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The Importance of Cemeteries

Posted by Brad Manzenberger on August 16, 2009 at 2:32pm
The Importance of CemeteriesBy Brad ManzenbergerWhen I tell people that I restore historic cemeteries I get one of two response; Wow! That’s cool! or Wow! Cemeteries creep me out! I have always loved cemeteries and as long as none of the “residents” get up and join me they won’t creep me out.My love for graveyards increased as I got into genealogy. From that genealogy my passion for restoring historic pioneer cemeteries grew.So why are cemeteries important? Are they only for burial of remains an
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Owen Thomas, Revolutionary War Soldier.....or maybe not

Posted by Dawn Evans Stringer on August 16, 2009 at 12:40pm
For as far back as I can remember I have known that we had a Revolutionary war soldier in the family tree. My Grandmother had joined the DAR through him. When grandma passed away I received her original DAR application along with certificates and her regents pin. Those are items I have always treasured and always will, but I have realized they may all be based on false information. When I started doing the family genealogy one of the first things I did was pull out the DAR application and put al
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Goals - What Me?

Posted by William Bruce Hillman on August 16, 2009 at 11:02am
Randy Seaver in his Saturday Genea-Musings blog asked some interesting questions.* What is your UGG - your "Ultimate Genealogy Goal" for the genealogy research that you wish to leave to your heirs, descendants and the genealogy community?* How long do you think you have have left to fulfill this ultimate goal?* Are you prioritizing your time adequately in order to achieve this goal?* If not, what should you do to achieve the goal?* Will you do what you need to do?What me get organized!! I am a G
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Simon Drock and Lot Little 1790 census New Hampshire

Posted by Toni Feeney on August 16, 2009 at 7:00am
While doing some research for the 1790 Census: Slave Holders, Other Free Persons and Slaves website I found a couple of wonderful sites containing great information for a Simon Drock and Lot Little of New Hampshire.Simon Drock was living in Newport, Cheshire County, NH in the 1790 census. Simon Drock, born about 1760 was the son of a Negro slave by the name of Guy Drock. Guy was the slave of Captain Benajah Bushnell in Norwich, New London County, Connecticul and Simon eventually moved to Newport
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Anyone Else Have This Problem - Oh, Sorry, It's Just Us Hillbillies ;-)

Posted by Jeanie DiLeonardo on August 15, 2009 at 9:55pm
I can't believe how many times I'm cranking away on my family tree in Ancestry.com, finding records with spouses and children and thinking "hey, that name sounds familiar" - and come to find out, yup! I've been here before - on the other side of the tree. Both sides are second or third or kissin' cousins. I guess that's what happens when you have a lot of ancestors in Kentucky... (ducks and runs)
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It's the Little Things in Life that Make Me Smile...

Posted by Jeanie DiLeonardo on August 15, 2009 at 9:00pm
A funny thing that I encounter is the different ways people will describe eye color or hair color. For example: I consider myself a redhead: my earliest photos show a wisp of light reddish hair, and there's always been a "warm" cast, even when the Florida sun lightened it. It irritated me a bit when a high school boyfriend's best friend gave me the nickname "Blondie" - that just didn't fit in with my self image! Likewise, I once was filling in a form and put "red" for hair color, only to have a
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Excerpts of Soldiers In The King Philips War (1675-77) by George M Bodge

Posted by Eileen Cogan on August 15, 2009 at 7:30pm
"King Philip's War (1675-77) was a total war for survival, and involved extensive operations by both provisional and standing militia units. King Philip's War was fought in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. During King Philip's War, up to one third of America's white population was wiped out. The fire and ruin, the blood and agony of the tomahawk and the flaming arrow were spread up and down the Connecticut River Valley, barbarous and pitiless the dripping hatchet plunging into the brains of women
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From Nuts & Bolts to "the whole house"

Posted by William S Dean on August 15, 2009 at 10:26am
While the dates of births, marriages, re-locations, public service, deaths, and burials give genealogists the "bare bones" of a family history, we always need more. Sometimes we are fortunate to have family stories, anecdotes, letters, diaries, and quotes to help flesh out the ancestors' lives, but again, we always need more. What some of us would like to know about our ancestors is "how they lived, thought, and possibly felt" -- what influenced them, what was going on around them, and this is w
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Archaeology and Family History

Posted by Sarah MacLean on August 15, 2009 at 7:17am
When I introduce myself as an archaeologist I generally find that people make assumptions about what that actually means. For a start I get asked about what I’ve been digging up lately and have to explain that not all archaeologists dig. I have (or should I say had?) a desk job. On top of that there is the problem of what period do archaeologists actually cover? We don’t cover dinosaurs, not in the slightest. Archaeology is all about the study of man and as yet no one has found any evidence to s
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Researching Your Foreign Ancestors - Online & Elsewhere

Posted by tami osmer glatz on August 14, 2009 at 9:30am
It can be a bit disheartening when you start chasing a family line, and you soon find yourself in a foreign country, like Denmark, Italy or Czechoslovakia (Or perhaps the US is a foreign country for you!) What do you do next? How can you further your family research if you can’t afford a trip overseas and you don’t speak the language?Well believe it or not, you actually have several options. They all involve a little work, mind you - nothing quite so simple as typing your name into Ancestry.com,
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Another brick wall for me...

Posted by Pam McCreary on August 13, 2009 at 6:56pm
Since I can't tear down my brick wall on my mom's side, I figured I would take a crack at my dad's family. Which, by the way, I know very, very little. I guess, I will start with the parents of my grandmother, Rosa Ward (born 12/13/10). She died in Wisconsin, 7/5/63. Rosa was born in Mississippi. I don't know their names. She married Chapman (or Chatman) Myers and they had one son George (my father). She later married Jackson Tripp (I believe in Wisconsin). She had a sister, but I'm not sure of
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Ancestory.com Update

Posted by Robin R. Cordell-Inge on August 13, 2009 at 6:27pm
WOW! I'm so out of touch..... I have been so covered with work and school and all my other stuff, that I have not had time to work on my family tree. I signed on to Ancestory Tree tonight and updated my account and WOW! It's really nice how they have it updated and it to me is so much easier to use. I like the new look....
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Amos Nettleton - 1737 Killingworth, Conn., USA

Posted by Tim Fenton on August 13, 2009 at 4:13pm
I have been trying to find the wife of Amos Nettleton for several years now. I'm hoping somebody in either Killingworth from the District of Brunswick, New York can help me find this elusive person. His wife would probably have been born abt 1741 in Duchess County, New York and died abt 1799 in Augusta Township, Leeds/Grenville County, Ontario, CanadaAny help or advice would be very greatful.Tim
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Free genealogy sites

Posted by Barbara Bosy on August 13, 2009 at 12:28pm
What I don't like about these titles is that they are false! When you look up these sites they lead you to another page that is like a check out and tells you that it cost a certain amount of $ and ask for your credit card.!If these sites need money to keep thier sites aboard then they should state it . If it is not free then you should not have that title next to your site because that is false advertisement!
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Legacy Family Tree update available (7.0.0.103)

Posted by Geoff Rasmussen on August 13, 2009 at 10:36am
We have a great new update for you to download. This update adds new blank census forms for England, Wales, and Ireland, some "handy" additions to the SourceWriter, and fixes a few minor problems you have reported. Many of the additions/changes are the direct result of your suggestions - thanks everyone!For updating instructions, or to read the list of what's new, visit click here.
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My 2-Cents on Using GenealogyWise

Posted by Sherry Hightower on August 13, 2009 at 10:00am

I have noticed several people who have their profiles set to private or their comments moderated. This is always a bit amusing to me because it sort of defeats one of the greatest tools and advantages of joining GenealogyWise and that is the ability to make connections and thereby expand your research or break down a brick wall.

On general sites such as My Space or Facebook (both of which I am a member), I certainly understand setting your profile to private, however on GW, where everyone here is

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