Who am I?

I am Nosy Nellie!

I collect old diaries and letters and try to re-unite them to their original owners or to a member of the family. I am a budding genealogist and use my new found, ever learning skills to track down ancestors. A lot of time I don't have much to go on so I do rely on luck quite a bit!

I enjoy history and learning about new places in the United States as well as abroad.

In addition, I am a dabbler in writing fiction, particularly historic fiction.

The combination of these three enjoyable past-times led to this blog. I want to have a space to chronicle,  research and share what I find. My goal is to feature one family via a letter or diary for a few weeks and then showcase another.

Please enjoy the forgotten past, as I do my best to bring them back into days world where they will no longer be forgotten!