Although I am no expert on preservation by any means, I would try humdifying the newspapers and clippings before doing anything else with them. They may be...
That's good information. I"d love to have it. annystokes@... From: genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com [mailto:genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com]...
The document is in pdf format because it has pictures in it. If you could send me an email address for you that I can send an attached document to, I'd be...
Hallo Liebe Listies- Hello all I have added new Danzig and Pommern addressbooks here: Ich habe neue Danziger und Pommern Adressbuecher hier gestellt: ...
I have a Q? for all of you, about your genealogy research. When you began tracing your family surname, did you only concentrate on that surname, therefore only...
If I'd have followed only the men of the family, I would have only about 600-800 names. But since I did anyone who was my direct ancestor, I have thousands. ...
I started with my surname (dad's family) and when I started hitting dead ends, then I dove into my mom's family. I have more fun looking into the history...
Hello all- Hallo Zusammen I have updated and created three postings on pre-world war 2 German music. Ich habe drei Seiten gemacht ueber Deutschemusik bevor das...
Thanks Patty... To be honest, there's gads of fascinating things I've found on my mother's side, but only a few on my father's side. My rule, if they're a...
Hi, Please, don't think that I'm biased and completely disregard, the women, in the family. Most of my ancestors, I have been unable to find the maiden names...
I started with my mom's family since that's where I had the most information. I had a copy of an old letter from my grandmother39;s youngest sister detailing how...
Stan it would depend on the family. My fathers family kept the obituaries, so I was able to get the maiden names of most of the wives which in turn led to...
Joseph ~ I had the same problem and the same results. I think my greatest find was a cousin to Butch Cassidy, also Pretty Boy Floyd, and the Bush family, all...
My mother's maternal side goes back through John "the Portioner" Findley and into the Arbuthnott Family of Scotland. That was a great find. But the most...
You learned a lot! The more detailed stories are fun. So many in my tree are just a name & dates, but I know their lives were so much more. Anny From:...
Anny, you are so right. It bothers me to know there's so much more in one's life, but we can find nothing but a name and some dates. For instance, my...
That Is a really cool story, I love it! The fascinating thing about Genealogy is not names and dates, but getting to know who that person was, what he/she did,...
Well Traci, I'm thinking that's where my brothers and I got our sense of humor. Yes, you are correct in that a name and date is not who that individual is....
I think these pages are a little different in the way they work, and I had Ancestry.com a little this year. It was more difficult to use, and gave me names...
I love it! I wonder how many us have the "Indian Princess" story in their family? I know I do! I grew up hearing that story. Like you, part of the story is...
That's fascinating, Judy. Absolutely awesome. I do wonder if Catherine Maria Lorisch didn't have her first child by an Indian... And that daughter, Elizabeth...
Ann, you are absolutely precious... I found my family has Israeli connections. found our last name comes from an Ashkenazi Jew background. On my mothers...
My Indian story wasn't an Indian Princess.......just that we had Indian in our bloodline. I was asked, as a kid, if I were a member of the Black Foot...