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July 2009 Blog Posts (368)

quick post.interested in the names laurenson,sinclair,frazier,shetland isles,the names clark,hounslow or islington?names gray,from yorkshire,leeds or bradford?steadman from hastings,

i am interested in the names and places listed at the moment.sinclair,laurenson,frazier thompson,from the shetland isles. the name clark from london and essex areas,possibly hounslow or islington.the name gray from yorkshire,leeds and bradford.the name alice clara steadman from hastings. back with mopre later,

Added by jillian anthea clark on July 15, 2009 at 5:11am — No Comments

Bricks - Walls and Otherwise

My research into the genealogy of myself and my husband all seems to revolve around "bricks!"

I had come to refer to my paternal Grandfather as the "father of all brick walls" when I began to research my husband's family.

Turns out, the McCay family was a big name in brick making in Philadelphia PA.

Perhaps they made the bricks from which my Grandfather built his wall of secrecy!

Charles Stanley Davis b. May 1888 "NY NY" and died young.

His wife, my Grandmother never… Continue

Added by Ann Davis-McCay on July 15, 2009 at 4:58am — 1 Comment

Joaquin Rascon

Thanks to many Rascon relations and authors like Miguel Angel Giner Rey and Incarnacion Brondo Whitt, I have been able to compile the family genealogy pertaining to the Rascon Family tree or Arbol de Rascon. Our originator was Jose Rascon, born on or about 1696 in Basuchil, Chihuahua, Mexico. He had at least three boys named Juan Felix, Joaquin and Jose de Jesus. I have been able to compile a good amount of data on the branches belonging to Juan Felix and Jose de Jesus but almost nothing on… Continue

Added by Oscar Reuben Rascon Renteria on July 15, 2009 at 4:35am — No Comments

Greetings to my fellow pilgrims

Greetings to my worldwide kin, near and far in time and place. It appears we are all pilgrims on the same genealogical journey.

I dream of the day you will know me enough to love me. You will identify me, document my life, and share my story in its genealogical and historical context. You will celebrate our connections. We are everyday people who nevertheless have a noteworthy personal and family history. You will find a reward in the chase… Continue

Added by Unknown Ancestor on July 15, 2009 at 1:52am — 1 Comment

To All My New Found Cousins...

This is my first ever Blog Post, gonna stick my "Big Toe In" and see how it feels, not promising any great quotes or earth shattering remedies that will "warm your heart and soul"...just a few observations now and then about this wonderful new oasis for the Genenewbies that are causing their "Old...Young and New Found Research Friends" to have fits of..."Gnashing their Teeth"..."Pulling Their Hair Out" and for those already gone on..."To Roll Over In Their Graves"...

I'm fairly new… Continue

Added by Nancy Hickman on July 15, 2009 at 12:30am — No Comments

Hoover Dam Construction Workers

Looking for Hoover Dam Construction workers or pioneer families members of Boulder City, Nevada who lived or worked there during the years 1929 thru mid 1936 during the original dam construction. This is an ongoing 14 year project that is being documented historically. See www.judithsattlerirons.books.officelive.com for more info or www.bcmha@yahoo.com (reference tab) for project information.

Added by Judith Irons on July 14, 2009 at 9:06pm — No Comments

Coming full circle...

I am a Buckeye.

No, that's not just a worthless nut (although my husband might agree on the "nut" part), but rather it's an understood term used for those who live in the state of Ohio. I was born there, raised there, my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather had all spent the majority of their lives there. And so on, and so on, etc...you get the idea.

The only thing is that I no longer live there. As life usually happens, I got married, and we moved to the state of… Continue

Added by Candy Hulbert Ditkowski on July 14, 2009 at 9:03pm — No Comments

talkingroots: No ancestor left unremembered

No ancestor left behind! That’s it after 32 years of researching.

I started my trek in genealogy in the late 1970s (my earliest correspondence files dated 1977) after receiving one of those “fill-in-your-family-tree” books for Christmas. I was like most starters just facing an empty 5-generation chart with little more data than my generation and that of my parents. Filling the blanks was the goal that motivated me at first with who and when. Over the years, my goals changed as I got… Continue

Added by Deason Hunt on July 14, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

A wonderful problem??

I get frustrated pretty easily, but is it especially whiny of me to complain about all of the different places I need to update information when I "hit the jackpot"? Whenever you find a resource that you've never seen before, obviously you're going to collect every record for every family member that you can. So after my trip to the Newberry, seeing Chicago German Lutheran Church records resulted in a LOT of records that I brought home. In fact, there was a point when I was telling my husband,… Continue

Added by Shy Genealogist on July 14, 2009 at 8:52pm — No Comments

Fundraising Efforts

I'm a family reunion advocate.

If you read my blog on family reunion apathy, you'll know that. My mom and I hold a reunion for her siblings and their descendants (doesn't sound like much, but there are over 100 of us feuding, fighting Gentners), and I seem to be, by far, the most enthusiastic participant.

I'm always thinking of fun things to do at our reunions, or related to them. My ideas are usually met with less-than-stellar response though. I would appreciate some input from those… Continue

Added by Tara Pfarner on July 14, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Please avoid copyright and fair use abuses

I wrote a blog post on Genea-Musings today titled "Book Review: Crash Course in Family History by Paul Larsen" - click on the title to read it. My blog carries a copyright notice, and this was my original work.

When I checked in on Genealogy Wise tonight, I saw that John Rampton had copied about 80% of it, sans my… Continue

Added by Randy Seaver on July 14, 2009 at 8:00pm — 4 Comments

What happened to the Strahan/Moore Family in Arkansas?

My gr-gr grandfather was Cornelius (Neil) Strahan, born in about 1797 in Bladen County, NC and died in 1866 in Magnolia, Columbia County, AR. He married Mary Ann Moore, the daughter of James Moore III (Mother's name unknown) in 1823 in New Hanover County, NC. She was born in about 1804 in New Hanover County, NC and died in September, 1866 in Magnolia Columbia County, AR. I am searching for information on both sides of this family and have been unable to discover anything about them once they… Continue

Added by Sharon Goodwin on July 14, 2009 at 7:41pm — No Comments

Strahans and Moores in North Carolina.

My gr-gr grandfather was Cornelius (Neil) Strahan, born in about 1797 in Bladen County, NC and died in 1866 in Magnolia, Columbia County, AR. He married Mary Ann Moore, the daughter of James Moore III (Mother's name unknown). She was born in about 1804 in New Hanover County, NC and died in September, 1866 in Magnolia Columbia County, AR.I am searching for information on both sides of this family.

Added by Sharon Goodwin on July 14, 2009 at 7:34pm — No Comments

3 days left on the Generation Maps Social Networking contest.

Win free genealogy charts. http://thechartchick.blogspot.com/2009/07/generation-maps-social-networking.html.

Added by Janet Hovorka on July 14, 2009 at 7:19pm — No Comments

Sheppard Family - Meriwether County Georgia

I am searching for my gr-gr grandmother's family in Meriwether County Georgia. Her name was Georgianna/ Georgia Ann Sheppard/Shepard/Sheperd/Shepperd. She married my gr-gr Grandfather, John Neil Strahan, Sr. on June 1, 1860 in Meriwether County. She was born June 11, 1843 in Georgia and died in childbirth on December 28, 1871 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas.

I have no familial background on her, but she is believed to have been born in Georgia. I found one Sheppard daughter with her… Continue

Added by Sharon Goodwin on July 14, 2009 at 7:16pm — No Comments

More Swartz info!

I got Jacob Swartz' will transcribed and was a bit surprised by what it contains. It definitely narrows down his death date and separates his children into first wife and second wife.

In a nutshell, here is what it says:

10 April 1852 - original will made. Gives $5 each to sons Frank, Anthony and Joseph. Leaves all land, stock and personal goods to wife Gertrude. Sons Nicholas, John and Peter to divide said property after her death.

14 May 1854 - codicil made.… Continue

Added by Merryann Palmer on July 14, 2009 at 5:57pm — No Comments

ASSISTANCE

If anyone has questions about Australian record finding, including Australian National Archives please contact me. I have some knowledge of emmigration by Italians to Australia in the 1920's. Politics play a large part in their departure. I also visited Italy in Sep 08.

Added by Sylvia Jones on July 14, 2009 at 5:34pm — No Comments

What is a blog meme?

As a follow-up to my recent post - What is a blog carnival? - I received several inquires about events such as Madness Monday and… Continue

Added by Thomas MacEntee on July 14, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Rocky and Bullwinkle to the Rescue

Sigh. Lazing the day away watching Saturday morning cartoons is one of my favorite childhood memories... the most anticipated being the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. There wasn't a segment of that show I didn't like, but my favorites were the… Continue

Added by Renee Thompson on July 14, 2009 at 1:53pm — 2 Comments

My Mills Family

John Mills has eluded many of us that have descended from him for many years. In American, there are hundreds maybe even thousands of individuals that descend from the surname “Mills”. I have started this blog so anyone with the surname “MILLS” in their family tree, can try to distinguish if they are part of my Mills family, plus maybe this will be away of breaking down the brick wall that held strong until last summer. A chip was… Continue

Added by Tammy Evans on July 14, 2009 at 1:23pm — No Comments