City Directories and Voter Registration indexes can supplement our research and help track individuals over time and place. They are both often overlooked as a source of genealogical information. To illustrate the use of City Directories and Voter Registration records let’s use the McNelly family of San Francisco, California. At first glance, the information I … Continue reading Tracking a Family with City Directories and Voter Registration Indexes
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Research Plans, Mind Maps and a Case Study
You’re excited to start researching one of your ancestors. You jump in but soon find yourself following those BSOs (Bright Shiny Objects) down many different paths. At the end of 2 hours you have little to show for your effort. This is where a Research Plan can come in handy. What is a Research Plan? … Continue reading Research Plans, Mind Maps and a Case Study
‘I can trace my tree back to Adam and Eve’ and other things NOT to expect when starting your genealogy
It's Back to School and over at Little Bytes of Life Elizabeth O’Neal is asking what we think our students need to learn. Elizabeth states that our "students" could be: genealogists of any level, from brand-new to advanced, children and/or teens, genealogy bloggers, disinterested family members who roll their eyes when you talk about genealogy even … Continue reading ‘I can trace my tree back to Adam and Eve’ and other things NOT to expect when starting your genealogy
Social History Resources: Why I love to use them!
This month’s Genealogy Blog Potluck Picnic hosted by Little Bites of Life really got me thinking. A favorite genealogical resource? I have so many! I couldn’t pick just one so I went with a subject that I love and that is using social history to add flesh to the bones of our ancestors. It’s one … Continue reading Social History Resources: Why I love to use them!
One of The Second World War’s Best Kept Secrets – Misfortune for the HMS Curacao
The headlines rang out with the news: “Queen Mary Cut Cruiser in Two. Disaster that was Kept Secret.” (Dundee Courier) and “Queen Mary Sank a British Cruiser. Disaster While Evading U-Boat” (Daily Record). It was Friday 18 May 1945. Joseph and Mary Thomas had been wondering for 3 years exactly how and where their youngest … Continue reading One of The Second World War’s Best Kept Secrets – Misfortune for the HMS Curacao
Three Craft Brothers and a Pebble
While doing my research for a previous post on George Albert Craft (find it here) I contacted the Paradise Genealogical Society in Butte County with a request to see if they could find the obituaries for George Craft and his wife, Amy Patty (Gaylord) Craft. Imagine how thrilled I was to receive a reply a … Continue reading Three Craft Brothers and a Pebble
Hide and Seek with Harry
My maternal great-grandfather, Harry Joshua Davis, has generally made himself extremely difficult to find after 1923. In fact, I have not found him or his date of death or where he might have died and I have been looking for a very long time. Yes, it’s annoying and he most definitely qualifies for July’s Genealogy … Continue reading Hide and Seek with Harry
Why Should We Index?
The world's records aren’t just names and dates. They are collectively who we are. We’ve all been the recipients of someone’s hard work as we make some of those wonderful family history finds. Shouldn’t we then find a way to give back? I think so. That’s one of the reasons I index – to pay … Continue reading Why Should We Index?
Behind the Scenes of a War
On the night of April 25, 1945 LAC (Leading Aircraftsman) Thomas was involved with the last operational mission for Bomber Command No. 35 Squadron based at R.A.F. Graveley in Huntingdonshire, England. This last mission would provide tons of vitally needed medical supplies to the Allied men on the ground in Germany and occupied France prisoner … Continue reading Behind the Scenes of a War
From Cairo with Love
As part of this month's theme for the Genealogy Blog Party 'The Strong Will Survive!' I am highlighting my Grandfather as someone I believe was strong both emotionally and physically. He survived not only a war but a situation at home, happening at the same time, which was incredibly emotionally stressful for him. Read on … Continue reading From Cairo with Love
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