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JoJo's Got Nothing on These Bows [Genealogy Photo] - #genealogy #familyhistory #familytree #indianahistory #indiana #fashion #fashionhistory

JoJo’s Got Nothing on These Hair Bows [Genealogy Photo]

JoJo’s Got Nothing on These Hair Bows – I know it will come as a surprise to many adolescent girls today, but JoJo Siwa did not invent the giant hair bow. …

Dear Aunt Polly Brittain Holds an Important Clue - Mary Neal Reynolds Brittain #genealogy #familytree #familyhistory #ancestry #ancestor #indianahistory #waynecountyindiana

Dear Aunt Polly Brittain Holds an Important Clue [Genealogy]

Dear Aunt Polly Brittain Holds an Important Clue, but . . . I almost missed it because she looks so grumpy. Aunt Polly Brittain potentially solved a longstanding mystery on the …

Sunday School Class Bloomingport, Indiana - Bloomingport Friends Church of Randolph County, Indiana #genealogy #familyhistory #familytree #societyoffriends #Quakers #ancestors #randolphcountyindiana #indianahistory

Sunday School Class Photo – Bloomingport Friends, Randolph County, Indiana [Genealogy]

Sunday School Class Photo – Bloomingport Friends, Randolph County, Indiana – I’m about 90% sure I’ve titled this photo accurately. The names of most of the children were labeled for …

Ozro Bales Sells Hogs – Free Online Newspaper Search [Genealogy]

Ozro Bales Sells Hogs – Free Online Newspaper Search – Once upon a time in 1919, my great-great-grandfather Ozro Bales sold some hogs. I only know this because of a …

Bales, Huber, Oberender, and Mercer of Bloomingport, Indiana [Genealogy Photo]

Bales, Huber, Oberender, and Mercer of Bloomingport, Indiana – When the Bales, Huber, Oberender, and Mercer neighbors got together, they posed for photographs. Today we take photos incessantly, often multiple …

The Search for the Secret Lovechild of My Great-Grandfather [Genealogy Mystery]

The Search for the Secret Lovechild of My Great-Grandpa – My great-grandpa, Ralph Edgar Bales, had a secret lovechild, but we only know his first name. I have no clue …

This Family Reunion Looks Sharp! [Genealogy Photo]

This Family Reunion Looks Sharp! – Yes! The pun is intended. Josiah and Lydia (Neal) Sharp are the progenitors of this large brood of children and grandchildren. I might be …

Gender-Confused, Transgender, or Just Messing Around? [Genealogy Photo]

Gender-Confused, Transgender, or Just Messing Around? – Today’s Way Back Wednesday genealogy photo provides undeniable evidence that one of my ancestors participated in at least one incidence of crossdressing. So …

Way Back Wednesday - Bales at Carlos, Randolph County, Indiana

Way Back Wednesday: Bales and Others at Carlos, Indiana

Way Back Wednesday: Bales and Others at Carlos, Indiana – Carlos is barely a blip on the map in Randolph County, Indiana today, but at one time it was a …

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