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Setting the Record Straight: "Matohe – A Labour of Love" and Jack genealogy

Posted by Dixie Jack Halber on August 4, 2009 at 2:30pm

A book was published in 1988 chronicling the genealogy of several Bath County Virginia families including the Jack line. This was the first and thus far only record the Bath county Jacks published and is used by Jack researchers around the country and the trees from it are published on various genealogy websites for researchers. Unfortunately, with all apologies to Cathy Smoot Carson, it is also wrong.Matohe - A Labour of Love traces the Bath County Jacks back to a German Palatinate immigrant na

FGS Conference Hotel Rooms -- Last Chance

Posted by Paula Stuart-Warren on August 4, 2009 at 1:27pm

Jan Davenport, FGS/AGS Conference Chair, just got word from the Peabody Hotel that there are only a few rooms left at the FGS Conference rate and they will be gone after August 10th at that price. She won't be able to add to the room block again at the FGS price as another group will be coming to the hotel.Bottom line -- reserve before August 10th to get a room at the FGS price. After that the price will be much higher.The Peabody is the hotel connected to the Statehouse Convention Center. The a

Three Large Legacy Family Tree Events - August/September 2009

Posted by Geoff Rasmussen on August 4, 2009 at 12:30pm

We've just returned from one of the most successful genealogy conferences ever in Provo, Utah where we gave away numerous prizes including an Acer Netbook computer. Congrats to our netbook winner - Christine Baird!The highlight of the conference was our Thursday evening class where, for the first time ever, we demonstrated our highly-anticipated FamilySearch integration software. There were so many of you attending the class (over 300) that we had to move everyone to the big auditorium (thanks t

Genealogy Wise Chats!

Posted by Jennifer Eklund, PLCGS on August 3, 2009 at 9:10pm

I just attended my first chat session at Genealogy Wise. If you weren't there, you missed a great chat. The chat started at 8:00 pm MST and was called GENTREK-Genealogy Research & Resource Notebooks, Part 1. The chat was presented by Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell. The Genealogy Wise chatroom is available for chats 24 hours a day. GenWise Chats is a group on GW which has begun scheduled chats to educate members on different topics. This is a terrific resource for members and I encourage all memb

The Symbolism of Passing Something from One Generation to Another

Posted by Stefani Twyford on August 3, 2009 at 12:43pm

If any of you are into collecting watches, you know that watch prices can run from a few dollars for a drugstore watch that serves merely as a timekeeper to hundreds of thousands for jewel and precious metal combinations valued for their craftsmanship and aesthetic appeal. While purchasing and collecting watches is a hobby for many people, the gifting of a watch has come to hold a great deal of symbolism depending upon the occasion and the relationship between the giver and receiver.I recently s

Best of the Genea-Blogs - July 26 - August 1, 2009

Posted by Randy Seaver on August 3, 2009 at 10:51am

My weekly summary of what I consider the best of the Genealogy blogs is available at http://www.geneamusings.com/2009/08/best-of-genea-blogs-26-july-1-august.htmlEnjoy -- Randy

Brandon Platt

Posted by David L Morris on August 3, 2009 at 8:59am

looking for any help to find a Brandon Platt who tried to contact me David Morris through my ancestry.ca account.Unfortunately I'm unable to renew my subscription and so I unable to communicate with him.Anyone who has an access to ancestry.ca will forward my information to him to contact me directly through my e-mail address or through this web page initially.He uses the handle of scorehome, and Lives in Wallsend, Northumberland, England.Our connections are through the family of Hilditch of Antr

Group Management on Genealogy Wise

Posted by Jennifer Eklund, PLCGS on August 2, 2009 at 3:00pm

Forget the fact that the number of groups on Genealogy Wise expands daily, which has been overwhelming for some (side note: Genealogy Wise is working on group categories to make the groups more accessible), what about those of us who are beginning to get overwhelmed by the amount of groups we have joined and created. I currently am a member of 67 groups. Of those 67 groups I created 36 of them. Most of the groups I created are surname groups, which the exception of the Daughters of the American

Family Tree Connection - Update (2/Aug/2009)

Posted by Illya Daddezio on August 2, 2009 at 1:08pm

Family Tree Connection has added the following genealogy items to its database:

Machigonne Encampment, No. 1 of I.O.O.F. 1872 By-Laws - Constitution and By-Laws of Machigonne Encampment, Number One, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Portland, ME.

Dividend Mutual Insurance Company 1856 Report - Sixth Annual Report of the Dividend Mutual Insurance Company, For the Year closing December 31st, 1856, Office at Glen's Falls, Warren Co., N. Y. Includes a listing of Losses Paid.

Portland Odd Fellows

What's New?

Posted by Eileen Cogan on August 2, 2009 at 7:51am

I like Genewise's main page much more than most sites I have used. Still, I think it would be nice to have more obvious notification to changes in blogs and forums and groups that I am interested in. The mail notifications stink, honestly. I don't want them in my mail. I want to open my home page and see right away what I have missed.Yesterday, I fed my blog page and genewise's main page to Google Reader. BINGO!! There it is. I will probably add some other feeds from here, like the Dare group. D

Help with Reichenau

Posted by Don Michel on August 1, 2009 at 5:57pm

After years of searching for my grandfather's birthplace, I have a lead that should prove useful. I have followed any number of blind leads, some from his family, but now I believe I have useful data. In March, 1913, he applied for a passport to return to Germany to visit his family. In that application he says he was born in Richenau, Germany on 11 August 1855. I have no information on his religion before he came to the United States, which he says was in January 1883, leaving from Bremen onboa

I have to admit that I don’t find the History Channel very interesting.

Posted by Stefani Twyford on August 1, 2009 at 11:30am

My husband watches it constantly and aside from something that occasionally catches my eye, I find most discussions of political, military and social history rather boring. I am horrible at remembering dates and while I can recount the presidents since I was born, prior to that, I don’t know my Adamses from my Tafts or even remotely where they fall in the historical timeline. It just doesn’t really interest me or capture my attention.Now YOUR history, or your story, that’s a different matter. I

Enos (Eneas) Gary - Revolutionary Patriot

Posted by Trudy Doolittle on August 1, 2009 at 11:20am

The following is the potential start for Enos Gary's story. 1757-1844. He served as a soldier during the Revolutionary War and was the first settler of Rushford NY. I have found the Declaration he made when he filed for pension and there is a book denoting the centennial of Rushford that has a chapter about him. From this I've decided to write his story.Here is the opening:June 7, 1832, Congress passed the last and most liberal of the service –pension acts benefiting Revolutionary War veterans.

Geocities closing - genealogy sites that will be affected

Posted by Steve Hayes on August 1, 2009 at 10:40am

I'm compiling a list of genealogy web sites that will move or diasppear altogether when Geocities closes in October.This is your last chance to get what you can from them while you can.To see the list of pages click here.You can also contribute more pages to the list -- instructions on how to do so are on the same page.

2nd U.S. President: John Adams and 6th U.S. President: John Quincy Adams

Posted by Anne Kathryn on July 31, 2009 at 6:27pm

John Quincy ADAMS (1767-1848) was an American diplomat and politician who served as the sixth President of the United States (1825-1829). In 1797, Quincy married Louisa Catherine JOHNSON (1775-1852).John ADAMS Jr (1735-1826) was an American politician. He was elected second President of the United States (1797–1801) after serving as America's first Vice President (1789–1797) for two terms. He is regarded as one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States. In 1764, John married

Bordering on ridiculous

Posted by Eileen Cogan on July 31, 2009 at 8:13am

Considering much of my genealogy contains ancestors who were beyond "way back", and even earlier ones that folk suspect were ancestors but elude that vital connection, there is a missing link in my tree that is ridiculous.I cannot find my great-grandmother.I know her name, and thanks to my grandmother, I know her birth date, date of death and when she married my great-grandfather. I know she was born in New Jersey. That's it.Her name was Kathryn Conway. The spelling of her given name might be di

Insta-Genealogy?

Posted by Jeanie DiLeonardo on July 30, 2009 at 5:38pm

I happened to notice this Slate headline: Gates and Crowley Share DNA - So What?Had a discussion over lunch with a friend about it. I touched on three things that the article brought to mind.The first thing I thought when I read the article was: are you kidding? I've spent hours adding up to YEARS researching my family, and you're telling me someone has figured out that these two men are related in the span of less than a WEEK? Going back to the 4th century?!!! I can't even get further back than

Location, Location, Location!

Posted by Jeanie DiLeonardo on July 30, 2009 at 5:18pm

As I mentioned in response to "Too Many Groups," most of my greatest progress in research has come as a result of focusing on location more than surnames in general. This approach has helped me make connections that I really am sure I couldn't have made otherwise. It has also enriched my appreciation for different communities in the United States and Canada, and what makes them unique. I've learned more about their geographies, histories, cultures, etc. It has made genealogy more meaningful to m

Know When to Walk Away...

Posted by Jennifer Eklund, PLCGS on July 30, 2009 at 12:41pm

All genealogists ultimately hit the proverbial brick wall. We just can't seem to find a birth date for our great great grandfather that would help us distinguish him from another individual with his same name. We research for hours through microfilm hoping to find the piece of the puzzle that will suddenly flood our family tree with new branches. As genealogists we strive to not just get past the proverbial brick wall, but to tear it down. Not brick by brick, but all at once with one piece of in

Oral Traditions of Indigenous Peoples

Posted by Renee Thompson on July 30, 2009 at 9:30am

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Wired published a news item today regarding the Maasai People, their music, culture, and oral traditions. You would not necessarily expect to read stories about indigenous peoples - or any peoples, for that matter - on a Tech site, but in the case of the Maasai, the UN has been enlisted to help preserve stories, songs and even dances into copyrighted materials and place them on iTunes for purchase, thus generating an income for the Maasai. Other indigenous peoples around the w

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Setting the Record Straight: "Matohe – A Labour of Love" and Jack genealogy

FGS Conference Hotel Rooms -- Last Chance

Three Large Legacy Family Tree Events - August/September 2009

Genealogy Wise Chats!

The Symbolism of Passing Something from One Generation to Another

Best of the Genea-Blogs - July 26 - August 1, 2009

Brandon Platt

Group Management on Genealogy Wise

Family Tree Connection - Update (2/Aug/2009)

What's New?

Help with Reichenau

I have to admit that I don’t find the History Channel very interesting.

Enos (Eneas) Gary - Revolutionary Patriot

Geocities closing - genealogy sites that will be affected

2nd U.S. President: John Adams and 6th U.S. President: John Quincy Adams

Bordering on ridiculous

Insta-Genealogy?

Location, Location, Location!

Know When to Walk Away...

Oral Traditions of Indigenous Peoples

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