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The Salem "Witches" are a popular subject of interest as Halloween approaches, each year.  This, despite the fact that the majority of the accused had nothing to do with witchcraft.  To the contrary, it would appear that the young girls who were the primary and original accusers had the whole town under THEIR "spell", and managed to get a lot of innocent people killed, with their shenanigans.  What many of the accused DID have in common was a history of personal quarrels and/or land disputes…See More

As an introductory post, I felt this was an appropriate subject.  After all, as a genealogist or family historian, your overall goal is to fill in as much of the family tree as possible; to find out who the people were who are responsible for your very existence!  Brick Walls in your tree prevent that, which is obviously frustrating.  I want to talk about some of my own brick walls, and perhaps some things that have helped me break through previous brick walls.  Do you have information for me,…See More