Have you ever been walking around an old barn or farm area and found something really cool? That’s what happened the other day when a patron was walking around a barn on Miller Road off of Route 202. She came across an old book entitled “Lessons from the Book of Common Prayer”, published in 1855. There was an inscription in it. She came in to see if she could learn more about the person who owned the book.
She used our birth, marriage, and death records. She also found some good information in our probate records and orphans’ court records.
She was not only able to identify the woman that wrote the inscription, but found out lots of information on the family. She was even able to determine the book was given as a wedding gift to the woman’s new daughter-in-law.
For more information on the types of records we have, view our FAQ page.
Related Topics: Birth Records, Death Records, Genealogy, Lessons From The Book Of Common Prayer, Marriage Records, Orphan's Court Records, Probate Records
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