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March 2010 Blog Posts (85)

John Herschel Griffin

I am looking for information on J.H.Griffin's heritage. His parents, and their information would be very helpful.
Thank you

Added by Brian Goodwin Griffin on March 25, 2010 at 7:32am — No Comments

Finding Kerlin's Well -- a study in genealogy research

Finding Kerlin's

Well is real departure from my usual topics and format. This story

begins about 130 years ago in northern Arizona on the Beale Wagon Road.

Henry Martin Tanner, my great-grandfather was traveling across Arizona

in a wagon to settle on the Little Colorado River at a place called

Allen's Camp. Along the way they suffered greatly from lack of water,

not an unusual problem in Arizona at the… Continue

Added by James Tanner on March 24, 2010 at 9:23pm — No Comments

Seeking Bullfighting Great-Grandfather in Mexico/Spain

My grandmother Maria Luisa Echeverría was born in 1908 in Guadalajara, Jalisco to Refugio Echeverría. The family story that I'm trying to confirm is regarding her father.

As the story has it, his name was Juan Ramirez, and he was a bullfighter. His father… Continue

Added by Patricia Aceves Wyble on March 24, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

San Diego County Genealogical Society meeting summary by Colleen Fitzpatrick "The Forensic Genealogist".

A frequent visitor to our genealogical society, Colleen Fitzpatrick PhD came to set the scene of her story with a combination of logic and humor. I always enjoy hearing her speak. It was a story of mystery and intrigue. One man with a mysterious past and two families who were descended from him. She combined modern DNA research with tried and true genealogy research methodology. She was searching for current descendants using the Census, City Directories, the phone book, electronic databases as… Continue

Added by Gwynn Socolich on March 24, 2010 at 3:40pm — No Comments

Los Angles Library update this MORNING

Dear Friend of the Cultural Affairs and or Library Department:

The Los Angeles City Council will be hearing the report backs tomorrow on Wednesday March 24th at 10:00am from the Arts, Parks, Health & Aging Committee that was previously heard on the following dates:

Tuesday March 22 - Meeting on all things Department of Cultural Affairs

Tuesday March 9 - Meeting on all things Library

These General Managers (Olga Garay and Martin Gomez) will be reporting back… Continue

Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on March 24, 2010 at 10:07am — No Comments

Over 60,000 books scanned in Family History Archive

The FamilySearch
Family History Archive passed the 60,000 mark for items scanned into
the free online digital library. As of March 24, 2010 the total was
60,144 items. As described by the Family History Archives Website
Read more...

Added by James Tanner on March 24, 2010 at 8:28am — No Comments

Morley Family and The Saviel Family.

I would like to know more on Sophia Mary Morley who married George Thomas saviel in Calcutta India in 1853.

Her father was William Morley . George Thomas Saviel father was George Saviel.

She was born in 1839 India and he was born in 1817 India.

If anyone has any information on them let me know at gtsaviel@gmail.com about Sophia Mary Morley and George Thomas…

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Added by George Thomas Saviel on March 23, 2010 at 9:36pm — No Comments

Future fare

A modern woman is explaining to her little girl about pictures in the family
photo album.
"This is the geneticist with your surrogate mother and here's your sperm
donor and this is your father's clone. This is me holding you when you
were just a frozen embryo. And the lady with the very troubled look on
her face is your aunt, a genealogist."

Added by John A Gwinn on March 23, 2010 at 4:06pm — 1 Comment

What the heck is a gum copal worker?

I saw in the 1850 Federal census that my 3x great grandfather, Abijah Hitchings of Salem, Massachusetts, was a “gum copal worker.” After doing a double take, I wasn’t sure that I even transcribed these words correctly, so I called over three other people to look at the image on my…

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Added by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on March 23, 2010 at 12:46pm — No Comments

Nullmeyer Family

NULLMEYER Family.

Husband HERMANN NULLMEYER,

Birth abt. 1805 Bremen, Marriage 10 December 1837, St. Phillips Church L/Pool,

Father Frederick NULLMEYER (1781-) , Mother (Mother) (-).

Wife Harriet COCHRANE,

Birth abt. 1811 Lancashire,

Father Lawrence COCHRANE (1787-), Mother (Mother) (-).

Childern

1. F. Harriet Metta NULLMEYER, Birth 1838 Liverpool, Death 1843 Liverpool.

2.M. Herman Lawrence NULLMEYER ,…

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Added by George Thomas Saviel on March 22, 2010 at 8:27pm — No Comments

My Taylor line is descended from Matthew and Janet Taylor who came from Ireland and settled in Londonderry (now Derry) New Hampshire

Looking for others who descend from this line to share information. My direct lineage is as follows:

My dad, Robert Charles Taylor, b. Cedar Rapids, IA, d. Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN

Elmer Robert Taylor, b. ATlantic, IA, d. Rochester, MN

Charles R. Edward Taylor, b. Derby, Lucas County, IA, d. Des Moines, Polk County, IA

Robert Calvin Taylor, b. Wapello, IA, d. Omaha, NE

John M. Taylor, b. Lucas Co, IA, d. Humeston, IA

Robert Taylor, b.…

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Added by Pat Taylor Jennings on March 22, 2010 at 4:07pm — 5 Comments

Henry (Hank) Z Jones in Chula Vista, CA March 24,

Henry Z. "Hank" Jones, Jr. on "How Psychic Roots Became an Unsolved Mystery."

World -renowned genealogy author and speaker is our guest speaker for this Wednesday's

March 24th meeting. The talk will start about 12:20 after a brief formal meeting. And the

greeting of our new guests.

This takes place at the Chula Vista Civic Center Library, 365 F St. Chula Vista, CA

I have had the pleasure of listening to his talks in the past and own his books. He is… Continue

Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on March 22, 2010 at 3:14pm — No Comments

Fair use and genealogy

A common complaint among genealogists is that someone has used their

information without permission. Genealogy is made up of two large

components; narratives and facts. Names, birth dates, death dates,

relationships, and other "facts" are not subject to a claim of

copyright. Writings, interpretations, narratives, photographs, designs,

drawings and many other original works are subject to a claim of

copyright. In addition, ideas are not subject to copyright. A list… Continue

Added by James Tanner on March 21, 2010 at 4:28pm — 1 Comment

My trip to London and USA

Daniel with Nick Barratt, author and WDYTYA? genealogical consultant

I haven’t yet finished going over all the material I brought from the Who Do You Think You Are? Live event in London, but wanted to let everyone know about my recent trip. It was really a dream come true in every aspect.

Considered the major genealogy event in Europe, it was important for me to attend the London show - not only as the…

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Added by Daniel Horowitz on March 21, 2010 at 8:53am — No Comments

Emphera Items Posted Online Saturday, March 20, 2010

# Borgstrom, Mrs G, 1944, Red Cross War Fund

# Villanova, Charles, 1945, Political Campaign Card

# Sayre, Anna, Undated, Photograph

# Hooton, Charles, 1940s, Michigan Liquor Control Ration Card

# Hooton, Virginia, 1940s, Michigan Liquor Control Ration Card

# McConnell, John, 1939, St Andrews Ambulance Association

# Vanderbeek, Mable, Undated, Photograph

# Salmon, J. Quint, Undated, Political Campaign Card

# Jackson, Herman, 1911, Birthday Anniversary of Son

#… Continue

Added by Illya Daddezio on March 20, 2010 at 2:18pm — No Comments

Plaquemine Parish Louisiana

I will do free look ups at the library for anyone with ancestors in Plaquemine Parish La

Added by Glenda Chandler on March 19, 2010 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

Looking for Relatives in Calhoun Falls Abbeville SC

I'm trying to find relatives of Sarah Smith born aprox. 1845 her son was William Smith born maybe in 1881. William's daughter Leila Bell born in 1901 was my grand mother.

Added by DeLoris Anderson Davis on March 18, 2010 at 6:32pm — No Comments

Missionary to Australia? That’s what he told the family!

My great great grandfather, the music Professor Caleb Rand Bill came from Nova Scotia to New England with his wife. They had their nine children in succession from…

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Added by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on March 18, 2010 at 5:57pm — No Comments

ORPHAN PHOTOS

Memorable Family Treasures

One of the nicest gifts that our families can leave us is pictures of themselves, places they have been and other family members, such as group photos. Sometimes all three are in one photograph.

How many pictures do you possess that do not have a name, date or a place written on the back of the photo? If your family is like my family, you probably have quite a few. I inherited a boxful of such pictures. Some of the faces are familiar, some I… Continue

Added by Linda Tuchten Forest on March 18, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Claiming a copyright

As genealogists, we constantly refer to historical documents. In many

cases, those documents many be subject to claims of copyright. It is far

easier to claim a copyright to an old document than to actually prove a

claim for breach of copyright. It is not uncommon to find references to

a copyright for documents that are clearly, legally not subject to any

possible copyright. Unfortunately, most discussions of copyright issues

are rather more inclusive than… Continue

Added by James Tanner on March 18, 2010 at 9:13am — No Comments