August Genealogy To-Do
So July got away from me and it looks like August is going to be very busy too. I’m finding that the format of my to-do list isn’t working for me anymore – doesn’t motivate me to get any specific …
Book Review: Renny A. Stackpole’s Sea Letters
Sea Letters. Letters and Journals of the Captain Andrew Pinkham family of Nantucket and Ohio, 1813-1870.. By Renny A. Stackpole. Published by Maine Authors Publishing. 2013. 161 pages. Mr. Stackpole writes in his introduction, “Sea Letters reflects this writer’s experiences …
June Genealogy To-Do List
Research * My goal this month is to document what I actually know about my Denman immigrant ancestor in preparation for my trip in the Fall. Try to figure out where the information about William’s parents came from and what …
Again with the Brick Wall Ancestor: Edward Salt(s) (?–1812)
It has been a long time since I looked at or wrote anything about my Salt emigrant ancestor, so I thought it was about time to put it out there again. In the hopes that somebody who reads this might …
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Hockman/Earhart Research
The evidence is amassing that Elizabeth M. Hockman/Earhart was not born to John Earhart and Margaret Shotwell. Here is what I have found so far. 1. Elizabeth Hockman, age 4, was enumerated with the John Arehart household in the 1860 …