Headstones and Graves
Recently I joined findagrave.com, a website dedicated to cemeteries and the people who inhabit them. It started with a google search for David Thompson, an…
Has Anyone Seen My GG-GF? SUCCESS!!
A couple weeks ago I received a gift. It came in an email from someone I had corresponded with in the past, and whom I…
Has Anyone Seen My GG-GF? Part 3
I was very excited when I got home a few minutes ago to find an envelope from the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Archives. It…
Has Anyone Seen My GG-GF? Part 2
It’s been a while, I know. Well, the search for great great grandpa Thompson goes on. As previously discussed, I believe Charles H Thompson died…
Has Anyone Seen My GG-GF? Part 1
When I first started looking into our family tree several years ago, I expected to make great strides in defining the Thompson line. My grandfather…
Thompson Family – the mystery of Mildred
A name that I frequently heard growing up as a Thompson was ‘Cousin Mildred’. As a young child, this confused me, since I thought I…