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The Bay County Public Library will host a Writers Fest on Oct. 22 for the community to meet nearly 30 local authors for a glimpse into their work.

ANCESTRY INVESTIGATIONS: Breaking through the proverbial brick wall By Beverly Nield | Special to The News Herald The end of the line is reached on every branch of an ancestral tree eventually, and if you have reached back as far as the 1600s there is a feeling of satisfaction. What happens, however, if your brick wall occurs much closer in time to the present day, with no knowledge past a grandparent, for instance? Then the feeling is one of frustration. I was contacted recently by someone who...

By Beverly Nield | Special to The News Herald The Chism family from Milton in Santa Rosa County probably hailed from Adam Chisholm. Adam was born in Tinedill, Scotland, circa 1695 and was imprisoned for taking part in the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715. There are prison records in Scotland and other documents which show he was captured at Preston in the North of England and tried in London. His punishment was to be banished to the colonies for fighting against King George I. The Jacobites wanted J...