This week I was reminded of the importance of networking on the web. It’s not a term you usually see associated with genealogy. But, we have to reach out on forums, blogs, message boards, and whatever sources we have because you never know who might have the tidbit of information you need or a forgotten…
Found my Grandfather in French Military Records
I met a man through a cousin who met him on GeneaNet. He is our distant cousin. He actively researches our family tree and is an excellent ally for all things genealogy in France. This weekend he informed me that France has put up a new military database, Registres de Recrutement Militaire. The records give…
Book of Me, Prompt 15: The Snow
[This is prompt 15 of the series, Book of Me, Written by You..and yes, I am way behind] I’ve lived in the same community all my life. It’s in the San Francisco Bay Area where too cold in the Winter is 30 (at night) and too hot in the Summer is 90. We aren’t called…
My Maternal Grandmother’s Family Tree
I decided to create a widget for my Mom’s mother’s side. This is kind of sad. I have only two photos. There are no known photos of my Mom’s maternal grandfather. You can see that Harry Kenneth Jackson has left a whole in my tree. I’ve been working on his lines since 1990 and I…
My Maternal Grandfather’s Family Tree
One of the neat things about using WikiTree is once you have the data uploaded you can make some neat graphics for your blog. I wish I had more photos of my ancestors. The empty photo spots aren’t as appealing. I created this tree using their widget. These are my Azorean roots. embeddable family…