Recent Posts Tagged With 'elusive ancestors'

• Pictures of Annie Moore!

  Posted on Tuesday December 29th, 2009 at 21:18 in genealogy blogs, current newspaper articles, elusive ancestors

  Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak has another post titled Photos of Annie Moore, First Ellis Island Immigrant: Help Solve a History Mystery on The Huffington Post blog. She doesn't show the picture of the young Annie, but she talks about one that sure soun...

• Mystery Monday - Finding Jane and Elijah in the 1860 Census

  Posted on Monday December 28th, 2009 at 12:12 in online resources, census records, my genealogy research, research techniques, elusive ancestors

  If we don't have the good fortune of an autobiography or a great obituary, piecing together the lives of our ancestors relies on finding bits of information about them. Typically, we can find census records, vital records (if available), city directo...

• Surname Saturday - NEWTON

  Posted on Saturday December 26th, 2009 at 10:43 in my genealogy research, elusive ancestors, surname saturday

  For Surname Saturday posts, I am working my way down my ahnentafel list. This week, I am on #19.Here is the Ahnentafel List that leads to #19, and then what I know about this family line:1. Randall J. Seaver2. Frederick W. Seaver (1911-1983)3. Be...

• Dear Genea-Santa Redux

  Posted on Monday December 14th, 2009 at 18:15 in my genealogy research, elusive ancestors

  Dear Genea-Santa,I've tried really hard to be a good genealogy boy this year - served my local society as Newsletter Editor and Research/Queries chair, wrote two online genealogy columns, presented programs at five local societies, taught three serie...

• Madness Monday -- "God, Love and Lust..." Fascinating Article

  Posted on Monday December 14th, 2009 at 14:40 in family stories, online resources, research techniques, elusive ancestors

  For the Madness Monday meme, I found this article online --Genealogist Jillaine S. Smith has written a fascinating family history article titled "God, Love and Lust: The Tale of Four Revolutionary Families in Warwick, MA" based on her own interest in...

• Santa Claus in the Census?

  Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 17:09 in holidays, online resources, strange or funny, elusive ancestors

  A person named "Santa Clause" (born April 1887 in MO) was the son of William Clause (born Feb 1857 in MO) and Henrietta Clause (born May 1861 in MO) in the 1900 census, with siblings Emma B. Clause (born Jan 1881 in MO), William E. Clause (born Nov 1...

• Getting History Right

  Posted on Sunday December 6th, 2009 at 22:01 in elusive ancestors, magazine articles

  Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak has an excellent article on Huffington Post titled Getting History Wrong, dated 3 December 2009.The article is about Annie Moore, the Irish girl who was, supposedly, the first immigrant through Ellis Island on 1 January 1892...

• Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Who is Your MRUA?

  Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 14:05 in my genealogy research, elusive ancestors, sngf

  Hey, genies, it's Saturday Night, time for some Genealogy Fun!!Your mission, should you decide to accept it (where's my Mission Impossible music...drat, lost it), is:1) Who is your MRUA - your Most Recent Unknown Ancestor? This is the person with the...

• Lemon Grove Researchers Group Brick Wall Ancestors

  Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 16:14 in online resources, research techniques, genealogy resources, elusive ancestors

  My CVGS colleague, Susi Pentico, started her own blog, called Susi's Chatty Performances on Genealogy, to document her own research and family history, and has included queries for several of her "brick wall ancestors."Now she has started a second bl...

• CVGS Research Group Summary - 14 October

  Posted on Friday October 16th, 2009 at 13:52 in research tips, cvgs, research techniques, elusive ancestors

  The Chula Vista Genealogical Society Research Group met on Wednesday, 14 October at the South Chula Vista Library in the Conference Room. There were seven in attendance. We went around the table and attendees discussed their recent genealogy activiti...

• Michael John Neill's "Casefile Clues"

  Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 13:17 in online resources, genealogy blogs, genealogy education, genealogy resources, elusive ancestors

  Michael John Neill started writing his "Casefile Clues" back in February 2009 as part of Dick Eastman's Plus edition of the Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter, which is subscription based. A few months ago, Michael started his own "Casefile Clue...

• Michelle Obama\'s Roots - Video and Article

  Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 11:46 in online resources, genealogy resources, elusive ancestors, african-american research

  Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak has worked on the ancestry and family history of several current political figures. Her latest subject is Michelle (Robinson) Obama, wife of President Barack Obama (my cousin!). Megan's search for the First Lady's heritage, ...