Thanks ladies. :-) It's so frustrating that the women carrying/delivering/raising huge families are often not listed in baptism records. I feel apologetic to them & their own birth families since I can't honour them by identifying their existence.
My dad had ledgers from our store. He died being owed plenty. I hope all those people never forget his kindness. Unfortunately, I threw them out about 35 years ago. If I had only known what was to come with the advent of the internet.
They can show up in a variety of places. Local/regional/state historical societies, archives, libraries, etc. Because they were private business records, there wasn't a requirement that they be preserved by any specific entity (or even kept at all).
FINALLY someone working matriarch maiden names in the early 1800's and 1700's!! Awesome! Love the day book idea for daughters!!!
Thanks ladies. :-) It's so frustrating that the women carrying/delivering/raising huge families are often not listed in baptism records. I feel apologetic to them & their own birth families since I can't honour them by identifying their existence.
Awesome information ladies that's great some common but overlooked places just buy tracing are ancestors footsteps Thanks
Thanks for expanding my mental horizons!
My dad had ledgers from our store. He died being owed plenty. I hope all those people never forget his kindness. Unfortunately, I threw them out about 35 years ago. If I had only known what was to come with the advent of the internet.
Where do you find these store ledgers? County history centers?
They can show up in a variety of places. Local/regional/state historical societies, archives, libraries, etc. Because they were private business records, there wasn't a requirement that they be preserved by any specific entity (or even kept at all).
So where do you start to look to find things mentioned in this video like the store records?
State and local archives and historical societies for the area you’re interested in are a great place to start!