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1950 Census - Another Milestone
2022-10-15 02:17
Back in 2012, I was really excited about the release of the 1940 US Census - I called it once in a lifetime and it was. But low and behold, these past 10 years have gone by fast and another… Read More
The Buell Family - Colonial Americans
2022-08-14 02:21
Martha Buell was the wife of Nathaniel Holcombe II. She was born in Simsbury, Connecticut in 1675. Martha was the third of nine children of Sergeant Peter Buell (b.1644, d.1728) and his firs… Read More
Salmon Brook (Granby), Connecticut
2021-12-27 23:29
Salmon Brook, which started out as no more than a small cluster of houses and a remote outposts of Simsbury, would later became part of the newly formed Town of Granby. It was the… Read More
In Search Of David Hollister
2017-03-02 23:54
One of the joys of family research is discovering lines of ancestors that you had never heard of. In my search there have been a few of these, mostly from my paternal grandmother&r&hell…Read More
The Towns Of My Ancestors
2017-02-03 22:52
The primary focus of Genealogy is often concentrated on individual ancestors and there connection to others in the family. It is concerned about birth, parents… Read More
Windsor, Connecticut
2017-02-03 22:51
Located north of Hartford on the Connecticut River, Windsor was the first permanent settlement in the soon to be Connecticut Colony and the home of Thomas Holcombe. In 1633 a group from Plym… Read More
The Chapin Family - Colonial Americans
2016-12-09 00:54
Catherine Chapin was the wife of Nathaniel Bliss and mother of Mary Bliss. She was born is Pomeroy, Devin, England in 1622. Catherine was the third of 10 or 11 children of Sam… Read More
The Bliss Family - Colonial Americans
2016-11-04 18:12
Mary Bliss was the wife of Nathaniel Holcombe. She was born is Springfield, Massachusetts in 1651. Mary was the third of four children of Nathaniel Bliss (b.1622, d.1654) and Catharine Chapi… Read More
Six Years Of Blogging About Genealogy
2016-10-02 03:42
“My Other Blog - Family History and Genealogy" celebrated its 6th anniversary yesterday, September 30, 2016. On that same day in 2010, the very first post, just under 400 words and tit… Read More
Colonial Families - An Overview
2016-09-21 22:44
Since first discovering that my grandmother, Grace Holcomb could be traced back to Thomas Holcombe, an early settler to New England, I have spent considerable energy researching the Holcomb(… Read More
2014-10-03 19:37
Before I started leaning aboutmy Genealogy, I had never heard of Granby, Connecticut.Now I know that it played animportant role in my ownfamily history.“My Other Blog - Family His… Read More
2014-10-03 19:32
I've been thinking about ways to add more information to this website; specifically, more photos and some of the many documents that reside in my archive. The goal was to add a page (or page… Read More
2014-10-03 19:28
A little over a year ago, in a post titled New Discoveries are Delightful, I wrote the following: "my genealogy research is pretty casual these days." I went on to say how I was running out… Read More
2014-01-11 23:17
Part 2 - A Life in WisconsinIf you missed part one of the story, go here . . .Note, this post has been revised. The original David Hermann article has been updated and mo… Read More
2013-11-07 19:54
Part 5 - Joseph, Micah and the Movement WestThree generations named Nathaniel Holcombe carved out lives for themselves and their families in a rugged wilderness called Salmon Brook. On the c… Read More
2013-11-07 19:53
Part 4 - Nathaniel Holcombe IIINathaniel Holcombe, the first of three Nathaniel's and son of Thomas Holcombe settled in the Town of Simsbury, Connecticut in the late 1670's in the remote wil… Read More
2013-11-07 19:52
Part 3 - Nathaniel Holcombe IIThomas Holcombe, an early Puritan settler would arrive in New England sometime between 1630 and 1633. A few years later, he would be part of the party that foun… Read More
2013-11-07 19:51
Part 2 - Nathaniel Holcombe of Salmon BrookThomas Holcombe would arrive in New England sometime between 1630 and 1633. A few short years later, he would be living on the outskirts of Connect… Read More
David Hollister & The Hollister Family (1)
2013-11-06 16:24
Part One - Connecticut and New YorkDavid Hollister's lifespan encompassed most of the 19th century. He was born about 1802 in New York and died 101 years later in 1903 in western Iowa. He sp… Read More
2013-11-06 16:24
Part One - Connecticut and New YorkDavid Hollister's lifespan encompassed most of the 19th century. He was born about 1802 in New York and died 101 years later in 1903 in western Iowa. He sp… Read More
2013-10-29 19:36
One of a series of short biographies of individual ancestors. These are undertaken, from time-to-time, when enough information becomes available about an individual.Jurgen Christian Goth, Me… Read More
David Hollister & The Hollister Family (3)
2013-10-29 19:35
Part Three - The Next GenerationsIf you missed Part 2 of the story, go here . . .If you missed Part 1 of the story, go here . . .By the 1880's David Hollister, along with a number of hi… Read More
2013-10-29 19:35
Part Three - The Next GenerationsIf you missed Part 2 of the story, go here . . .If you missed Part 1 of the story, go here . . .By the 1880's David Hollister, along with a number of hi… Read More
2013-10-29 19:34
One of a series of short biographies of individual ancestors. These are undertaken, from time-to-time, when enough information becomes available about an individual.Francis O'Neil, Ireland… Read More
2013-10-29 19:29
One of a series of short biographies of individual ancestors. These are undertaken, from time-to-time, when enough information becomes available about an individual.Reuben T. Holcomb - Wisco… Read More
2013-10-29 19:22
One of a series of short biographies of individual ancestors. These are undertaken, from time-to-time, when enough information becomes available about an individual.Curtis "Spike" Peter… Read More
2013-09-08 05:01
One of a series of short biographies of individual ancestors. These are undertaken, from time-to-time, when enough information becomes available about an individual.Alfred Peterson of Mount… Read More
2013-08-14 23:57
One of a series of short biographies of individual ancestors. These are undertaken, from time-to-time, when enough information becomes available about an individual.Frederick Roth - Mon… Read More
2013-08-12 00:40
One of a series of short biographies of individual ancestors. These are undertaken, from time-to-time, when enough information becomes available about an individual.Louis Goldner - Chicago… Read More
Ole Peterson & The Peterson Family (1)
2013-08-02 19:14
Part One - Before there was Peterson, there was MoeThe Peterson family, their descendants and allied families have lived in the Town of Blue Mounds, the Village of Mount Horeb and other surr… Read More
2013-08-02 19:14
Part One - Before there was Peterson, there was MoeThe Peterson family, their descendants and allied families have lived in the Town of Blue Mounds, the Village of Mount Horeb and other surr… Read More
2013-03-23 14:24
Part Two - The Petersons, a First Family of Mount HorebIf you missed Part 1 of the story, go here . . .The family of Peter Olsen Moe and Anna Augundsdatter Lad were farmers from the fiord's… Read More
Ole Peterson & The Peterson Family (3)
2013-03-23 14:24
Part Three - Olaus and the Next GenerationIf you missed Part 1 of the story, go here . . .If you missed Part 2 of the story, go here . . .The family of Peter Olsen Moe and Anna Augundsdatter… Read More
Ole Peterson & The Peterson Family (2)
2013-03-23 14:24
Part Two - The Petersons, a First Family of Mount HorebIf you missed Part 1 of the story, go here . . .The family of Peter Olsen Moe and Anna Augundsdatter Lad were farmers from the fiord's… Read More
2013-03-23 14:24
Part Three - Olaus and the Next GenerationIf you missed Part 1 of the story, go here . . .If you missed Part 2 of the story, go here . . .The family of Peter Olsen Moe and Anna Augundsdatter… Read More
2012-05-25 15:40
Something is about to take place that only happens once and takes 72 years, truly a "once in a lifetime event." In just a few days, on April 2nd of 2012, the individual family records of the… Read More

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