Genealogy, History, Heritage, How To
If you are a regular visitor to my blog, you have probably heard me mention Uncle Charlie, my Dad’s brother who died in World War II. I wrote about the events that lead to his death in The Sinking of the Liscome Bay. Since I wrote that post, some family stories and new records have…
I’ve been sorting through old letters that my Grandma Shellabarger wrote me. Many are not noteworthy. Hello, how are you? and nothing more. Others contain tidbits of her life. In one particular letter, she shared with me her mother’s recollection of the moment the 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck. It was one moment that change…
It’s here! It’s here! It’s here! The long awaited 1950 U.S. Federal Census was released April 1st and I’ve been diving in ever since. I thought I’d share some of my first impressions as I’ve spent several hours wading around these records. Less Information But More Bonus Opportunities Researchers will probably be disappointed that fewer…
This is a little belated, but I want to give a shout out to Daniel Loftus at Daniel’s Genealogy. He had a contest in which he gave away two free Ancestry.com All Access 1 Year Subscriptions and I won one!!! I have never had an All Access subscription, so this is pretty exciting stuff! You…
The RootsTech 2022 Genealogy Conference has wrapped up. Frankly, there was just too much going on and I was as overwhelmed as last year. I had a bunch of technical difficulties accessing the conference on my tablet on the last day. The live and pre-recorded sessions all went to a page that suggested they were…