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I just noticed a neat addition to the Allen County Public Library's Periodical Source Index —aka PERSI. PERSI is a subject index for genealogy and local history periodicals, produced by the ACPL staff. The valuable resource provides more than 3.2 million citations to readily-available periodical sources. ACPL has begun adding external links to their PERSI search results for some of over 10,000 periodicals in the index. The little blue icon next to the article will allow users to link directly to their article of interest for free.   This does not apply to every article in the PERSI index, however. According to Genealogy Center staff, they are gradually adding the external links to entries if they find a periodical issue that is online or copyright clear, so users can access those issues for free rather than order the article from ACPL. Researchers will still need to order articles which are under copyright from ACPL as in the past.   Trying it Out  I tried the new ...
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Mysteries Solved! Cases Studies in Cracking Death and Burial Puzzles


Last year I was excited to hear that the editors of Stirpes, the journal of the Texas State Genealogical Society, had planned to publish an issue with a death theme. Now that might sound morbid, but think about it...there are so many records and resources that we can use to determine death dates, burial places, etc. And they might not be the ones you immediately think of, such as Find a Grave or a death register. 

I have had my share of challenges to determine when various ancestors died, where they were buried, etc. I wrote the article "Mysteries Solved! Case Studies in Cracking Death and Burial Puzzles," for the June 2025 Stirpes issue, "Final Footsteps: Our Ancestors' Journey."

I hope reading about these cases will give you ideas for solving your own death and burial puzzles. 

Let me know in the comments if any of these approaches might work for your case. Or, if you've had a similar success, share them here so we can all learn from one another.

Got Texas roots? Learn more about the Texas State Genealogical Society here. 

Until next time... 

© Nancy Gilbride Casey, 2026. All rights reserved.  


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  1. Marian B. WoodJuly 16, 2026 at 4:55 AM

    Fabulous case studies! TY for fresh takes on how to answer such questions about where/when ancestors dies and where they were laid to rest.

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    1. Nancy Gilbride CaseyJuly 16, 2026 at 9:22 AM

      Thank you Marian. I am glad you found it useful. That's the goal! Thanks for reading and commenting.

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  2. Lisa S. GorrellJuly 17, 2026 at 6:37 AM

    Great article and case studies. I loved reading your article last year.

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    1. Nancy Gilbride CaseyJuly 17, 2026 at 8:15 AM

      Thank you Lisa! I appreciate that a lot. Glad you're reading Stirpes!

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