Kristen Noble Keegan, Historical Geographer

A real live historian's research, comments, and cooking.

Skip to content
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Vintage Cooking Index
Search

probate

Research is not always fun (civil commitment)

May 4, 2015 / historylive / Leave a comment

Sometimes you just run across a tidbit, and you know the whole story is probably lost somewhere in that distant past, but you also know that whatever the details are, it's a sad story. Like this: At a Court of Probate holden at Danbury in and for the District of Danbury on the 2nd day … Continue reading Research is not always fun (civil commitment)

Prenuptial agreement, 18th-century style

January 16, 2011 / historylive / 1 Comment

Listening to a program on the radio today reminded me of a 1789 prenuptial agreement that I ran across while doing a title search in Stratford a while back.  Before I give you the transcript, though, I should make sure you understand why it's interesting.  First, such agreements were rare.  Second, the reason they were … Continue reading Prenuptial agreement, 18th-century style

Twitter Feed

My Tweets

View Categories

View Archives

Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • Kristen Noble Keegan, Historical Geographer
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Kristen Noble Keegan, Historical Geographer
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar