The Alethea class had John Wanamaker’s Quartet out to the church. Made about $8. Very nice night. Grandma came up for supper and went to the entertainment with the folks.
Week 3: Cars
It’s time for another 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History post! This week the topic is cars.
Week 3: Cars. What was your first car? Describe the make, model, and color, but also any memories you have of the vehicle. You can also expand on this topic and describe the car(s) your parents drove and any childhood memories attached to it.
I don’t have a drivers license so I don’t have any first car memories yet. I’ll just stick with cars from my childhood. There are two that I remember well, but my family had a lot of cars before that.
Mystery Monday: Duncan Walker’s Family
I love that I’m organizing my research. I love even more that it’s giving me an opportunity to look at every piece of documentation that I have in my possession. Before I started my organization, I was just so overwhelmed by the amount of stuff I had. It was tiring just to look at it. Now I’m making heads and tails of it and finding little clues where I didn’t notice them before. Something as simple as remembering to scan the back of a photograph.
Follow Friday: Roots and Rambles
It’s time for another one of my favorite genealogy blogs! This week I chose Marian’s Roots and Rambles. Even though I’ve been blogging since March of 2010, I’m still new to genealogy blogging. I’m still searching out blogs that I like and can relate to. Marian’s Roots and Rambles is one I’ve been reading for awhile. I can always relate to what Marian is writing and she’s another active twitterer.
Here are some of my favorite posts from Marian:
- The Reality of Genealogical Education and Skills
- Review: “Searching for…” (A New Program on the Oprah Winfrey Network) – I agree completely with her review!
- How I Got Here – The Path to Becoming a Family Historian
- I Don’t See Dead People but I Do See History – I think the majority of us can relate to this!
- Family Memoirs: Comparing and Contrasting Childhoods
Really I find all of Marian’s posts interesting and worth reading and it’s hard to limit myself to just 5 favorites. So just head on over and read some of Marian’s blog and leave her a comment telling her how much you enjoy it. I’m vowing to comment more this year and Marian’s going to be one I make sure to comment on regularly.
More Verification
Can you tell I’ve been obsessed with city directories? Well I am. I’ve hit many roadblocks while researching my father’s side of the family. It comes from being the only person that I know of researching them. This doesn’t mean other people aren’t researching them, it just means they may not be googling me. I guess I’m not surprised at that. ha. One of the familial lines I’m going solo on is the Parkin side of the family. I have suspicions once I link this family to England, the heavens might open and I’ll be showered with information… No? Well a girl can dream.
Huff Photo Studio Research
In my previous post, Mystery Monday: The Baby, I decided to research a little bit about the photo studio that took the photograph. I was hoping by researching the studio, I’d at least have a ball park figure for when the photo could have been taken. Little did I know I’d get immersed in looking up the studio in question!
The journey started when I found another photograph, from the same studio, but it’s name was slightly different and the address had changed. I decided my next plan of attack was going to have to be the Newark City Directory on Footnote.com. I’m posting my results not only because I found it fun and interesting but because I want other researchers to benefit from these dates!
Week 2: Winter
It’s time for another Personal History entry from me! This week’s topic is:
What was winter like where and when you grew up? Describe not only the climate, but how the season influenced your activities, food choices, etc.
Winter is never really the same around here. We’ve had periods of snowy winters and periods of no snow.
Follow Friday: Tonia’s Roots
On December 10th, I blogged about being chosen for the Ancestors Approved award by Cheri Daniels. I said in the post that I was going to highlight my chosen 10 as Follow Friday posts after the holidays. The first winner is here!
Tonia Kendrick at Tonia’s Roots! Tonia was one of the first genealogy blogging buddies I made. She commented on my blog asking a question about the software we both use (The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding). She’s very active on twitter and is always quick to offer congratulations or help to others.
Her blog is very fun to read. Adding a little personality are the scrapbook-like images she makes for her entries. It just adds a little pop to the factual information she’s posting. My favorite features are her vital records analysis and the reviews of her recent experience at the Atlanta Family History Expo.
Some of my favorite posts of hers are:
- Using Evernote for Genealogy
- All of her To-Do Lists – Very fun to keep up with her progress!
- Martin O’Neal and Mary Jane Baxter Were Married
- Evaluating a Family Tradition
- Evaluating Research Data
- Genealogical Proof Standard in Action
- Don’t miss the Timelines! Those are a lot of fun too!
So if you have a few extra minutes, check out her blog!
Tonia’s Roots
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Verification is Wonderful
Ever since I started this journey into genealogy, I’ve learned something new everyday. It’s wonderful to learn so many different things. Whether it be a technique to searching the census or what exactly a Sawyer is. One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned in genealogy is to verify, verify, verify. I’m still learning all the different types of sources you can use to learn millions of different facts.
Awhile back, I found my William H Moore in a Chicago city directory. In fact, I found him in Chicago directories for the years 1866 through 1870.
