For this weeks SNGF at Genea Musings, Randy asks us to write about genealogy database we’d like to see adding to the web. My wish list would include… The Garden Island Newspaper of Kauai, Hawaii. The newspaper started in 1902 and would be rich with information on the comings and goings of my family from…
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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Most Recent Unknown Ancestor
This week Randy at Genea Musings asks us to write about our most recent unknown ancestor. I didn’t even have to think about it. It’s my Great Grandfather, Harry Kenneth Jackson, who is #14 on my Ahnentafel chart. Harry, what can I say about Harry? Almost nothing! I know about as much about him as…
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Surname Distribution
This weeks Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge at Genea-Musings is “Surname Distribution.” I decided to use the World Names Profiler that Randy Seaver provide a link to to see how my surname, Lassalle, was distributed throughtout the countries in this database. My family used the spelling Lassalle with two S’s, which completely throws off everyone…
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Your Most Unique Ancestral Name
This week Randy asks us to name our ancestor with the most unique name for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun. I couldn’t come up with anything in my ancestry for a first and last name combination, so I’m going with the most unusual first name. I found my maternal Great Great grandfather in several records but…
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: How Many Descendants?
Randyof Genea-Musings set out a mission for this Saturday. Count up generations in your descendants list, then calculate the living and dead. Of those, note how many you have met. After much consternation, I decided to use Margaret (Jones) and Harry Jackson. 1. Children = 6 (all deceased) 2. Grandchildren = 12 (5 living, 8…