Not All Ohioans Fought for the Union: Gen. Roswell Ripley, CSA

April 9, 2011

When you think of Civil War generals from Ohio, the names Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan often come to mind. Roswell …

Presenting Civil War topics at Allen County

September 16, 2010

I am thrilled to be the featured speaker at the ACPL Genealogy Center’s Military Symposium this year. With the upcoming …

July 25, 2010

Today, 25 July 2010, is the 145th anniversary of the 1st Ohio Heavy Artillery mustering out at Knoxville, Tennessee. In …

November 20, 2009

The Ohio Historical Society has just launched a new website to raise awareness of Ohio’s role in the Civil War: …

August 19, 2008

This tombstone for George H. Boggs is in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, Licking County, Ohio. It shows membership in two …

December 1, 2007

The Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana has done it again. They’ve come up …

October 23, 2007

They’re at it again! This time, FamilySearch Indexing has announced a partnership with the National Archives. The press release states: …

September 20, 2007

WeRelate.org is a relatively new site with a lot of potential. It is based on a wiki model, which will …

September 1, 2007

When I set up this blog, I was drawn to the MistyLook template by Sadish [NOTE: I have since changed …