Who is Sylvia Gard?
Who is Sylvia Gard? While helping Joe Cartwright with his tree, I came across this 1900 census page and saw a person not mentioned on any other family records. Sylvia Gard age 3… Continue reading
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Media Gallery – Ancestry dot com
As my readers know from past blog posts, I encourage genealogist to continue looking for newspaper items, even when nothing comes up in a search. I have found many items about the particular… Continue reading
Using Excel as a genealogy tool – 1934 Hotel Fire in Lansing, Michigan
Updated: 28 Jun 2020 – new ideas on how to use the tool are given at the end. When I create a family tree and have a sufficient number of people on the… Continue reading
Old Photos – Arleen S Scheiderer
I bought some old photos at an art show and I am now trying to find an owner. Update 27 Sep 2016: I had created two trees when I first started going through… Continue reading
Process II
Helen Louise Blue Bowen – FB query – Aug 2016 – Indiana In my last posting “Process I” I told you I would give you the full detailed step by step process I… Continue reading
20 Year cycle of elections
I was trying to think of a topic to discuss in our next local genealogy club meeting (https://www.facebook.com/Clarkston-Area-Genealogy-Society-933098470117575/) and thought about the presidential campaign we are experiencing. If in 2016 we have a… Continue reading
Small item can lead to huge tree
In every newspaper old or new you will find some small item that has been put there by a relative and it is in memory of a loved one. They are usually very… Continue reading
1935 – Foley wed Correll – where is Carl Zube?
I found a marriage item in a 1935 newspaper and sent out messages to owners of family trees who had these two people on their trees (see below for links). =====… Continue reading
The Dutch Slave Trade 1500-1850
It is interesting to see how one blog posting can cause other blog posting to be created, much like a comment in a conversation at a dinner party can cause a discussion about… Continue reading
Slaves in New Jersey – 1882
Chronicling America Nov 1882 Slaves in New Jersey Biography of two people who were born in slavery in New Jersey, as they told it to the newspaper reporter. See below for Link to… Continue reading
Google News Archive – Info on line
Google News Archive information has been featured in many web sites; here are just a few. Google Shuts Down Ambitious Newspaper Scanning Project Dead Google News Archive Searching of Historical Newspapers… Continue reading
What does this have to do with genealogy?
Don’t overlook the foreign press Just because your relatives come from Pennsylvania doesn’t mean they won’t be featured in a Canadian newspaper. You are probably thinking “What does this have to do with… Continue reading
Newspaper Articles – Rev. G. E. Weagant
Newspaper articles about a person will sometimes contain biographical information which you might overlook. For instance this long news item about the Rev. G. E. Weagant and Mrs. Weagant moving to a new… Continue reading
Daniel “LaVern” Prendergast Obit 1981
The work that I do, sometimes leads me find unexpected connections. One of the trees that I created from a random newspaper obituary, gave me many other obituaries and a connection to my… Continue reading
I ain’t got no body II
Maybe it’s not the 1880 body that you can’t find; maybe it’s the 1990 body of Aunt Bess. Have you checked with her immediate family? See story: I know you… Continue reading