Awhile back I traveled to three different Texas courthouses to access older death certificates to complete some specific research. At each courthouse, I encountered clerks who did not know or understand the public record law of accessing these records. Those clerks argued with me even after I showed them the law web links on my…
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Timeline of the Complicated Hunt Murders
Writing and researching nonfiction is often not an easy task, especially when it comes to true crime. It takes a lot of perseverance to make sure all your research bases are covered. Then it takes hundreds if not thousands of hours delving through all that research figuring out the important parts that will convey the…
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A Research Ghost
How many people can actually state with certainty they have had a ghostly encounter? Probably a lot. How many historical researchers can state with certainty they encountered a ghost during their research? Probably the latter list would be a very short one. Every time I look at this photo I’m reminded of my ghost encounter…
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Forgotten Winds 