Earlier this month, Ancestry issued a statement about issues users were experiencing on the site. According to the statement, those issues included Ancestry search. They included an expected resolution date in their statement. That date is tomorrow, May 31, 2018. Even though the statement did not speak to indexing of member trees, I was hoping …
Month: May 2018
Decoration Day Memories
As a child, Decoration Day started with mom going out to the back yard and picking flowers - particularly Peonies, Iris and Sweet William. My grandmother would do the same thing from her flowers. In addition, my grandmother would order Peonies from the grocery store. She would keep those Peonies in the refrigerator. Those Peonies …
Honoring Those Who Served
In honor of Memorial Day, a group of bloggers initiated the "Honor Roll Project". As stated on the project home page, Just find a military honor roll in your hometown park, or in front of a civil building, or inside on a plaque - Anywhere! Photograph it, transcribe the names and post it to your …
Don’t Just Copy – Give Credit
I've been doing genealogy for some time and have been willing to share my info -- even publicly on the web. Unfortunately, when I find my work posted by someone else without giving me credit or even contacting me, I get perturbed. Today, I ran across my work saved as a story for Mary Thurston. …
Same or Different?
My great-grandmother was Winnie Mae Hutchinson (1871-1913), wife of Hiram Currey. Winnie died when my grandmother was 10 years old. With the loss of her mother at an early age, my grandmother lost connection with her mother's family. My grandmother's desire to learn more about her Hutchinson grandmother is what started my genealogical journey. Thus, …
A Railroad Family
In honor of National Train Day, I thought I'd share some info about our railroad heritage. One of first documents I have regarding railroad employment is a letter of recommendation for Judson Crawford. Based on the condition of the letter, I'm guessing that Judson carried it with him. (Original in possession of author) Atchison, Top[ek]a …
Mayflower?
With the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower approaching, there is renewed interest in identifying the descendants of the Mayflower passengers. Even though my family does not have a story about being descended from the Mayflower passengers, I've often wondered if it was possible. Of my 16 great-great grandparents, five lines go back to colonial New …