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New Version of Turth or Dare: Document That Folklore!
See that tab up top? The one that says, "Ancestral History of Thomas F. Myers"? Right, that's it. Take a look. It's a privately published book by one of my uncles, sister to my 4th great grandmother...
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A short little story about a recent DAR application and a tip
I like working as a Genealogy Consultant for the DAR. I meet and work closely with a lovely bunch of ladies who are real excited about becoming members. And each one brings with her a unique basket of...
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Let's go find you a DAR Patriot, and a tip or two about finding them on your...
Recently, I've been sharing bits and pieces of my work as a Genealogy Consultant for the DAR. When a new prospective member and I sit down to start the work of documenting her lineage back to her...
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A lesson learned about proof from the DAR AIR
DAR AIR? What's that, you might ask. When you submit an application for DAR membership you must prove your line from yourself back to your Revolutionary War Patriot. Every individual on the Lineage...
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You hear about stuff like this: Another lesson learned while doing DAR...
You've probably heard about this, maybe in an article or at a lecture. I know I have. Yet it was staring me right in the face, boldly and defiantly, for more than four months and I didn't even notice!...
View ArticleThe Indian Princess Finally Makes Her Entrance!
I remember sitting on the front porch with Grandma Kelly, sitting in the swing that overlooked West Main Street in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland. Main Street was, well, the main street and even...
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Another Workman Cousin, a DAR Sister, and Another DAR Patriot!
Another new-to-me cousin found me through this blog! People Google around looking for general info about their ancestors and find this blog with regularity. She was looking for connections to her...
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Five Generations: Maryland with a bit of Wales, Ireland and a Touch of Germany
It's all the rage across the internet in the world of genealogy: Five Generation Country of Origin Chart. I'll include a link to it below. I saw others' charts and frankly they looked pretty cool so...
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One Photo, Many Emotions
Consolidated Coal Company Miners of Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland. I'm really lucky to belong to a closed Facebook group for Western Maryland History. This group has amazing members who know...
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What I've learned about death from genealogy
Sure, we who work on family history have this peculiar relationship with death. We seek dates and places of death and spend an unusually large amount of time in cemeteries. Were did they die, when did...
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1850 Census Love!
I am just wild about the 1850 census. Sure it doesn't give family relationships or how many years the couple was married or how many children she had, but it has a raw freshness that's fascinating. It...
View ArticleHow to find out if you have a DAR Patriot Ancestor!
Maybe you know already or maybe you are interested in finding out: do you have a DAR Patriot Ancestor? There are, as far as I can figure, over 200,000 Patriot Ancestors on the official DAR list. Of...
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New meaning found in the 4th of July and old meaning kept alive
I've always loved the 4th of July since I was a kid. Loved the home-town parades with kids on decorated bikes and streamers flowing, families pulling kids in decorated wagons, the local school band, a...
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Is there a 12 Step program for genetic genealogy? Maybe!
Oh, no! Another DNA cousin has popped up! I don't mean to seem ungrateful for the connection to another DNA cousin at all. In fact, I welcome all of them. It's just that every time I see that "We might...
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The season for bashing Ancestry Member Trees? Take a second look!
Really, it's been going on for a long time and I don't mean to infer otherwise, but of late it seems to me that it's open season on Ancestry Member Trees. A recent email conversation by a probable...
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Tombstone Found: JOHN COMBS and PERCY CEMETARY and the DAR!
Have no passion for all CAPS, but just had to use them because I'm that excited to share this story:) While at mom's back in May, in Frostburg in Western Maryland, went to see Percy Cemetery. Percy...
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What to do with your genealogy files and research?
So, what do we do? Leave it to a library or archive? Find a family member who wants to carry on? All of those have their benefits and flaws. Ugh. Recently I was thinking about how to share Mom and my...
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What to do with your genealogy files: update: Our Fascinating Family!
If you take a look at the past post right there, below, you'll see that I'm busy writing my Christmas present to my siblings. Shh, don't tell them, but it's a report from our family tree! After the...
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Genealogy Project Wins Christmas!
That's my niece there, reading one of the books about our ancestry. (See stories below.) There were two books, one with the charts and tables, and the other contained stories of all the major lines on...
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Started another blog: The Rooted Tree
https://therootedtreeblog.wordpress.com/For a while now I've been thinking that the blog needed a facelift. It's been going on for over 550 posts since 20 May 2011. I've connected with cousins who are...
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