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LITTLE BITS  &  BIG PIECES Here we have Little Bits of interesting TRIVIA & CURIOSITIES & Some Big Pieces of HISTORY that may help in understanding the land and it's environs of our Ancestors.

Ever wonder what some of those ailments were that you find in obituaries or death certificates?   Or what medical terms mean?  Here's a list to help you figure out the cause of death for your ancestors. ARCHAIC DISEASES & MEDICAL TERMS

If you've come across your third great grandfather in the census listed as a "drayman" and want to know what he did for a living, check this listing of ARCHAIC OCCUPATIONS to find out. ARCHAIC OCCUPATIONS

Wiy U Kant Fynd Yer Ansesterz RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees ~ Guide No. 8 MISSPELD KNAMES ~ A COMMUN PROBBLEM FOR REESERCHORS

Experienced genealogy researchers use clues found in one record to find other records about the same individual. This article describes some of the clues found in census records. FINDING CLUES IN THE CENSUS

If you know about the types of photography used at various periods, it can be very helpful in dating old pictures you may have acquired of your ancestors. PHOTOGRAPHY AS A TOOL IN GENEALOGY

Accounts of notable, devastating fires that occurred in the 19th Century. From History of Western Maryland by Scharf (1882) FROSTBURG FIRE ~ 1874 LONACONING FIRE ~ 1881

PREHISTORIC HISTORY OF WESTERN MARYLAND FOSSILS AND FOSSIL IMPRINTS

A HISTORY OF WILL'S TOWN By Hazel Groves Hansrote The land of Will's Creek from 1728 WILL'S TOWN

Settlers ~ 1788 from "History of Western Maryland", Vol. 2 pp. 1343 and 1344 FORT CUMBERLAND ~ 1788

A HISTORY OF LUMBER, SAW MILLS AND SHINGLE MAKING from “BROWN’S MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS” prepared and written from 1880 to 1895.  Jacob Brown: the sole Author LUMBER INTEREST OF WESTERN MARYLAND

FLOUR SACKS AS GARMENTS Many a little girl of yesterday wore dresses and bloomers fashioned of the indispensable, Flour Sack. FLOUR SACKS

Merry Olde England ~ 1500's Style Some interesting facts about life in 16th Century England that gave us terms we use to this day! WAS IT REALLY THE GOOD OLE DAYS?? MERRY OLDE ENGLAND ~ 1500's

HOME SWEET HOME..... in the Nineteenth Century Copyright 2003 by – Karen Frisch (for MyFamily.com Inc.  All rights reserved) Life may have been simpler then, but work was harder and life was harsh on your Great Grandparents!! HOME SWEET HOME IN THE 19TH CENTURY

Remember life in the 1950's??  This will bring back some memories! LIFE WAS GOOD IN BLACK & WHITE

Strangers In The Box   Come, look with me inside this drawer, In this box I've often seen, At the pictures, black and white, Faces proud, still, serene. I wish I knew the people, These strangers in the box, Their names and all their memories Are lost among my socks. I wonder what their lives were like, How did they spend their days? What about their special times? I'll never know their ways. If only someone had taken time To tell who, what, where, or when, These faces of my heritage Would come to life again. Could this become the fate Of the pictures we take today? The faces and the memories Someday to be passed away? Make time to save your stories, Seize the opportunity when it knocks, Or someday you and yours could be The strangers in the box. --Unknown--