Saturday, August 29, 2015

NoteWorthy Reads #21


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For me, Noteworthy Reads are articles, websites, or blog posts I found recently which are fascinating, interesting and/or helpful, and occasionally “wacky” or “wonderful” will likely sneak in as well. When I have the time I’ll review the posts to determine which entries should be put in my Resource pages; the rest will remain available through the blog's search function.

Note: Just because I list an article does not mean I endorse its contents. It just means I want to be able to find it easily in the future when I may want to consider the issue in more depth.


Survey: In order to have time to actually do some genealogy research, along with some other projects I really want to start, I’m considering making my Noteworthy Reads posts monthly or bimonthly (2x a month), do you have any preference?


CANADA

Presbyterian Churches of Lower Canada North Shore and Gaspe Peninsula from the Genealogy Ensemble blog – list of the towns and villages settled by the English-speaking colonists of the late 1700s and early 1800s and the churches or missions that serve their spiritual needs.


COPYRIGHT

The Limits of Ownership from The Legal Genealogist blog – discusses the difference between owning a thing and owning the copyright to that thing. Read the comments too.


GERMANY



GREAT STORIES

Beatrice White, the girl who killed half 1 million flies for Toronto from thestar.com – Come on, how can you not read something with that title?


My Canadian Branches – Jane Solely Hamilton’s 776 Babies from the Digging Down East blog – fascinating story of her ancestress’ life as a midwife in rural early 19th-century Nova Scotia.

Family Feuds or The Spice of Genealogy from the Moore Genealogy blog – terrific story and great find!


HISTORY

The Irish Fenian Invasion of Canada from Irishcentral.com – an interesting bit of Canadian, Irish, and U.S. history that I somehow wasn’t aware of.

“Heroes come with empty sleeves” from O Say Can You See? Stories from the National Museum of American History blog – how the post-war psyche attempted to explain the wounded veterans of the U.S. Civil War (apparently we've never been very good at that) 

Niagara Falls: The Grandest Site Imaginable from The Journal of the American Revolution – Travelers’ descriptions of Niagara Falls in the 1700s. I found it fascinating, especially since I have discovered that I have ancestors who lived in the area in approximately that time frame. 


INTERESTING ARTICLE

Thankful Thursday – Look What I Found!! New Places to Look for Records from The Sum of All My Research – how she found more about her ancestor, 444 miles away from where she expected him to be!

Sometimes Life Hits You like a Ton of Brick Walls  from the Genealogy Soapbox - Chasing Paper Trails & Genealogy Clues blog – interesting story of tracking down her second great-grandmother and placing two orphaned brothers within her family history.


SCOTLAND

  
The Joys of Scotland’s People Website from the Michigan Family Trails blog – what you can find on there and how to use the website, with screenshots


TIPS

Where to Find Digitized Books Online by the Empty Branches on the Tree blog – several very helpful sources, including one I hadn’t realized was nearly so extensive.
  
Names: Why Can’t I Find My Name? from the MyHeritage blog – many hints on how to find your ancestor’s name in documents and why it may have changed over the years. 






TOOLS

YouTube’s Historical Footage Expands, Both Serious and Silly,” by the New York Times  – a newsreel archive is uploading nearly 17,000 hours of historical footage to YouTube dating back to 1895. Read more about it in this article.

Where Are All the Photos? from the Genealogy’s Star blog – finding photos of your ancestors in the Memories section of FamilySearch.org


USA

ILLINOIS
 Archives of the Chicago Tribune (beta version) – archives of the newspaper dating back to 1849, currently free but that may change in the future - read the FAQs
  
OHIO
 3 Sparkling Ohio Genealogy Research Gems from Lisa Louise Cooke’s Genealogy Gems – helpful sources for northern Ohio genealogy research.

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Maternal Ancestor Charts ... to Date (Direct Line)

As I explained yesterday, I thought I had previously posted the direct line ancestor charts for my maternal side, to the extent I've found them thus far, but when  I looked for them, I only found one side posted and I'd screwed up the image posting somehow. So I'm going to post the charts for the maternal side of my family (to date) tonight.

I'm only doing direct line charts because there are too many people in most generations to post readable charts if I were to include entire families. And I'm only including the people I'm pretty sure of -- so yes, I might have others on my working tree ...trying them out, so to speak. But not here.


Climbing My Family Tree: Vertical Pedigree Chart for Clarence Weldon Snyder (1910-1984)
Vertical Pedigree Chart for Clarence Weldon Snyder (1910-1984)
My maternal grandfather
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Climbing My Family Tree: Vertical Pedigree Chart for Mabel LeRe Erwin (1910-1990)
Vertical Pedigree Chart for Mabel LeRe Erwin (1910-1990)
My maternal grandmother
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If you think we share any ancestors, please contact me. I'd love to hear from you! You can leave a comment or email at the address on my Contact Me page.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Paternal Ancestor Charts ... to Date (Direct Line)

While I was visiting family this summer, I realized that I had never posted my direct line ancestor charts for the paternal side of my family (to the extent I've found them). I thought I had for my maternal side but when  I looked I discovered I'd screwed up the image posting somehow. So I'm going to post the paternal side (to date) tonight, and then tomorrow I'll update and post my maternal side (to date).

I'm only doing direct line charts because there are too many people in most generations to post readable charts. And I'm only including the people I'm pretty sure of -- so yes, I might have others on my working tree ...trying them out, so to speak. But not here.


Climbing My Family Tree: Vertical Pedigree Chart for Owen Carl Henn (1906-1988)
Vertical Pedigree Chart for Owen Carl Henn (1906-1988)
My paternal grandfather
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Climbing My Family Tree: Vertical Pedigree Chart for Anna Mae Bennett (1898-1977)
Vertical Pedigree Chart for Anna Mae Bennett (1898-1977)
My paternal grandmother
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If you think we share any ancestors, please contact me. I'd love to hear from you! You can leave a comment or email at the address on my Contact Me page.

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Intentions Derailed

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Image from Pixabay.com

I had intended to re-start my NoteWorthy Reads posts this week, but my intentions were derailed as I've been utterly wiped out by the office intestinal bug. I've missed several days of work and haven't done any genealogy research this week, haven't responded to emails (sorry - I'll start catching up soon) or even read much.  :(   This thing has to go away sometime soon, I'd think. (I hope.) So now I intend to re-start the NoteWorthy Reads posts next week. Thank you for your patience.

During my hiatus, I have relaxed, read, traveled, spent time with family, attended a beautiful wedding and welcomed a new person to the family. I have talked some aunts and an uncle into submitting DNA tests. I figured out how to watch the back seasons of the UK version of  "Who Do You Think You Are?" on my TV via YouTube.  And I updated the resource pages on this blog adding the source links I've found since January (there is more of everything but there are a LOT more links for Ireland, for some reason).

I've also met (via email) a new distant cousin-in-law, whose husband is also descended from George Taylor, Sr (my 3rd-great-grandfather on my father's side). I descend through George Taylor's daughter Elizabeth and her husband descends through George's daughter Margaret, about whom I knew virtually nothing until now --and now I'm learning so much more! Or I was, until this week; perhaps tomorrow I'll have the energy to get back to it - I sincerely hope so.

I just ran out of energy again, so I'm going to make this a short post now, and be back next week. Have a good weekend, everyone!