Anniversary: Anniversary announcements were placed in the papers beginning in about 1860. They become more popular in the 1880’s. There might be information about where the wedding took place and who was there. There might be information about who celebrated the anniversary with the couple. How long the couple has […]

This site began in 1997 while Lisa looking for information about her 2nd great grandfather, Benjamin Ford of Badger Grove, White Co., IN. There was no death record or tombstone for Ben. However, his wife Harriet (Rowe) Ford does have a death record. It states that she was a widow […]