George Bieri Courier Tribune1 May 1939page 8 George Bieri spent last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Bieri. George has just completed a four-months’ naval training course in CHicago and will be transferred to a naval base on his return. George says he likes the life of a seaman. He is a cousin …
Ancestral File
Have you searched the 'Genealogies' on the FamilySearch site? When I first started researching my family resources like the IGI and Ancestral File were some of the resources I often used. As I was updating sources for Enos Currey, I had a poorly written source for an Ancestral File. Thus, I started searching for a …
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: It's Saturday Night Again - Time For Some More Genealogy Fun!! Come on, everybody, join in and accept the mission and execute it with precision. 1) What newspaper article is the "best" one you've found to help you with your family history? Tell us about it - where you found it, and what you learned …
Saturday Tidbits
Courier Tribune13 Jan 1941page 1 Taking Air Mechanics Course in CaliforniaMr. and Mrs. Elwyn Haug arc now living in Los Angeles, where he is taking a course in Aviation Mechanics, which he expects to finish some time in March. They have an apartment near, the school and find living costs very reasonable. Their address is …
Friday Find
Today's find is a deed resulting from court intervention to partition land in Platte county after the death of Elizabeth Burke. Platte County MissouriDeed Records, 1839-1895 Deed records v. 7-8 1876-1879Film 988239 DGS 8486504 Pages 584-585 (Image 298) 584To all to whome these presents shall comeKnow ye that whereas at the November Term 1876 theWeston …
Perplexed but Learning
Did you know that DearMyrtle is back with her Mondays with Myrt broadcast on YouTube? If so, did you catch the session on April 22? The first half of this session was a discussion about the AI site, Perplexity, led by Terry Britton. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De798SSAQsY This session was an excellent example of why I've loved Mondays …
Enos Currey Family of Smith County Kansas
Thanks to my husband clipping some 1948-1950 newspapers articles from Kensington, Kansas, I've been researching Enos Currey and his family. My husband clipped the articles because he not only recognized the surname but the spelling of the surname. He was surprised to find out that Enos Currey (William Enos Currey) is a first cousin, 5 …
Purple Heart
Bernard A. Becker Courier Tribune2 Mar 1942page 1 Corporal Bernard Becker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. J. Becker is stationed at Sheppard Field, Tex. Duties connected with troops movement brought him to Ft. Leavenworth recently and he was able to have a short visit home. Courier Tribune25 Jun 1942page 2 Corporal Bernard Becker, Sheppard …
Henry
Do you have slave owners in your tree? I wish that I could say that I don't, but I do have a few. Thus, when I come across a document identifying a slave, I feel obligated to share it. Below is a deed where Matthew M. Bland grants freedom to a slave named Henry -- …
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: It's Saturday Night Again - Time For Some More Genealogy Fun!! Come on, everybody, join in and accept the mission and execute it with precision. 1) What was your best genealogy research achievement this past month? Tell us about it - what you achieved, and how does it affect your 2024 goals? Since I tend …