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trueblood and paschall

I am a descendent of thomas trueblood from england. my gggggrandfather is william woodward trueblood born 1839. i am always looking for info and photos for my website if anyone would care to share. i am also looking for my lost sibliblins kevin john conrad, terry jo conrad and joyce conrad. their last name was trueblood but were adopted.

Added by kevin trueblood on July 21, 2009 at 6:41am — No Comments

Why I don't play golf

My great-grandfather, George Henry Mallalieu, is the reason I don’t play golf.

He was born 28 Oct., 1862, in Millington, Md. Mallalieu is a Huguenot name, and we can trace his line back to the 1700s in England.

Although he was born in Millington, on the Eastern Shore, he lived in Glen Rock, N.J., and he was an executive to American Woolen Mills, until he retired in 1929. Millington was named for the mills there, and a newspaper account says the Mallalieus owned… Continue

Added by Doug Tallman on July 20, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

talkingroots: My heroes

May 15, 2009

My Heroes

I don’t guess it would surprise many people that among the top ten heroes of my life several were teachers.

Like everyone, I suppose, the nature of my heroes changed as I got older. In the 1940’s there was Roy Rogers. That hero worship would later turn to admiration as I followed his life while I was an adult. The “King of the Cowboys” first fascinated us in the movie theater and then on early television. Since I was a child during the last… Continue

Added by Deason Hunt on July 20, 2009 at 6:54pm — No Comments

Elyse Doerfinger the revelation on genealogy blogging

Elyse Doerfinger is only 19 years old, but she is already a seasoned genealogist, which makes her a bit of a prodigy in the usually older genealogy scene. Elyse is a member of the Youth Genealogists Society and the Graveyard Rabbit Student society, a student and a blogger.

She attend the past Genealogy Jamboree in California were she meet and impress a lot of experienced geneablogger.

You can read the complete interview with this incredible young genealogist on… Continue

Added by Daniel Horowitz on July 20, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Obituaries from Omaha and Douglas County Nebraska, Newspapers

Obituaries listed below are from the Cass County Echo Newspaper published in Plattsmouth,Nebraska; the South Omaha Sun Newspaper published in South Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, and the World-Herald Newspaper published in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.

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Added by Nancy Mancuso on July 20, 2009 at 4:44pm — No Comments

Proper Etiquette Makes for Happy Genealogists

We all have different views about the right and wrong ways to do genealogy. Some genealogists are working toward making genealogy an actual academic discipline, which means stressing the importance of methodology and sources. Other genealogists are more traditional and do not care to bother with the academics of it all and just want to follow their line as far back as possible and not worry about "proving" through sources or multiple sources who relates to who. On mailing lists, through blogs,… Continue

Added by Jennifer Eklund, PLCGS on July 20, 2009 at 3:33pm — 8 Comments

Jacob Arney mystery

I seek to solve the mystery of Jacob Arney, who died in Lincoln County, North Carolina in 1784.

Part of the dilemma is that this Jacob Arney has been wrongfully tied to a Frederick Ernigh, who arrived in the USA in 1732. Most researchers of this particular line of Arneys tie this Jacob to Frederick, incorrectly. Dr. Tom Rider, who was one of the few who began this research, back in the early 1950's, also made such an assumption. Then in researching the Pennsylvania State Archives,… Continue

Added by Stan Arney on July 20, 2009 at 2:29pm — No Comments

Samuel Kerr - for brandy

Register Report for Samuel Deckert Kerr

Generation 1

1. Samuel Deckert Kerr-1. He was born Mar 1857 in Pennsylvania[1]. He died Bef. 1920 in Pennsylvania.

Notes for Samuel Deckert Kerr: General Notes:

1900 Census - West Mahoning, Indian Co., Pa - Dwelling 88 Family 96 (age 43) Occupation: Farmer Married: 22 yrs Children: 8 Still Liv: 8

1910 Census - S Mahoning, Indiana Co., Pa - Dwelling 18 Family 18 (age 53) Occupation: Farmer Married: 31… Continue

Added by Renee Kerr on July 20, 2009 at 2:06pm — No Comments

Hi Everyone!

I am researching the Huntsville, Alabama Drake family. The line I am researching is descended from Captain John Drake, who fought in the Revolutionary War and then migrated to Alabama. I would like to correspond from members of John Drake's family.

Added by Suzanne Pratt on July 20, 2009 at 2:06pm — No Comments

Russell County, Kentucky

I'll be heading to Russell County, Kentucky in about 3 weeks for a short family vacation/research trip. Trying to make a plan for the best use of my time. Can't spend entire days anywhere and will basically be there for a 3 day week-end. Wish I was more familiar with the area...

Added by Shy Genealogist on July 20, 2009 at 10:52am — No Comments

Ellis Island

The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. is an incredible resource for genealogists who have ancestors who immigrated to America through Ellis Island. The Foundation’s website in particular is an incredible resource for genealogists. http://www.ellisisland.org/

At the above website, you can search the Ellis Island/Port of New York records for your ancestors. No payment is required to search these records. The website also offers in-depth information on the history of Ellis… Continue

Added by Jennifer Eklund, PLCGS on July 20, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Early Founders Marker - Calvary Cemetery

For those unaware, my last entry on the Early St. Louis website noted that a memorial marker was placed at Calvary cemetery on June 20th to honor the Early Founders of St. Louis.

Connie Nisinger, who has done a great deal of photographing headstones in Bellefontaine and Calvary, kindly sent me photos of the new monument.

I took the names inscribed on… Continue

Added by P. Davidson-Peters on July 20, 2009 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

How to create a Family Tree on MyHeritage

When you sign up for MyHeritage, you are given the possibility to create an online Family Tree right away. Alternatively you can start your Family Tree with a GEDCOM file, either directly at sign up or at any time afterwards. Alternatively, if you are using our Family Tree Builder software, you can publish the tree(s) you created there to the Family Site of your choice. Note that tree's that you publish from Family Tree Builder cannot… Continue

Added by Daniel Horowitz on July 20, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

Best of the Genea-Blogs - July 12-18, 2009

Regular readers of my Genea-Musings blog know that I usually publish, on each Sunday, a list of what I consider the "best" genealogy blog posts for the previous week.

This week's post is at http://www.geneamusings.com/2009/07/best-of-genea-blogs-july-12-18-2009.html.

There were three Carnivals this week. These… Continue

Added by Randy Seaver on July 19, 2009 at 10:17pm — No Comments

Oldest WWI veteran dies aged 113

I thought someone here at GenealogyWise would be interested in this story too.

One of my passions is remembering and honoring those who have sacrificed so much, so that we can enjoy freedom. An article caught my eye yesterday morning, so I thought I'd share it. From the BBC News, "Henry Allingham, the world's oldest man and one of the last surviving World War I servicemen, has died at the age of 113, his care home has said.

If… Continue

Added by Leilani K Cummings on July 19, 2009 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment

Book: Sephardic Genealogy's new edition

Tracing the Tribe: The Jewish Genealogy Blog

Here's excellent news for Sephardic researchers!

Jeff Malka contacted me some time ago about the upcoming expanded and completely updated second edition of his award-winning book, "Sephardic… Continue

Added by Schelly Talalay Dardashti on July 19, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Family Tree Connection - Update (19/Jul/2009)

Family Tree Connection has added the following genealogy items to its database:

Philadelphia College of Pharmacy 1913 Catalogue - Bulletin of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, and Alumni Report, Vol. VI, No. 2, May, 1913, Catalogue Number. Published Bi-monthly by the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, 145 North Tenth Street, Philadelphia.…

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Added by Illya Daddezio on July 19, 2009 at 5:44pm — No Comments

Book: An Ashkenazi given name handbook

Tracing the Tribe: The Jewish Genealogy blog

Avotaynu has announced the publication of Alexander Beider's "Handbook of Ashkenazic Given Names and Their Variants."

This softcover book is the dictionary section of his previously published and… Continue

Added by Schelly Talalay Dardashti on July 19, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Who Am I?

Sounds like a stupid question to some people, but for years I wondered about the people in my past who made me the person I am today. Of course certain events and things in life will make you and mold you into who you are, but I need to know about my ancestors. Who were they? Where did they live? What did they do? What did they look like? Do I look like any of them? Do I get my kind heart from one of them or my temperament from someone else? I started researching my family tree about 15 years… Continue

Added by Cindy Neely on July 19, 2009 at 5:12pm — 4 Comments

Respecting the Privacy of Living Family Members...

One of the first things I learned in my genealogy courses regarded the ethics of displaying information of living relatives. When a genealogist publishes his or her family's pedigree charts or family history, understanding proper etiquette of displaying living relatives information is imperative. If you happen to publish the birth dates of your aunt and she gets upset with you, she may not want to help you with your genelaogy anymore. Publishing information that helps to identify living… Continue

Added by Jennifer Eklund, PLCGS on July 19, 2009 at 1:43pm — No Comments