Do you ever feel like you are on a scavenger hunt when trying to document a family? Well, that's what it felt like today as I tried to document the family of Cornelius R. Hammond, son of Horatio Hammond. I had some information for the family in my file that came from a published genealogy. …
Month: April 2021
Throwback Thursday
Hammond Pictures The identities of these three men may be lost. However, there are some clues in the photo. FIrst, the "Nellie's Father' inscription could mean either Richmond or Cornelius Hammond. Since the photo was passed down from Josie Hammond to my grandparents to me, I believe it is likely Richmond Hammond on the left. …
Gentle Reminder
Do you ever see an image or a hint that reminds you to look in that source for small bits of information about family members? I had that "Oh, yeah, I should look at that source." feeling when I was working hints for Lucius J. Hammond, my 2nd great granduncle. The hint that caused my …
Nemaha County Newspapers
When doing your genealogy research, do you ever encounter a source in a different place? That's what happened to me recently with The Courier Tribune, a Nemaha County, Kansas newspaper. The Seneca Free Library had their newspaper collection digitized by Advantage Archives. The library home page contains a link to this collection of digitized newspapers. …
Maps
Do you use your phone's map app or your car's GPS to figure out how to get somewhere? I know I do. However, there are times when I want a good old fashioned map. Recently, that was the case when my husband and I were planning a trip to visit the historic marker for the …
Smith Mystery
#SaturdayNightGenealogyFun 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) We all have "elusive ancestors" that we cannot find a name for, or one that absolutely eludes us, but we know some details …
Supporting Evidence
#DNA #52Ancestors Do you ever look at a genealogy resource with rose colored glasses? In other words, do you perceive that resource as the one resource that will break thru brick walls? That is how I approached DNA testing. Unlike many people who are testing their DNA, I already knew a lot about my ancestors. …
Obit Finds
Do you do descendancy research? If so, do you dig as deeply researching those descendants as you do researching your ancestors? I do research descendants. In my early days of research, I found that learning about the siblings and their families helped me locate more information about my ancestors. Thus, I've had many of these …
Thespians
Photos of my uncle LR Crawford and fellow Thespians at Dodge City Senior High School. I'm not sure of the dates for this play, but LR graduated from high school in 1956.
Lessons Learned
Do you ever have good intentions to share something and then fall flat? Well, I've fallen 'flat on my face' when trying to share some information on FamilySearch. I recently received an email from support at FamilySearch indicating that a PDF file that I had uploaded as a memory was rejected. I received four such …