Category: Wayne County, IN
Families that lived in the county and research done there.
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Discovering the origins of Valentine Shuffler (1853-1916) Writing an accurate history means leaving out assumptions. Sticking only to facts and evidence, and refraining from speculation about things that we cannot know, such as personal motivations or attitudes of the people involved. But writing a complete history means adding a human element to the facts—putting what…
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They only point the way… the rest is up to us If you were a fly on the wall… or if I set up a Twitch stream… the scene that would play out in front of you might disrupt your image of the studious researcher. I know I like to think of myself as a…
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A Hard Row to Hoe You might recall I was very excited to find a book documenting this family last year: I finally got to spend some quality time looking at the evidence presented in this book and untangling some of the questions it raises – and when all is said and done, there are…
Mightier Acorns 