Greetings from History Detective- Lynn!!!
Lynn Fostine- HISTORY DETECTIVE, (Author and Documentary Photographer!) I sleuth through obituaries, defunct newspapers, Census Records and Birth/Death Certificates!
Public Records, Court Documents and “land- use maps” reveal a PAPER TRAIL of address and insights into an individual’s identity, the “prior tenants or original owners.” of residences. Names and dates also complete “family stories!”
The importance of Military Records make “REMEMBER DATES” personal! Service Records reveal more than Combat stories!
Military ID’a- (besides, Rank, date of Birth and blood type), often includes a Photograph. Pension records reveal financial resources!
I have more pictures of tombstones than the family dog!!!