Category Archives: Newspaper Research
Tombstones Can Have Errors, Too: Part One
Recently, a volunteer at Findagrave.com sent my photographs of my Kelly family tombstone at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, CA. Not only was my Great Great Grandmother’s name on the stone, but a couple of her sons. I was disappointed to find that Michael Kelly was not the Michael Kelly that I had been tracking …
Footnote Friday: Curious Obituary
One of the collections that I visit regularly on Footnote.com is the San Francisco Chronicle Newpaper database. The collection covers the newspaper from 1865 to 1923. I’ve found obituaries, news items, marriage announcements, and more that relate to my family. This week I was trying to find the obituary of Jane (Haywards) Jones. I didn’t …
Tracking a Lost Cousin
After doing Randy’s Genealogy challenge last night, I realized that I knew almost nothing about my Mom’s cousin, Rees Embry Winter. While I’ve been able to track the descendants of all my Great Aunts and Great Uncles, Rees’ family was a big question mark. Naturally, once I realized this I could not leave it alone. …