{"id":8625,"date":"2026-09-09T17:44:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T22:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/?page_id=8625"},"modified":"2026-09-16T09:06:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:06:54","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/karenfurst.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hot-random-image\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/headers\/HeadersKidsAtBeach.jpg\" alt=\"Random image\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<div class=\"home-featured-graphics\">\n<h2 class=\"homepageheaders\">Explore Popular Pages<\/h2>\n<div class=\"featured-graphics-grid\">\n<div class=\"featured-graphic-item graphic-1\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/william-james-fisher\/\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Home-Page-Featured-Graphics-Fisher.jpg\" alt=\"William James Fisher\"><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"featured-graphic-item graphic-2\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/leblond-prints\/\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Home-Page-Featured-Graphics-LeBlond-Prints.jpg\" alt=\"LeBlond Prints\"><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"featured-graphic-item graphic-3\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/william-james-fisher\/\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Home-Page-Featured-Graphics-Fisher.jpg\" alt=\"William James Fisher\"><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"featured-graphic-item graphic-4\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/william-james-fisher\/\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/fay\/\">Fay<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/fleming\/\">Fleming<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/furst\/\">Furst<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kf-surname-group\"><h3 class=\"kf-surname-letter\">G<\/h3><div class=\"kf-surname-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/gamage\/\">Gamage<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kf-surname-group\"><h3 class=\"kf-surname-letter\">H<\/h3><div class=\"kf-surname-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/hanna\/\">Hanna<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/harrar\/\">Harrar<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/harris\/\">Harris<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/hurt\/\">Hurt<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kf-surname-group\"><h3 class=\"kf-surname-letter\">J<\/h3><div class=\"kf-surname-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/jordan\/\">Jordan<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kf-surname-group\"><h3 class=\"kf-surname-letter\">K<\/h3><div class=\"kf-surname-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/kirkendall\/\">Kirkendall<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/knight\/\">Knight<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kf-surname-group\"><h3 class=\"kf-surname-letter\">L<\/h3><div class=\"kf-surname-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/labar\/\">Labar<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/lannom\/\">Lannom<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/leblond\/\">LeBlond<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kf-surname-group\"><h3 class=\"kf-surname-letter\">M<\/h3><div class=\"kf-surname-links\"><a 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class=\"kf-surname-letter\">T<\/h3><div class=\"kf-surname-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/tandrop\/\">Tandrop<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kf-surname-group\"><h3 class=\"kf-surname-letter\">W<\/h3><div class=\"kf-surname-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/watson\/\">Watson<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/wells\/\">Wells<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/wilson\/\">Wilson<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/winstone-winston\/\">Winstone \/ Winston<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"home-updates\">\n<h2 class=\"homepageheaders\">What&#8217;s New<\/h2>\n<dl class=\"updates-list\">\n<dt>August 2021<\/dt>\n<dd>Updated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/farquhar\/\">Farquhar pages<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt>November 2020<\/dt>\n<dd>Updated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/harris\/\">Harris pages<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt>June 2019<\/dt>\n<dd>Added some LeBlond ovals<\/dd>\n<dt>July 2018<\/dt>\n<dd>Updated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/jordan\/\">Jordan<\/a> pages and added some Tennessee related posts<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end div class=\"home-updates\"--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- end home-two-column --><\/p>\n<div class=\"home-book-feature\">\n<div class=\"home-book-cover\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/around-chadds-ford\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Around-Chadds-Ford-Book-Cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"309\" height=\"432\" class=\"size-full wp-image-221\" src=\"http:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bookcover.jpg\" alt=\"Around Chadds Ford book\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bookcover.jpg 309w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bookcover-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"home-book-copy\">\n<div class=\"home-book-label\">Featured Book<\/div>\n<h2>Around Chadds Ford<\/h2>\n<p>Explore Chadds Ford through nearly 200 historic photographs dating from 1870 to 1950.<\/p>\n<p>Published in association with the Chadds Ford Historical Society, <em>Around Chadds Ford<\/em> offers a glimpse into the people, buildings, businesses and rural landscape of the community&#8217;s past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"home-book-buttons\"><a class=\"home-book-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/around-chadds-ford\/\"><br \/>\nLearn More<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"home-latest\">\n<h2 class=\"homepageheaders\">Recent Posts<\/h2>\n<div class=\"kf-home-posts\"><article class=\"kf-featured-post\"><a class=\"kf-featured-image\" 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The collection currently contains approximately 10,000 books and 50,000 journal articles with&hellip;<\/p><a class=\"kf-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/useful-genealogy-links\/\">Read the Article \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><div class=\"kf-small-posts\"><article class=\"kf-small-post\"><a class=\"kf-small-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/reading-old-handwriting-a-genealogists-guide-to-colonial-script\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Feather-Pen-and-Ink-Writing-Paper-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Feather-Pen-and-Ink-Writing-Paper-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Feather-Pen-and-Ink-Writing-Paper-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Feather-Pen-and-Ink-Writing-Paper-2000x1125.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Feather-Pen-and-Ink-Writing-Paper-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Feather-Pen-and-Ink-Writing-Paper-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"kf-small-content\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/reading-old-handwriting-a-genealogists-guide-to-colonial-script\/\">Reading Old Handwriting: A Genealogist\u2019s Guide to Colonial Script<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"kf-post-date\">September 18, 2026<\/div><p>Anyone who spends enough time researching family history eventually encounters a document that seems almost impossible to read.&hellip;<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kf-small-post\"><a class=\"kf-small-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/the-fishermans-hut-leblond-oval-print\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"315\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ThefishermansHut2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ThefishermansHut2.jpg 315w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ThefishermansHut2-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"kf-small-content\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/the-fishermans-hut-leblond-oval-print\/\">The Fisherman&#8217;s Hut, LeBlond Oval Print<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"kf-post-date\">September 18, 2026<\/div><p>The Fisherman&#8217;s Hut Le Blond No. 90 Date: 1854-1867 Size: 6 3\/4&#8243; 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