Finding hidden truths also means finding hidden treasures. Both are reasons I consider myself a family historian rather than a genealogist. In Hidden Truths – Part 1 I discussed the confusion with Deerbrook, Langlade County, Wisconsin. Concentrating on here I feel the hidden truth is something yet to be revealed. Too much of this history…
People I start with introducing the people I discovered so many hidden truths, even I was surprised by stories of people left out of history because of where they came from and how it impacted ancestors in my family tree much later in time than I first imagined possible. Although we all heard stories and…
Researching genealogy can reveal many historical truths we either often do not want to face or face more often than we care to. We all have a lens of the present when first starting genealogy research. Counties we assume look like they do now or we assume people were not treated differently and when your…