries. Locked doors, secret messages, forgotten stories. Old photos–maybe with a name on the back, maybe not. Brushing dust from bones, in hopes of finding something beautiful. Yesterday I read of Daniel, interpreting...
by Brandy Heineman | Apr 30, 2013 | Blog, Reading
This old book got older in my care. Its copyright is from 1936, but when I started carrying it around everywhere in 1989, it was in far better shape than it is today. The tape on the spine, the wear at the edges? Yeah, that was all me. I don’t read as much...
by Brandy Heineman | Apr 23, 2013 | Blog, Reading
If you enjoyed “How to be a Library Cat” … 1. Pin/Tweet/Facebook it, and 2. Visit The 15th Century Equivalent of Your Cat Walking on Your Keyboard, 9 Delightful Library Cats and 15 Cats That Are Leaning In to partake in more bookish cattery, and...
