Little Bit 2
Sometime ago I put up a post about Why We Do It. I am fascinated by the variety of people who are interested in family history and their reasons for doing research. So, every time I come across something on …
Category: Miscellaneous
Little Bit 1
If you are on LinkedIn there is a genealogy discussion group (Genealogical & Historical Research) that has had an interesting discussion going about what got you started in genealogy and what you get out of it. It started with the …
The Sheep and the Tar Baby or A Woman’s Work is Never Done
I bought my daughter a sheep for Christmas. No, we don’t actually have a four legged baaing creature tethered in the back yard, but we do have an entire fleece from one sheep. It arrived in a large box in …
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Cutting Wood for the Mississippi Steamboats
I am the very fortunate holder of several pieces from my mother, the sort of gold that genealogists yearn for. I have three taped interviews my mother did, two with her father and one with a “cousin”, all about their …
Religion- Everybody Has One
Okay, not everybody has a religion, but if you’re looking for ancestors who lived before the twentieth century they almost certainly had a religion and if they didn’t you’ve got one interesting ancestor and you ought to be looking into …