I have learned through my genealogy journey that sometimes you have research a city, a county, or an organization to learn more about a relative. This is definitely the case with my maternal great-grandfather, Oscar Wright. He was born in 1864 in Mississippi. I haven’t been able to find any records of him expect for…
Month: April 2017
My Family’s Connection with Newspapers
Researching newspapers was one of my first genealogy experiences even before I knew just how essential newspapers could be. All I knew at the time was that my grandparent’s obituaries were published in our local newspaper, the Newport Daily Independent. Growing up I remember we got a newspaper everyday both our local newspaper and…