Miscellaneous

In this section you will find various pieces of information which didn't seem to fit anywhere else, but which grant us a peek at our ancestors' lives.. If there is something you would like to see added or if you have found a link of particular helpfulness, please feel free to let us know.
Please be considerate, though, and do not forward material which is copyrighted by someone else.

 

More Sources of Information


What Does That Mean?


Pike County Poor Farm Cemetery Restoration information
WWII POW Camp in Louisiana, MO Gone - and, too often, forgotten
Orphan Train Preservationists fight for old cemeteries
Amish in Pike County 1913 letter from Louisa Petty Milburn
Shortline Railroad 1809 Newspaper Article
Bond for the Building of the Bethlehem Meeting Article Shorts from the Middletown Chips, pub. July 17, 1930
          House & Commissioners Order Article Shorts from the Middletown Chips, pub. May 22, 1930
Probate Information Pike's Past Lost in the Woods
History of Old  Buffalo Fort 1813 Letter to Secretary of War

1910 Letter from Chicaskia Stock Farm to Mr. M.O. Biggs
Photos from Around the County 1911 Letter from E. C. Long Mfg. Co. to Dr. M. O. Biggs
County Churches Articles from the Bowling Green Times
Louisiana Murals Article Reporting Jordans Killed by Indians


My Journey by Audrey Jones Pictures Shared by our Friends 
How Christmas Came to the Poor House.... Who Are These People and Where Are They?
Fair weather stories What?  Where?  Who?

Pictures were found in the attic of the Biggs' House
Pike County US GenWeb Site Pictures donated by Bertha Marshall

New Hartford School Pictures
Research by Bowen A. Rogers regarding Louisiana cemeteries

Civil War Soldiers from Pike County
Riches Mined from the RootsWeb Review
How to Communicate Effectively in Genealogy
Photography - History and Preservation

 

 

 

 

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