The advertisement appears on several other illustrations as well, which you can find by doing a Google image search for…
With the availability of wills on line I was checking the validity of my Mary Wyman who long ago I…
Thanks for your comment! These family charts, made by friends of my great-grandparents, do have errors, especially for the earliest…
Hello cousin! I also descend from Pain Mayhew of Chilmark (line below). You may already know, but an article by…
Cony High School is in Augusta. The name is very well connected in the town.
My ancestor Pain Mayhew of Chillmark, Martha’s Vineyard—as well as his son and a grandson (through his son Thomas)—spelled their…
Interesting account and a great example of the twists and turns in finding our roots. Having such a common name…
Daniel and Dorcas are on my husband's tree! This is the first time I've read on Vita Brevis about someone…
I was going to say, eh 19th century humor, but then remembered some similar visual jokes from the 1950s, and…
Great post! I got several letters, emails, and calls asking about the false allegation of Obama's birthplace back in 2008…