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Genealogy Topics Running Across my Screen

Genealogy Topics that of late run across my screen have been varied and interesting and wondering if we need to back up or slow down and re address our research.

One I liked was what are your favorite top websites to use for research. This is a question that comes with many answers, at least that is my prospective.

Lets say we are doing New England research, and had just stopped tracking the name in VA.

Well in Virginia you would use…

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Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on July 17, 2010 at 10:28pm — No Comments

Medical GENEALOGY to be Presented by Susi Pentico

Now I find it interesting that no one commented on the topic of Medical Genealogy.

Does that mean everyone knows what it is and what it can do for us?

This topic will be shared in Vital Chats in another week.

Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on July 13, 2010 at 4:56pm — No Comments

MEDICAL GENEALOGY to be Presented by Susi Pentico

Medical Genealogy to be presented at Bonita Library

Medical Genealogy to be presented by Susi Pentico of the CVGS on

Saturday 1 to 3 p m.

Why learn about" Medical Genealogy" you may ask. There are many

reasons for doing…

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Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on July 9, 2010 at 10:49pm — No Comments

Remembering MOM, her birthday is Coming

Her birthday is coming the end of June.

She is the downline genes of: Scott, Hoffman/Huffman, Warden, Langdon, Brammer, Lewis, Duvall, Plants, Strosnider, Stollar, Ealy Ely, Haines, HIggins, Stout, Stout, Duvall, Rolfe, Fuller, Morrow, Tuttle,

McCune, Hayes ?, LEE, BURGESS, and WARD, FRYE and others,…

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Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on May 10, 2010 at 5:06pm — No Comments

Mom's Birthday Surprise, Need Your Help

HI Everyone,

I am asking for your help if you think this would be fun.

Mom will be 90 in June. I thought it would be fun if she received cards from people wishing her a 90th birthday. Someone mentioned 90 cards for 90th birthday, so that is my goal, the more the better.

My brother is giving her a celebration party but this is something she can remember and cherish for a long time.

She is the one that got me started in genealogy. I know some of you are… Continue

Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on April 26, 2010 at 6:17pm — 1 Comment

April 24 Seminar Great Find.

We held our mini seminar at the South Branch Library last Saturday. We had 25+ people in attendance.

Many were new faces and we were glad to see this turn out.

After my talk on doing Genealogy Finding Who You Are. Which was intended to get people started with out incurring major expense. Genealogy can be fun and educational, it can help one to better understand their family and it's past. We are the sum of that past and our children and grandchildren are the sum of ours. They… Continue

Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on April 26, 2010 at 9:50am — No Comments

General Meeting Chula Vista Genealogy Society Wed April 28

Wednesday April 28 at the SOUTH BRANCH LIBRARY AT ORANGE AND FOURTH ST.

Change of venue, due to census people taking over the Civic Center meeting place.

Myrna Goodwin will be talking about LAND RECORDS.

I love to use Land Records they are so helpful in research, You learn the terms of Grantor, Grantee,etc.

They help you to learn the links between families at time. For me they helped me determine which person of same name was mine.

Come listen to Myrna give… Continue

Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on April 26, 2010 at 9:34am — No Comments

Jones & Madison fun time again.. Wills, Probates and possible Relative

Recently, someone translated Wills for an area I needed major help in. Albany County, NY.

I found some JONES Wills in the files and some I can relate to, some I am unsure of but the

one I so badly wanted wasn't there. So I shall keep looking. It just takes a million little pieces to

complete this big puzzle.

In the same time era I am searching for the ancestors of Susan Madison which I believe was Mattison.

A George Madison comes to live near… Continue

Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on April 18, 2010 at 9:42pm — No Comments

"Who do you think you Are " & White Glove Preservation

Just a reminder that the TV series "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE" , is airing again tonight.

The series seem to get better with each episode. I want to comment on the white glove situation.

I recently was handling a book and felt the white gloves were stressing the pages so this is what

I did. I put the gloved hand on the page that was holding the pages and gently used the end of my

finger (ungloved) to move the pages. I think it did the book much less harm. …

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Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on March 26, 2010 at 12:11pm — 1 Comment

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

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

Just in about National Archives in NY

New York National Archives Plans Move, Offers Meetings

The New York City Office of the National Archives will be relocating in

the fall of 2011; the exact date is yet to be determined.

Many of the records will be kept off-site.

The National Archives has just announced they will hold two public meetings

on May 4th at 10:30 AM and at 5:30 PM at the Alexander Hamilton US Custom House at One Bowling Green in New York City. Questions about the move should be directed… Continue

Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on March 14, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Genealogy at the Chula Vista Library Evenings & Sunday

The Chula Vista Genealogy Society is going to start being available in the evenings at

the main branch library on F St. The time will be 6 to 8 pm., the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of

every month.

We will also be starting a Sunday afternoon one tenatively between 2 and 4 pm. The same weeks as

my notes imply but will post if different here.

Who DO you THINK you ARE? has brought many people looking for answers and we wish to be

available to help… Continue

Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on March 10, 2010 at 12:32pm — No Comments

Census Destruction Please advise everyone.

From: Patricia Max <pam@lampinc.com>

>> Subject: [IAJASPER] FYI

>> To: iajasper@rootsweb.com

>> Date: Monday, March 1, 2010, 4:41 AM

>> The archivist, David S. Ferriero, can

>> be reached by email at

>> research@nara.gov.

>> The website listed below has addresses for others

>> that you may contact.

>>

>> Patricia Max

>>

>>

>>> The… Continue

Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on February 28, 2010 at 10:49pm — 1 Comment

Faces of America and GenealogyBank comments

Today we were able to watch a segment on Faces of America. The hope to encourage people to learn more about whom they are and whom in their back ground helped to make them whom they are.

It was great with the diversity of the people interviewed and researched, to learn that there was even an interconnect between two of them. No I will not tell the whom's.

Then in the blog GenealogyBank.com by Thomas Kemp there was a great start of how to start your Genealogy. It was labeled… Continue

Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on February 24, 2010 at 11:20pm — No Comments

Grandma Great Great , whom are you.

SOME potential last names for this Grandma Great Great of my Grandfather HOffman.

DUVALL, HAINES, ELY EALY, RITCHIE, PATTERSON, HENDERSON, STOLLAR, FRY /FRYE,

Area could be sw PA ( Washington, Greene, Fayette Co.'s) West Virginia of today, Virginia at the time picture taken, Maryland, New Jersey or mid eastern PA or Philadelphia .. for where born? OOps maybe even NJ.

If you compare her to your photos or… Continue

Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on February 1, 2010 at 4:06pm — No Comments

Scott Research Mix Mash Mulligan in Orange Co. VA

As I am watching the early film THE FUGITIVE I spent my time scanning early records that were posted on usgenweb.org. I did not find much but some tidbits that sent me to rootsweb.com to find queries that

people have posted over the last ten years.

It appears an old friend is going to link in again to another line. It also appears I may have found where

to seriously dig for more information.

The site boasted an early map of Orange Co and its splinters off but it… Continue

Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on January 30, 2010 at 1:20am — No Comments

Genealogy Changes over the Years.

Changing Research Methods over Time

Mini version of talk presented to CVGS.

I have done research for many years, my Grandfather Hoffman had a great hand in developing the curiousity for research of the family. My Grandfather Jones created the same curiosity by saying " You won't like them, they are not nice". That only fueled the want to learn more. BTW, The family wasn't bad when I met them but they did have one individual that had made many peoples lives very miserable.… Continue

Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on January 28, 2010 at 9:03pm — No Comments

Census Advise that is good besides unique.

A friend just sent this to my mailbox and I am going to mention it here. What a terrific idea and how silly it makes me feel that I never thought of doing this myself.

When you census papers arrive, after you fill them out copy them for your files and save them. Then in before 72 years shows up your data is there for future generations. Attach your census data to you genealogy that the family will have for the future.

Now I am wondering if under the Freedom of Information… Continue

Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on January 28, 2010 at 11:46am — No Comments

SCOTT, Thomas in VA and SCOTT, JOHN in Canada and probably MASS before early to mid 1700's.

Another Day Another Time, Chasing down a family line. Scott's that are beating out of time.

We are excited and confused. But we will take what we are given. We are now up to 4 perfect matches on the Scott line. How is yet to be determined. We suspect the VA Scott will fairly easily link in since we do not have all of Thomas Scott's data from him being in Pittsylvania Co. VA. Isaac are you a brother to John? It could easily be.

Now the Canadian line has created quite a… Continue

Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on January 23, 2010 at 11:58pm — No Comments