March--Women's History Month
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Its March already and once again, Women's History Month. In the past we have featured women we had never known, noted for their contribution to history and heroic deeds. We also requested stories from you, our readers, and you came through with stories of your ancestors ranging from Colonial times to the 20th century. This month let's approach women's history from another angle--research! Dust off your favorite genealogical tools and get ready to do an exhaustive research of a woman in your family tree or a woman about whom you would like to know more, even though she is not part of your family. Image courtesy of Kat, on Flickr Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth... from The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Perhaps your choice will be the wife of your ancestor's sibling, perhaps an a...