Saturday's Adventure Dr. Thomas Jones

Saturday's Adventure   Dr. Thomas Jones

Can you believe another JONES, alas I did not get to meet him, since I carry five Jones lines I was curious to whom is lineage from.

He gave an interesting talk on the JONES name but I had already used his method to resolve a Huffman same name conflict.  His method is accurate it does work or at least it did for me in 1993.

I liked that he stressed you have to think outside the box.  If they are not there, maybe there weren't there or  maybe they are listed different, I was amazed that the boundary changes weren't brought up to help cause the confusion of where they may have lived. Especially in early genealogy's research the boundaries for counties were in flux for quite some time.

He stressed many points very clearly and concisely. You check family first &  neighbors second.
Families means all descendants of that family not just your ancestor. You also then check all of their children for more clues.  I can say it works because I did that to find my distant cousin in PA and in NY.

No, I have not solved all the problems but I am farther along than I would have been by not reaching out.

I am constantly sending pleas for any one related to that line to respond.

You have to remember the language(Brogue) may change how a word is said or written. Literally, thousands of names were changed due to not understanding the word spoken. He also pointed out some deliberately changed names, we may never know why. Some are rather obvious when the 2nd wife is a county over & the third wife is three counties over.  We were humans then as today we just do not like to admit it at times

Check land records, probates, wills, court proceedings, orphans courts records, tax records, town council minutes etc.  Leave no stone unturned even if your not sure it is your stone.

In saying that he needs to add this site to his talk for people looking for some of the data he requested us to find. SAMPUBCO  It has been a super valuable aid for my research for New York.


Thank You sir for an informative day.

More Following Friday Sites to Ponder.

 More Following Friday Sites to Ponder

This site is hosted by rootsweb, a division of the Ancestry.com community.

Who Were They?

It comes from Australia. I love the theme it caters to.  Something maybe we American's can try.

Thursday's Thrifty Tips

Here are the two places to look for more information you may not be aware of.

You Write the News. Wiki-style news from locals, Breaking Local News and Events By Locals: Opinions, Reviews, News, Events and Local Area Information.

 This paper comes from Utah and it has much information in it. It is the Free Genealogy Newsline.

To learn more try Michael John Neill's Webinars.

They can be found at RootDig.com: January Genealogy Webinars

 I am looking forward to the one on DeedMapper, since I have the program. It is 28 Jan.
 This information site is free but the Webinars have small fees.
 You can also find him on Facebook. Lots of great tips to help with research.
  When you get on RootDig.com you will see his other blogs. I like all of them.
 
 

Wisdom Wednesday Tips of the Day

Wisdom Wednesday    Tips of the Day

 I located another blog, but it deals with DNA and genealogy and surnames etc.
 Wanted to share it with you.

 YesterYear - Sharing a Love of History

 Also this is a link to a site to share more about the LOST COLONY of ROANOKE.

 Lost Colony DNA | The Scientist

 This magazine actually does other topics that relate to genealogical  material also.

Tuesday's Tip

Tuesday's Tip

 Each day I hope to add another source for your research.

 It seems that there are many new sites out there with information to share.

  Free Ancestry 4U

 Having just checked out this site, I hope you use it a lot for information.

  It seems to have collected many sites into one clicking station for you to try out.

  To help with more Writing Skills this is my other blog I follow for improving my
   writing.  I hope you can enjoy some of their tips also.

   The Renegade Writer | Living and loving the freelance life—on your own terms.
 
    Which I found by reading:  Write to done, unmissable articles on writing by
    WRITEtoDONE Updates               maryjaksch at  gmail.com

     The latest covers 5 Ways to Draw Readers Into Your Articles. by Linda Formichelli of the Renegade Writer.

Motivation Monday Motivated to Start Here

Motivation Monday Motivated to Start Here

Having the New Year started, I decided not to do resolutions but to endeavor to be more
 helpful and sharing in the new year.

 Wishing to share some interesting sites I follow to improve my writing skills and to hone my blogging
 chatter.
  I have moved out of the Genealogical Circles to find some terrific help when one wants to communicate with pen and paper or computerize.

 Goins, Writer: On Writing, Ideas, and Making a Difference

 Within the Genealogical circles I want to share this site that I have used for many years and find he has
 some of the best information available on the internet. He just added many more names and places to the
 system.

  SAMPUBCO  Locate your Ancestors. This website is a resource for genealogy researchers trying to
  locate ancestors information, family history, and historical records.

   He also hosts some sites in the worldgenweb.org sites.

   Check these two places out and may it help you Break a Brick Wall.

Jan 4, 2012, Meeting was Cancelled, Apology

Lemon Grove Genealogy Group, I am sending notice that I arrived home from board meeting for our society to learn that a dear neighbor friend had past and the services are Friday. The family came in person to tell us so we are so grateful for that.

At times like this I could not nor would I ask of others  to interrupt and go to a meeting. It seems  our little corner of the world has been pinged on pretty hard of late. God has his reason's.

 R.I. P. Lacy N, you were a friend, neighbor and great sharer of your self with others. Sweet Tea maker was the best. She was just a great friend to our children whom grew up together  and baby sitter and her husband, children, & grandchildren are  in our thoughts and prayers.