Saturday Night Genealogy Fun Here is your assignment, should you decide to accept it (you ARE reading this, so I assume that you really want to play along - cue the Mission Impossible music!):1) Did you attend the free and virtual RootsTech Connect 2021 this week? What was your favorite moment, experience, session, and/or feature? …
Month: February 2021
Power
When you think of your family dynamics, who has the power? Looking into the future, I would say it is my niece that has the power to keep her generation of the family together. Looking back, I would have to credit my grandmother, Winnie Letha Currey Crawford, with being the force of power in the …
Boot Hill
Dodge City "Cowboy Capital of the World" "Queen of the Cowtowns" For anyone interested in cowboys or the old west cattle drives a trip to the Boot Hill Museum in Dodge City, Kansas is a 'must see' destination. Housed in a replica of 'Front Street', Boot Hill offers a combination of history and entertainment, complete …
Throwback Thursday
More pictures of my grandfather and family friends in Dodge City. I'm guessing these were taken in the 1930s, possibly between 1933 and 1935. Friends Pinochle Gang
Cousin Connections
Are you going to RootsTech Connect? (If not, register here for lots of free genealogy sessions.) If so, did you register for Relatives at RootsTech? (If not, register here - https://FamilySearch.org/connect Create or login to your FamilySearch accountCreate a family tree by adding yourself and close ancestors (2-3 generations) to the FamilySearch tree Search the …
Road Trip
My grandfather, Edward Osmund Briles, had a very interesting life story. Since he died when I was four, I never heard him tell his story. Instead, newspaper articles are telling his story. One of those articles referenced him driving a service call for a 'good fellowship' tour. Service Car AlongTrouble Auto Will Contain ExtraSupply of …
Sources Struggle Part 2
Have you ever wished for an 'easy' button when working on your genealogy? Well, I found a "button" that makes my struggle to add sources to someone on the FamilySearch tree easier. One of my struggles is what appears to be a lack of order to the source listing. While starting to add sources for …
Marriage Affidavit
Affidavit of Henry Harding regarding marriages of Albert Hutchinson. (Note: Henry Harding was the brother of Julia Harding, first wife of Albert Hutchinson.) Notice -- The civil officer before whom I is affidavit is executed should be careful to fill in all spaces both in the cpation and jurat. General AffidavitState of Nebraska, County of …
Sources Struggle
Do you struggle adding sources to the FamilySearch tree or is it just me? I'm not a member of their church and have only been using the FamilySearch website, including the tree, for about five years. Thus, I am still learning. With the recently released Ancestor Discovery pages, I want to use those pages as …
Over 19,000
Have you attended RootsTech? I've never had the privilege of attending RootsTech, but I have been a 'Not at RootsTech' participant. This year, everyone will be a 'Not at RootsTech' participant by attending the virtual RootsTech Connect. For those who were able to attend last year, they could use the "Relatives around Me" task on …