My last lecture of Family History Day was âSources for New York State Researchâ by Christopher Challender Child.  As someone from Western New York, whose ancestors are also from Western New York, lectures like this can be disappointing, as they often focus only on New York City.  Luckily, Christopher covered records for the whole stat...
OhioCivilWar.org is a collaborative archive project that allows individuals to attach photos of tombstones, documents, and other images to soldiers. Name on stone: Elias Casteel Name on G.A.R. Marker: Elias C. Casteele Born: February 26, 1835 Died...
Less than two weeks until the release of the 1940 US census! When searching census records, it is easy to just focus on family members and the other people living in a household. After all, boarders were just people passing through, helping pay the mortgage, right? While in some situations, you will see a boarder [...]
I went to my local Catholic Cemetery this morning to do a quick look up for a friend on facebook. She is have a hard time finding an ancestor that she is not sure of what last name she was … Continue reading →
The third class I went to for Family history day was also given by Lou Dennis Szucs.  This time she spoke on ways to jumpstart your family history project. Often time, we feel stuck in our research as genealogists.  Maybe we hit a brick wall or we just donât know where to turn next.  In [...]
This weekend I dropped my youngest off at my cousin’s house to babysit. The girls are cute and lets face it, they crack me up. It’s saturday afternoon, St. Patrick’s Day, my daughter asks the oldest girl, she’s 8, how … Continue reading →
The second presentation I went to at Family History Day was âHidden Treasures at Ancestry.comâ by Lou Dennis Szucs.  It was pretty cool to hear someone speak in person whoâs books I have read. The most important take-away from Louâs presentation was to not use the search box on the front page of Ancestry.com.  While [...]
On 17 March 2012, I attended the Family History Day sponsored by ancestry.com and the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Tarrytown, New York. The first workshop I attended was âComing to America: Finding Your Ancestor’s Arrival Record on Ancestry.comâ by Juliana Szucs Smith. Juliana discussed the differences in arrival records t...
In just one week (and a day) many Geneabloggers will be descending on Fort Wayne, Indiana. We will be researching at the Allen County Public Library and having a get together at the home of fellow geneablogger Tina Lyons and … Continue reading →
I am not asking about the facts, we all find some fact that will interest the family a little bit. I’m talking about all you do in your research. Going to cemeteries, going to see old homesteads and visiting the … Continue reading →
Its late in the day and I wanted to update where I am so far this month. I have only moved forward a bit this week. Research: I have not worked any further on my research plan for the ACPL. … Continue reading →
1940 - Unexpected Duty - Have you signed up to assist with indexing of the 1940 US census? You can start by clicking here for the US Census Community Project right now - only 3 weeks to go! Here are some more people I'll be looking for in April. Boosting Her Total SANDOVAL, Ill., April 4.--- A physician, arriving too late to officiate at the birth of a son to Mrs. Otto Hei...
Documenting Desegregation in Education - Old Dominion University Libraries has formed a state wide organization, Desegregation Of Virginia Education (DOVE) Project , to identify, locate, and preserve records that document Virginiaâs school desegregation process. The project is a growing collection of records related to the desegregation of public...
