Unexpected Genealogy Finds?
- Leslie Ryan
- 12 minutes ago
- 1 min read
We've all read funny or mean obituaries, but today I ran across a shocking clipping at Newspapers.com for a James Collins:
As published in The Wilson Daily Democrat, Wilson, Oklahoma · Tuesday, July 22, 1924
Wow, right? There's got to be a story there! Made me wonder how it all turned out. So, I popped their names in Ancestry to see what else might come up in a search.
Guess what! The SAME EXACT CLIP was published five years later in 1929 in The Herald-Press Saint Joseph, Michigan · Wednesday, October 09, 1929. If you click on that city and date link, it will take you to the Newspapers.com clip. I bet this was a handy filler item to take up that blank inch and a half at the end of a newspaper column.
Rule 1 of Genealogy is always CHECK YOUR SOURCES! Rule 2 is always DOUBLE check you sources! Especially if your result is unexpected. And as a good genealogist you SHOULD always question your findings!
Rule 3 should be have fun while you're doing Genealogy!
If you would like a FREE, NO OBLIGATION review of your family tree and your brick wall, just send me an email. If you've got funny obits or wedding announcements, you could feel free to send those too!
Wishing you a Happy Juneteenth and Happy Official Start of Summer,
Leslie Ryan
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