This week we highlight another article from our Family Histories Collection submitted by RICIGS member, Ruth Evans. Ruth’s ancestors, Peter and William Carr, were early pioneers of Rock Island County. The William Carr Cemetery and the “Little Stone House” are still landmarks in Rock Island, Illinois. Read about how the […]
Monthly Archives: March 2024
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The last person from the Salem witch trials was just cleared in 2022. In the woods of Salem, Massachusetts, there is a summit called Gallows Hill, where the darkest days of the town’s history occurred. Here, nearly 20 people lost their lives by execution after being accused of witchcraft during […]
This week we highlight another article from our Family Histories Collection from RICIGS member, Jan McKenzie. Read about the information Jan found in her research on her great-grandfather and his service for the Union Army in the Civil War! The Story of Isaiah S. Clifton My Great-Grandfather 1835-1912 By RICIGS […]
By Betty Hagberg. I’m so glad I asked my maternal uncles and aunt to test. Don’t wait. I received my uncle’s DNA test results the same day his obituary appeared in the newspaper. What can you learn from older generations that you can’t find in your own DNA? I decided […]
This week we highlight another article from our Family Histories Collection from RICIGS member, Kathy Elliott. Kathy used her ancestor’s Civil War service as a Union patriot to apply to the National Daughters of the Union. Read about the information Kathy found in her research on Sylvester Butler and his […]