How many Books to Bring for Researchers.?

Since refiling books and downsizing and adjusting, wondering how many books to bring to our meeting. Seems many only look at what is online and easy to see but many older books hold data you are looking for. They even can describe the lay of the land and the development of the region not on line. Many places tend to minimize data that is what is needed to have a good base for your tree. Kentucky Ancestry. A guide to Gnealogical and Historical Research. by Roeeann Reinemuth Hogan, Ph.D A very well put together book. It may not have latest topic but if you are searching backwards to the 1700 and 1800's it worth its weight in research. Also for Kentucky Research you will need to look at VA research or WVA research of today possibly. Remembering VA covered to the Mississippi River and Canada and quite a bit south in some regions. Having Scott surname in southern VA, the children scattered south to North Carolina, some to west and up to Kentucky to Iowa and other places besides staying in that region. I only looked at KY to amazement a cousin let me know about the going south adventure. Even more fun famiy came into northern Territory of USA and migrated over to Illinois. Suspect siblings got separated and not sure if they (then) found each other but family has now. Mom used to say they had to walk or ride animal so never went far. OOO but we both learned not true. It was after the war he decided to come weet from Greene Co. PA. Her Grandfther as a young teen walked behind the covered wagon herding the cows etc. His younger siblings kept track of the chickens along with a dog. His father was in the CW from PA but entered war as a West Virginia recruit because Greene Co. PA lists were full. He was not the only one from Greene Co. to entire the West Virginia unit. After the war Franklin and siblings came west to Iowa. He as an adult went to Wyoming after some of his children kept moving west. Many still live in Iowa to this day. So do I bring lots of books or just a few. VA was the center of the development of this region. Would rather do a seminar but o well.Hope many come to learn and enjoy what they find. Bonita Sunnyside Library, 1 to 3 pm in large auditorium Bonita, CA 4375 Bonita Rd. Bonita, CA 91902 Susi Pentico Educational Chairperson SusiCP1@gmail.com

WE ARE THE CHOSEN

CREATED BY ??? UNKOWN WE ARE THE CHOSEN. IN EACH FAMILY, THERE IS ONE WHO SEEMS CALLED TO FIND THE ANCESTORS. TO PUT FLESH ON THEIR BONES AND MAKE THEM ALIVE AGAIN, TO TELL THE FAMILY STORY AND TO FEEL THAT SOMEHOW THEY KNOW AND APPROVE. DOING GENEALGOY IS NOT A COLD GATHERING OF FACTS, BUT INSTEAD, BREATHING LIFE INTO ALL WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE. WE ARE THE STORYTELLERS OF THE TRIBE. I think this says a lot about what a genealogist is. Maybe my work will be worth it when I am gone. Hope to see you at the meeting at Bonita-Sunnyside Library on Tuesday 20 September 2022 from 1 to 3 pm. We are covering Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky with lots of urls and maps to see. Lots of data on our beginnings.

Tuesday 20 September Bonita-Sunnyside Library 1 to 3 pm. Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky is topic.

DNA- Response Feb 19,2022 Today a person (distant cousin) contacted me via my DNA tests I did. We had a great chat and share many names on Mom's Hoffman, Plants, Duvall, and other names. By backing off learning more DNA the last two years I am a bit rusty on determining or understanding how to call the matching. But we figured it out with surnames we both had. It is rather scary to learn that our families are not having children any more. When looking back at ancestors that had 15 children living and several deceased. Even more scary that the newspaper had an article about the lack of children born and the results of harm it is going to cause the USA. I am a sibling with three more and the break down is : I have 5 living children, siblings have 3 living 2 living and 2 living. So my Parents had 12 Grandchildren. We have 10 grandchildren and they only have 3. Many have not even married and yes they are over 30. If this falls true in most households I can forsee this message in the paper showing much potential truth. Thinking of doing more tracking on this topic just within my own family. No sibling has more than 3. Have to think more on it. Blessings all. Stay Safe.

What , Oh What Is The Next Step.

The year is young and time is out there, so what do you do when you learn much of what you have attempted is not desired. A bit baffled and perplexed am I. Excited to find pictures Mary (sis in law ) thought she lost we have found. We have a picture of Phillip Pentico 1828-1917 and another of wife Mary Rolland Pentico 1833- 1913. Phillip is pictured with some siblings. Each bag or box we open is like, what are we going to find next. It has been quite an adventure. It is great to share it with others besides looking skyward and saying, "Mary, I have found some more misplaced files and photos." Planning to add data to the Pentico page like the Huffman/Hoffman page on Facebook. Many Pentico's are there. Their last name at one time was Benighoff so we have learned. It has gone through some interesting changes for a few years. It then became Penticoff, Penticuff, then Pentico and suspect Penticost also. Maybe in timne I will learn if true since find one often near a Penticof. Surnames used in this tree are partially listed here: Young, Saylor, Miller, Scharn. / m , Catherine Stull,Rolland, Cline, McQuillen, 4 names not known. Wiggins was Emmanuel E wife name. More surnames Casper, Brown, Thomas. Emmanuel was a twin. As pictures are found a slight smile appears on some ones face. Hurray. Prayers for all.

2021 Is Fading Away. Genealogy Is Here To Stay

2021 Is Fading Away. Genealogy Is Here To Stay We are so looking back and forward too. We lost family and friends and we gained family and friends. With the world all bouncing around with different directives. What is to come in our future, some societies have bit the dust, many have made major changes in their programs. Zoom is the answer for many to stay alive and even to expand. Zoom works in offices and businesses also. Suspect the JETSON Age is upon us and people are still longing for yesterday. Some major strides have taken place in DNA and Genealogy. Especially for those who did not have the joy of knowing their Great Grandparents or even Grandparents. Alas some who did not know their own parents. In days of the past, family generally took in the orphans and raised them so they still knew their kin. Somewhere between the Wars, Orphanages became a huge thing and children were left to fend with strangers. We humans are a hardy group and generally manage to survive. Those children were our (US) first indentured servants, or of slaves coming from the United Kingdom area or harbors they tied up at. Families that could not feed their own and were of men lost in wars fought. Ceasar had an quirck with that. He took captured personel and dispersed them amongst the areas whom men were lost in battle. There by changing many countries basic lineages. Not know how one can do genealogy with out knowing World History. History has solved many of my questions when doing research. DNA has come along and helped many to find their kin with much gratitude. We Jones have a situation happening like this. Those working the problem are closer to an answer than two years ago. DNA has really boosted the Genealogy Crowd. Amazingly we have done DNA on Animals for probably a few hundred years. Show Dogs, Horses, Cattle, Animals are kept and bred to bring out the best of their breeds. We humans are not so much into that today as to who was my Great Grandfather (??) was he German or Swiss or was he Italian, Ethiopian, Nigerian, or other countries of the world. As we settled this new Nation we came in groups from various areas. We are comfortable in our own skin, tongue and food area. Be it Dutch, French, German, Swiss, Italian, Greek, Russian, Egyptian, Samoan, Indian, Turkish, Arabian etc., they created their own communities. The nice thing was that over time they mnelded into each others life styles, foods and attitudes. So if you are born in the USA, most citizens are American's. Some by birth, some by changing countries allegance and citizenship. There is a system to do that if our government ever gets back to our laws. We are of multi nationalities of the past. WE must remember, we are American's First and our past is what we want to remember as a gift given by our Ancestors. Part 2 in a few days. Dad said, we were Heinz 57 and he was not far from right. No one is whom they think they are. As humans we have been here more years than thought.

IS THIS WORKING AGAIN... SUSI SAYS

IS THIS WORKING AGAIN----SUSI SAYS O Susi says lots of things. Whilte trying to get this back on line I have read some interesting materials. Two books about early America before it was America. When you are doing research, do you ever venture into Indian information and see if any of your data coincides with theirs? What about when the rails were laid for the trains to run? Train developing history in the USA has some very enlightening pieces of informnation for us to use. Again, "Have you studied the weather patterns of an area during the time period we are researching?" Sadly Lemon Grove Library had a set of Encyclopeida's on American Weather and when they remodeled they dissappeared and I have not found them on line any where. Wow did it ever answer many questions about some of my deceased ancestors and yours. One time as a ship tried to dock it was blown back out into the bay 3 times. Sadly many died in this incident. Did you know people survived better in the country than in the early cities? In the cities people relied on others for food, water and services, in the country they relied on themselves and their neigbhbors. As many places still do today. Example is recent Tornadoes and how the communties helped themselves and others. Reading where Apartment dwellings froze due to no heat, & Others starved due to no delivery of food. Having 12 people at this class and it was an eye opener for us all. Personnelly having experienced these types of needs and how small communities do not wait for help. Learned to be a Volunteer FireFighter at 17. Wishing our communities would teach the teenagers the many things that they could do to help in times of stress. First Aid for others actually helps them mature, to realize you do not need to be old to be someone special and needed. It is something I think our country has forgotten during this pandemic witch I fear will be with us a long time. Re adjusting how we live is what made this a great country. Hoping we can readjust again and smile at each other, nod a hello. Obey the traffic lights, it saves lives and might even be your own. Genealogy has taught many so much about life so enjoy it while you can.