Genealogy Simple & Fun

Blog on Hold - Tornado Hit House

2012-02-01T15:06:00.000-06:00

Well I have to put both of my blogs on hold at least for a little while. Life has been very busy and then we got hit by the tornado that hit Birmingham/Centerpoint/ Clay, Alabama last Monday at 4:00am. We have house and property damage but thankfully the house is still livable and we lost personal property that was outside. We didn’t have electric, cable, internet or phone for a week. Everything is back on now but so much to do and much that I haven’t done and I’m not waiting any longer.

When the tornado hit it blew out the window on the 2nd floor and everything went flying. Were just lucky it didn’t take the entire 2nd floor all together. I have all my genealogy papers up in the library that was scattered everywhere. I have to reorganize, sort out, put where belong and get busy scanning things I didn’t have in the computer. On top of that I have never scanned in pictures that are in photo albums of the kids when they were little. Well this did it for me! I’m getting busy and work, work, work; getting everything into this computer so won’t have much time for blogging.

You never think things will happen to you and when it does it’s a wake-up –call. So that’s why I have decided to just to put a hold on my blogs for the time being. If I run into something I think you would like to read I’ll get it posted for you.

Thanks to everyone that is a regular reader of both my blogs: Genealogy Simple & Fun and American Civil War Stories. I hope you still check out all my other post on the blogs. See you down the road! :o)

The Lefthand Corner

2012-01-10T15:10:00.000-06:00

I have found an old newspaper clipping that I have transcribed:

The Lefthand Corner
Mrs. Tempel Mills, Lake City, has received a reply from a Pratt Tribune clipping she sent to the White House. The clipping was a Left Hand Corner item about Mrs. Mills’ great-granddaughter, Tammy Kay Warren, being a Johnson Democrat. The acknowledgment, from Ralph A. Dungar, special assistant to the President, is as follows: President Johnson asked me to thank you for your letter and for your interest in sending him the newspaper clipping about your great granddaughter. The President wanted me to convey to you his special appreciation for your thoughtful expression of support. He will cherish you assistance in the days ahead in working together to keep America safe, strong and successful. I have pleasure in extending the cordial greetings to you and to all the other members of the Mills and Warren families.

I was between 2 and 8 years old when this newspaper article was written. I have had the original for as long as I can remember. It’s yellowed and torn in half so needed to get this on paper before I was no longer able to read the original. My great grandparents were ranchers. They came from a long line of ranchers. I was very close to my great grandparents. It’s funny as kids growing up you always think your loved one will be around forever and ever. I always thought they would be around to see my children. Guess that was because I knew my great-great grandmother. Then reality hits when your loved ones are not here.

There is no date listed but I think I might know what the clipping was that she sent to the White House. I’ll have to do some digging and check with my mother.

President Lyndon Johnson: 1963-1969

It’s a brand New Year!

2012-01-10T14:32:00.000-06:00

Hello All,
It’s a brand new year. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. My family and I sure did. Our oldest son was able to come home. It’s always great when the whole family can come together for the holiday.

I have been reading a lot of post of New Year’s resolutions. Years ago I used to make resolutions only to have them go to the way side so I stopped making them. Instead, I make one list and simply tittle it with the year’s date “2012.” On the list I put everything I know I can accomplice and things I want to accomplice. The list is everything from itty bitty items to long drawn out projects like projects for the house, traveling, places to go locally and yes genealogy. Then beside the main item I take it further and include any details for example genealogy. I list every surname I still need to work on and decide the name I list what still needs to be done to finish the research. Of course I have a few surnames that have brick walls that go on the New Year’s list every year. Someday I hope I can finally take them off.

I have discovered this is the best way for me to stay the course to accomplice what I want to get done for the year. Guess you can call some of these goals to work towards but I don’t call them that.

Before the holidays hit I was working my way through every surname I have. Entering information I didn’t have in my Family Tree program, pitching papers I didn’t need. I did get through all most all the surnames. There are two I wasn’t even going to touch until the last. These two are the very first names I stated researching, probably around 20 years ago. I left those two for last on purpose. They are the ones I have the most information on. So I knew they would take the longest to get through.

Well, as I said the holidays were getting closer, everything was going along smoothly, then my computer screwed up and somehow I lost the entire Peterson Family Tree file. So, one item on my list for this year is to reenter the whole line which probably consists of 300 to 400 names, dates, places, etc. The good thing is I have everything printed out so I never really lost all the information. I just lost all the time entering it into the Family Tree program.

My biggest project that I want to start on this year is my maiden name “Warren.” I would like to put a book together but before I can even think of a book I have to wade through a hug, hug crate, which takes 2 people to carry. It has all the Warren information in it. Right now I couldn’t tell you what I have entered into the computer and what’s not. I’ve done a lot of traveling so also have tons of pictures to include. I have a lot of work ahead of me but it’s a labor of love and in the end it’ll be worth it.

Oh, yes, one other thing. I’m thinking of moving this blog from blogger to wordpress. I have always heard and read you can do a lot more with them than blogger. Again, I’m just in the thinking stages.

Be Healthy and Safe in the New Year!

Tammy

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2011-12-23T17:50:00.000-06:00

I want to personally wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. See you all in the new year!

Independent bookstores warn: Kindle readers are bad for us

2011-11-30T14:17:00.000-06:00

I thought this was interesting only because of Amazon. I personally do not like any of these readers. Nothing could ever replace a book in my hand.

MILFORD – Bookstores don’t like it when folks try to ban books, but independent stores wouldn’t mind banning a particular e-book reader.
The Toadstool Bookshop in Milford is among many stores around the country cautioning customers that buying a Kindle reader from Amazon.com, as compared to other e-book readers or tablet computers, will hurt the store because the Kindle can only handle books bought through Amazon.

Read the rest here.

Up-Date

2011-11-30T14:13:00.000-06:00

Well I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We sure did, eat way too much but that’s part of Thanksgiving. I have no idea why but our Thanksgiving went very smooth. We had set 4:00 for our meal, which is our normal time and I’m always rushing around to get everything done and ready to eat. Then it’s well after 4:00 before we set down to eat. Well this year, I have no idea why, everything went together and we sat down at 4:07. I didn’t do anything different. Made the pies, salad, got the table dressed and everything else I could do early done on Wednesday. So we set a record. Now we’ll see how Christmas dinner goes.

We got the tree up and the house decorated. We always start Friday after Thanksgiving and it takes several days to do it all. I grew up putting our Christmas tree up on Friday after Thanksgiving and people always told us we were crazy. Now-a-days people have theirs up after Halloween, which to me is just not right. You have to give thanks first. I won’t even let my son play Christmas music until the evening of Thanksgiving.

Anyway, everything is done and now it’s time to concentrate on presents. I swear it gets harder the older the kids get!

I had to put my research on hold but am now hoping to get back to it at least a little before Christmas gets here. I’m working on my last family line, Nance, entering all info into my Family Tree Maker. I had never entered them so it’s along slow process. To tell you the truth I had even forgot I had done my Nance line mainly because the Nance line starts with my 4th great grandmother, Elizabeth Nance. She married Burrell Warren, which Warren is my maiden name. I’m really wanting to get the Nance all entered before Christmas because after the 1st of the year I starting a new project. Going through all of the Warren information I have gathered for probably going on 20 years now, organizing and putting it together into a book. It’s going to be a long process.

Merry Christmas!

Happy Thanksgiving

2011-11-23T17:03:00.000-06:00

Wishing everyone a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!

Want to know where the real first Thanksgiving was? click here

Social Security Administration extends FOIA restriction to 100 years

2011-11-17T20:13:00.000-06:00

Well, I can only say "This is a bunch of Crap!"

Megan Smolenyak has just undated us on the Social Security Administration Applications. You have to read this or you'll be throwing your money away.

Go here to see what they told her.

Family Tree Maker 2012

2011-11-15T10:48:00.000-06:00

If you still haven't got your Family Tree Maker 2012 you still have time to get in on the free shipping.

It runs until November 21st.
Get it here

In Honor of Veterans Day

2011-11-10T12:32:00.001-06:00

In honor of Veterans Day I would like to Thank all active duty and veterans of this great country. If it wasn’t for them I wouldn’t be here and able to do what I love.

I would specially like to honor my family. Here is a list of the ones I know were in the military and for the ones I will still discover in my further research.

First off my husband, Steven Robert Evans: USAF,(middle) my son Jake Ross Evans: USAF (right) and my brother: Christopher Allen Warren: USAF (left)

From My side of the family –

Thomas Jefferson Vennum: Union

Alexander Draper: Union 10th Iowa Infantry
Alexander’s brother, Abraham I. Draper: Union 71st Illinois Infantry

Norman Lewis Draper: WW11 534th Anti-Aircraft Artillery

Daniel Richard Lawry: Union 5th Missouri SM CA.

William McElyea: Revolutionary War 10th Regt. North Carolina Capt. Alexander Brevard
William’s brother, Patric was also in the Revolutionary War

Wallace Lavern McElyea: WW11

William Cloud Mills: Co. D 29th Tennessee Inf. Confederate
William’s brothers were also in the Civil War. Some Confederate and others Union

William Mills: Revolutionary War

Powel Hamilton Sharp: Black Hawk War Reg. 4 Brigade 3 Illinois

Burrell Warren: War 1812 2nd Reg. West Tennessee Volunteer Mounted Gunman

Burrell’s father William Warren was probably in the Revolutionary War since Williams brother Drury was but there’s so many William Warren’s in the Revolutionary War I have been unable to locate my William.

John T. Wheeler: Union Company H. 145 IL US Infantry
Leroy B. Wheeler: WW1
John A. Wheeler: WW11

On my husband’s side -

The family has said they fought on the Confederate side but I have hit a brick wall so haven’t found anyone yet.

Arnold Evans: WW1
Wesley Leroy Evans: WW11

Arthur Milton Goldberg: WW1
Robert Arthur Goldberg: WW11

Placide Fabien Richard – Confederate Louisiana Troups
18th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry

Pierre Richard
Opelousas Militia 1776 Muster Roll, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Mary Todd Lincoln Documents Sent To Lincoln Library

2011-11-01T16:58:00.000-05:00

This would be very interesting to read the record.

A bucket brigade of public officials has transferred Mary Todd Lincoln’s insanity hearing record from court vaults to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield.

Next will come a public re-examination of her hearing to see if she should have been committed to a psychiatric hospital in 1885.

You can read the rest of the article here.

Campaigners fighting to save war memorials from scrap metal thieves

2011-11-01T16:53:00.000-05:00

This makes me soooooo mad!

Campaigners fighting to save war memorials from scrap metal thieves say only a handful have ever been brought to justice.
Tragically, the War Memorials Trust also revealed that only one in ten of the stolen plaques and statues are ever recovered.
Frances Moreton, director of the trust, said the rest end up being melted down by unscrupulous scrap metal dealers making a fast buck out of Britain’s fallen heroes.

You can read the rest of the article here.

Tennessee State Library & Archives Agreement with Ancestry

2011-10-26T13:40:00.000-05:00

Just read that the Tennessee State Library and Archives have an agreement with Ancestry.com to publish millions of historical records. They will be sharing death records starting in 1908 through 1959. That’s 1.2 million images and 3.4 million names.

If you don’t have an subscription to Ancestry you can get free access at the Tennessee electronic Library, here but you have to be a resident of Tennessee.

DeKalb County, Illinois News

2011-10-21T14:04:00.000-05:00

DeKalb Co., Illinois is setting up a genealogical website that will launch early to mid November. So anyone researching DeKalb needs to keep their eyes out. This is going to be wonderful since I have researched this county in the past.

You can read the news here.

Frambers & Wheeler Family Line

2011-10-21T13:59:00.000-05:00

I have just added my Frambers and Wheeler Family Lines to the "Surnames I am Researching" page. If you have any Frambers or Wheeler in your family would you please take a look. I have hit brick walls with them both. You can either scroll down the page or use the search box. Thanks

Up-Date

2011-10-19T15:25:00.001-05:00

Still working on going through all my family lines and entering information into the computer. It's a slow process but well worth it. I have been able to throw out so many papers, not documents but papers I have collected, printed off even scraps I jotted down notes on. It really has been a wonderful feeling. I have completely emptied a huge plastic box. :)

I will be adding a few more family lines to my surname page...so keep an eye out for the Frambers, Draper and Wheeler in the near future.

Oh yes, we have totally finished painting the bathroom, bedroom, living room and dining room. I'm now redecorating, which is lots of fun to get to purchase all new accessories. The house is finally on the market again. Hopefully this time it will sell...we'll see.

Back to work!

Family History Month Daily Deal & Giveaway

2011-10-06T13:49:00.000-05:00

Family Tree Magazine and Family Tree University are celebrating Family History Month by giving away great genealogy supplies all month long!

Enter every day of October for a chance to win a different download, book, CD or other product from ShopFamilyTree.com. Each day, one winner will be chosen at random from all entries received to receive that day’s prize.

Click here for more information and to enter the drawings.

Free Family History Month Webinars

2011-10-06T13:47:00.002-05:00

Family Tree Magazine is offering free 60-minute webinar Start Writing Your Life Stories with Sunny Jane Morton, author of the book My Life & Times: A Guided Journal For Collecting Your Stories, takes place Thursday, Oct. 13 at 1 pm Eastern Time (noon CT, 11 am MT, 10 am PT).

and

free webinar, Be a Family History Detective: Secrets to Starting Your Genealogy, with Desmond Walls Allen, author of the book Family History Detective, is scheduled for Oct. 26 at 1 pm Eastern Time (noon CT, 11 am MT, 10 am PT).

You can get more info here.

Surname List Updated

2011-10-05T14:57:00.000-05:00

I have just posted my Axtell Family Line. If you would like to take a look see just click here, then scroll down and you will see it.

We're on the Lookout for a Family Tree Firsts Blogger!

2011-10-05T13:31:00.000-05:00

Attention beginning family historians (and anyone who knows one): So we’re seeking a genealogy newbie to blog about his or her research experience on the Family Tree Firsts blog.

We're looking for someone who enjoys writing and is interested in his or her family history, but is just starting—or hasn't yet started—to research it.

You get more information at the Genealogy Insider.

SCGS 12th Annual Family History Writing Contest

2011-10-04T15:12:00.000-05:00

The Southern California Genealogical Society is holding their annual family history writing competition between November 1 and December 31, 2011. You do not have to be a member of SCGS to enter, nor does your submission have to relate to California.

Entries must be family or local history articles, which may or may not have been previously published. The length of the article will determine the category it fits in:

Category 1
1,000-2,000 words

Prizes
1st Place - $200
2nd Place - $100
3rd Place - $50

Category 2
Less than 1,000 words

Prizes
1st Place - $100
2nd Place - $50
3rd Place - $25

Winners will be notified by May 1, 2012. Winning entries may be published in SCGS’s quarterly, their website, or an anthology of winners.

For complete rules and how to enter, visit http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/2011contest-cat.htm.

I've never done anything like this but I'm thinking on it.

Good Luck Everyone!

Genealogical Book Sale Happening Now!

2011-10-04T15:05:00.000-05:00

Check out their 48 Hour Sale - Get 50% or More Off and For the month of October - New and Reprinted Titles

Here are ten books or CDs with price reductions of at least 50% until 11:59 p.m. tomorrow, October 5, 2011. Some of them are as much as 75% off the original price!

Did your ancestors come from Scotland or England? Did they settle in New England, (or Connecticut in particular), Virginia (including the Shenandoah Valley), West Virginia, or North Carolina? Could you use a good overview of the genealogical resources in Washington, D.C.? Answer yes just once and you should consider these terrific bargains before the bewitching hour of 11:59 p.m. EDT, tomorrow!

Shenandoah Valley Settlers (CD)
Virginia's storied and spectacular Shenandoah Valley has been the subject of intense historical and genealogical interest. This CD contains the imaged, indexed pages of the following four major reference books pertaining to early settlers of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley: J.E. Norris's History of the Lower Shenandoah Valley Counties of Frederick, Berkeley, Jefferson and Clarke;Virginia Valley Records: Genealogical and Historical Materials of Rockingham County, Virginia and Related Regions, by John W. Wayland; Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendants: A History of Frederick County, Virginia from Its Formation in 1738 to 1908, by T. K. Cartmell; and A History of the Valley of Virginia, by Samuel Kercheval.
Was $39.99 Now $19.99

Scottish Highlanders on the Eve of the Great Migration, 1725-1775: The Northern Highlands
The Northern Highlands is an area that includes the counties of Caithness, Sutherland, Ross, and Cromarty. The main clans traditionally associated with the Northern Highlands were Gunn, Mackay, Mackenzie, McLeod, Munro, Ross, Sinclair, and Sutherland, all of whom are represented in this volume. The present volume pulls together references to more than 2,100 18th-century inhabitants. Mr. Dobson gives each Highlander's name, a place name or county within the Highlands, a date (of birth, residence, etc.), and the source. In many cases we also learn the identities of relatives, the individual's employment, vessel traveled, or more.
Was $21.50 Now $9.95

The English Ancestry and Homes of the Pilgrim Fathers
Charles Edward Banks' critically acclaimed book contains biographical sketches of 112 passengers who sailed on the first four ships to New England (the Mayflower, Fortune, Anne, and Little James). Along with data on the passengers' origins, family connections, and later histories, this book supplies many little-known facts about the Pilgrims' places of residence in England and their parentage and ancestry.
Was $22.50 Now $11.50

The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Volume 40: Somers (1734-1850), Southbury (1787-1830), Southington (1779-1857), and South Windsor (1845-1851)
Our 55-volume published edition of the Barbour Collection refers to a staggering 1.75 million settlers who took up residence in Connecticut between the mid-17th and mid-19th centuries. Volume 40 covers the Connecticut towns of Somers, Southbury, Southington, and South Windsor for the years indicated above, altogether referring to 29,500 early inhabitants.
Was $30.00 Now $9.95

A History of Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory
This expansive history spanning the years 1654 to 1905 focuses on the early settlements along the New River--the area that encompasses present-day Mercer and Monroe counties, West Virginia, and Tazewell and Giles counties, Virginia. The volume features biographical and genealogical summaries of the some 39 Middle New River families.
Was $45.00 Now $19.95

"By a Line of Marked Trees": Abstracts of Currituck County, North Carolina. Volume Two, Deed Books 3-4
Currituck County, North Carolina, was one of the original precincts established in Albemarle County in 1670. Like the initial volume in the series, Volume Two gives information concerning former owners, relationships between grantee and grantor, and various family connections. Chronologically, the sequel is something of a miscellany. The remaining portion of Deed Book 3 covers the period 1801 to 1804. Deed Book 4, uncharacteristically, takes up the earlier period from December 1781 to November 1784. It also contains numerous records from the 1730s and 1740s and many land patents from the late 1600s and early 1700s.
Was $27.50 Now $12.95

Genealogies of Virginia Families from VMHB (CD)
This CD contains all five volumes of Genealogies of Virginia Families from the "Virginia Magazine of History and Biography," originally published in 1981. The five volumes together contain all the family history articles that appeared in VMHB from its inception in 1893 to 1977.
Was $39.99 Now $19.99

Genealogical Research in England's Public Record Office. A Guide for North Americans. Second Edition
The purpose of this book is to help North Americans make the most effective use of the records of the Public Record Office in England, one of the richest genealogical repositories in the world.
Was $22.50 Now $8.50

The Center: A Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Capital Area
The Center is the undisputed genealogist's guidebook to the national capital area. It identifies all resources in the Washington, D.C., area that can aid family historians in tracing their ancestors. In meeting that goal, it shows you what records are available, repository by repository. This liberally illustrated volume even provides driving directions into the Washington area and around the Capital Beltway. In short, if you're planning to do research in the greater Washington area, The Center is the one book you won't want to leave home without.
Was $19.95 Now $5.95

New & Reprinted Titles for October

New & Reprinted Titles for October
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Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian, by Elizabeth Shown Mills

Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers, 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary. New Paperback Edition, by Martha McCartney

Abstracts of the Testamentary Proceedings of the Prerogative Court of Maryland. Volume XXXII: 1762-1764. Libers 39 (pp. 161-end) & 40 (pp. 1-153), by Vernon L. Skinner, Jr.

Seminole of Florida. Indian Census, 1930-1940, With Birth and Death Records, 1930-1938, by Jeff Bowen

St. Louis Catholic Parish, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin: Repertoire of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1850-1920. Updated Edition, by Kateri Dupuis, Don Cayen and the French Canadian/Acadian Genealogists of Wisconsin

French and British Land Grants in the Port Vincennes (Indiana) District, 1750-1784. Four Parts in One, Selections from "The American State Papers", by Clifford Neal Smith

Spanish and British Land Grants in Mississippi Territory, 1750-1784. Three Parts in One. Selections from "The American State Papers", by Clifford Neal Smith

American Marriage Records Before 1699. Reprinted with a "Supplement" from Genealogy Magazine, Vol. XIV, No. 4 (July 1929)--Vol. XV, No. 3 (July 1930), by William Montgomery Clemens

Genealogical and Family History of Northern New York. A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, by William Richard Cutter

Chronicles of Colonial Maryland, by James W. Thomas

Marriage Bonds and other Marriage Records of Amherst County, Virginia, 1763-1800, by William Montgomery Sweeny

Marriages of Campbell County, Virginia, 1782 1810, by Lucy Harrison Miller Baber & Hazel Letts Williamson

Pioneer Families of Franklin County, Virginia, by Marshall Wingfield

The Vestry Book of Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, 1677-1793
The Vestry Book of St. Paul's Prish, Hanover County, Virginia, 1706-1786
The Vestry Book of Blisland (Blissland) Parish, New Kent and James City Counties, Virginia, 1721-1786
The Vestry Book of Stratton Major Parish, King and Queen County, Virginia, 1729-1783
All compiled by Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne

A Key to Southern Pedigrees, by William Armstrong Crozier

Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1752-1800 and 1800-1850, by Ruth Herndon Shields

Ancestry is celebrating it’s 15th Anniversary

2011-10-04T14:45:00.000-05:00

Well I'm a few days late but you still have time!

Ancestry is celebrating it's 15th Anniversary until October 15, 2011. They are offering free databases and a sweepstakes giveaway with prizes everyday! The Sweepstakes Grand Prize will be a chance to go behind the scenes of an episode of Who Do You Think You Are, meet Executive Producer Lisa Kudrow, the celebrity guest, and see how the show is made.

Family Tree Maker 2012 / Snapfish

2011-09-30T14:32:00.000-05:00

Just a couple of notices I wanted to get out:

Family Tree Maker 2012 is now out for purchase

This one is for Mac

And Snapfish of offering 1 cent picture developing until October 5. I used them to get all of our Boston and Philly trip pictures developed, which I had over 1000 pictures. So this saved me a LOT of money with there offer.

I'm Back

2011-09-30T14:14:00.000-05:00

Well, my family and I are back from Medicine Lodge, Kansas. Had a great time at the Peace Treaty Pageant. I visited with family and lots of people that knew me but I didn't remember them cause I was to young. My siblings and I grew up in Wichita so we would visit Medicine a lot while I was growing up. Anyway, got the laundry and ironing done, the house back in order so it's time to hit the family genealogy again.

Oh, we did visit with my husbands mother, sister and her family. His mother gave me some pictures to scan. There basically of her, her parents, Steve (my husband) and his sister. She doesn't have any pictures going way back in the Goldberg or Richard line. She never even knew her great grandfather, which is strange to me since I knew my great-great grandmother but like I said we all came from a small town. Her family were from several states and didn't stay in touch.

I did do some work on the 14 hour drive to Kansas. Took my laptop with me so I could work on the Axtell line. I have the entire line but had never put pictures, documents and such in my Family Free Maker. Got quite a bit done but have more to enter then I'm finished with that line. Then I plan on getting back to my genealogy box and see who I need to enter into the computer so I can throw out more papers.

Okay, back to work!

Richard (French) and Goldberg Families

2011-09-19T15:04:00.001-05:00

What little time I have had, I picked up where I left off a long time ago. I had been going through my files and entering the surnames that were not in my Family Tree Maker. I finally got my husbands grandmother's family in, also his grandfathers line interred; the Richard (French) and Goldberg. I will get them up on my Surname page after we get back from Kansas.

It sure was nice to be able to pitch soooo many papers that I had hanging around since 2003 when I worked on those line. I do keep documents though. That's the proof so those will never be pitched.
The Richard line was very easy since the were of French descent but the Goldberg line is another story. Goldberg being Jewish and there were millions of Goldberg's that entered through New York in the early 1900s, so I probably will never get that line complete.

Ok...off to my next thing on the list!

Tombstone Pictures

2011-09-14T16:31:00.001-05:00

Here a few more.

Enjoy!

There's a road on top of these tombs now. You can see that ground level was much lower back in the 1700s.

This one is the grave of Robert Newman. He's the man that lit the lanterns for Paul Revere. Old North Church found the window that Newman jumped out of after he lit the lanterns, running from the British. The window had been bricked over.

Tombstone Pictures

2011-09-14T16:19:00.002-05:00

These are pictures of some of the tombstone that I took while we were in Philadelphia and Boston. Thought you might like to take a look.

Enjoy!

This one is Mother Goose. Yes your read that right.

People use to put their family coat of arms on the headstones.

Review - Abraham Lincoln...Exploring History Magazine

2011-09-12T14:39:00.000-05:00

September 13, 2011 a new magazine will be at your local newsstands titled: EXPLORING HISTORY” by National Geographic. On the cover Abraham Lincoln is pictured as what he would of looked like as a more youthful man in his 30s rendered by artist Tim O’Brien. The first picture ever taken of Abraham Lincoln was in 1860 at age 51. This is the picture that is well known to us today.

Born Radical by K. M. Kostyal takes a look deep into Abraham Lincoln to try to find out exactly who he was and what led him to became our 16th President. Abraham’s character has always been a mystery. Here Kostyal tries to bring that alive.

To read the review please click here

Sneak Peek!

2011-09-11T14:22:00.000-05:00

I know this isn't genealogy but anyone that's related to Abraham Lincoln and history buffs will want to get this. A review will be posted soon over at American Civil War Stories.

In newsstands September 13th

Up-Date

2011-09-08T14:06:00.000-05:00

Well I’m finally back, at least for a little while. It’s been a very busy summer around here. Since the end of May I have been in Virginia for a month, home for just a little while then back to Virginia. From there was in Philadelphia, PA then to Boston, MA. And in a couple of weeks heading back home to Kansas for the Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty. Medicine Lodge is where my family is originally from. So as you can see I haven’t had that much time to even thing about blogging. Everywhere we were we toured and visited all historical sites. It was all Revolutionary War, which is a switch for us but boy was it interesting. Revolutionary time period is also one of my interests but when you live in the south and originally from Kansas you just don’t get to see anything from that era. We had a great time and would like to head east again someday. There’s just so much to see. In no way can you see it all!

I’m going to try to squeeze in little thing every once in a while but after I get back from Kansas I’m hoping to have more time for blogging. Since we have been back from Boston we have started painting the inside of our house. It’s been 7 years so the walls are due to be freshened up. We have 2 rooms down and 3 more to do before the holidays hit. I do have several things coming up that you would probably by interested in. While in Virginia I did research on the third generation of Warren's, Thomas Warren. More on him coming and I also took some neat pictures of old headstones. I'll get it all posted as soon as I can so check back. Talk soon!

Our Newest Family Member Makes His Appearance!

2011-06-09T11:46:00.000-05:00

I would like to introduce the newest addition to our family:

Dempsey MacLaine Warren, born 2:33 June 5, 2011, 7 lbs. 8 oz. 19 1/4", son of Christopher and Jennifer Warren and brother to Donovan. Christopher is my baby brother.

I can't wait to see him! Will be heading to Alexandria, VA the 18th.

Civil War Conference, Wine Festival, New Family Arrival and Virginia Historical Society...Quite Busy!

2011-05-18T14:13:00.000-05:00

Well, I’m getting ready to head to Virginia for several weeks with my daughter who snagged an internship at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia for the summer. We will be making a few stops before Colonial Williamsburg. The first stop will be in Blacksburg, Virginia for the Military Strategy in the American Civil War 2011 Signature Conference. This will be on Saturday the 21st. There will be nine historians and authors speaking this year. I’m really looking forward to this, should be very interesting. Then Sunday we are heading to the Ash-Lawn Wine Festival at President Monroe’s home in Charlottesville, after that on to Williamsburg, Virginia to stay with my parents that have retired there.

But the most important item on the agenda is I will be waiting for the next new family member to make an arrival. Baby boy is expected around June 11. My youngest brother, his wife and son Donovan are expecting their second son and a brother. While waiting for the new addition, my parents and I will be doing some genealogy research on the Mills and Warren surname. Our Mills we believe were hatched…LOL…they have been our brick wall for years. Maybe this year will be the year but I’m not holding my breath. For our Warren surname, we will be making our next land and burial excursion for the next Warren generation. Thomas Warren who died April 13, 1749 and was buried in Mattapon St. George Parish, Spotsylvania Co., Virginia. We started locating land and burial, if possible, a couple of years ago with the first of our Warren line (arrival around 1625) and working our way up to today.

Then in June my husband will be coming to Williamsburg, Virginia to get me but before we leave for home will be visiting the Virginia Historical Society to tour the, An American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia. This exhibit is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. My parents have already seen the exhibit and say it is wonderful.

I know I will be coming back with wonderful memories and lots of information to tell you.

p.s.
I’ll try to post my adventures as I attend the events but you know how it is when you get the family together, non-stop talking, laughter and busy, busy, busy.

Family Tree Special's Now!

2011-05-11T15:24:00.000-05:00

I received an email from Shop Family Tree and they are running several specials on their items right now. I don't know when the special ends but here's what they are offering:

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Entering Genealogy Info plus Visited William Warren's Land

2011-05-11T15:07:00.000-05:00

WOW! I didn’t realize it’s been April since I had posted. Time has flown by. I have been really busy for the past 8 weeks. Husband went TDY for 7 weeks so decided this was a good time to start going through all my surname folders and see what I hadn’t put into the computer. I really thought I was very good at keeping everything entered on my family tree plus documents and pictures scanned but guess not. As I started, I searched for the items in the computer, telling myself “yes I know I entered that” but I couldn’t find certain items that were in the surname folders. So entering and scanning I went. I have to tell you its very time consuming but will be worth it when I’m finished. I basically have just a few folders in my Mills surname box left to do and I will have completed every surname except the biggest one I left for last, my Warren surname box. That’s going to take quite some time to get that completed.

In the process of working on this little project, my parents came for a visit for a few days and we ventured up to Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee. My 5th great grandfather came to Williamson County from Virginia in 1815. William and his wife Elizabeth bought land and died there. I had wanted to go up and try to locate his land for quite some time now but wanted to wait for my father so he could see it also. Warren is my maiden name. Franklin is 3 hours from Birmingham so it wasn’t that bad of a distance. We went to the archives and talk to a gentleman that new the location of the Warren land which was just east of Franklin plus he told us there were 2 Warren cemeteries there. We found the location of the land but didn’t find the cemeteries, will we did find one. It was a little cemetery with several little headstones that were so old you couldn’t read them. Someone had put a fence around it probably to keep out animals so we couldn’t get into it. There was no way for us to tell if it was a Warren cemetery or not. I did get a few pictures just in case I find out it is. We drove on down the road when a man was out so my dad stopped and asked him if he knew anything about that cemetery. He didn’t but he said his mother might. He invited us to her house to talk with her. We were lucky we saw him because his mother was very nice and also related to the Warren’s by marriage. She took us to 2 Warren cemeteries, one we know had to be the one that the gentleman at the Archives building was talking about; he said it was just off the road. We couldn’t find it because the brush had grown up all around it. There are Warrens buried there plus some baby graves that were unmarked. Then the lady took us to another Warren cemetery that we knew nothing about. The gentleman at the Archives didn’t even know about it. Unfortunately the lady didn’t know anything about the little cemetery with the old headstones. Maybe I’ll find out in time what cemetery it is.

Anyway, it was well worth the 3 hour drive. I also got William Warren’s 48 page probate, which I still have to decipher and make a copy for my dad. Also there’s other research I need to do in Franklin. William’s son, Burrell Warren (my line) owned land and married with in the same location so I will definitely be going back when I have more time for actual research.

Just to let everyone know, yes we were in the tornado that hit Birmingham, AL but guess God was looking out for us. As I and my son were in the basement, the tornado was on the ground heading right for us, when it was almost right on top of us it lifted, went right over our house then came down again ½ mile from us. I grew up in Kansas so tornadoes are nothing new to me but this one was just too close for comfort.

Don't Forget Your Pocket Tree!

2011-04-26T14:54:00.000-05:00

It’s been a while since I wrote about the Pocket Tree. If you want an easy way of carrying your family tree with you, you need this! You can click the banner or here to read exactly what it is and how great you will love it!

Special Offer from Footnote.com

2011-04-26T14:39:00.002-05:00

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Genealogical Book Sale

2011-04-26T14:26:00.000-05:00

Genealogical is having a great sale for the month of April. I know, I'm late in getting this up but research travel had to come first. Anyway, here is a list of a few:
People and Professions of Charleston, SC, 1782-1802
This work contains all the names and other pertinent genealogical information that can be found in the Charleston city directories of 1782, 1785, 1790, 1794, 1796, 1801, and 1802 and in the federal censuses for Charleston for 1790 and 1800. In the case of the city directories, the names of inhabitants are followed by their occupations and addresses; for the censuses of 1790 and 1800, only the names of the heads of household appear. While this work cannot claim to include every resident of Charleston for the period under investigation, it nonetheless identifies more than 13,000 persons who lived and/or worked there between 1782 and 1802.
Was $19.50 Now $10.95

Hanover County, Virginia, Superior Court Records. Volume I: Superior Court of Law 1809-1826
Hanover County, Virginia, Superior Court Records. Volume II: Superior Court of Law 1827-1830, Superior Court of Law and Chancery, 1831-1838
The records transcribed for these two volumes relate to Hanover County, one of the pivotal areas in the settlement of the Virginia Piedmont and a county that has lost the majority of its pre-1865 records. Fortunately, information concerning many Hanover citizens has survived in the numerous jury lists, for example, which can be viewed as a quasi-census of the county's local land owners. The court cases contain information on individuals belonging to such diverse groups as tenants, widows, minors, debtors, African Americans (free and bound), and inevitably, the proverbial horse thief. The index to the volumes contains many names that do not appear in any of the standard genealogy reference works on Virginia, nor in the few other surviving Hanover County record books.
Volume I: 1809-1826 [$37.50 value]: Was $20.00 Now $11.95
Volume II: 1827-1830 [$39.50 value]: Was $20.00 Now $11.95

Inhabitants of New Hampshire, 1776
In 1776, at the outset of the American Revolution, the New Hampshire Committee of Safety directed that all males over the age of 21 sign the Association Test--a kind of loyalty oath to the Patriot cause. This resulted in a unique census of the adult male population inasmuch as the names of both signers and non-signers were recorded, and it is the most comprehensive list of New Hampshire residents available before the federal census of 1790. Previously available in two separate, unindexed booklets, the present publication places all the names--well over 9,000--in one alphabetical sequence to enable the researcher to find a person and his town of residence at a glance.
Was $18.00 Now $9.95

Electoral Registers Since 1832; and Burgess Rolls
Published annually since 1832, electoral registers list the names and addresses of everyone entitled to vote, noting the qualifications that brought each voter onto the register, such as current residence or ownership of property. Genealogists can make wide use of these sources as a tool to locate individuals in the various decennial censuses. This work provides a county-by-county inventory of published electoral registers held in libraries and record offices throughout Britain.
Was $7.50 Now $4.00

Genealogy Blog Award

2011-04-13T21:46:00.000-05:00

I have just received the BlogFront.org Blog Award.

Thank you very much for the recognition!

Top genealogy Blogs

150 Sesquicentennial Anniversary - Story of my Ancestor

2011-04-12T16:06:00.000-05:00

Thought I would do some posts on my ancestors that fought in the Civil War since this is the official start of the 150 Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the American Civil War.

I had both Confederates and Union in my family but the majority were Confederates.

William Cloud Mills - great, great, great grandfather. William was 2nd Lt. Co., D 29th Regiment Tennessee Infantry.

My Own Civil War Family Story
The story goes that William received a letter from his wife stating that they were out of sugar and that he was to come home. He arrived home for a couple days. Bushwhackers got wind of several Confederate soldiers so came knocking. As Williams father talked to the bushwhackers trying to convince them he didn't know where his son was, William escape on horse back. The bushwhackers shot and killed Williams father and took off after William. They never caught him , he returned to his unit safe and sound.

Upon the surrender of Robert E. Lee, William sent a letter to his wife and told her to pack the wagon and head to Missouri; that he would meet them on the road. Hannah, his wife, packed the cover wagon, got the kids and one cow that was tied to the back and headed out.

William was a proud man that believed in the Confederate cause. He never surrendered to the Union. William and his family lived in Missouri for several years. Moved on the Kansas, was a wealthy cattle man; then moved on to Texas where him and his wife are buried today.

I'm proud to call myself a descendant of William

Wordless Wednesday

2011-04-06T14:25:00.000-05:00

Help Jennifer - Please Take Her Genealogy Survey

2011-04-05T21:51:00.000-05:00

Please do this genealogy survey for Jennifer. I just took the survey and it won't take you very long at all.

Here is her info:

My name is Jennifer Land, and I am both a genealogist and a PhD
candidate. I am bringing those two together in a dissertation called
"From Gravestones to Google: Information-Seeking Behavior and
Satisfaction in the Evolving Field of Family History Research."
I'm surveying my fellow genealogists to find out how access to
resources on the Internet impacts the way we conduct family history
research.

I've created a web survey that will take about 10-15 minutes. This
survey contains questions about your experience conducting genealogical
research, the types of research tools you use, and your experience
working with other genealogists. If you are willing to share some
information with me, please click
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/jland

Jennifer

Tombstone Tuesday - Tempel Huston & Jemima Leona Draper Mills

2011-04-05T11:49:00.001-05:00

Tempel and Jemima 'Mima' Mills were my great grandparents. Growing up I spent many summers on the ranch in Lake City, Barber Co., Kansas. I was very close to them and always thought they would live forever. Miss them very much but know I will be with them some day.

Kip Sperry's List of Family History Internet Sites

2011-04-05T11:23:00.000-05:00

The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter

Kip Sperry is a well-known professional genealogist, author, and lecturer. He has created a list of his favorite genealogy sites. This is NOT a list of all the genealogy sites on the web, but rather a list of his favorite sites, the ones he refers to often. You might find some good resources here that are new to you.

Kip Sperry's List of Family History Internet Sites may be found at https://sites.google.com/site/familyhistoryinternetsites/

Kip's bio can be found at http://www.kipsperry.com/

Go check this out. He has a great list!

Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society sets swap meet for April 16

2011-04-03T16:10:00.001-05:00

The Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society hosts its annual Ancestor Swap Meet from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 16 in the Senior Activity Center.

Registration is $20 through Friday or $25 thereafter. Registration is accepted at the door on the day of the Ancestor Swap Meet.

The speaker for Swap Meet 2011 will be J. Mark Lowe, a full-time professional genealogist, author and lecturer.

He is an instructor for the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research at Samford, the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy and the Regional In-depth Genealogical Studies Alliance.

Click here for the rest of the article

Virginia Genealogist, Vols. 1 - 40

2011-03-29T11:18:00.000-05:00

The Virginia Genealogist database, newly updated, now includes volumes 1 through 40, publication years 1957 to 1996. Edited and published by John Fredrick Dorman from 1957 to 2006, The Virginia Genealogist has a reputation for quality research and genealogical information not available elsewhere. Topics include compiled genealogies, personal property tax lists (which serve as useful substitutes for non-existent census records), and other local record abstracts, including court orders, deeds, wills, marriage registers, and other county sources. Also included are a wide variety of transcriptions and abstracts of Bible, church, military, and mercantile records.

Search The Virginia Genealogist

Computer Report - Again Back Up Your Computer One Way or The Other!!

2011-03-28T20:11:00.000-05:00

Well, got the news on our computer this afternoon and not good. Seems we had a power surge and it fried the computer. The hard drive is gone and all the data is lost. The power supply if fried and the motherboard is fried also. So guess we will be looking for a good deal on a new computer. At lease we won't need a monitor, keyboard or mouse.

Thank God I had the external hard drive plugged in and all data was saved. What's amazing it the external hard drive was plugged in when the power surge happened. It's a wonder that the external hard drive wasn't fried also.

Now have everything from that computer on to this laptop. With that, what's weird is the external hard drive made 3 to 4 copiers of each and every item. It's going to take forever to go through it all and delete the copies. It even copied everything and I mean everything that I had deleted. I can't believe all the stuff it saved. External hard drives are amazing.

Have a lot of work ahead of me. Have to go through everything from old computer, delete what I dont' want and then I'm going to back up this laptop on the external hard drive just in case.

So what ever you have to do, buy external hard drive, use online sites, anything. Don't wait, it can happen to you anytime! Even right now!

Please Back Up Your Computer!

2011-03-25T16:10:00.001-05:00

Now I know why it's so important to back up your computer. Never thought it would happen to me. The computer is only 3 1/2 years old. Came home yesterday from shopping, went to computer and it was off. I know it was on when I left. Tried to turn it on, nothing. Waited for my son to get off work to look at it. He was able to get it to turn on for just a little while so we shut it down for the night.

Went to turn it on this morning and nothing again. My son looked at it closer and said it was probably the power source so he took it to the computer shop. The man said the same thing plus if it is you might want to be looking at new computers. The HP Slim Line power sources are custom made and very expensive.

The good news is that I'm not freaking out, Why? Well, my husband got me a laptop for Christmas and my other son got me an external hard drive to back up my computer. If I didn't have either one I would be freaking out. 15 years of genealogy would of been gone, well not really. The computer shop would of got off all the information from it but still the thought of loosing it all would probably put me into a coma!

So the moral of the story...BACK UP YOUR COMPUTER!!!

Where will your Genealogy Research Go?

2011-03-23T23:00:00.000-05:00

FamHist Family History Thought and Links has a very good article about "Will My Genealogy Records Survive Me"
Since the earth quake in Japan everyone is thinking about our own mortality and all the years we have put into our genealogy research. Years of work documenting out own families, documents, computer programs we have everything on, stories, pictures etc. Where will it go? What family member will take it over if any? What will happen to it all?
I have to admit I have thought about it off and on, thinking I need to get it all organized for hopefully my daughter will take over the research. She will be the one to take all the information but if she researches that is to be seen. I think years to come she will because she is majoring in history; though right now she would have a hard time figuring out where I ended that she could start. Along with all the information what about the items I and my husband have inherited from our family? There are only a few items that my daughter knows that they are from family but who, originally? My son’s don’t really have any interest.
But what do we all do? I’ll start working on it tomorrow. Tomorrow comes and we get busy with something else so we say again; I’ll wait until tomorrow to start. Even though you don’t really expect anything to happen, you don’t know when it will. So with that guess it’s time to get busy!
Don’t put it off any longer!

Wordless Wednesday

2011-03-23T14:28:00.000-05:00

Archivists to scan Civil War documents in Va. Beach, Norfolk

2011-03-22T16:29:00.002-05:00

Archivists from the Library of Virginia will visit Virginia Beach and Norfolk next month to scan privately held Civil War family documents into the state’s digital collection.

More information here

Genealogy inspires Missourians to uncover Civil War lineage

2011-03-22T16:25:00.000-05:00

They were fathers and sons, husbands and brothers who answered the bugle’s call. Over four years, many would fall on distant battlefields. One hundred fifty years later, the ghosts of these volunteers still haunt Mid-Missouri, drawing descendants to learn about their forefathers.

For some people, the drive to discover Civil War history begins as a desire to learn about ancestors. For Traci Wilson-Kleekamp, those ancestors were slaves, and she has turned her knowledge of black genealogy techniques into a business.

For others, the urge moves them to dress in the uniforms worn by their forebears and become immersed in the minutiae of the arms and gear of a soldier.

Read the whole article here.

Tombstone Tuesday - William Cloud Mills & Hannah Mills

2011-03-22T16:08:00.001-05:00

William Cloud Mills and wife Hannah Mills are buried in Lipscombe, Texas. They were my Great, Great, Great Grandparents.

GeneaBloggers Radio

2011-03-19T16:59:00.000-05:00

I'm listening to GeneaBloggers Radio, Irish Roots - A St. Patrick's Day Celebration!

If you don't know what GeneaBloggers Redio is visit here and if your not able to attend one of the shows you can hear the replay.

Surname Saturday

2011-03-19T16:51:00.002-05:00

Warren – Kansas, Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia abt. 1624, England, France
Mills – Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, North Carolina, maybe Virginia, Maryland
McElyea – Kansas, Illinois, Pennsylvania, North Carolina
Axtell – Kansas, Illinois, Pennsylvania
Wheeler – Kansas, Oklahoma, Illinois,
Evans – Kansas, Texas, Kentucky
Morse – Kansas, Illinois, New York
Lowry (many spellings) –Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Virginia
Draper – Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Delaware, England
Sharp – Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, North Carolina, Germany
Frambers – Kansas Illinois, Ohio
Peterson – Kansas, Illinois, Denmark

Scotland's DNA: Who do you think you are

2011-03-19T16:31:00.000-05:00

Here's another kind of "Who do you think you are." I thought this was interesting so wanted to pass this along. Heritage and Culture - Scottish history and culture. This is a 4 part article.

Scotland's DNA: Who do you think you are - Part One
By Alistair Moffat
DNA – deoxyribonucleic acid – is the basis of life. Its molecular structure was discovered in 1953, revealing how it carries all the genetic information needed for organisms to live and reproduce.
Scientists describe it in sequences of letters, and humans inherit three billion from each of their parents. As generations move from place to place, distinctive DNA markers are carried by each and every one of us. In a programme of pioneering research at Edinburgh University, Dr Jim Wilson has been gathering samples of DNA from Scots across the country and this week, in a new book by Alistair Moffat, and in a series of features in The Scotsman, we discover what his innovative work has revealed – and where the Scots came from. Day 1 looks at our origins.

Part Two
Part Three
Part Four

William Lowry and Joseph Lowry

2011-03-17T15:17:00.001-05:00

Thought I would post what I have been looking for just in case someone can help me.

Looking for a will for a William Lowry that died in 1745, Stafford Co., VA. His wife was Tabitha Carter.

and

Anything on a Joseph Lowry (Laurie) b. Fauquier Co., VA d. probably Cooper Co.,Missouri,. His wife was Catherine (Vowel) Lowry (Laurie). Joseph had 5 children all born in Fauquier Co., VA. His father was George Lowry. George was well known in Fauquier Co.

History of Ireland - The Princes of Ireland: The Dublin Saga

2011-03-17T12:10:00.000-05:00

IF you want to learn about the history of Ireland but hate reading history books, you'll like this one. To me history can be boring if all I'm reading is just the facts. That puts me to sleep but if it's in story form, historical fiction, I can relate to the characters. It draws me into the story as if I'm right there. True the characters are fiction and sometimes true history facts can be turned around but as you learn more about the topic from other sources you understand it better. This book did that for me and I know it will for you.

Here an Editorial review:
Rutherfurd begins his tale of the Emerald Isle in pre-Christian Ireland in A.D. 430 with a tragic romance between a maiden, Dierdre, and a Celtic warrior, Conall, hearkening to the legend of the mythic first-century Celtic hero, Cuchulainn. After Conall is offered up as a sacrifice to the Druid gods, the narrative jumps ahead 20 years to Pat Rick's (St. Patrick's) arrival in Ireland in A.D. 450 and his establishment of a small Christian toehold at Dubh Linn. Five centuries later, the Vikings make their mark, and Rutherfurd skips ahead with chronicles of the monastery at Glendalough, the Book of Kells and the death of Brian Boru (founder of the O'Brians) with his Pyrrhic victory over the high king of Tara in 1014. A retelling of King Henry II's arrival in Ireland in 1171 is followed by a cursory account of the reformation of the Irish Church at the Council of Cashel and the story of an obscure 1370 skirmish at Carrickmines Castle (a minor landmark presently doomed to make room for a highway). Rutherfurd sets the last of his ill-connected and artificial sketches in 1537, with Henry VIII hanging Silken Thomas, and Dublin poised at the dawn of the Renaissance. Readers who persevere will glean plenty of historical detail from these pages

Happy St. Patrick's Day

2011-03-17T10:46:00.000-05:00

Saint Patrick

Saint Patrick's Day (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig) is a religious holiday celebrated internationally on 17 March. It is named after Saint Patrick (c. AD 387–461), the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland.

Two authentic letters from him survive, from which come the only universally accepted details of his life.[7] When he was about 16, he was captured from Britain by Irish raiders and taken as a slave to Ireland, where he lived for six years before escaping and returning to his family. After entering the Church, he returned to Ireland as an ordained bishop in the north and west of the island, but little is known about the places where he worked. By the seventh century, he had come to be revered as the patron saint of Ireland.

Surnames Peterson and McElyea

2011-03-16T14:20:00.000-05:00

I have added to my family line. The surnames Peterson and McElyea families are located here if you would like to take a look. You will find them as you scroll down or use the search box. If you have any connection to either name or any of the names I am researching I would love to here from you.

One Lovely Blog Award

2011-03-16T12:33:00.000-05:00

Cheryl over at Heritage Happens
has given me this wonderful award. Thank you Cheryl!

Now to accept the award the rules are as followed:

1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who granted the award and their blog link.

2. Pass the award on to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered.

3. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them
know they have been chosen for this award.

Here are the 15 blogs I chose:

Adventures in Genealogy

Cherry Tea Time

Genealogy Fun

Penny’s Genes

Diary of a Mad Genealogist

Family History

Genealogy, I am do it!

Genealogy and Me

Kentucky Kinfolk

Journey To The Past

Richmonds & Connected Lineages

My Scots Ancestors

Who Will Tell Their Story?

The Internet Genealogist

Roots Traveler

The World’s Largest Free Genealogy Search Engine is Now Up and Running!

2011-03-15T20:54:00.001-05:00

Mocavo.com, provides genealogists access to the best free genealogy content on the web including billions of names, dates and places worldwide. Mocavo.com seeks to index and make searchable all of the world’s free genealogy information.

What make this so special is that it only searches genealogy site and nothing else. You can even suggest sites. I just played a little with this new site, entered several of my surnames I'm working on and the hits were assume! Page after page. I think this is going to be one site I will make as a routine in my everyday research.

Lowry Family Line - Updated

2011-03-15T17:04:00.001-05:00

I have updated my Lowry Family Line. Click here to read. As of today, 3/15/2011, the conclusion as to whether William Lowry, St. Mary's Co., Maryland will dated 1698 is the father of William Lowry, wife Janet and son James that immigrated in 1687 from Scotland to Virginia, is not the father. There is no connection at all but the surname Lowry could tell you that there is a possibility they are related some where, some how.

New Irish Content and Trip to Ireland

2011-03-15T11:45:00.000-05:00

If you have Irish blood running through you, you won't want to miss this! Starting today Ancestry.com will be running a week long St. Patricks Day promotion ending on Sunday, March 20th. This promotion includes brand new Irish content, PLUS a sweepstakes for a trip for two to Ireland!

Family Recipe Friday - Borscht

2011-03-11T16:29:00.001-06:00

Back in 2002 my Mills family published a cook book filled with family recipes. Here is one from my cousin. She left this world way to young but lives on in our hearts.

Borscht
(German Cabbage soup)

1 Chicken & Broth (cook until tender) & remove from bones
4 lg. Bay Leaves
3 qt. Potatoes, diced
1 qt tomatoes
1 lg. Onion
1 T. Peppercorns
Salt to Taste
1 lg. Head Cabbage (cut up)
Parsley
1 1/2 c. Cream or Milk

when chicken is done, add onion, pepper, bayleaves, salt, potatoes and cabbage. cook slowly for about 1 hour, Add tomatoes and parsley and cook 15 minutes more. Add cream just before serving. A Bible that's falling apart usually belongs to a person who isn't.

Great Genealogy Tip of the Day

2011-03-10T15:39:00.001-06:00

Here's a great tip from: Genealogy Tip of the Day
Remember that an obituary can easily be incomplete or incorrect. Use it as a lead-in to other records--not as Gospel truth.

I can agree 100% with this. Years ago when I first started working on my family history I was working off a death certificate. Didn't even think at that time that the information could be wrong. Just assumed the daughter that gave the information knew what she was talking about. Well not any more. After discovering the right information I have and will never again assume anything is Gospel truth.

2011 Family Tree 40 Genealogy Blogs

2011-03-10T15:32:00.000-06:00

Congratulations to the Top 40 Genealogy Blogs. You can read them all here

What to do with Nasty Emails? Just Move On!

2011-03-10T15:23:00.001-06:00

Going on around 15 years now of genealogy I have held conversations by email and telephone with individuals, organization, even history professors. All have been very nice, helpful and I have shared all that I know on the topic of discussion. So I have to say genealogist and historians are eager to help with whatever the question is but sooner or later you will run into individuals that are not nice and that's what happened to me.

Before I go on I just want to say that there are people that have been burned working on their family genealogy and one reason is others just take what they have put on the internet and run with it. Claim they are part of that family. These are the people that ruin the fun of researching.

Now with that said I tried to have a conversation with a gentleman on one of my family surnames I'm researching. To make a long story short, he claims my ancestor in Virginia is related to a man from Maryland. So I wanted to discuss it...well...that went out of the window. I tried to call him like he asked...no answer so I emailed again to discuss the issue. No way! He won't spend hours emailing, only wants phone calls which don't get me wrong that's okay with me but when the return email is worded in such away (not nice) who wants to make that phone call...not me. I'm not even going to reply back to his man, I'm better than that.

I have all the information that he claims connects to my ancestor and there is no connection at all.

The best advice I can give when this happens to you, just move on. Don't even reply. Do your own research the best you can, document everything and you will be a better person for it.

Wordless Wednesday - Brady Cabin, Built in 1730s - Still Standing Today

2011-03-09T10:40:00.001-06:00

Tombstone - Tuesday

2011-03-08T13:33:00.001-06:00

Franklin Freemont Morse wife Alice Morse were my husbands great-great grandparents. Buried in McPherson County, Kansas

Lowry Line Update

2011-03-08T13:25:00.001-06:00

I have updated my Lowry family with additional information. You can go here to view it. If you have any connection to this line please contact me. I would love to discuss anything pertaining to Lowry, Lawry, Laurie.

Daughter: WWI vet should lie in Capitol Rotunda

2011-03-06T11:37:00.000-06:00

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- The daughter of the longest-living American to serve in World War I urged lawmakers to let her father, Frank Buckles, lie in the Capitol Rotunda to honor all the war's veterans.

"There is no one left," Susannah Buckles Flanagan wrote in a statement to The Associated Press. "If we lost the opportunity to bestow this highest of honors on the person who was the last surviving representative, there can be no making it up later."

Buckles died Feb. 27 at age 110.

The Washington Post

Surname Saturday - William Warren Gloucester Co,, Virginia

2011-03-05T12:04:00.001-06:00

This is an article I wrote in 2010. I thought it would fit nicely for today's Surname Saturday.

During my 3 week research trip to Virginia, I visited Gloucester Co., Virginia. My ancestor William Warren came to America around 1625 and the 3rd location that he lived was across the York River which was first called the James, from York Plantation. In 1642 he bought 650 acres in a location called Jenkins Neck. It's still called that today.

My parents which live in Williamsburg, VA and I headed over to find the exact land which was easy because 2 years ago we all visited the Archaeology Department at William and Mary College. They had done an archaeology dig on Williams land so we had the location already but what we didn't expect to find was the man that has the rights to the land. He was a wealth of knowledge about the land since he had lived in the area all his life. The one thing he didn't know was who first owned the land so he was very interested in our information. William and Mary Archaeology department didn't tell him.

We also found out that as we walked all over the area it was a 2000 year old burial. Human bones have been coming up to the surface for hundred of years.

As far as William Warren being the first owner and finding his grave or his wife's, that will never be found. No one knows and the Gloucester court house was burned so all records were lost.

The sad part was that lots of Williams land is know under water but a steal rod has been put out in the river to mark the location of where it once ended and the river started.

If you have ever walked on your ancestors land then you know the feeling you get. It was amazing to look around and think of how they lived and worked during a time when there were no roads no other buildings or home around nothing. The only other people that were in this location were the Indians and then when John Smith scouted the area. Just blows your mind!!

If you would like to see some pictures click here.

Surname Saturday – create a post in which you discuss a surname and mention its origins, its geographical location(s) and how it fits into your genealogy research. Surname Saturday is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers.

17th century witch chronicles put online

2011-03-05T11:46:00.000-06:00

LONDON (Reuters) – A 350-year-old notebook which documents the trials of women convicted of witchcraft in England during the 17th century has been published online.

The notebook written by Nehemiah Wallington, an English Puritan, recounts the fate of women accused of having relationships with the devil at a time when England was embroiled in a bitter civil war.

The document reveals the details of a witchcraft trial held in Chelmsford in July 1645, when more than a hundred suspected witches were serving time in Essex and Suffolk according to his account.
Click here for more

New Genealogy Blogs I Found

2011-03-05T11:01:00.001-06:00

Here are 2 new Genealogy Blogs I found. Though you all might like to take a look:

FrustratedGenealogist
An irregular blog which muses on WHY genealogy frustrates me.
I really like her first post.

Family Tech
Technology tips for genealogists and family historians.
They have all kinds of information.

Family Recipe Friday - Chip Dip

2011-03-04T16:58:00.001-06:00

Back in 2002 my Mills family published a cook book filled with family recipes. Here is one from my grandmother. She is gone now but she lives on in my heart.

Chip Dip
1 lb. ground beef
1 onion (chopped)
1 (10 oz.) can stewed tomatoes
1 can cheddar cheese soup
1 (16 oz.) jar picante sauce (hot or mild), we prefer hot

Brown the beef and onion; drain. Mix with other ingredients. Heat and serve.
(a crock-pot enhances flavor and keeps dip warm)
Tonka Jo Mills McElyea

Two books, One CD, One Day, Three Great Deals...Genealogical.com Friday Sale!

2011-03-04T10:43:00.000-06:00

It's Web Only Friday!
Two books, One CD, One Day, Three Great Deals

An Index to the Will Books and Intestate Records of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1729-1850
Was $21.50
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This important work contains the names of nearly 15,000 Lancaster County residents who either left wills or died intestate between the years 1729 (when the county was formed) and 1850. It is, in fact, an exhaustive index to will books and intestate records, showing the full name of the deceased, the year, and the book, volume, and page in which the records are found. The index is preceded by a brief history of the early inhabitants of the area. Also included in the text is an extensive bibliography of Pennsylvania genealogy, biography, history, and religion.

West Virginia Genealogy, Sources and Resources
Was $20.00
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This detailed guide to genealogical sources and resources in West Virginia covers what records to look for, what is available, and where it can be found. The main focus of the book is on the holdings of the various institutions whose resources support the genealogist's special needs. County by county, it lists the names, addresses, and business hours of libraries, archives, societies, courthouses, and other record repositories; describes their manuscript and record collections; highlights their special holdings; and provides details regarding queries, searches, and restrictions on the use of their records.

Mayflower Vital Records, Deeds, and Wills, 1600s-1900
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This CD contains the following works by Susan Roser: Mayflower Increasings, Mayflower Marriages, Mayflower Births and Deaths, and Mayflower Deeds and Probates. Combined, the records refer to 85,000 persons descended from Mayflower passengers. With the added convenience of an index that covers all four books, this collection is essential for any serious Mayflower research. Mrs. Roser compiled these books by extracting records from the files of George Ernest Bowman, a genealogist who spent 50 years tracing the families of Mayflower passengers.

Please only talk about 1700 and 1600 hundreds!

2011-03-01T22:50:00.002-06:00

Here is a simple question that I can’t seem to find an answer to anywhere. Even taking all kinds of genealogy classes the question never seems to come up.

Why you are not taught how to search the 1600 and 1700s?

Everywhere you look you are only taught how to search back through the 1800s. If you listen to teachers, webinars, even genealogy societies, they only talk about researching back to the early 1800s. The big genealogy companies online while yes they have tons of information to help you, they’ve documented thousands and thousands of documents but if you look at all of this you’ll see the majority of information only goes back to the early 1800 with the 1790 census.

Again…Why?

What if your ancestors came to America in the 1600 or 1700s? Where do you start? Yes, you have searched the county sites, the tithables and if you’re lucky you might come across a church that is still in existence today. What if there’s no churches, no neighbors… what neighbors, you can’t find any neighbors because you have no idea where your ancestors lived exactly. You’ve searched genealogical society with in the county, talked to the library and courthouse in the county seat only if you’re lucky to know what county your ancestors lived in.

So many searches your head is spinning.

Stop! Someone please only talk about searching in the 1700 and 1600 hundreds.

Morse Family Line

2011-03-01T17:17:00.001-06:00

Lately I have been working on my husbands grandmothers family line, Morse. With the help of family, friends and the Morse Society I have completed what I wanted to get done. If you would like to take a look, please click on Surnames I Am Researching and scroll down to where you will see Morse Family Line. If you have any connection to this line in any way, please leave me a message.

I am more than happy to discuss any of the surnames I am researching.

Surname Saturday

2011-02-26T14:52:00.001-06:00

Here are all the surnames that I'm researching. For some I have additional information that I need to add and there are a few lines I have completed. You can see more information here
I will get them updates as soon as I can but if you have any connection to any of these surnames, please lets talk!

Warren – Kansas, Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia abt. 1624, England, France
Mills – Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, North Carolina, maybe Virginia, Maryland
McElyea – Kansas, Illinois, Pennsylvania, North Carolina
Axtell – Kansas, Illinois, Pennsylvania
Wheeler – Kansas, Oklahoma, Illinois,
Evans – Kansas, Texas, Kentucky
Morse – Kansas, Illinois, New York
Lowry (many spellings) –Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Virginia
Draper – Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Delaware, England
Sharp – Kansas, Missouri, Illinois so far
Frambers – Kansas Illinois, Ohio
Peterson – Kansas, Illinois, Denmark

New Genealogy Blogs I Found

2011-02-26T14:33:00.000-06:00

Here are 2 new Genealogy Blogs I found. Though you all might like to take a look:

Kentucky & Tennessee Stories
J. Mark Lowe
This Tennessee native is a full-time genealogist, author, and educator who researches primarily in original records and manuscripts throughout the South. His weekly local history article appears in the Robertson County [Tenn.] Times. He is a Past-President of the Association of Professional Genealogists.and is a Fellow of the Utah Genealogical Association.

More Thank Names
I'm in my mid-twenties, a woman just trying to find her roots. Okay, I've been trying for years and have hit several dead ends - my family wasn't that incredibly literate, or close, and they didn't keep great records. However, thanks to the power of the internet, I'm trying to connect with people on a similar journey facing similar problems in their family tree adventures. It truly is a journey.

Ancestry.com Sprouts More New Subscribers Than Expected

2011-02-26T13:48:00.000-06:00

Now don't get the wrong idea. I use Ancestry all the time. I don't know what I would do with out them but I knew I was right after all they are a company and they need new subscribers in order to stay in business, which is understandable but what about all the people that can't afford their prices? I know lots and lots of people that can't afford to be a member of Ancestry so I try to help them as best and as time permits, as I can.

Here part of their report,. You can read the whole article here.

"Shares of online genealogy service Ancestry.com (ACOM) jumped more than 8% in after-hours trading Thursday on stronger-than-expected subscriber growth in the fourth quarter.

The company hopes to get a boost from the second season of the NBC reality TV show “Who Do You Think You Are?,”

Tonight's Who Do You Think You Are...My Thoughts

2011-02-25T21:52:00.000-06:00

Okay, I gave it another try. I watched Who Do You Think You Are. After last year I really wasn’t happy with the show. I didn’t like that they were using celebrities and they never showed the actual foot work that goes into researching a family tree which does take hours, months and even years. Some never get the family line complete. The show portrays the thinking that is easy. Just go online, put the surname in ancestry.com’s search engine and there you have it. And, it’s a great advertisement for ancestry.com to get more subscribers if they want to do research with them.

So, like I said I gave it another try tonight. I hate to say it’s still the same but I have to say this episode was a little better. It touched the heart with meaning. It also could back fire with some people because they wouldn’t want to find out someone in their family had a dark side. Well, anyway the show didn’t again show how to do any research besides seeing the surname being entered in ancestry’s search box.

Maybe one of these days, if the show last, they will start working with ordinary people, show that there is more to researching than entering the surname and clicking search. Oh, and one other thing, maybe they will go further back in time than just looking for a grandparent or great grandparent. Maybe even this is just the beginning for other shows to develop. There are plenty of other genealogy research companies that could jump in with their own show.

Talented Tuesday = Genealogy Magazines...You don't have to subscribe to read them

2011-02-25T17:07:00.001-06:00

I just got back from the book store. Want to know why I was there?

I really wish I could subscribe to all the different genealogy magazines but that would be just to costly but I do get to read them. How's that? I take one day a month and go to the book store. I go get all the genealogy magazines, a nice cup of coffee and read them all plus take lots of notes of the things I want to look up and/or remember. It only takes me about 2 hours from the time I leave the house to when I get back home. See no cost to me and I still get all I want.

Oh, just a tip don't go on a weekend. I tried that once, never again. The book stores are just to busy plus they can get noisy!

Elizabeth Shown Mills Newest!

2011-02-22T10:42:00.000-06:00

If you are looking for the newest of Elizabeth Shown Mills' acclaimed QuickSheets,Citing Online African-American Historical Sources, which are used by genealogists everywhere as guides for citing online sources. Then click the banner. They have it for $7.95

Old records getting new home

2011-02-15T21:01:00.000-06:00

DeKalb County, Alabama

An important project is under way to help preserve the history of DeKalb County.

The DeKalb County Genealogical Society is partnering with Circuit Clerk Pam Simpson and employees at the DeKalb County Library to move old records from the old county barn, where they were initially stored to their new location at the former Veteran's Affairs Office.

Read the rest of the article here.

President Requests $423M for National Archives FY12 Budget

2011-02-15T20:55:00.000-06:00

Washington, D.C. . . President Barack Obama today sent to Congress a proposed Fiscal Year 2012 budget request for the Federal Government that calls for $422,501,000 for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

The requested amount for NARA is an 8.2 percent decrease from the FY 2011 President’s Budget request of $460,287,000. NARA still has not received an annual appropriation for FY 2011 and is operating under Continuing Resolution Authority which holds our spending to FY 2010 levels.

Click here to read the rest of the article.

50 Most Popular Genealogy Websites for 2011

2011-02-15T20:51:00.000-06:00

These rankings were determined in January 2011. They are based on the popularity of websites as measured by four major ranking companies,
Click here to get all 50 sites.

Wheeler Brick Wall

2011-02-15T15:01:00.000-06:00

I have posted my Wheeler brick wall here. If you can help in any way!

Sharps finally Finished

2011-02-11T16:43:00.000-06:00

Can't believe it, I'm finally finished with the Sharps for my Aunt. Have the whole family printed and put together in a binder for her. She will be so surprised, at least I hope so. I included the history of the Sharp name which they came from Germany. Then I decided to include a map showing all the states they lived in. They were in 9 counties with in 6 states. Some they even went back to for a while. Probably because family members were still living there.

Anyway Sharps down now to move on to one of my many other surnames to organize, see what I need to still get and finish with it all in books. Many years ahead of me but it's a rewarding feeling to know where you come from and how you got to where your at now!

Anyone in Franklin County, Illinois?

2011-02-11T11:03:00.000-06:00

I am looking for anyone that lives in or around Franklin County, Illinois that would be willing to do some look-ups for me. Having a very hard time locating anyone that has access to Franklin County.

I am looking for some newspaper articles of deaths and one on a man that went to prison for murder. The surname for all is McElyea.

If you know of anyone or yourself then please leave me a note with your email and I will get with you for further details.

THE CHOLERA SCARE

2011-02-03T16:52:00.004-06:00

I have been working all day entering information into my Family Tree Maker for my Warren line. Thought I would post this article concerning the cholera scare that was brought into Jefferson County, Illinois by a distant cousin's wife. I copied this from the original newspaper article. There was a couple places I could read the words.

Recollections of Jefferson County and its People
By: Adam Clark Johnson

THE CHOLERA SCARE

The present cholera scare, in New York, refreshes the memory of the cholera scare in Jefferson county many years ago, when the scourge attacked twelve persons, killing nine of them.
The story, as related by Mrs. Mary Ann Goodrich, who lived nearby where the cholera first appeared, is here given:
“It was, along about June, 1848 or ’49 that cholera was brought to this county by Mrs. Matilda Warren, from Cave In Rock, down in Hardin County, on the Ohio river. Mrs. Warren lefty her home with her husband, coming overland to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Billie Frizzell, who then lived south of town in the old house on the east side of the Spring Garden road, just beyond the Iron bridge. Mr. and Mrs. Warren left their home on account of the outbreak of cholera and when she arrived at the home of her father, she almost immediately developed the disease.
“She lingered along for a week, and no one seemed to understand her trouble for several days, and not until it was learned that she had been exposed to cholera was the worst suspected. Finally she died and the mother, frantic with grief, tried to get neighbors to come in and help her, but they realizing that it was almost certain death, refrained from going in.
“Mrs. John Ham, who lived still further south, was returning home from Mt. Vernon and Mrs. Frizzell made an appeal to her for aid, and Mrs. Ham was touched by the call for assistance and responded. Two days later she died.
“Mr. and Mrs. Frizzell were attacked and both died. Joe Frizzell, a brother, who kept a saloon here, was a victim, as was also his partner, a young man named Cox, who was cound dead lying on the counter in the saloon.
“George Sanders, a neighbor, volunteered his services to the afflicted family, and contracted the disease, but got well. His daughter, Nancy, and a step-daughter, whose name I have forgotten, both were stricken and died. No one would go near the house and the conditions were growing more serious every hour. Finally Milton Estes, Nancy’s sweetheart, could not bear to have his friends so neglected, went to the home and placed the girls in their ______. He was stricken and died the next morning. His sister-in-law, Mrs _______ Estes, was another who was stricken, but recovered. She was attended by Dr. Frank Edwards, then a young man just entering into the practice of medicine. Realizing that if drastic measures were not adopted that she would die, Dr. Edwards administered 125 grains of calomel. The dose of medicine saved her life, but every tooth in her head dropped out.
“No more deaths resulted, but for weeks, months and years the cholera outbreak, in this county was always a live topic for discussion.
“That we escaped is a miracle, an two of my sisters sat up with Mrs. Warren before they knew what was the matter. My mother used every precaution she knew of to prevent the disease from entering our family, and her methods no doubt brought about the desired effect. She sprinkled lime everywhere about the place and would not permit us to eat anything but bread, milk and boiled bacon during the scare. Every day she would cut onions in thin slices and place the pieces all over the house, and in a short time they would turn green. I think that the onions absorbed the poisons of cholera and saved us.

“Pour Mrs. Frizzell wanted us to take the little four months old baby left motherless by the death of Mrs. Warren. She came to us and begged us to take the child, telling us she would give us a lap full of gold. The Frizzells were very rich in those days. We lived just a short distance below the Frizzells on what is known as the old Carroll Garison place.

“Those were dark days and I hope that such may never return.”

Valentines Day Gift Ideas

2011-02-03T11:31:00.002-06:00

Doing a little search since Valentines Day is just around the corner.
I found this but it's only available today so if you want it get it now!

Maybe my husband will check my site today :)

Looking for a great Valentine gift for that special someone? Check this out. Here’s a Sterling Silver 0.14 ct. Ruby Heart Pendant with chain. It’s originally priced $49.99 but today it’s only $20 and you get free shipping.

Looking for Laptop Bag?

2011-02-03T10:32:00.002-06:00

If you are in the market for a Laptop Tote Bag, I was but not anymore. Check out BagKing. They have tons of different laptop bags plus every other kind of bag you could possible want. Their offering free shipping on a $50 or more purchase.

Sharp Family Line

2011-02-02T22:01:00.001-06:00

I’ve been working on the Sharp line for my Aunt Oma for the past week and half. I have finally finished as far as our direct line. At one point I wasn’t for sure if Powell Hamilton Sharp was the father of Isaac Newton Sharp but after going through the information that I had got from my Aunt, discovered she had already documented that so I definitely knew I was right.

Johannes Ernst-Herman Sherp was the first of his Sharp line to travel on the ship, Queen Elizabeth, from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1738. Johannes Sherp changed his name to Aaron Sharp upon arrival to America. Aaron traveled with his son John George and John’s wife Anna Maria.

Review of 2010 and a Look Ahead

2011-01-23T14:35:00.003-06:00

It’s almost the end of January 2011 and boy it has been busy already. I told myself come January 1st I was going to get organized. I have a bad habit of letting things stack up then organize it all, and then I reorganize not liking what I did in the first place. Not any more, well I shouldn’t say that, I know I will reorganize again and again and again but this time I’m really trying to do it once and only once then stay with it. We’ll see how it goes through the coming months.

Last year was a very busy family year for us, lots of traveling, seeing new places, visiting family, genealogy research and celebrating. When my husband and I look back and wonder how the year went by so fast, now we know. We are hoping this year goes a little slower but our calendar is already filling up. We really thought when our kids started to leave our lives would slow down, boy were we wrong. But we wouldn’t have it any other way.

On a genealogy note for 2010, I will never forget the experience I had walking on William Warren’s land and find the gentleman that maintains the land today. It was pure luck that he was outside when we stopped beside a dirt road that we knew William once owned that land. There was a no trespassing sign so we couldn’t drive down it. So my father went over to talk to the gentleman to see if he knew who owned the land and discovered he maintained it for the present owners.

Boy, he was full of stories and lots of items that he had found on the land. He has lived there all his life so he had lots of information but he didn’t know who the original owner was and he was happy when we told him. A year before this I had discovered that the Archaeology department at William and Mary College had done several digs on the land and he was the one that gave them permission to dig there. I have the entire book on what they had discovered during their digs. Oh, William’s land was in Gloucester County, Virginia.

The next discovery for out Warren family of 2010 was with William son, John Warren. He lived in Essex County, Virginia. We discovered the location of the church and cemetery where John and his wife Rachel are buried but the sad thing was the church is long gone and the land is now under water including the cemetery. The Rappahannock River has swallowed it up.

Then I was in Fauquier County, Virginia looking for anything on George Lowry and I found his will dated 31 Dec. 1819. I also discovered who I am pretty sure was his father. Still have to work on finding that proof.

Back in July we had to make a trip back home to Kansas. My grandfather had passed away and while we were there we visited my Aunt Oma. Her grandmother, (my great - great grandmother), Mary Elizabeth Sharp, married into our Warren family. Oma didn’t have much on her so she asked me to see what I could find. My tree is growing!

Then we had a visit from my husband’s father and stepmother. I had had a photo album that came from his mother but my husband had no idea who some of the people were and where they were at. So I put father-in-law to work one evening racking his brain for those long lost memories and he was able to tell me about who everyone was and where they were located. Then he started talking about his mother’s family and one thing lead to another so now I have added the Morse line to my growing tree.

I hope this year goes as well as the past year went as far as my genealogy research. I still have the major brick wall of my “Mills” but I will break it down someday. I will be in Virginia several times this year. Hoping to do some more research on my Virginia surnames and get to the next stop of my Warren line, Thomas Warren, died 13 April 1749 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. In April I’m hoping to get to Williamson County, Tennessee where my 5th great grandparents, William and Elizabeth Warren, are buried.

Keep you posted on this year’s progress. Hoping you find lots of those long lost ancestors!

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2010-12-22T16:00:00.000-06:00

See you in the new Year!

Happy Thanksgiving

2010-11-23T15:59:00.003-06:00

Now you know where the very first Thanksgiving was in America...Berkley Plantation

Ok...I Know this isn't Genealogy Related But

2010-11-07T16:37:00.004-06:00

I LOVE Wine. I just love visiting wineries for tasting. I hate, though, I live in Alabama. They have only 3 wineries and it's all sweet wine which I can't stand anymore. When my husband and I started drinking wine it was all sweet but now through the years we have gone WAY beyond the sweet. Yep that's right, now we enjoy learning about wine, tasting and enjoying the flavors. My favorite wineries are in Virginia so when we are there we stock up. Where we live now we don't have a wine store close but the grocery stores do offer a wide selection. You just can't taste them! :(

I have came across a site that if you like wine you will like this. Their prices are very reasonable and they have several wine each day that are the days special. They have all the information listed for each bottle of wine if your not familiar with it. Go check them out. I'm sure you will enjoy! My husband and I sure am!

Winery Insider

Another Offer from Snapfish

2010-11-07T16:26:00.002-06:00

Here's another offer from Snapfish for developing those genealogy or family pictures. This offer ends November 30, 2010.