Posted by dottie dorman on October 17, 2009 at 2:00pm
THIS IS TAKEN FROM A CHURCH LETTER WRITTEN ABOUT JOHN CLENANCE.Bethany Presbyterian Church, 420 East 137th Street, New York, NYIn Grateful Memory of John Clenance, Sr.John Clenance, Sr. was born September 9, 1897 in Saint Elizabeth's Parish, Jamaica, British West Indies and died in the Frances Delafield Hospital, March 18, 1952. He attended the Mount Hermon Presbyterian Church in Jamaica. He went to Cuba where he met his wife and in 1924 came to the United States where his four children, Dorothy
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Posted by dottie dorman on October 17, 2009 at 1:50pm
1. Yngvi (King in Turkey) was born in 193 in Sweden. His wife is unknown. She is believed to be born in 196 in Sweden. They were married in the year 213.2. Njord (King of Swedes) was born in 214 in Noatum, Sweden. His wife is unknown. She is believed to be born in 217 in Noatum, Sweden. They were married in the year 255. Children: Yngvi-Frey and Freya.3. Yngvi-Frey (King of Swedes) was born in 235 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden. He married Gerd Gymersdotter in the year 276. She was born in 239 in U
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Posted by dottie dorman on October 17, 2009 at 12:59pm
1. Orban TUBBEKE was born about 1580, and died 1631 in Cremmen, Prussia. He married Margarita GRUWELS. Children of Orban TUBBEKE and Margarita GRUWELS are:Martinus ;Gertraud;Hans2. Martinus TUBBICKE was born about 1605; died before 1678. Child of Martinus TUBBICKE is:Martin TUBBE3. Martin TUBBE was born about 1645 in town of Cremmen in Prussia. Died 2 APR 1714 in Oderburg. He married Marie JOEDICKE 1689. Child of Martin TUBBE and Marie JOEDICKE is:Friedrich TUBBE4. Friedrich TUBBE was born 1693.
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Posted by James Tanner on October 16, 2009 at 6:54pm
I find it common that genealogical researchers often confuse evidence with proof. For example, in looking for a birth date of an ancestor, the researcher finds a birth certificate. Although a birth certificate might be good evidence, it is not "proof" of the facts set forth in the document. Birth certificates have known to be wrong and errors are not uncommon. In the absence of any other evidence, the birth certificate may be persuasive as to the fact of birth, but still not be sufficient to est
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My friend and cousin Derry sent this to me this morning and it fits in with what I have been thinking. This is what she wrote:Hi Sally,Glad to hear the article led you to create a blog. What a good idea.We lived in Germany for several years during the 1960s. I was veryinterested in the way the Germans went about educating their peopleabout the horrible events of WWII. Their newsreels and documentariesspared no one's sensibilities. Not much room for denial.It seems to me that admitting what the c
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Princess Ka’iulani of HawaiiThe Barbarian Princess Controversy?On the anniversary of her birthday, 16 October 2009 will be the world premiere of a new movie about Princess Ka’iulani of Hawaii. She was born Victoria Ka’iulani Kalaninuiahilapalapa Kawekiu i Lunalilo Cleghorn on 16 October 1875, and was Queen Liliuokalani’s heir to the throne. Her father was Scots, and her mother was sister to the Hawaiian King. At this point in history, Hawaii was the center of all trade and shipping in the Pacifi
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Climate changes affect Genealogy in many ways. People migrate due to changes, floods, famine etc.Many people died on ships when crossing the ocean seas with the storms never heard of before at that time of the year appeared. People froze to death in NY City and other areas when a large drop in temperature brought all mode of travel to a halt and produce or milk or food could not be brought to the city dwellers. Country people generally, faired better because they had only themselves to rely on.
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Posted by Steve Hayes on October 15, 2009 at 3:30pm
For the last three months I've been working a lot on the Sandercock families, most of which seem to originate in eastern Cornwall and western Devon in England. I've been trying to link all the ones I find into families. My own branch come from Cardinham in Cornwall, and Ive traced them back to the marriage of William Sandercock to Mary Verran in 1729.Now I'm trying to bring all Sandercock researchers together, and there is a Sandercock family forum where researchers can compare notes and exchang
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I recently found out that the State of Colorado has some interesting new rules for adoptees. If you were Born/adopted between June 30 1951 and July 1 1967? you can access your adoption records. I am fortunate enough to be in the early part of the dates, just barely, I'm not sure on the exact end date of this group. I contacted, by phone, because I didn't believe what I read, Colorado Vital records and yes it was true so I spent 40.00 dollars that included the price of th money order and mailed o
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I was recently contacted by a distant cousin who had seen the family work I've done at ancestry.com. Now a LOT of my family has been dispersed through early parental deaths, loss of records, etc. etc. So many family members don't know much about the ancestral roots, old family stories and connections, and so forth. My distant cousin has really helped me "collect" a "narrative" by asking about specific family members long passed. Sometimes, you have so much "data" that it seems overwhelming to ke
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Posted by Ken Jones on October 15, 2009 at 11:21am
I just read and commented on a ladies blog about her 3rd great grandfather being a slave owner and fathering children by his slave and then keeping them as slaves. It is beyond my comprehension how a person could do this. I've seen the movie Roots several times and it is a fantastic look into our past as a nation. But what amazed me is how the people of the time could have these high morals and go to church every week and turn around and beat and maim their slaves plus father children by a race
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Dear Friends,I have a shameful confession to make. I am the great great great granddaughter of slaveholders.My ancestors held African people and their children in slavery.In the 1800's, one of my ancestors (probably more) fathered at least one child whom he continued to hold in slavery. Her name was Martha. As she grew into adulthood and had children, he kept them, his grandchildren, as his slaves, too. Once I started researching it, I found that many of my Southern relatives held slaves at that
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Posted by James Tanner on October 14, 2009 at 8:32pm
In a letter sent out to all Family History Consultants and Center Directors, FamilySearch made the following invitation, quoting from the letter:The FamilySearch Research Wiki is a collaborative Web site where individuals can find answers to family history research questionsRead more...Read more…
Posted by Beth Gatlin on October 13, 2009 at 11:36pm
For many years there has been a rumor in my family that my grandmother had been adopted from her father's cousin's family in New Mexico. My grandmother wrote a letter to my uncle in 1976 which mentioned this rumor (she never believed that it was true), and the family was discussing the rumor at my mother's Fourth of July barbecue this past summer, so this is something that has been speculated about for more than thirty years, possibly longer. Long ago, when my grandmother needed to get a passpor
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Pepperell Family of Kittery, MainePhoto by Rich Beauchesne seacoastonline.comThe William Pepperell FamilyThe original settlers of the Maine and New Hampshire coast were known as the “Piscataqua Pioneers.” Early settlements in Strawbery Bank, Portsmouth, Kittery and the Berwicks blended together before boundaries were settled between the colonies. York County, Maine was actually York County, Massachusetts, and the border below Exeter was disputed for generations. Recently, the Isles of Shoals and
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Posted by Debora Kerr on October 13, 2009 at 11:31am
I discovered that the email address I used to sign up with this service is no longer operational. I have updated with a new address. I apologize to anyone who may have tried to contact me and heard nothing back due to my not receiving the messages.
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I was recently watching “Craft in America“, PBS’s excellent series covering the major influences that play a part in each artist’s craft. The particularly episode I watched was episode V – Process, that looked at how an artist achieves the skill to become proficient. It profiled several artists about how they have learned their techniques. Artist Tom Joyce, was talking about how he has learned technique from a very old blacksmith. They showed them together, this very old man sitting in a chair w
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Posted by James Tanner on October 13, 2009 at 5:41am
You may or may not have heard of the settlement of the Google Books lawsuit, but if you have any interest in the future of books or libraries, you may wish to read about it in the Official Google Blog.For many years, Google has had an ambitious project to digitize all of the world's books. Yes, all of them. In 2005, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers filed a class action lawsuit against Google challenging the project. The settlement of that lawsuit just occurred.Read moRead more…
Posted by patsy adkins on October 12, 2009 at 10:00pm
We are wanting to host a memorial service for Dawn Evan Stringer this coming Sunday after Jim Avery chat on Sunday. We are encouraging as many people who knew Dawn here on Genealogy Wise to attend it. If you cant make it just post a note on here and we will share it with the group.thank you very muchpatsyJust found her fill Obtituary online from Access NorthGa.ComDawn Elizabeth Stringer, 47Passed Away: 10/11/2009Barrett Funeral Home of Cleveland announces the death of Mrs. Dawn Elizabeth Stringe
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