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My name is Jean-François Dagenais, genealogy fascinates me and I try to trace the exploits of my ancestor Pierre Dagenais, who trod the soil of Ville-Marie (New France) to 1653.

I invite you to find out by reading his story. You can contact me anytime if you have any queries genealogy requests partnership or other issues you need important or relevant.

Please read and pass this on to all you can.  

Papers books and data is headed to demise if we do not join together and act. I have contacted: NGS, NEHGS, Newspapers.com, Genealogy Bank.  NGS is going to follow up.  Of course it is a weekend.

I asked for Permission it was granted please read data below.

Susi - certainly post wherever you can.  My intention, sending to the lists I subscribe to, was to reach many people who might be interested in saving old newspapers

Thanks - Chris

On 1/19/2014 4:39 P

Hi Hazel,  I did find the newspaper article regarding Mrs. Susan Bostick and Mrs William Bostick. It is not possible for this William to be the twin brother of Joel but a possible link to consider in our future research. 

I have been reading about the concept of “Happiness Jars.” In Elizabeth Gilbert’s blockbuster memoir “Eat, Pray, Love” she started a project where she would write down things that have made her happy each day on little slips of paper and put them in this large glass jar. By doing so every day, eventually her jar would overflow with happiness.

I am proposing something similar but let’s call it a Memory Jar or more aptly, the Memoir Jar. Starting tomorrow, January 1st 2014, make a little note when

Looking for info about Martinus Adrianus Schenk b 18-11 1880

came to USA from Rotterdam to NewYork on board S.S Nieuw Amsterdam 1948 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-33866-23019-41?cc=1923888&wc=M94K-PK8:355471088

 The New Year is here, are you ready?  Have you set at least one goal to accomplish regarding your genealogy?

 Goal setting is more important than resolutions.  It gives you purpose and direction. It helps to put you back on track when we fall off.  O we do a lot of that falling off.  At least I do.  When researching and another family name pops up within the confines of the search I am already doing it is hard to not, stop and gather in the data.  Then because you have found information your not

PhotoTree.com Announces:  Archive Photography

How to photograph oversize photos, curled documents, and heirloom treasures.

January 2, 2014, Carlsbad, CA.  Phototree.com™, the leader in delivering vintage photograph information to genealogists and historians has released Archive Photography:  How to photograph oversize photos, curled documents, and heirloom treasures.

Archive Photography is a detailed guide for genealogists and family historians to help them photograph and digitally archive their o

For Release: 2 January 2014

National Genealogical Society Issues Call for Papers

for the 2015 Family History Conference in St. Charles, Missouri

Arlington, VA, 2 January 2014: Speakers as well as organizations interested in sponsoring lectures or tracks are invited to submit lecture proposals between 1 January 2014 and 1 April 2014 for the NGS 2015 Family History Conference, Crossroads of America. The conference will be held 13–16 May 2015 in St. Charles, Missouri, where Lewis and Clark officiall

 (Effie Ann Post, Born in Hope, Michigan, USA on 24 Apr 1890 to Frank C Post and Flora Hitchcock. Effie Ann married Ray (mond) Thompson and had 8 children. She passed away on Apr 1973. Parents: Frank C Post 1866-Unknown, Flora Hitchcock 1867-Unknown  Spouse: Ray (mond) Thompson 1889-1959 Children: Buelah Flora Thompson, Burt Thompson, Dorothy E Thompson, Elsie Thompson, Ivan Thompson, Mervin Thompson, Norma Thompson, Frank L Thompson 1912-1984)

I've been working on my maternal line for years and I come up empty handed at every turn it seems like. I think I've found something only to find out that the information isn't right or it doesn't match the person in my tree. I've got a few 90 year old great aunts who have given me as much information as they can on the family, but the details are starting to get fuzzy. My grandpa (these are his parents I'm researching) was the baby of the family and knows next to nothing about how his parents c

 I posted to find a Rev Joseph Patterson in Washington Co. Pa, 1780's.  

  A Genealogical Friend, posted some information back to me, confirming the tidbits I had heard and yet could not find.

  Data was given in his own words to family.  

 John Patterson, to Robert Patterson b 1685 County Down, Ireland to Joseph and Robert his sons.

  Rev Joseph Patterson, 2 Mar 1752 County Down, Ireland death 4 Feb 1832 Pittsburg, Alleghany Co. Pa. Minister

  Jane Patterson daughter whom married Jacob DuVall.

  Alle

Joel is my earliest Thomson relative. His birth date is listed in an Estes genealogy as March 19 1775 in Kent CT.

Unfortunately, I have never found any record that confirms this date or place. He married Mary Estes in Dutchess County NY in 1800, also according to the Estes family.  The Estes records say his father was a John Thomson without further explanation. Sigh.

Wishing Blessings on all.  May your new year be full filling and many new leads found in your research.

Remember to make a goal of two to help guide you on your way.  Stay safe on the roadways, and in your homes as the storms are wreaking havoc all over our land.  

To All whom Love God may this Time of year bring you peace and joy. Christians, Jewish, and others.

When you're searching and you come across something totally unexpected, it can shock you for a moment. Even when you think you have the whole picture all figured out, it can still surprise you. That happened to me the other night. I was sitting here looking through some old military records on the website fold3.com when I checked the name of someone who served in the Mormon Battalion back during the Mexican War.

It's a great great grandfather of my husband. I've done tons of reading and research

Judy Russell has posted on her blog about our losing SSDI again with it being attacked in part.

Judy  thanks for the heads up for us all.

 Also I want to share the government is wanting to take away our Commissary privileges promised to compensate for less pay as a military personnel.  Both are very real and very not okay.

The Navy Times and other Military Magazines have the data o

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Vital records give you the names and date

Popular family history network adds millions of historical records and extends its market leadership in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, OSLO, Norway, COPENHAGEN, Denmark, HELSINKI, Finland & TEL AVIV, Israel – December 11 2013: MyHeritage, the popular family history network announced today a market expansion initiative focused on the Nordic countries. Millions of families can now search digitized Nordic records dating back to the 17^th century to discover more about their an

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December 6, 2013; Utica, OH:

Our very own, Michelle Roos Goodrum has been working with The In-Depth Genealogist to take her many blog posts, articles, and research experience in land records to develop a guide and extensive case study. The book is chock full of step by step explanations and analysis of many documents and includes great resources. The chapters in this book are adapted compilations of the early