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Friday, July 2, 2010

Follow Friday -- Riverdale, Michigan

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Why write about Riverdale, Michigan you might ask.  My 6th cousin recently sent me a 75 page Centennial booklet for her town with a "po...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Tombstone Tuesday -- KILBORN of New Haven, Connecticut

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Aaron Kilborn Born:  September 03, 1798, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut Died:  August 29, 1876, Orange, New Haven Co., Co...
Saturday, June 26, 2010

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun

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Randy Seaver at Genea-Musings has given us his weekly  Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge for today.  It is: "Your mission, shoul...

Surname Saturday -- JOHNSON, MEAD / MEED and SANGER

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Elizabeth / Betsey Johnson is one of my "Brick Walls" and unlike some others, her ancestry is pretty much unknown. She was born N...

Conversation -- Part 3 Best Thing I Ever Did, I wrote a Letter to Mr. Barnes.

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My letter began with, “Dear Mr. Barnes” unfortunately, I didn’t save a copy of my letter nor did the recipient.  Now for the beginning. Abou...
Friday, June 25, 2010

Conversation - Part 2 We met at the Microfilm Reader and discovered we were Cousins

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After three hours of looking through microfilm at the New England Historic and Genealogical Society’s Library (NEHGS) in Boston, I was ge...
Thursday, June 24, 2010

Conversation -- Part 1 My hustand talked to a club member and discovered I was related to her!

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Close to 12 years ago, our new local genealogy club had their first annual pot-luck dinner at a sports club.  At least 30 people were the...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Tombstone Tuesday - WRIGHT of Connecticut

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Fair Haven Union Cemetery New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut Jesse Wright Born:   February 7, 1786, Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut Di...
Saturday, June 19, 2010

Surname Saturday -- JAQUAYS (Connecticut, Vermont, Quebec)

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My JAQUAYS line is another "Brick Wall."  It is a rather unusual name and some records spell the name as: JACUAY, JACKWAYS, JAQUES...
Friday, June 18, 2010

The Courthouse at Fonda, New York, A Great Place to do Research for Montgomery County

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Of all the libraries, archives, or historical societies I’ve been to, this repository has made the biggest impression. The Montgomery Coun...