My Boothbys of Maine?
Judy and I recently had a weekend in Portland Maine with our 2 other wonderful college friends. It was not perfect weather by any means, being misty to rainy and somewhere around 55 degrees. As usual, though, the four of …
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What I Learned Watching My Computer
There are a number of free genealogy webinars offered, and in the spirit of my goal of doing more education I have been watching some of them. GeneaWebinars and the Legacy Family Tree Webinars have been particularly useful. I have …
Tracking Ben Riddner
I seem to be focused on family mysteries, so here is another one. This one has to do with my husband’s family and is a result of his mother not talking much about her parents or upbringing, or her life …
May Genealogy To-Do List
Research * continue to look for sources for births/marriages/deaths of direct line ancestors as part of sourcing goal. * continue to try to track the current owners of the old Salt house to get some information. This has been on …
Grandma Carrie Before She Was Crazy
This week I am beginning the story of my father’s mother, Carrie Boothby Salt Groppenbacher. As I began writing this, I was again struck with how little I know about her life, except for bits and pieces, mostly told me …