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
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How-to-Do-It Info Posted in Blog from Ancestry.com
I have been subscribed for some time to the Ancestry.com Blog, but I must admit that I haven’t studied the content in any detail. Going forward, I will be paying more attention to the content, because it is really valuable. For example, in the 17 Oct 2013 posting, the blog provides a discussion of The
Read on »Where’s Otto? The Final Chapter
One year ago, I started on a journey to track down the family of my uncle by marriage, Frank Nikkari. When I started, I only had his obituary and his social security application card (I had purchased it back in the day, when it cost only $7). But there was the Internet, and Ancestry.com, and
Read on »Ancestry.com Purchases Find A Grave
The following was an important announcement by Ancestory.com made on 30 Sep 2013: We are pleased to announce that Ancestry.com LLC has acquired Find A Grave, Inc., the leading online cemetery database. With over 100 million memorials and 75 million photos, Find A Grave has amassed an unparalleled collection of burial information. Over the past
Read on »Behind the Scenes at Who Do You Think You Are?
Have you been watching the latest season of “Who Do You Think You Are?” on TLC? Recently, I learned that one of the genealogists that did background work on the first episode, featuring Kelly Clarkson and her Civil War ancestor, was Deb Deal, OGS Trustee. She told me that she was hired to do about
Read on »Brecksville Bicentennial Book Offered for Sale
I just obtained a copy of the book commenorating the bicentennial of Brecksville, my home town. The bicentennial of Brecksville Township’s founding actually was celebrated last year in a year-long celebration, with a specially emphasis during Home Days in June. A historical subcommittee had been working for a couple years on the book and originally
Read on »Breaking News: Use Google to Search in 1940 Census
I just discovered something interesting: You can use Google to search in Ancestry.com’s version of the 1940 Census database. I was searching for information on my uncle, Wallace Dingman, using Google, and up popped a hit on his 1940 census record in Buffalo, New York. It actually was the No. 4 hit in the list
Read on »WDYTYA Cast Is Revealed by NBC; Series Kicks Off on Feb 3
I’m looking forward to Season Three of Who Do You Think You Are, the genealogically oriented reality show broadcast on NBC. I missed the announcement of the “cast” which was revealed back on January 6. If you didn’t see the news release on another blog, I’m reproducing it below. You also might want to check
Read on »From Finland to America: How the Evert Huuskonen Family Traveled to Ashtabula County, Ohio
(I wrote this piece a few years ago. Except as noted, the links in the end notes still worked as of 2011.10.06)–WDH) By the time I first became interested in genealogy, my paternal grandparents, my parents, and all my aunts and uncles had passed away. There was no one to ask about the rustic wooden
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