The Parkes Project has come to an end, for now anyway. To read the Parkes Project blog series, go here. I had hoped to tie up the loose...

This post is part of a series. To read earlier posts, go here. Just before my second visit to the antique shop, I had been in contact...

This post is part of a series. To read previous posts, go here. I have come to accept that I may never know the identities of the...

This post is part of a series. To read earlier posts, go here. The more I learned about the Parkes family, the more interesting they...

This post is part of a series. To read earlier entries, go here. With my friend Ashley and her little girl in tow, I went back to the...

This post is part of a series. To read parts 1 - 3, go here. I was still trying to wrap my head around the fact that the family whose...

This post is part of a series. To read parts 1 and 2, go here. When I found photographs at an antique shop with the last name 'Parkes'...

This post is part of a series. To read part one, go here. I started researching the Parkes family as soon as I got home from the antique...

Oh, my friends. My heart is SO happy right now! I have several history detective projects in the works. The thrill of research and...

by Julie Jeffery Manwarren This is a work of fiction. © Copyright by Julie Jeffery Manwarren, 2019. All rights reserved. In the spring of...

Something you might not know about me is that I owned a bakery for nine years. I operated 'Frosted' in my licensed home kitchen and...

For those of you who journeyed with me on the glass plate negatives series, you know that although so much was discovered and answered...

As I ended my series on the glass plate negatives, I was so happy that the family in the pictures was identified and so many questions...

I am so excited to announce new services I will be offering. I will continue to work as a freelance writer but am now offering my...

This post is part of a series. To read parts one and two, go here. The story of Ella Twomey and John Dunn is based on true individuals of...

This is a continuing work of original historical fiction. © Copyright by Julie Jeffery Manwarren, 2019. All rights reserved. To read part...

The following is a work of historical fiction. © Copyright by Julie Jeffery Manwarren, 2019. All rights reserved. References to actual...

As I sit and write this, my home is quiet. There are some sparrows chirping outside, their young ready to fledge. It is peaceful. I am...

This is the last post in a series about my journey to discover the identity of a family pictured in plate glass negatives from the early...

This post is part of a series. Go here to see all. I am excited to share some more revelations about the Treadwell family of Bridgeport...