Family Felons
The Book I’ve Been Waiting For
It was raining as it had almost everyday about the time the mail came. There was the usual detritus of our not-yet-paperless society and a package that looked like it had been around the world a couple of times. “Hmm,” I thought, “this may be the book I’ve been waiting for.” And indeed it was. Seems I had given the …
January 31, 2010 Sunday at 7:26 pm
QwikTip: Finding Your Ne’er-Do-Well Ancestors and Relatives
Here’s a quick way and inexpensive way that you might find out about your felonious ancestors and relatives: 1. Go to Google Books, and type in “State v. [name]” and see what comes up. Try these variations: For some states, type in “People versus [name]“ For Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Virginia, “Commonwealth v. [name]“ For British, old Canadian, and old Australian …
April 8, 2009 Wednesday at 7:27 pm
