discovering your family history through cluster genealogy
Wouldn't it be nice if we had pictures of all of our ancestors? One of the joys of being on Ancestry (note: they employ me!) is that you can connect with so many people. I met a cousin a while back and we messaged back and forth. Lovely lady. And a week or so ago,... Continue Reading →
Last weekend, I was in Wytheville, Virginia doing a little research and giving a couple of Lectures. On Friday, I was lucky enough to spend time at the Wythe County Genealogical and Historical Association Regional Research Center: This is their new home. Wonderful building, with lots and lots of great material. I spent time digging... Continue Reading →
A couple of days ago I published Family Tree or Family Graph and was delighted at the comments I received. Some of you knew exactly what I was talking about! And Chris from NM and I had discovered our shared Snavely line! So I started digging back into the Snavely line. I'm presenting at the... Continue Reading →
I'll be presenting to the Virginia Genealogy Society in Richmond Virginia on Saturday, April 11: Spring 2015 Conference I had a great time this past Saturday presenting to the members of San Luis Obispo Genealogy Society. I've posted my slides on my presentations page -- check it out : Slides from Past Presentations
Over time, we all get better at genealogy. We learn better ways to search, to analyze and how to prove that which seems unprovable. The first group of family you work on is most likely to be filled with errors and bad assumptions. My Gillespie line is that line for me. I worked on it... Continue Reading →
My great grandmother was Clara Ellen Hash. Her parents were Weldon Alexander Hash and Sarah Hash who were first cousins.[1] Their fathers were Zebedee Hash and Abram Hash, respectively. She was born May 12, 1889 in Grayson County, Virginia.[2] She had 6 children with Adam Franklin Feazell: Sarah, Ann, Carl, Helen, Charles and Harry.[3] She... Continue Reading →
My 52 Ancestors posts are going to focus on the women in my family tree. Just to try something different. I've discussed both of my grandmothers so I will start with my great grandmothers. Great Granny Laura. My father's paternal grandmother. One of my favorite pictures of her is the one with her dog which... Continue Reading →
My niece, Rachel, and I went on an epic research trip in Virginia in July. We hit 5 courthouses, untold cemeteries, tromped around all sorts of weed filled fields and made a local unhappy when we photographed a deer head suspended from a telephone pole. (That's a different story.) We photocopied and photographed countless documents. ... Continue Reading →
Martha Spencer was a lovely lady. She contacted me out of the blue to share information with me about my father -- they had both been students at Lexington High School. (The Gift of Yearbook Pages) The images and memories she shared with me were priceless. She also gathered other pieces of information that fit... Continue Reading →