Another Blog You May Want to Follow *My Genealogy Hound"
http://www.mygenealogyhound.com
Carries autobiographies and other information we use often. It is a free site to utilize.
It is worth looking at.
Photographs, postcards, and many other things to look at.
Give it a whirl. If you do not care for it toss it out. But LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Look What This Blog Posted. Genealogy Bank
Michigan Archives: 159 Newspapers for Genealogy Research
Search Michigan Newspaper Archives (1817 – 1995)
two references to Adrian
two references to Ypsilanti
So much more.
GenealogyBank has lots of information for everyone.
.GenealogyBank - The OfficialBlog
Lansing State Capitol near the Archives..
Search Michigan Newspaper Archives (1817 – 1995)
two references to Adrian
two references to Ypsilanti
So much more.
GenealogyBank has lots of information for everyone.
.GenealogyBank - The OfficialBlog
Lansing State Capitol near the Archives..
Monday, January 11, 2016
Do You Roam Through Blogs? I Think It Pays Off.
Greetings,
Today has been hectic and strange. When stressed I look for different things to make my mind calm.
A blog found, the other day that I thought it may bring back memories and help generate a different concept when digging for clues.
See Mom died a few short years back within this 24 hours. Which brings up the thoughts this blog mentioned.
This person wrote about the manners of children back when and do we know any children that share these manners today. I can say, family members in many homes have taught much of this but it does not always stick but shows up at the oddest of times that it paid to teach them these manners.
They seldom show it when your around but you hear from others about how well mannered and polite they are and how helpful they can be.
Mom and Dad expected nothing less than what this lady wrote about. I remember teaching my sons to stand at church when small and an elderly did not have a seat. Reminding them that what goes around generally comes around in the future. To hold open the car door or house door, as they are entering or leaving a room or car. Offer a hand when you see there may be a need. Carry in the groceries with out being asked. Attempt to keep your room clean and put dirty clothes in the hamper and the clean ones in the drawer and on hangers in the closet.
O did we succeed, with some of our children it was ducks taking to water, with some of the children it was like a foreign language and what was it you said. But then at the least suspecting time, you will hear someone say," Child* has been so helpful while I was not up to par. How did you get them to be so attentive?"
So I hope you take the time to read this lady's blog and if you see this done and comment on it somewhere and give them an *attaboy* for their thoughtfulness. http://alabamapioneers.com/rules-for-childrens-behavior-in-1937/#sthash.nFRyUkzA.7HI5GBkV.dpbs
I think it helps for us to read the various topics written about in our major selection of blogs.
Yes learning a map and a census helps but remembering the family sometimes is far more important.
Today has been hectic and strange. When stressed I look for different things to make my mind calm.
A blog found, the other day that I thought it may bring back memories and help generate a different concept when digging for clues.
See Mom died a few short years back within this 24 hours. Which brings up the thoughts this blog mentioned.
This person wrote about the manners of children back when and do we know any children that share these manners today. I can say, family members in many homes have taught much of this but it does not always stick but shows up at the oddest of times that it paid to teach them these manners.
They seldom show it when your around but you hear from others about how well mannered and polite they are and how helpful they can be.
Mom and Dad expected nothing less than what this lady wrote about. I remember teaching my sons to stand at church when small and an elderly did not have a seat. Reminding them that what goes around generally comes around in the future. To hold open the car door or house door, as they are entering or leaving a room or car. Offer a hand when you see there may be a need. Carry in the groceries with out being asked. Attempt to keep your room clean and put dirty clothes in the hamper and the clean ones in the drawer and on hangers in the closet.
O did we succeed, with some of our children it was ducks taking to water, with some of the children it was like a foreign language and what was it you said. But then at the least suspecting time, you will hear someone say," Child* has been so helpful while I was not up to par. How did you get them to be so attentive?"
So I hope you take the time to read this lady's blog and if you see this done and comment on it somewhere and give them an *attaboy* for their thoughtfulness. http://alabamapioneers.com/rules-for-childrens-behavior-in-1937/#sthash.nFRyUkzA.7HI5GBkV.dpbs
I think it helps for us to read the various topics written about in our major selection of blogs.
Yes learning a map and a census helps but remembering the family sometimes is far more important.
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Your Bucket List of Research Places
Ever so often and at least twice a week I receive news of another place we should be looking.
This is like, your Bucket Lists of Research Places including Libraries.
Some I have been to, most I have not but would love to.
Camping at the Michigan State Archives for five days, would put a dent in my need of sources.
Knowing they are there, just have to be able to stay long enough to source them.
Why this facility? Because of the data it harbors for other places near that I so could use.
Recently learn the JONES family (Dad's side) spent time in Michigan was a shocker. It should not have been. Michigan is between New York and Illinois. Could never figure what path they took to get to Nunda, ILL. Amazing when someone else's book can help you with that answer. Yes, it had
Jones in it from New York.
Best part would be I could be staying at our sons' home to do this research.
Michigan Historical Center - Archives
Michigan State Archives and Libraries
NEHGS Library in Mass
New England Historic Genealogical Society
AmericanAncestors.org
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society - Wikipedia ...
Joshua Taylor has just been placed in charge, can you believe. WHOPPEE.
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
Library of Virginia
Virginia State Library
Virginia State Archives and Libraries
Carnegie Library in Pittsburg, PA
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: Home
Pennsylvania State Genealogical Society
State Archives
University Archives - University Libraries - Penn State University
Newberry Library in Chicago, ILL
Newberry Library - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sutro Library in San Fransisco, CA
THE EDUCATED GENEALOGIST: Sutro Library Has A New Home!
Allen County Library, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Allen County Public Library Home
Ohio Genealogical Society
Ohio Genealogical Society
Each state has an archives of sorts. Check it out. Most states have a Historical or Genealogical
Society website also. All of them filled with information to assist in your research.
This is like, your Bucket Lists of Research Places including Libraries.
Some I have been to, most I have not but would love to.
Camping at the Michigan State Archives for five days, would put a dent in my need of sources.
Knowing they are there, just have to be able to stay long enough to source them.
Why this facility? Because of the data it harbors for other places near that I so could use.
Recently learn the JONES family (Dad's side) spent time in Michigan was a shocker. It should not have been. Michigan is between New York and Illinois. Could never figure what path they took to get to Nunda, ILL. Amazing when someone else's book can help you with that answer. Yes, it had
Jones in it from New York.
Best part would be I could be staying at our sons' home to do this research.
Michigan Historical Center - Archives
Michigan State Archives and Libraries
NEHGS Library in Mass
New England Historic Genealogical Society
AmericanAncestors.org
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society - Wikipedia ...
Joshua Taylor has just been placed in charge, can you believe. WHOPPEE.
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
Library of Virginia
Virginia State Library
Virginia State Archives and Libraries
Carnegie Library in Pittsburg, PA
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: Home
Pennsylvania State Genealogical Society
State Archives
University Archives - University Libraries - Penn State University
Newberry Library in Chicago, ILL
Newberry Library - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sutro Library in San Fransisco, CA
THE EDUCATED GENEALOGIST: Sutro Library Has A New Home!
Allen County Library, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Allen County Public Library Home
Ohio Genealogical Society
Ohio Genealogical Society
Each state has an archives of sorts. Check it out. Most states have a Historical or Genealogical
Society website also. All of them filled with information to assist in your research.
Saturday, January 9, 2016
Genealogical Chatting
Today was interesting and two people shared research thoughts and ideas and concepts.
Her last name is a family name though it appears not related. But her family name jumps up all over the areas that I am doing research in.
We discussed research. What to look for, and where and how. Lucky her she has been to the Pittsburgh Carnegie Library. It was closed the day I was there.
As she discussed her roadblocks we exchanged concepts. When dates do not match for births and deaths, is it because of the change of calendar dates? When you find some one in an area under one county name, do you look to see when the county boundaries changed and/or the county was split?
Many times, names evolve, some times minorly some time majorly. Early Mid Atlantic there is a lot of y used that today uses e. There are others that morph also. B & P, can be misunderstood with a
person with a brogue or slur when speaking.
Language is a fascinating thing. One some times, needs to study the language spoken at the time to comprehend what is spoken. Being fortunate to have a person of a foreign country as a neighbor I could bounce the pronounciation of a word or name off her for authenticity of what it really sounded like spoken by a person of that nationality. Alas I lost her this fall. A very dear beautiful woman.
She was my Sister in law's mother.
At one time I had access to a family of Indian heritage that could tell me what some names were in the native tongue and the translation to American English. Some did not translate. Not all words do translate. Something to remember.
Blessed with some Latin background it helps to break down words one is not always sure what it implies. Again remember that what a word meant in 1700's was different in the late 1800's and definitely different into the late 1900's.
Remember to keep track of the collateral kin, later down the road if you get a brickwall or major puzzle, you may need to check for other family members of the ancestor you are researching.
DNA is one reason for you to do this.
Remember not everyone remembers an event the same way. Nor do they experience the same reaction to events that you do.
Having spent 3 weeks with distant kin and sharing their words of what the family did or did not do
was fascinating to compare to my Grandfathers account of some of the events.
Surprisingly, it was brought home with the gathering of three different lines gathering in a living room and sharing their concept of various event. I was the fourth line and a generation down from them.
The joy of all this is it brought out stories and memories people had forgotten and were able to reshare with others who had no knowledge. Of course the kept letters, pictures, newspaper clippings, and articles retained by members made it even more memorable.
That is why I feel a yearly newsletter is needed for families to share.
Do you know that after and probably before the Civil War. When family moved away that letter was transferred from one member to another and more data added to it as it was passed around, many times.
So think on it when your doing research, all these things can have bearing on your research and results.
Her last name is a family name though it appears not related. But her family name jumps up all over the areas that I am doing research in.
We discussed research. What to look for, and where and how. Lucky her she has been to the Pittsburgh Carnegie Library. It was closed the day I was there.
As she discussed her roadblocks we exchanged concepts. When dates do not match for births and deaths, is it because of the change of calendar dates? When you find some one in an area under one county name, do you look to see when the county boundaries changed and/or the county was split?
Many times, names evolve, some times minorly some time majorly. Early Mid Atlantic there is a lot of y used that today uses e. There are others that morph also. B & P, can be misunderstood with a
person with a brogue or slur when speaking.
Language is a fascinating thing. One some times, needs to study the language spoken at the time to comprehend what is spoken. Being fortunate to have a person of a foreign country as a neighbor I could bounce the pronounciation of a word or name off her for authenticity of what it really sounded like spoken by a person of that nationality. Alas I lost her this fall. A very dear beautiful woman.
She was my Sister in law's mother.
At one time I had access to a family of Indian heritage that could tell me what some names were in the native tongue and the translation to American English. Some did not translate. Not all words do translate. Something to remember.
Blessed with some Latin background it helps to break down words one is not always sure what it implies. Again remember that what a word meant in 1700's was different in the late 1800's and definitely different into the late 1900's.
Remember to keep track of the collateral kin, later down the road if you get a brickwall or major puzzle, you may need to check for other family members of the ancestor you are researching.
DNA is one reason for you to do this.
Remember not everyone remembers an event the same way. Nor do they experience the same reaction to events that you do.
Having spent 3 weeks with distant kin and sharing their words of what the family did or did not do
was fascinating to compare to my Grandfathers account of some of the events.
Surprisingly, it was brought home with the gathering of three different lines gathering in a living room and sharing their concept of various event. I was the fourth line and a generation down from them.
The joy of all this is it brought out stories and memories people had forgotten and were able to reshare with others who had no knowledge. Of course the kept letters, pictures, newspaper clippings, and articles retained by members made it even more memorable.
That is why I feel a yearly newsletter is needed for families to share.
Do you know that after and probably before the Civil War. When family moved away that letter was transferred from one member to another and more data added to it as it was passed around, many times.
So think on it when your doing research, all these things can have bearing on your research and results.
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Update on ordering Social Security Data
Today I received an post from Judy Russell and you may want to read it. I will be posting some various tidbits for you to be aware of. BTW, did you see my posts on Facebook about some new places to look for information?
The Legal Genealogist: Ordering the SS-5: redux
Click on the link and learn what Judy had to say.
The Anatomy and Authenticity of William Stuckey’s Probate
Interesting information regarding probate records and their authenticity.
by James Tanner
The Legal Genealogist: Ordering the SS-5: redux
Click on the link and learn what Judy had to say.
The Anatomy and Authenticity of William Stuckey’s Probate
Interesting information regarding probate records and their authenticity.
Nat Geo Education Blog
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This blog covers everything and helps us to learn about many things related to Genealogy.
This is another topic they just posted.
Current topic is OLD CHRISTMAS, which explains why I celebrate until 6 January partially.
If you do SE research you will learn much of customs, food and family words to understand their papers.
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Friday, January 1, 2016
High In The Sky, It's a Plane, It's a Bird, It's a Genealogist.
No you see us and then you do not. Travel Time to a Genealogy Event.
Your Parents' home, Your Siblings' Farm, Your Childrens' Ranch, Your Ancestor's Grave Yard.
Any of these places work for a trip for Genealogy.
Some can walk across the street and share tea and memories.
Some can drive down a lane and over a hill and share a sherry.
Others must fly on wings to arrive and see the world as our ancestors saw it.
How is not the question, it is the arriving and learning and sharing of what you learned after you come home.
Fly Away, Fly Away and Share it Willingly.
Wondering how many were on these two planes going somewhere?
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