My greatgrandmother was Emma Mortis who had a daughter sue and a son named sam. A old lady living in the town where my cousin grew up told her that Charlie Ward my grandfather was really a mortis not a ward. Now on Charlie Ward death certificate says his parents are Sam Ward and Emma Mortis. One the 1880 census of Dahlonega, Georgia Emma and sue plus sam the son is listed she is also listed as an widow. Charlie is not listed on the census but born in 1875. I cannot find Emma or sue or sam morti
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Combined SMF iPhone app and SMF website provide a new approach to saving and sharing family history and stories through audio recordings.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Saving Memories ForeverTM (SMF), has just launched its new iPhone App, Saving Memories Forever. This free application makes it easy to record and share family memories through audio recordings by seamlessly linking to the SMF website, http://www.SavingMemoriesForever.com.
With the official introduction of the iPhone
Hi, I'm interested in hearing from anyone researching these names, especially if they are protestant.
Regards
David
Register Now to Save $50 on Family Tree University’s Fall 2012 Virtual Genealogy Conference
Family Tree University’s Fall 2012 Virtual Genealogy Conference gives family historians around the world a chance to improve their research skills, consult with genealogy experts and connect with each other—all online, from the convenience of home.
From Friday, Sept. 14, at 9 a.m. through Sunday, Sept. 16, at 11:59 p.m., conference participants receive an all-access pass to watch 15 recorded video classe
Planning on a beach getaway this summer? When it’s time to pack for that vacation you’ve been counting down the days to, remember to consider bringing along these extras to make vacation photography a breeze:
Bring Ziploc bags of different sizes. These are great for sand, dirt, and water proofing your cameras as well as your new and exposed rolls of film if you’re using film cameras.
For terrific shots from a boat, on the beach or under water, grab a couple of cheap, one-use underwater cameras. Th
Finding Search Places on Line
I read many blogs and the Huffington Post. I find potential links for places to research all the time.
Here are some more:
United States Ancestry|Free Ancestry Research
Monday’s Link Roundup. | Dan Curtis ~ Professional Personal Historian a mix of links he posts here.
I was concerned about creating a Pinterest “bulletin board” for an ancestor, and then pinning a census image from Ancestry to that board. Although clicking on that image links back to Ancestry, and although I had cited the image source as Ancestry.com I wasn’t sure if I was violating some sort of term of agreement with Ancestry. I had seen bloggers post an image to a blog, but was this the same at Pinterest?
Then last month Pinterest introduced new code for websites and blogs that want to block
I am researching the Burton,, Binion,, Barker,.Holbrook and Stephens families from the Carter and Eliot County KY area.
http://http://gretabog.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-meaning-of-finished.html
Most people grow up without ever wondering about their last name. Their entire family has the same one, right? No, not at all. Sure in today's world it's not so unheard of, heck some people even have alternative last names, but in the 1960's not so much. My last name was not the same as my mother's. She used her maiden name. Her mother was remarried and had more children so when we visited, they all had the same last name too. I grew up spending time with my Bledsoe cousins.. there were LOTS of
Ancestry.com Releases Completely Searchable 1940 U.S. Federal Census
A searchable index to 134 million records makes researching family history in the latest available U.S. Census dramatically easier
PROVO, UTAH – (August 3, 2012) – Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online family history resource, is proud to announce that it has completed the records indexing process for the 1940 U.S. Federal Census, which is available at www.ancestry.com/1940census. All 134 million records are now easily searcha
In today's world we feel lost without our car keys, or cell phones, our instant this and instant that. Even the things we do not realize that we would be so completely lost without, like sweet milk, air conditioning (of course I would never be without this one), daily mail (now known as snail-mail), 30 minute meals(oh boy) these are things that we live with day in and day out mostly without even thinking about it and when things go wrong or things don't work out, l think, "How am I ever going to
Hello Fellow Treasure Seekers!
I always feel like I have struck gold each and every time I hit something really great in my genealogy searching. Sometimes it's only a small piece of information but then sometimes it's a rich vein. So I consider myself a treasure seeker.
I have always been interested in our family histories. When I was a small child, I traveled with my grandparents to Texas to visit my great grandparents. It astonished me that they had been born in a time before cars, and indoor pl
Does anyone has information on the families from Venne, Germany. Some emigrated to America in the 1850's, I am specifically looking for data on the Friedrich Conrad Vallowe family. Anything would be helpful on the families of Venne.
Look for Educational Information for the society, thought sharing here may help others with their research.
Researching German Ancestors - Guide to German Genealogy
Shared by a cousin in Montana, it is full of great information on names and places.
It does have a great link to the origins of many ethnic names.
name origins - About.com : Genealogy
German Surname Meanings & Origins - Last Names From Germany - Top 50 German Surnames
About.com is a new site for me.
Truly enjoy this site about Irish
Explore your roots at findmypast day during FGS 2012
Join findmypast.com at the upcoming Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference in Birmingham, Alabama for findmypast Day.
Created for anyone interested in family history, this special event is for those wanting to learn a few family history basics and for anyone interested in discovering how to use findmypast.com as a resource to extend your family tree.
Date and Location: Saturday, September 1, 2012 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention
I found a John Hageman married to a Clerke in the 1600's does anyone have any idea of their offspring? Also does anyone have any information on Clark's, Clarke's, Clerk's daughter married to a Hagerman(Hageman, Hegeman) My ancestor John J Hagerman named his oldest son John Clark I assume after his father, he follows naming traditions with the rest of his children. He shows up in Ovid, NY in 1818 married Sally Terry and might have been the son of Isaac Hagerman (d1804) His son Joseph Hagerma
Ancestry.com Discovers President Obama Related to First Documented Slave in America
Research Connects First African-American President to First African Slave in the American Colonies
PROVO, UTAH – July 30, 2012 – A research team from Ancestry.com (NASDAQ:ACOM), the world’s largest online family history resource, has concluded that President Barack Obama is the 11th great-grandson of John Punch, the first documented African enslaved for life in American history. Remarkably, the connection was mad
Why Groups Tend to Falter
Oh yes, they do falter, get stale and some even disappear. But why does this happen, we ask ourselves?
There is a multitude of reasons for this to happen, whether intentional or not, it can sneak up behind you and you do not even know your going to be hit.
I recall a President saying," we are at 65 members and slowly going backwards, what do we need to do to stop this?"
The many people at that board table brought up lots of reasons.
Hearing from friends in far off places w
