Lorine McGinnis Schulze's Posts - Genealogy Wise2024-03-29T06:43:56ZLorine McGinnis Schulzehttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/LorineMcGinnisSchulzehttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2206980799?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://www.genealogywise.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=1uclb6rk5d140&xn_auth=noGetting Children or Grandchildren Interested in Genealogytag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-07-13:3463583:BlogPost:357542009-07-13T12:46:22.000ZLorine McGinnis Schulzehttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/LorineMcGinnisSchulze
When we are passionate about genealogy, it's only natural to want to pass that interest on to our children and grandchildren. I've encouraged my grandchildren and exposeed them to genealogy in fun ways that might interest other genealogists. Every summer my two oldest grandchildren spend a week with us and during that time here are some of the activities we've done with them.<br />
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I made…
When we are passionate about genealogy, it's only natural to want to pass that interest on to our children and grandchildren. I've encouraged my grandchildren and exposeed them to genealogy in fun ways that might interest other genealogists. Every summer my two oldest grandchildren spend a week with us and during that time here are some of the activities we've done with them.<br />
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I made <a href="http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/2007/07/ancestor-cards-for-children.html" target="_blank">Ancestor Cards</a> for my grandchildren. Each card (the size of a baseball card) had an ancestor photo if one was available, their relationship to my grandchildren, and a bio of the person on the back. We played many card games with the card. The children invented their own games - one was like that age old favourite "WAR" but based on who had the oldest ancestor (meaning the one born the earliest). Each year I add a few more cards to the Ancestor deck!<br />
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Each year we have a <a href="http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/2007/08/genealogy-cemetery-hunt-for-children.html" target="_blank">Cemetery Hunt</a>. The children love this activity and happily spend hours in local cemeteries hunting for specific gravestones. I try to choose cemeteries with an ancestor but if that isn't possible I just choose any old and interesting tombstone. The idea is to get the children comfortable in a cemetery, and get them interested in the people buried there. We talk about the stones, calculate ages at death (a great Math activity!) and about respect for the dead.<br />
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A nice activity for a rainy day is a <a href="http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/2008/08/genealogy-crossword-puzzles-and-games.html" target="_blank">Genealogy Crossword Puzzle</a> or Word Hunt. I created some for the grandchildren and there are sites online which have templates you can use.<br />
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This year I have two activities in mind - a <a href="http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/2009/05/genealogy-remembrance-garden.html" target="_blank">Genealogy Remembrance Garden</a> and a <a href="http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/2009/05/making-genealogy-time-capsule.html" target="_blank">Genealogy Time Capsule</a> My grandchildren are coming in August this year so I have already got them thinking about what they will put in their Genealogy Time Capsule. A family tree, photos, a drawing they made, an old toy with a note explaining who it belonged to and what it meant to them, a dated letter they write explaining who they are and why they are making the time capsule - there's no limit to what their imaginations might dream up to go into these capsules! When they are with us, we'll <a href="http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/2009/05/making-genealogy-time-capsule-part-2.html" target="_blank">create the time capsules</a> and <a href="http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/2009/05/making-genealogy-time-capsule-part-3.html" target="_blank">bury or hide them</a> for the future.<br />
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I also involve the grandchildren by looking at old photos and talking about the ancestor in the picture. I tell stories of each person (if I know something about them!) and I show my grandchildren any treasured items I have that belonged to that ancestor in the photo. The first thing they say when the get in the car to come home with us is "Tell us stories of our ancestors, Gramma!". The car ride to bring them from their home to ours is 3 hours long, and each time I finish one story, they request another. For 3 hours I get to talk about ancestors - what a treat for me!<br />
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It is to the point where they now ask for specific stories - "Tell us about our ancestor who <a href="http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/2008/10/stephen-peer-tighrope-walker-of-niagara.html" target="_blank">walked Niagara Falls</a> on a tightrope!" "Tell us about great great great gramma Sarah who <a href="http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/2009/05/abandoned-in-australia-part-1-mystery.html" target="_blank">died on the ship going to Australia</a> and her kids got left there". It's amazing what they remember, and of course I tried to make the stories as interesting and exciting as possible when they were younger.<br />
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Now we have a very good candidate to take up the torch after I am gone - my oldest grandson seems the most interested and never stops asking questions about the family and genealogy. So you can have fun with your children or grandchildren while keeping an eye out for the one who might carry on your work. Encourage them and enjoy your time with them.Understanding Patronymicstag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-07-08:3463583:BlogPost:44442009-07-08T22:26:31.000ZLorine McGinnis Schulzehttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/LorineMcGinnisSchulze
The Dutch were much slower than the English in adopting surnames as we know them. Patronymics in New Netherland (present day New York) ended theoretically under English rule in 1687 with the advent of surnames, but not everyone followed the new guidelines.<br />
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The most common Dutch naming custom was that of patronymics, or identification of an individual based on the father's name. For example Jan Albertszen (who later took the surname Bradt) is given the patronymic of Albertszen, after his…
The Dutch were much slower than the English in adopting surnames as we know them. Patronymics in New Netherland (present day New York) ended theoretically under English rule in 1687 with the advent of surnames, but not everyone followed the new guidelines.<br />
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The most common Dutch naming custom was that of patronymics, or identification of an individual based on the father's name. For example Jan Albertszen (who later took the surname Bradt) is given the patronymic of Albertszen, after his father, Albert. Albertszen means son of a man named Albert. So Jan's name can be read as "Jan, the son of Albert"<br />
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The patronymic was formed by adding -se, -sen, or -szen. Daughters would very often have the ending -x or -dr. added. For example, Geesjie Barentsdr. (Barentsdochter) is named after her father Barent.<br />
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An individual could also be known by his place of origin. Cornelis Antoniszen, who also used the surname Van Slyke, was known in some records as 'van Breuckelen', meaning 'from Breuckelen' (Breuckelen being a town in the Netherlands).<br />
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The place-origin name could be a nationality, as in the case of Albert Andriessen from Norway and the ancestor of the Bradt and Vanderzee families. He is recorded in many records as Albert Andriessen de Noorman, meaning Albert, son of Andries, the Norseman.<br />
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We also see naming differences over the generations. Albert's sons and daughters took the surname Bradt except for his son Storm, born on the Atlantic Ocean during the family's voyage to the New World. Storm took the surname Van Der Zee (from the sea) and this is the surname his descendants carry.<br />
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An individual might be known by a personal characteristic. Vrooman means a pious or wise man; Krom means bent or crippled; De Witt means the white one.<br />
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Sometimes an occupation became the surname. Smit=Smith; Schenck= cupbearer, Metsalaer= mason. An individual might be known by many different 'surnames' and entered in official records under these different names, making research difficult unless you're aware of the names in use.<br />
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For example, Cornelis Antoniszen Van Slyke mentioned above, is found in records under the following names:<br />
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* Cornelis Antoniszen<br />
* Cornelis Teuniszen (Teunis being the diminuitive of Antony)<br />
* Cornelis Antoniszen/Teuniszen van Breuckelen<br />
* Cornelis Antoniszen/Teuniszen Van Slicht (this might have been a hereditary family name based on an old place of origin)<br />
* Broer Cornelis (nickname given him by Mohawks)<br />
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Remember that there are tremendous variations in spelling of these names, and changes from Dutch to to English record keeping in the New World affected the spelling even more.<br />
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Now that we understand patronymics, how do we record the individual in our genealogy program? A good rule of thumb is to decide what name the individual is found under in official records. Use that name but be sure you record the source for each notation you make and record the name exactly as found in that specific source. It is okay for example to show a man as Cornelis Antonissen in your genealogy program, but show his sons and daughters with their surname of Van Slyke. If the individual never used the surname himself, you should not add it to his name.