The Dilemma of Calculating Birth Dates from Age at Death
One would think calculating a birth date from an age at death would be quite simple. Even if one isn’t a math pro, it’s easy to arrive at a birth Continue Reading →
New Year, New Sight, New Site
As you can see, this is my first post of 2021. Though for the past year I’ve been behind the scenes, fine-tuning other parts of the site and showing my Continue Reading →
The Art of Old-Time Handmade Toys
Recently I’ve been coming across articles on ways to entertain bored, home-bound children during these school closures. Games, coloring activities, crafts. In this era where virtually all toys are sold Continue Reading →
Changes With This Update
First of all, I want to wish everyone a Happy Easter! Most of us won’t be celebrating in the manner we’re accustomed to doing. But as long as we focus Continue Reading →
New LOY Mailing List And Other Happenings
Yes, I know it’s been some time since my last post. Lots been happening, including upcoming eye surgery. (But I don’t want to think about that yet! ?) NEW LOY Continue Reading →
Civil War Letter of Robert R Morledge to Sister Mary
The author of this letter, Robert R. Morledge (1840 IN-1923 NE), was husband of Phoebe Jane (McMullen), she being 3rd cousin to my grandmother’s grandfather John Henry Loy. Phoebe Jane Continue Reading →
Back Online
Hi all! Yesterday, after over a month of trying to work around some SQL programming glitch, I finally did the right coding. So now this site is finally back up Continue Reading →
A Hidden Stash of Daniel Loy (1836-1913)
Last night while visiting one of my favorite free historical newspapers websites, Advantage Archives, I noticed Preble County, Ohio papers in their holdings. Preble has been home to both the Continue Reading →
Loy Query Forum Part 2
Shortly after converting the Loy site into WordPress format in 2017, I added a Query Forum for posting family history questions. Since then I’ve heard feedback from some readers about Continue Reading →
Brothers Jim and Burl Loy Meet in 1944 USN Pacific Port
As a teen in late 1970s-early 1980s, most of my genealogy correspondents were retirees, born in last decade of the 1800s and first two decades of the 1900s. While combing Continue Reading →