Two Wounded One Captured Courier Tribune (Seneca, KS)18 Dec 1941page 1 Nemaha County Gets Word of Casualties Two sailors wounded, one captured. That is the record ofthe first casualties touching Nemaha county. The Courier-Tribune’s Centralia correspondent learns that Harold Wiseman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wiseman, Axtell, formerly of Centralia, was wounded in the …
Month: December 2022
Friday Finds
Do you have any notes in your file without the title of the source or other information to write a citation? That's what I found when going back thru some of my old files. The notes in question were recorded by my father on a vacation when we stopped in Salt Lake City during a …
2022 Goals Summary
Do you make annual goals for your genealogy research? I have to admit that prior to retirement I didn't. But, then my research time was often limited and I likely would not have met those goals. While I don't follow the 'Smart Goals' method of writing my goals, my abbreviated goals are usually specific and …
Reed of Clinton County
Have you had the good fortune of finding a multigenerational biography for an ancestor that includes lots of hints about the family structure, military service and the purchase of land? Well, that is what I found for John C. Reed in the History of Clinton County, Indiana. John C. Reed page 761 John C. Reed, …
Reece or Reed
Have you ever used an Ancestry record hint to locate a record on Family Search? If so, did locating that actual record help document your ancestor or bring confusion? I recently was working thru Ancestry hints for my ancestor, John Reed who married Mary Buckles Rogers. I already had several sources for their 1822 marriage. …
Surname Tree
When do you take down your Christmas decorations? While I know that technically, the Christmas season lasts into January, I've never been able to leave my decorations up that long. Instead, I tend to take them down and put them away shortly after Christmas. While I may be taking down my decorations today, I'm going …
Christmas Carols
Merry Christmas Do you have a favorite Christmas song or carol? My all time favorite is O Holy Night. I'm not sure why this song is my favorite but it may involve the piano. Growing up, my mother would play Christmas carols during the holidays. When I learned to play the piano, this was one …
Saturday Tidbits
Santa Again Brings Joy Courier Tribune (Seneca, KS)22 Dec 1941page 1 Throngs in Seneca Last Saturday Were it not for the calendar which shows that Thursday is Christmas, boys and girls could scarcely believe that important date is so near. It was as pleasant and warm out in the open Saturday as on a September …
Friday Finds
Have you collected lots of files while researching your family history? Having spent over 40 years researching my family tree, I have collected a lot of paper and am collecting a lot of digital files. One of my 2022 goals was to go thru some of that paper research. This review has allowed me to …
Crawford Bible
Do you have Bible records in your files? Are you excited when you run across mention of a family Bible? I was excited when I found a family story attached to William Crawford (1748-1809) that indicates it is from a family Bible. The person who posted the story indicates the transcription came from a post …