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Anybody researching the Pittman family from KY in the 1800's?

Q6:   When you were young, do you remember what it was that you wanted to grow up to be? 

Yes, I wanted to be a Reporter and a Writer, if not I wanted to be a Teacher. 

My first day at San Jose Mercury News they went on strike. I found another  job.

I actually have one book published by Sweetwater Union High School District. It was a book about words and terms the District used that we parents and lay people needed to know what they were or  meant.

 I may someday get the other books that are started

I am looking for info on my mom's side of the family.  
Mom was born Ruth Ottilie Tepper on June 1, 1921.  Her parents: Konrad Ihle, born September 5, 1897 in Germany, and Auguste Tepper, born July 6, 1898 in Germany, never married each other.  
Auguste's parents: Wilhelm Tepper, born in Denmark, married Auguste Teelen, born in Germany.  I don't know anything further for this branch.  I do know, however, that Wilhelm apparently owned a foundry in Denmark, prior to his getting married and moving to

I am looking for info on my mom's side of the family.  
Mom was born Ruth Ottilie Tepper on June 1, 1921.  Her parents: Konrad Ihle, born September 5, 1897 in Germany, and Auguste Tepper, born July 6, 1898 in Germany, never married each other.  
Konrad's parents: Konrad Ihle, born December 4, 1873 in Germany, married on September 8, 1895 to Philippine Walter, born December 23, 1874 in Germany.  I don't know Philippine's parents.
My great-grandfather Konrad's parents: Johannes Ihle, born October

Amazing the Genealogical Info's that can be found online...just thru a little creative tapping into a "google search".  Here is  just a couple of the Baptisms & Deaths from Fort Duquesne- june 1754- Dec 1756, Translated by Rev.A.A. Lambing-

John Gilmary Shea

Looking for the parents of Alexander DePeel, b-1779,d-1881.  Also, the burial place of Keziah Trowbridge DePeel, b-1801, d-1853, pos-sibly Firth or Best Cemetery.

Research into my latest Hong Kong Police Constable came to a dead end in 1908 when he suddenly seemed to disappear. No longer could he be found within Hong Kong. Searches of the 1911 UK census failed to show that he had returned to his homeland so where was he? Clues came with passenger lists which recorded voyages from Singapore back to the UK in the 1920s and 30s. Further research uncovered the fact that he had spent over 20 years in The Straits Settlements (Singapore, Malaya etc.) between 190

Following the leasing of the HK New Territories to Britain in 1898 the Hong Kong Police needed to expand.  Two large intakes of recruits at this time came from the Royal Marines – 12 men in 1899 and 40 men in 1900.  Political correctness was unknown at this time and Hong Kong Society loved to allot nicknames.  These two groups therefore became known amongst their colleagues as “The Twelve Apostles” and “The Forty Thieves” – with absolutely no irreverence meant or insult taken. 

Service records of

1. Basic Research Summary, it lists name of person being researched, Vital Records and their sources,  Census Records and location, occupation and age (source) etc.
2. Internet Research Summary,  lists sites, Search Terms, and Results pg 1 and 2
3. Repository List, Surname and Localities:  it lists the Repository, Date, Resources Found, Information Obtained.4.
4. Individual's Time LIne Summary: Name, parents, Birth Date, Death Date, Spouses Name, Marriage Date, Marriage Locations,  Date, Location E

We are getting closer to solving this mystery--my cousin and I are planning a trip in Spring and everyone is invited for the fun!!!! Thanks Patricia

On the living side again, so here I am.  I posted about using Ftdna for looking for clues.  Some at times can be found.

If you want information on CW for West Virginia might try this one.

The Quebec Family History Society Presents

                            Roots 2015

An International Conference on Family History in Quebec

                            June 19-21, 2015

                         At McGill University

                           Montreal, Quebec

          Full Details available at www.qfhs.ca

South Omaha Sun was a weekly newspaper from December 27, 1951 to August 31, 1983. In this paper they had birth announcements, wedding announcements and pictures of brides. It even has people who retired from packing houses and other places of business.

http://obituariesfromsouthomahasunnewspaper.blogspot.com/

Nancy Mancuso

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Hello ,  My name is Bonnie Bolster. 

I currently am taking the course Social Media Tools for the Wise Genealogist. It is the third class that I have taken. I have learned so much from all of the classes. 

I have also attended some of the online  Virtual Meetings  and read logs for the ones that I could not attend. 

 I have been interested in Genealogy since the 1960’s but more active since 2000. Luckily my Grandparents and Great Grandparents and one Great Great Grandparent saved documents and lette

Tomorrow night at our Genealogical Society the topic is to do our own obituary ! I have sat down several times over the past week and this is alot harder than I thought it was going to be.   Some were too short and some were way to long.  Then I started to think, ok as a genealogist what do I look for when I read an obituary ?

This afternoon I remembered  that when my father's cousin's wife passed away , you could just tell that whoever wrote the obit  was into genealogy from what was included in

"STEPHEN BINYARD AND HIS DESCENDANTS: A BLACK AMERICAN STORY" WITH RESEARCHERS KIMBERLY MORGAN AND AKOSUA MOORE

Location: St. Helena Branch Library
Date & Time: Saturday, February 21, 2015 - 1:00pm – 3:00pm

A small gravestone on the USMC-Air Station Beaufort was the beginning of a decade long research project for Kimberley Morgan. Eventually Morgan's research led her to the research of Asouka Moore, a descendant of Stephen Binyard. Together these women have woven a presentation to show the true

Hi--I have solved part of the mystery of the the Earney/Arney mystery and the plantation that they had---but sad to say the Mr. died and the wife could not keep it for some reason and she eventually went to stay in another county with a son---email me with specifics--some info still to be found out---patricia

Ancestry Announces 2015 Product and Content Lineup

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(PROVO, Utah) – February 11, 2015 – Ancestry, the world's leading family history service, is ushering in the next generation of family history, with the debut of an updated story centric website, groundbreaking advancements in AncestryDNA that will revolutionize how people discover their ancestors, and the anticipated addition of nearly 1 billion new records to the