Even though I have no American ancestors (that I'm aware of) I often check the resources just in case I serendipitously find a familiar name. Not being American, when I use their records I rarely recognize the famous examples they use when providing instructions on how to use the resource.
However, I recently came across the homestead records for a very familiar name: Charles P. Ingalls! That's right. Pa from the Little House series penned by his daughter Laura Ingalls Wilder. Having read all of her books several times I almost feel like they're my family. I certainly know more about the minutiae of their everyday lives than I do about my own relatives who lived during the 1880s. If only I had a world famous author in my family tree. Sigh.
If you are curious to read the Ingalls' homestead records here's the link.
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Why a blog?Family history just fascinates me. And not just my own. There are many facts and people that have been lost to time. I really enjoy puzzles and sometimes I come across some really interesting mysteries in my genealogy travels. I'll post some of my musings here. Archives
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