Today we have a guest blogger, Lyn Cote shares with us about "The Real McCoy." Thanks Lyn, for stepping in. Historical Research ...

by Linda Farmer Harris Slang and clichés fascinate me. My dad's advice was, "Say what you mean and mean what you say....

Back in May of 2009 I posted a short tidbit on my 19th Century Historical Tidbits Blog about the first Gold Rush. Here is the original po...

Last month I shared here about researching family history, and many readers responded, saying they were encouraged to begin their o...