Let me start this post by saying this is the largest collection of personal artifacts I've acquired and I'm rather sure I won't find...

Old wills make for interesting reading. You can learn a lot about a family in a few pages. Who's in favor, who's not, and sometimes the...

Old photo albums are beautiful in their own right but, when full of photos, they become a true treasure. Most of the time, there are only...

Usually, I only need a bit of information to find enough information to identify the person and or family in artifacts. This one has me...

When I first came across this photo, I didn’t think I’d uncover much about it. But, to my surprise, diving into the history of the J....

A Gentleman by Nature, Despite His Humble Beginnings. This is how Theophilus Brown (T.B.) Larimore was described in a printed booklet...

There is something about antique marriage certificates that speaks to me. Perhaps its because they are so beautifully designed or perhaps...

The book from Ernst Rudolph Vogt's funeral service makes it clear; he was a respected member of his Texan community. The book is filled...

Who knew electric bills could be so inexpensive? In 1945, Dudley Snider paid $7.69 for his home and $2.00 for his fish camp for the...

This is my favorite find so far. I do love the 100+ year old marriage certificates but this document makes me smile every time I look at...

I just acquired a scrapbook so full it's literally bursting at the seams. It contains the travels and adventures of Edythe (or Edith)...

On January 4, 1918, twenty eight year old Hans Eiler Boldt received a selective services postcard from the War Department. This postcard...

Last year, I acquired a Victrola along with a substantial collection of records. Nestled at the bottom of the box, I found a framed...

What started as a folder stuffed full of what I thought was random family artifacts and news clippings quickly turned into one of the...

In 1948, PFC James Henry Carter lost his life in battle while in the Philippines. He would not return home to Tennessee for three years....

Family artifacts from Edward, Katherine Jane, Elizabeth Ann, Georgiana, and Sarah Kimsey. These certificates of completion were given to...