Well, it is November. That means I am a month behind on putting together my yearly family newsletter. Normally, it’s procrastination that grabs hold of me. September rolls around and I think it would be a great time to get ahead. In October, I’m thinking about it, but it isn’t until November that I get…
Category: About My Ancestors
SNGF: Trick and Treat
Randy has put up his weekly Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge. This week we’re supposed to post a trick we have learned recently and then post a treat we’ve received. The trick I learned recently helped me research property in San Francisco via the San Francisco Property Information Database. By entering an address (be sure…
Book of Me, Prompt 7: My Paternal Grandparents
This week the Book of Me, Written by You prompt is about my grandparents. I’ll start by telling you about my Dad’s parents. I knew both my Grandma and my Grandpa on this side. My Grandfather was Jean Lassalle a native of Ogeu les bains, France, born in 1888. He arrived on American shores in…
There is still more to learn about Thomas Augustine Jones
I thought I knew pretty much everything that there was to know about Thomas Augustine Jones given the documents that are available. So, color me surprised when I was going through San Francisco voting registers the other night and I found Thomas where he shouldn’t have been. I knew that Thomas Jones lived with his…
I am so tired of you, Margaret Dolan Coyne!
Do you have that one ancestor or relative who drives you nuts? I don’t mean those who are still living. You know, the one who no matter how many databases you search, microfilms you roll through, and indexes you go through, they managed to slip through the cracks. It appears they went through life and…