Sometimes the most interesting pieces of family history are hiding in a single sentence. While searching old newspapers, I came across an article in the September 8, 1894, Sandusky Register about Huron County, Ohio. Near the end, the wandering correspondent stopped to mention a familiar name: “Almon Hunt is the oldest man here; he is… Continue reading
Some of my favorite genealogy discoveries are the documents that let me see beyond the basic facts of an ancestor’s life. The 1889 letter below from Almon Hunt is one of those treasures. Rather than simply telling me where the family lived or when they moved, Almon tells me what he actually remembered – the… Continue reading
It’s rare that you come across a vintage photograph that so unquestionably identifies the subject. This is a photo of Emmett Hunt who, according to the 1880 Federal census for Seneca County, Ohio, was a ‘huxter’. A ‘huxter’ or ‘huckster’ was a traveling salesman who sold small items such as drink, foodstuffs and other easily… Continue reading
Tiny Acorns & Mighty Oaks 