Continued from Nov. 25 “The wheel is spinning in the United States for some 17 million young men. It started when Congress decreed that they should register for possible military service. Then came the registration; then the spin which gave each man in the county a serial number. Tuesday of this week came the whirl …
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Friday Finds
Do you have documents in your genealogy files that do not have any sourcing information attached? Unfortunately, I have to admit to that transgression. Today's Friday Find is such a document from my WELLS folder for Kansas. This is a list of descendants of Ozias Wells and Mary Kennedy conentrating on Thurston Wells' line. DESCENDENT'S …
John Burke
Do you ever feel like you've barely scratched the service when researching a branch of your tree? That's what it feels like for my research of John Burke and his first wife, Elizabeth Graves. While I have some information on this couple, I really need to research all of his descendants so I can learn …
Forever
for all future time for always Have you thought about what happens to your genealogical research? While I have been considering my options, a recent post, Saving My Genealogy Forever, by Hound on the Hunt added another option, Forever. Since I have a lot of digital files in my genealogy folder, using the Forever site …
Funeral Ships
Have you heard of 'funeral ships'? While researching the military service and death of Private George Weeks, I learned that his body was transported home from Germany aboard the Lawrence Victory in 1948. Curious about the ship, Lawrence Victory, I found that it and several other ships were tasked with transporting the bodies of fallen …
Chasing Documents
Have you ever tried to find the source of a newspaper clipping shared as an image on Ancestry? While updating my research for my 4th great grandfather, John Burke, I came across a newspaper clipping regarding his estate. This clipping is about a probate case involving the descendants of John Burke (see Saturday Night Genealogy …
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: It's Saturday Night again - Time for some more 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) This week, let's write about "My memories of the decade of my choice." Choose …
Saturday Tidbits
1940 Draft - Serial Number Order Continued from Nov. 18 “The wheel is spinning in the United States for some 17 million young men. It started when Congress decreed that they should register for possible military service. Then came the registration; then the spin which gave each man in the county a serial number. Tuesday …
Friday Find
Bland Marriages Do you have photocopies from books that you hope provide information on one of the brances in your tree? Today's Friday Find is such a set of records. It is marriage records from early Virginia for the BLAND surname. While my BLAND line likely goes back to Virginia, I hven't found a connection …
Thanksgiving
Do you have family traditions for Thanksgiving? Is your family able to get together? Are there favorite foods served? Have you ever gotten up extra early on Black Friday to go shopping? When I was in grade school, Thanksgiving meant a big dinner at my grandmother's house in Dodge City. While I'm sure my mom …