The quote by William Shakespeare continues, “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” What’s in a name, indeed. It is the main focus of our search. Who was he or she? What name was recorded in documents throughout their life? When searching for an ancestor, it is important to know who ruled the area and when. For example, Louisiana, not the individual state but the larger territory, was ruled by France, then Spain, and returned to France before it be

I have a little photograph in a little drawer next to my desk. An unknown photographer took the photo in 1915 in Portsmouth, Ohio. The...