This unlabeled picture was among the photos my grandmother gave me. My grandfather is the person standing on the far left (in overalls). The flag is the "Minutemen Flag". It was awarded to groups that met or exceeded U.S. Bond sales during World War II. (Savings Bond Flags) At first the clothing puzzled me. Why …
Month: January 2018
Who’s Coming to Dinner?
This weeks #52Ancestors prompt is "Who would I most like to invite to dinner?" My immediate thought was my grandmother, Winnie Letha Currey Crawford. I really miss our conversations and the family stories she would tell. Each summer from the late 1970s until the 1990s, I would spend a few days in Dodge City with her. …
V – Veteran – GenealogyPhotoADay
Esther Stella Crawford enlisted in the U.S. Army Nurses' Corps on 1 Dec 1943. Esther served as a 1st Lieutenant at the 185th General Hospital in England. She was discharged on 23 Dec 1945.
Shared Matches Issue
I recently learned how to use the 'MedBetterDNA' extension for Chrome. In order to take advantage of the features of this extension, I have been editing my notes for DNA matches. While working thru some of the matches, I discovered a match that wasn't listed as a hint when it should have been. When I …
U – Unknown GenealogyPhotoADay
Genealogists understand a brick wall. Usually, that refers to the inability to find the parents of an ancestor. For me, one of my 'brick walls', is a family story that I believe to be true but haven't been able to document. Thus, my unknown. When I first started researching the family, I would spend a …
T – GenealogyPhotoADay
1916 Thresher Edward Osmund Briles Tractor - Likely 1950s in Emporia, Kansas
What I’ve Learned from DNA Testing
The January 10, 2018 issue of our local newspaper (The Courier Tribune) contained an article on DNA and genealogy (The Skinny on DNA Testing, by Greg Newlin) This article skimmed across the topic. Unfortunately, it also promoted the opinion that DNA testing is too commercialized. [Note: Article may be behind a paywall.] Thanks to Blaine …
R – GenealogyPhotoaday
Left to Right: James Marshall Ricketts 1847-1920 (eggs in hat) Harry ? son in law of Clemuel W. Ricketts 1863-1950 (brother of James) ? Adobpted girl of Harry above Ella Cooper Ricketts (wife of Clem) Daisy Ricketts (daughter of Clem & Ella) Photo obtained from Pauline Mentzer Briles of Emporia, Kansas
What Are Unsourced Citations on Ancestry?
While investigating an issue with Ancestry hints brought up by Russ Worthington in a comment on the Genea-Musings blog post, "When Did Ancestry.com Last Index Ancestry Member Trees?" I discovered 'Unsourced Citations' on Ancestry. These 'Unsourced Citations' appeared in a small tree created by uploaded a gedcom file to Ancestry and then using TreeShare to …
Ancestry Hints: Public vs Private
I'm writing in response to Russ Worthington's comment on the Genea-Musing's blog post, When Did Ancestry.com Last Index Ancestry Member Trees? In the comment, Russ brings up the issue of hints not showing. Since I haven't noticed an issue with 'missing' hints on my un-indexed tree, Russ's post made me question whether I was indeed …