Today I accepted the challenge issued this morning by Amy Johnson Crow in her blog, No Story Too Small, of posting a blog once a week for a year about an ancestor. Go to http://www.nostorytoosmall.com/posts/challenge-52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/ for details from Amy. My first post will be about my uncle, Frank Nikkari, who emigrated from Finland in 1904
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Hiding the Past–a Novel about Genealogy–Is My First Ebook Purchase
Here is the summary provided by Goodreads about the new novel, Hiding the Past, by Nathan Dylan Goodwin: Peter Coldrick had no past; that was the conclusion drawn by years of personal and professional research. Then he employed the services of one Morton Farrier, Forensic Genealogist – a stubborn, determined man who uses whatever means
Read on »Ancestor’s Life Recorded in Newspapers
Nelson Dinghman (b 1818-d 1907) was my great great grandfather. When I was growing up, I never heard a word about him, even though he had lived only about 15 miles from my childhood home in Andover, Ohio. Early on in my involvement in genealogy, I looked for information about Nelson and learned that he
Read on »What Does Your Family Tree Look Like?
You have an opportunity to find out this coming Friday, November 29, at the Western Reserve Historical Society . The Society is holding a Family History Festival from 10 am to 5 pm, with a wide variety of activities for the whole family. WRHS Staff and volunteers will be on hand to help you investigate
Read on »Vital Records Provide Background for JFK Assassination
The Ancestry.com Blog posting for Nov 20, 2013, illustrates how vital records can provide much background information for an historical event, in this case the assassination of John F Kennedy, on Nov 22, 1963. The title of the blog: “Looking Back at the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy in New Online Historical Record Collection
Read on »Workshop: “Create a Free Family Tree in FamilySearch”
On January 4, 2014, the Genealogical Committee of the Western Reserve Historical Society will present a hands-on workshop, in which you will learn how to use the website FamilySearch.org to create a free, sharable family tree, print out family group sheets and ancestor charts, and use the microfilm collection of the Family History Library in
Read on »WRHS Spring Seminar: Thomas Jones on Establishing Genealogical Proof
Most of us have an ancestor who, for various reasons, is difficult to “prove.” Such a case can be about a person for whom key records are missing or were never created, or it may involve several people in the same locality with identical names and similar ages. At one time, genealogists borrowed the concept
Read on »MyHeritage adds billions of records in new partnership with FamilySearch
To spread the word about this important genealogical development, I am simply reproducing below the official announcement from MyHeritage.com. If this development interests you–and I believe it should–be sure to read the FAQs at the end of the announcement release. We’re delighted to announce that MyHeritage has entered into a strategic partnership with leading genealogy
Read on »Ellis Island Has Reopened after Sandy Repairs
Many Americans have immigrant ancestors who were among the 12 million people entering America through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924. If you are like me, you were shocked when you learned about the devastation caused to Ellis Island by Hurricane Sandy as it struck the East Coast on 29 Oct 2012. Damage was so
Read on »One Way to Kick-Start Your Family History /Genealogy Research
Have you watched episodes of Who Do You Think You Are? on The Learning Channel (TLC), or Genealogy Roadshow on PBS? Have you wondered if you could find out more about your grandparents, great grandparents, aunts and uncles, and other ancestors? It’s a good time to start such research these days because so much information
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