2024-01-23 01:14
A favorite photograph of my Grandaunt Grace Osborne Flucawa, includes a neighbor girl named Mary Ann Buskel. The photo dates from 1928, they appear to be having a good time dancing on a park… Read More
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In addition to stories about my ancestors, I share tips for conducting online family history research. Genealogy is a great pastime, join me on my journey to uncover and document my ancestors' lives.
2024-01-12 23:35
I lay down some breadcrumbs this week and highlight the origins of my surname. Spoiler alert, the origins are in a village named Niederlinxweiler.
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2024-01-07 22:44
Family lore holds that in 1919 my great-grandfather inexplicably sold the family farm just as the crop was ready for harvest. The story goes he then went missing with the money from the sale… Read More
2022-06-12 20:18
I had a 3rd great-grandparent mistake due to careless sourcing. I discovered, and corrected, the mistake thanks to a DNA match.
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2022-06-06 22:12
Among my Tennessee ancestors, I have three Civil War veterans. All 3 served the Union during the conflict. Did they also face conflict at home for their choice?
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2022-05-24 17:20
My mother began weaving in the mid-1960's. Over the years she has made all sorts of beautiful hand woven textile items.
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2022-05-14 22:10
I follow at least 20 genealogy groups on social media. These social groups have helped me to further my research.
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2022-05-13 21:17
I have yet to find a document that names the wife of my ancestor Thomas Gillespie. The difficulty is the lack of document creation during the time period in which she lived.
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2022-04-28 22:09
While researching brick-wall ancestors, I often have negative results. Research negatives are frustrating, but can be put to positive use.
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2022-04-24 00:44
My Koontz ancestors probably often heard, “How do you spell that?” I have identified at least 26 variations during my research.
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2022-04-13 22:04
This week I check out two primary sources, land and census records, looking for Smith households in Crawford or Richland Cos., OH, ca. 1840.
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2022-04-05 15:44
This week I highlight my maternal-maternal great-grandmothers' sisters: Sarah, Emma, Alma, Vada and Maggie Rumple.
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2022-03-29 00:53
This week's prompt, Joined Together, is a good opportunity to research my brick wall 4th great grandfather, surname Russell, he was a joiner.
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