Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for December 12, 2014

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My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)

1. My Mother Died Twice! by Valerie Hughes, author of Genealogy With Valerie
2. Who will marry us? by Debi Austen, author of Who Knew?
3. TUESDAY’S TIP–Genealogy Trails History Group–Dedicated To FREE Genealogy by Diane Gould Hall, author of MICHIGAN FAMILY TRAILS
4. PBS Announces Season 2 Schedule for Genealogy Roadshow by Caroline Pointer for FGS Voice Blog
5. My Genealogy Christmas Tree by Lorine McGinnis Schulze, author of The Olive Tree Genealogy
6. So This is Christmas - and what have you done? My Christmas GeneaMeme AND THE LIST SO FAR....So This is Christmas Geneameme Bloggers by Sharn White, author of FamilyHistory4u
7. Learning online AND Yes. No. And maybe. by Judy G. Russell, author of The Legal Genealogist
8. New FamilySearch Indexing Program Delayed by Ancestry Insider, author of The Ancestry Insider
9. 5 Habits for Successful Genealogy Research by Joanne Cowden, author of Researching Relatives
10. Christmas Decorating: Mom’s Influence – The Advent Calendar by Kathy Smith Morales, author of Abbie and Eveline
11. Connecting with a Handler Cousin ~ Blog as Cousin Bait by Elizabeth Handler, author of A Jewish Genealogy Journey
12. Passenger Ship Manifests by ArkivDigital
13. I bet she feels a little cheated. … by generationsgoneby, author of Generations Gone By's Weblog
14. What Will Move You? by Kassie Ritman, author of Maybe someone should write that down…
15. What was Christmas Like for Your Grandparents? by Claire V Brisson-Banks, author of Budding Genealogists
16. DAR - On the Road to Membership by Wendy Mathias, author of Jollett Etc.
17. Creating a search list from tags in Legacy by Shannon Thomas, author of Our Life Picture By Picture
18. Laura Bush and Daughter Jenna to Keynote – RootsTech 2015 by Thomas MacEntee, author of GeneaBloggers
19. Postcards to Pollo by Leslie G. Robertson, author of The People of Pancho

The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small -

• 52 Ancestors Challenge: Week 49 Recap

This week's "May I Introduce To You" Interview

• May I Introduce to You . . . Kristina Rees

New Blog Discovery

• ADVENTURES OF AN UNTAMEABLE GENEALOGIST

In Case You Missed Them….My Contributions to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

• Advent Calendar – December 6, 2014 ~ Santa Claus
• 52 Ancestors: #49 ~ Daniel Bromley Webster
• Favorite Family Recipes ~ Molasses Fruit Bars
• Advent Calendar – December 10, 2014 ~ Christmas Traditions

Grandpa's Postcards

• Vale Do Anhangabau,Sao Paulo, Brazil

Thanks for reading!


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52 Ancestors: #50 ~ Rev. Wesley Webster – Following In His Brother's Footsteps

December 15, 2014, 11:37 am

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This is part of the "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" Challenge begun by Amy Johnson Crow, author of the blog No Story Too Small.


A few weeks ago, I introduced you to Reverend Ebenezer Tyler Webster. He was a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Today, I'd like to introduce you to one of Ebenezer's brothers, Reverend Wesley Webster. Like his brother Ebenezer, Wesley also became a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church. As far as I can tell, Ebenezer and Wesley were the only ministers among the thirteen children born to my 4th great-grandparents, Augustine Webster and Mary Tyler.

Wesley was nineteen years younger than his brother, Ebenezer. By the time Wesley began his ministry, Ebenezer had finished his. Ebenezer was licensed to preach in 1820 and preached principally in Missouri, Illinois, and Ohio until 1841.¹

Wesley began preaching in 1842. I found the following about him in the History and Genealogy of the Governor John Webster Family of Connecticut. Vol. 1 ²

"…a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church was educated at the Athens University, Athens, O., but did not graduate. Entered the ministry in 1842, as a member of the Ohio Conference, and on the division of that conference, became a member of the Cincinnati Conference. He preached for 28 years and among the places where he preached were, Marysville, Union Co.; West Jefferson Madison Co.; South Charleston, Clarke Co.; Jamestown, Green Co.; Hebron, Licking Co.; Rushville, Fairfield Co.; New Vienna, Clinton Co.; and Miami City, O. He is (1883) on the Superannuated list."

Wesley Webster married Sarah Jane Davisson on 17 June 1845 in Clark, Ohio. She was the daughter of Isaac and Sarah Davisson.

Wesley and Sarah had two children. Tragically, both of them did not survive to adulthood.

1. Daughter Webster (20 June 1846 - 20 June 1846)
2. Francis Asbury Webster (18 August 1847 – 12 October 1848)

Wesley passed away on 25 September 1895 in South Charleston, Clark, Ohio. His wife Sarah passed away on 5 January 1900.

Wesley and his wife Sarah were both buried at Greenlawn Cemetery located in South Charleston, Clark County, Ohio and share a tombstone. Inscribed on the tombstone are the words, "An Abolitionist and a Prohibitionist. Praise the Lord!"

To see Wesley's Find a Grave memorial page, click HERE.

Thanks for reading!

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1 Webster, William Holcomb, and Melville Reuben Webster, D.D. "XXVI."History and Genealogy of the Governor John Webster Family of Connecticut. Vol. 1. Rochester: E. R. Andrews Printing, NY. 616. Print.^↩
2 Webster, William Holcomb, and Melville Reuben Webster, D.D. "XXVI."History and Genealogy of the Governor John Webster Family of Connecticut. Vol. 1. Rochester: E. R. Andrews Printing, NY. 618. Print.^↩

Advent Calendar – December 15, 2014 ~ Christmas Tree Decorations

December 16, 2014, 12:22 pm

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This is part of the "Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories" by Thomas MacEntee of GeneaBloggers. If you'd like to join in the fun, just click HERE.

Christmas Tree Decorations

Advent Calendar Prompt from 2014 - Do you have unique decorations that you use each Christmas? How did you get them or were they passed down to you from family members? Do you have certain traditions surrounding Christmas decorations such as purchasing one from every state or country you visit? Describe your favorite decorations!

Tell us about your Christmas decorations and your memories of Christmases past.

Advent Calendar Prompt from 2012- Did your family have heirloom or cherished ornaments? Did you ever string popcorn and cranberries? Did your family or ancestors make Christmas ornaments?

The special Christmas ornaments I remember most from my childhood were the painted glass birds that clipped onto the Christmas tree branches.  You may be able to see them on our tree in the photo above.  (Yes, that’s me in my nurse’s hat with my two brothers in the background.)  The birds were very pretty and had stiff flat plastic bristle-like tails that were decorated with glitter and other pretty things.  My dad liked the look of silver tinsel, which you can see was used to decorate our tree as well.  And, although it is not a tree ornament, I do remember the paper angel sitting on the mantel.  As I recall, it was made of paper and painted gold.

I don’t know if my Grandma Ingrid Gilberg used tinsel or glass bird ornaments to decorate her Christmas trees when she was a girl.  But, I’ve been able to read about some other decorations she and her family used to decorate their Christmas trees.  In her vocal history, recorded by my father, Grandma Ingrid reminisced about the traditions she and her Swedish immigrant parents shared at Christmas.  Among these were how they decorated their tree.

She recalled,

"It was a tradition that we make garlands for our tree.  We would decorate the ceilings with paper from corner to corner.  We would polish apples and hang them on the tree.  We did not have popcorn at this time, but we would string cranberries and hang them around the tree.  Then when Christmas Eve came, we would light our candles because there were no electric tree lights at this time.  At Christmas Eve, we would all gather around the room and we would dance around the tree and there was a little step we would dance to and we would sing a Christmas song."

"Now it is Christmas again,

Now it is Christmas again,

And after Christmas comes the New Year,

Yes it is so,

Yes it is so,

After Christmas comes the New Year."

So that you can get an idea of how these ceiling decorations may have looked, here’s a photo from Grandma Ingrid and Grandpa Arthur’s wedding reception.  I’m assuming this looked similar to how the ceiling was decorated with paper garlands at Christmas.


 
At this special time of year when we celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ, I'd like to wish each of you a very Merry Christmas!

Thanks for reading!

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A Wonderful Family History Christmas Gift

December 18, 2014, 8:26 am

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On December 25, 2013, I received a very special Christmas gift. This wonderful gift was given to me by my daughter and son-in-law.



Inside this frame is a map showing the route one of my Webster ancestors took when he left the United States sometime in the early 1900s, and the route that branch of the Webster family took as they returned to the United States in 1952.

My regular readers may already know which of my Webster ancestors left the United States in the early 1900s and which Webster ancestors returned in 1952. But, for those who may be unfamiliar with this story, I'll give you a quick recap.

My great-grandfather, Watson Emory (Frederick) Webster, who I affectionately refer to as "The Traveling Dentist" in my blog, was born in Coolville, Athens, Ohio on February 14, 1864. He became a dentist and was awarded a Doctor of Dental Surgery Diploma on April 2, 1896. I have that amazing document and shared it in my blog. If you'd like to see it, click HERE. At some point during his life, Watson changed his name to Frederick. So, when you see the diploma, that's why the name "Fred E. Webster" is on his diploma.

Apparently, my great-grandfather, Frederick, liked to travel. And during those travels, he practiced dentistry. He even practiced dentistry from his Dental Boat at Natchez, Mississippi, and at Lake Charles, Louisiana. Later, Frederick traveled to Mexico and married a beautiful girl named Esther Matus Villatoro. She was my great-grandmother. They moved to Brazil, and that's where four of their five children were born. Their first child was born in Mexico. Esther and Frederick passed away in Brazil.



My grandfather, Debs Warren Webster, was one of their children who was born in Brazil. He later married a beautiful Portuguese woman named Sarah Vasques Madeira. They were the parents of my mom, who was also born in Brazil. Tragically, Sarah passed away suddenly when my mom was only four years old. My grandfather, Debs, remarried a lovely woman named Willis Quillin. They had a son together and then adopted another boy.

In 1950 and 1951, the family joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Then, in 1952, the family emigrated from Brazil to the United States. So, there we have it! This branch of the Webster family came back to the United States.

I've written several blog posts about my "Traveling Dentist" great-grandfather, Watson Emory (Frederick) Webster. There's a landing page called "The Traveling Dentist" at the top of my blog dedicated to him. If you'd like to check it out, click HERE.

I've also written about the immigration story of my grandfather, Debs Warren Webster, and his family. They arrived in the United States in the summer of 1952. The ship docked in New York, the family bought a car and some camping equipment, and they set off on a cross-country adventure. The family bought postcards and took pictures along their way toward California, which was their final destination. I also have a landing page dedicated to their story at the top of my blog. It's called "The Debs Webster Family Immigration Story." If you'd like to check it out, click HERE.



The photo below is a close-up of this map. My daughter hand-stitched the route onto the map. Isn't it awesome?! I love it!



This hand-stitched map is such a thoughtful gift. And it is truly a family history treasure. Thank you my dear, sweet daughter and son-in-law for this amazing Christmas gift.

UPDATE: This wonderful gift hangs on a wall in our home and has proven to be a great family history discussion starter. I love it!

Thanks for reading!

 
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Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for December 19, 2014

December 19, 2014, 8:53 am

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A note to my wonderful readers:

There will not be a Fab Finds post for the next two weeks due to the Christmas and New Year's holidays. My Fab Finds posts will resume on Friday, January 9, 2015. I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)

1. Boy, Is My Face Red. The Real Story of Milton Josephs’ Death and a Few Important Research Lessons by Amy, author of Brotman Blog: A Family Journey
2. Christmas Chocolate Sandwich Cookie: Double Crunchers by Vera Marie Badertscher, author of Ancestors in Aprons
3. Announcing the Genealogy Do-Over AND New Celebrities Get the Experience of a Lifetime on New Season of “Who Do You Think You Are?” on TLC by Thomas MacEntee, author of GeneaBloggers
4. 2015 Genealogy Blog Post Planner Now Available by Miriam J. Robbins, author of AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors
5. Tuesday's Tip: When Bad Photos are Good by Emily Kowalski Schroeder, author of The Spiraling Chains: Kowalski – Bellan Family Trees
6. You never know until you ask by Michele Simmons Lewis, author of Ancestoring
7. Facebook delivers a family story detail that I didn't know! by Diane Weintraub, author of Nuts From the Family Tree
8. New AmericanAncestors.org Website by James Tanner, author of Genealogy's Star
9. Great Aunt Claude Freeland by Elizabeth Handler, author of From Maine to Kentucky
10. Saving My Genealogy by Terri O'Connell, author of Finding Our Ancestors
11. Are You My Relative? Family Relationship Chart and Infographic by Crestleaf Blog
12. Announcing 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: 2015 Edition by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small
13. Find A Grave Android Mobile App Release by Michael Lawless for Ancestry.com Blog
14. I Am Not Doing a Genealogy Do-Over by Randy Seaver, author Genea-Musings
15. TRACKS WEST: RAILROAD AND MIGRATION MAPS FOR YOU by Dayna Gooch Jacobs, author of On Granny's Trail
16. Everything Has a Beginning by Midge Frazel, author of Granite in My Blood
17. Do You Remember . . . "He Knows If You've Been Bad or Good" by Michelle G. Taggart, author of A Southern Sleuth
18. Tips for Planning Your Trip to the Family History Library by Shelley Bishop, author of A Sense of Family
19. Genealogy Deep Clean by Erica Madsen, author of Frayed Edge Photo
20. Top 10 Social Media Sites for Family Historians – Revised 2014 by Carole Riley, Social Media and Genealogy

The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small -

• 52 Ancestors Challenge: Week 50 Recap

This week's "May I Introduce To You" Interview

• May I Introduce to You . . . Jill Ball

New Blog Discovery

• Genealogist by Night

In Case You Missed Them….My Contributions to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

• 52 Ancestors: #50 ~ Rev. Wesley Webster – Following In His Brother's Footsteps
• Advent Calendar – December 15, 2014 ~ Christmas Tree Decorations
• A Wonderful Family History Christmas Gift

Jana's Place

• Molasses Fruit Bars

Thanks for reading!


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52 Ancestors: #51 ~ George Kinney Webster

December 22, 2014, 9:17 am

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This is part of the "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" Challenge begun by Amy Johnson Crow, author of the blog No Story Too Small.


This is my maternal 3rd great-grand uncle, George Kinney Webster. He was the sixth child born to my 4th great-grandparents Augustine Webster and Mary Tyler. I recently wrote about his brothers, Ebenezer, Daniel, and Wesley.

George was born on 25 March 1803 in Columbia County, New York. He was married twice. He married his first wife, Polly De Wolf, on 2 September 1831 in Meigs County, Ohio. According to an article in The Democrat (Pomeroy, OH) newspaper, George and Polly were married by George's brother, Ebenezer, who was a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church.¹

George and Polly were the parents of ten children.

1. Amanda Maria Webster (1832-1865)
2. Clarrissa Webster (1834-About 1846)
3. Lavina Webster (1836-1858)
4. Aurilla Webster (1838-1869)
5. Louisa Webster (1840-1919)
6. Nancy Webster (1842-1866)
7. Verlinda Webster (1844-1873)
8. Mary Alice Webster (1849-1869)
9. Donnally Darius Webster (1851-?)
10. Homer Horton Webster (1853-1872)

Sadly, most of these children did not survive past about thirty years of age. In fact, most died while they were in their twenties.

George's first wife Polly passed away on 6 May 1861 in Syracuse, Meigs, Ohio.

George married his second wife, Martha Sayers, on 13 October 1861 in Meigs County, Ohio. They were the parents of one child.

1. Melissa Webster (1863-?)

George passed away on 21 June 1878 in Oldtown, Meigs, Ohio. He was buried in Bicknell Chapel Cemetery located in Great Bend, Meigs, Ohio.

Thanks for reading!


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1 George K. Webster and Polly De Wolf marriage, "Meigs County News For The Year 1892." The Democrat (Pomeroy, OH) December 22, 1892, Old Time Marriages. Rootsweb. 06 Dec. 2014.^↩

Advent of Christmas ~ The Meaning of Christmas

December 23, 2014, 11:52 am

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This is part of the "Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories" by Thomas MacEntee of GeneaBloggers. If you'd like to join in the fun, just click HERE.

23 December – The Meaning of Christmas

If someone dropped out of the sky and was unfamiliar with the concept of Christmas, how would you explain it to them? Can you put the meaning of Christmas into words? What does Christmas represent to you and is it different than when you grew up or from the meaning it had for your ancestors?

Tell us what Christmas means to you and your memories of Christmases past.

I love Christmas. It's a very special time of the year that we celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Because He was born in Bethlehem so many years ago, and because He fulfilled His divine mission here on earth, we all have the opportunity to return to live with our Heavenly Father again.

I'm eternally grateful to our Heavenly Father for the gift of His Son, Jesus Christ.

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6)

Please enjoy this beautiful video that tells the Christmas Story.

Merry Christmas!


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Merry Christmas ~ 2014

December 24, 2014, 10:26 am

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Tomorrow is Christmas Day. And I wanted to share a very special video with you. It's beautiful and moving. I love it! And I hope you will love it too.

This beautiful video includes the musical talents of The Piano Guys, David Archuleta, Peter Hollens, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

In early December, over 1,000 people came together to break the Guinness Book of World Record's title for the largest live Nativity scene. The video I'm sharing with you today shows this record-breaking live Nativity scene. I hope you enjoy this wonderful video.

I am thankful for this time of year that we celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. I'm thankful for His birth and for His mission here on earth. 

May you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!


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52 Ancestors: #52 ~ Abraham (Abram) Augustine Webster

December 26, 2014, 11:30 am

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This is part of the "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" Challenge begun by Amy Johnson Crow, author of the blog No Story Too Small.



I did it! Here is the last blog post for the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge. Thank you Amy Johnson Crow for this challenge. And thank you to my wonderful readers for following along. And now to introduce you to this week's ancestor....

Abraham (or Abram) Augustine Webster was the thirteenth and last child born to my 4th great-grandparents, Augustine Webster and Mary Tyler. I've introduced you to four of his brothers in previous posts – Ebenezer, Daniel, Wesley and George.

For some reason there's some confusion about whether his name was Abraham or Abram. In most of the census records I've seen him listed in his name was Abraham. On his Find A Grave memorial page there's a picture of his tombstone. His tombstone lists his name as Abraham.

The inscription on his tombstone is as follows:

Webster
Our Parents
Abraham Webster 1817-1894
Phebe His Wife 1819-1883

According to the book Waterman Family, Descendants of Robert Waterman, Volume 1 by Donald Lines Jacobus, his name was Abraham.¹  The book also states that he was a farmer and had 11 children.  The book History and Genealogy of the Governor John Webster Family of Connecticut. Vol. 1 states that his name was probably Abram.²

Why was he listed in both the Waterman and the Webster genealogy books? Because he married a Waterman, or I should say the descendant of a Waterman.

Regarding his name though, with most of the records stating that his name was Abraham, I think I'll go with that instead of Abram.

Abraham was born on 2 June 1817 in Chester, Meigs, Ohio.

Abraham, who is my maternal 3rd great-granduncle, married my 1st cousin 4 times removed, Phebe Smith, who was the daughter of Jonas Smith and Jerusha Waterman. This is another instance in my family tree where someone in my Webster family married someone in my Waterman family. Another example is the marriage of my 2nd great-grandparents, Ebenezer Perry Carlisle Webster and Cynthia Maria Waterman.

Cynthia Maria Waterman and Abraham's wife Phebe Smith were first cousins. Phebe's mother, Jerusha, and Cynthia's father, Asher, were siblings.

I wrote about Abraham's mother-in-law, Jerusha Waterman, in a previous 52 Ancestors post. She was one of the children of Dr. Luther L. Waterman who was a surgeon in the Revolutionary War. You can read about Jerusha by clicking HERE.

Abraham and his wife Phebe were the parents of eleven children.

1. Martha Caroline Webster (1840-Bef 1910)
2. Antsel Delay Webster (1841-1843)
3. Charles Austin Webster (1843-1863)
4. Sarah Jane Webster (1845-?)
5. Lewis Stanley Webster (1847-1874)
6. Emma Viola Webster (1849-?)
7. Malinda Frances Webster (1853-?)
8. Spencer Ackley Webster (1855-1856)
9. Elma Alvira Webster (1857-?)
10. Eva May Webster (1859-1944)
11. Corwin Webster (1861-1861)

Abraham spent his life as a farmer in Lebanon Township, Meigs County, Ohio. That was his occupation in every census record in which I've seen him listed.

He passed away on 31 January 1894 in Racine, Meigs, Ohio. He was buried in the Bethlehem Cemetery located in Lebanon Township, Meigs County, Ohio.

Thanks for reading!


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1 Jacobus, Donald Lines, and Edgar Francis Waterman. The Waterman Family. Vol. 1. New Haven, CT: E.F. Waterman, 1939. 564. Print.^↩
2 Webster, William Holcomb, and Melville Reuben Webster, D.D. "XXVI."History and Genealogy of the Governor John Webster Family of Connecticut. Vol. 1. Rochester: E. R. Andrews Printing, NY. 618. Print.^↩

Adding A Sweet Little Leaf To Our Family Tree

January 5, 2015, 10:52 am

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Last November my husband and I became grandparents for the first time. And we're so very excited! Our daughter and son-in-law welcomed a sweet new baby boy into their family. He's just so adorable.

Because of this new and exciting addition to our family, I've gone through and updated my profiles on my social media sites and replaced the words "soon-to-be grandma" with "Grandma." Yay! I've also updated my genealogy database as well. It was so much fun to add our new grandson's name to my Legacy Family Tree database.

Our daughter, son-in-law, and new grandson live in another state. Last week we visited them and my husband and I were able to meet our sweet little grandson in person for the first time. Of course I took tons of pictures. And I wish I could share a photo of our adorable little grandson with you, but for privacy reasons, I won't be able to do that. You'll just have to take my word for it that he's just the cutest little guy.

Being a grandma is awesome!

Thanks for reading!


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Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for January 9, 2015

January 9, 2015, 12:06 pm

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After a two-week vacation, Fab Finds is back. I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)

1. BCG PORTFOLIO MADNESS by Cari Taplin, author of GENEALOGY PANTS
2. Genealogy Do-Over: Schedule of Topics by Thomas MacEntee, author of GeneaBloggers
3. 31 Funny Genealogy Quotes That Will Have Your Ancestors Rolling in Their Graves by Crestleaf Blog
4. It starts with just one clue... by Jen Baldwin, author of Ancestral Breezes
5. Adding Your Blog to Find-a-Grave by Valerie Hughes, author of Genealogy With Valerie
6. How to Link to a Specific Blog Post and Why You Should by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small
7. Wisdom Wednesday - Getting Over Source Snobbery by Laura Cosgrove Lorenzana, author of The Last Leaf On This Branch
8. FamilySearch Considers Alternatives to Double-Blind Indexing AND Darned Records: When You Let Gollum Index by Ancestry Insider, author of The Ancestry Insider
9. OCCUPATION FILES ON ANCESTRY–1600-1995–What are they? Have you seen these? by Diane Gould Hall, author of MICHIGAN FAMILY TRAILS
10. Chart Chick Insider's Guide to Salt Lake City--Updated! by Janet Hovorka, author of The Chart Chick
11. New Year. New Goals. Same Awesome Challenge. by Lynn Palermo, author of The Armchair Genealogist
12. Family Flash Cards by Emily Kowalski Schroeder, author of Growing Little Leaves
13. Putting the flesh on the bones of genealogy by James Tanner, author of Genealogy's Star
14. New scheduling tools are now available for RootsTech 2015 by Renee Zamora, author of Renee's Genealogy Blog
15. Questioning my assumptions by Janine Adams, author of Organize Your Family History
16. Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness is back! by Amberly, author of THEGENEALOGYGIRL
17. Ohio Genealogical Society’s Annual Writing Competition for 2015 by Julie Cahill Tarr, author of Julie's Genealogy & History Hub
18. Genealogy Do-Over: Week 1 Myrt's Quasi-Do-Over Plan by Pat Richley-Erickson, author of Dear Myrtle
19. Check for Coroner Records by Joanne Cowden, author of Researching Relatives
20. Freemasonry Records for Genealogy by Heather Collins, author of OF TREES & INK
21. Tuesday's Tip: City Directories May Contain Death Dates by Beth Gatlin, author of So Many Ancestors!
22. New Website Helps Researchers Locate Reconstruction-Era Records for African American Genealogy, History by Thomas MacEntee, author of GeneaPress

 
The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small -

• 52 Ancestors Challenge: Week 51 Recap
• 52 Ancestors Challenge: Week 52 Recap – We Made It!
• 52 Ancestors Challenge 2015: Week 1 Recap

New Blog Discoveries

• HEART OF A SOUTHERN WOMAN
• Ancestry Adventures
• Tracing Roots
• Tracing the Footsteps of Amos
• Curating Kin
• Anne's family history
• Colleen & Jeff’s Roots
• My Family Roots
• From Little Acorns

In Case You Missed Them….My Contributions to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

• Adding A Sweet Little Leaf To Our Family Tree

Jana's Place

• It Was So Cold, Our Camera Quit Working

Thanks for reading!


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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun ~ My Ancestor Score for January 2015

January 10, 2015, 7:43 pm

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I decided to participate in tonight's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun (SNGF) brought to us by Randy Seaver, author of Genea-Musings. Here's what Randy proposed for tonight's SNGF (shared from his blog):

1)  Determine how complete your genealogy research is.  For background, read Crista Cowan's post Family History All Done? What’s Your Number? and Kris Stewart's What Is Your Genealogy "Score?" For comparison purposes, keep the list to 10 or 11 generations with you as the first person. 
2)  Create a table similar to Crista's second table, and fill it in however you can (you could create an Ahnentafel (Ancestor Name) list and count the number in each generation, or use some other method).  Tell us how you calculated the numbers.
3)  Show us your table, and calculate your "Ancestral Score" - what is your percentage of known names to possible names (1,023 for 10 generations).
4)  For extra credit (or more SNGF), do more generations and add them to your chart.
5)  Post your table, and your "Ancestor Score," on your own blog, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook Status post or Google+ Stream post.

I thought this would be an interesting idea. I've seen this kind of thing before, but had never made an "Ancestor Name Chart" or figured out the "Ancestor Score" for my own family tree.

Here's my Ancestor Name Chart.
  


And here's my "Ancestor Score" for my family tree:

• Number of known ancestor names = 405
• Number of possible ancestor names = 1,023
• Ten generation ancestor name score = 405/1,023 = 39.6%

In order to make my Ancestor Name Chart, I created an Ancestor Book Report using my Legacy Family Tree database. I then created a PDF of the report and counted the ancestors in each generation. I put that information in the Excel chart (above). Like Randy, I chose to exclude ancestors who didn't have a first name.

Through five generations the percentage stays at 100%. After that things start to go downhill. And my ancestral score isn't very high. I obviously have a lot of work to do. But, I suppose it could be worse. You see, I can't take the credit for finding all of the ancestors in my family tree. I was blessed to have inherited genealogy research from my father, Jan Iverson, a lot of which had been done by a professional genealogist many years ago. The professional genealogist was hired by my paternal grandmother, Ingrid Gillberg, to help us with our Scandinavian lines.

I'm also blessed to have in my possession the excellent and very well-sourced three-volume family history books called Waterman Family, Descendants of Robert Waterman by Donald Lines Jacobus which provide priceless information about my Waterman ancestors.

Even with all of the wonderful genealogy research I've been given, there is still so much more research that needs to be done. This fan chart from FamilySearch illustrates this. As you can see, there are holes in this chart that need to be filled. My mom is at the center of this chart. She's still living, so I blurred her name for privacy reasons.



What about you? What's your Ancestor Score?

Thanks for reading!


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An Exciting Mention In The FamilySearch Blog

January 13, 2015, 2:33 pm

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Last night I checked the FamilySearch Blog and got an amazing surprise. My genealogy blog was mentioned in the article FamilySearch’s Top 10 Most Searched Record Collections: Collection 1—United States Census Records, by Alivia L. Whitaker, dated January 9, 2015. A paragraph from a blog post I wrote about the 1940 U.S. Census was quoted as well.

I am so incredibly honored, and actually a bit stunned, to be mentioned in an article on the FamilySearch Blog! Thank you so much Alivia for the mention!

The FamilySearch Blog contains many wonderful, informative, and helpful articles. You can access the FamilySearch Blog by going to the FamilySearch website at familysearch.org. At the bottom of the FamilySearch home page you'll find the Blog's link.

Here's a screenshot of the FamilySearch website. The red arrow is pointing to the link for the FamilySearch Blog. Just click on the link and you'll be directed to the Blog.



Here's a close-up view so you can see the FamilySearch Blog link better.



I hope you'll take the opportunity to read the many fantastic articles on the FamilySearch Blog.

Note: I wrote my blog post that was quoted in the FamilySearch article back when I first began blogging in April 2012. My quoted paragraph in the FamilySearch Blog article contains two bracketed words, indicating corrections to those words in my original post. One word was an error and one was the use of the word "kinda" instead of "kind of" which does sound better. I've now corrected those words in my blog post. This just goes to show you that it's a good idea to revisit old blog posts to make sure there aren't any errors, especially if you are planning on creating a book from your blog, which I am planning on doing.

Thanks for reading!


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Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for January 16, 2015

January 16, 2015, 11:50 am

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My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)

1. Announcing the Genetic Genealogy Standards by Blaine Bettinger, author of THE GENETIC GENEALOGIST
2. How To Preserve Old Photos Without Losing Your Mind by Dick Eastman, author of
   Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
3. Tuesday’s Tip: Facebook Group Etiquette by Jenny Lanctot, author of Are My Roots Showing?
4. Getting Creative with Genea-Graphics by Caitlin Gow, author of Genealogically Speaking
5. 10 YEARS, OVER 150 RECORDS REQUESTED–HOW MANY DID I ACTUALLY RECEIVE? by Diane Gould Hall, author of MICHIGAN FAMILY TRAILS
6. Why are ther Blue "Silver" Books? by Heather Wilkinson Rojo, author of Nutfield Genealogy
7. Tuesday's Tip: Staying On Track with a Research Log by Miriam J. Robbins, author of AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors
8. Tagging and Notebooks in Evernote by Shannon Thomas, author of Our Life Picture by Picture
9. Legacy by Michele Simmons Lewis, author of Ancestoring
10. Instead of Failing, Read the Instructions by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small
11. Geneabloggers - Who and Where are you? by Jill Ball, author of GeniAus
12. Robert Erickson, Champion Plowman by Susan Wallin Mosey, author of Family History Daily
13. 30 Days to Becoming Unforgettable – Day 13 by Valerie Elkins, author of Family Cherished
14. Visit your Ancestral Village Online by Mary Foxworthy, author of Roots & Stuff
15. NEW GENEAGEM DISCOVERED! BLM WEBSITE by Linda Stufflebean, author of Empty Branches on the Family Tree
16. Testing Evernote Scannable by Patrick Jones, author of Frequent Traveler Ancestry
17. The other housekeeper by Judy G. Russell, author of The Legal Genealogist
18. Rededicating myself to collateral lines by Janine Adams, author of Organize Your Family History

The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small -

• 52 Ancestors Challenge 2015: Week 2 Recap

This week's "May I Introduce To You" Interview

• May I Introduce to You . . . Devon Lee

New Blog Discoveries

• Meet You in Ohio
• Sherlock Homes
• Roots Revealed
• Gathering Branches of My Family Tree
• The Buttermaker and the Midwife
• Copper Leaf Genealogy
• genealogycorner

In Case You Missed Them….My Contributions to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

• Saturday Night Genealogy Fun ~ My Ancestor Score for January 2015
• An Exciting Mention In The FamilySearch Blog

Jana's Place

• The Latest Happenings ~ Missionary Son Update – Snow…ish Stuff

Thanks for reading!


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Family Vacation in Utah

January 21, 2015, 2:43 pm

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After Christmas, we spent about a week in Utah. We had so much fun spending time together as a family. Creating family memories is so very important.

It turned out to be a very cold week. And when I say cold, I mean freezing. The temperatures were usually in the teens and twenties during the days. Yes. It was frigid. The air felt like refrigerator air.

I live in an area that doesn't get snow. And our high temperatures in winter are pretty mild compared with Utah. So, it was quite novel for us to see it snowing and to spend a week somewhere with snow on the ground. We arrived on a Saturday and it snowed on Sunday and Monday. This is what we woke up to on Monday morning.



This is my husband scraping our car…while it was snowing. He was heading out to a store. Brave man!



Did I mention that we're not used to snow? Of course, I had to take pictures of the cold fluffy stuff.



It's really pretty.



Especially from inside a warm house. Haha!



The temperatures never rose above freezing that week, so there was plenty of time for ice to form on the ground. Unfortunately, at the end of the week, I slipped and fell on the ice. Yep. I did. Thankfully, it wasn't a hard fall. I was a bit sore, but I'm fine. And I'm so grateful for that.

I'll be sharing more pictures from our trip to Utah in a future post.

Thanks for reading!


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Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for January 23, 2015

January 23, 2015, 9:27 am

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My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)

1. Over 160 New U.S. Free Online Newspaper Collection Links by Kenneth R. Marks, author of THE ANCESTOR HUNT
2. A new clue! by Debi Austen, author of Who Knew?
3. Whose DNA it is anyway? AND The mentors AND Following up on death by Judy G. Russell, author of The Legal Genealogist
4. Want To Be A Geneablogger? by Fran Ellsworth for Worldwide Genealogy ~ A Genealogical Collaboration
5. Hey Everyone, I've Moved! by Andrea Kelleher, author of How Did I Get Here? My Amazing Genealogy Journey
6. We've moved! by Bryna O'Sullivan, author of Researching Luxembourg Genealogy
7. Tuesday’s Tip: Heirloom.net by Jenny Lanctot, author of Are My Roots Showing?
8. The Source Clipboard AND More about the Source Clipboard AND Legacy and AniMap by Michele Simmons Lewis, author of Ancestoring
9. Does Anybody Really Care about a Fifth Cousin?  Are Collateral Lines Relevant? by Amy B. Cohen, author of Brotman Blog: A Family Journey
10. The Real Reason Why Your Ancestors Didn’t Smile in Old Photographs AND These Famous Kin of Thomas Jefferson Will Surprise You by Crestleaf Blog
11. Ancestry.com and Mexican Genealogy Research by Moises Garza, author of Mexican Genealogy
12. FamilySearch Releases More Record Hints by Ancestry Insider, author of The Ancestry Insider
13. Skeletons in the Closet by Susan Wallin Mosey, author of family history daily
14. Jewish Museum of Prague: Old Jewish Cemetery by Marilyn Robinson, author of Jewish Gem's Genealogy: Mining For Your Elusive Ancestors
15. What Happens To Your Genealogy Research When You're Gone? by Lorine McGinnis Schulze, author of The Olive Tree Genealogy
16. Statistics in Legacy by Shannon Thomas, author of Our Life Picture by Picture
17. Guest Authors Share Their Expertise by Lynn Palermo, author of The Armchair Genealogist
18. Hitting the Jackpot on Facebook by Valerie Hughes, author of Genealogy With Valerie
19. The Real Me by Sally Knudsen, author of Sally Searches
20. Are Your Ancestors the Average of 5 Records? by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small

The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small -

• 52 Ancestors Challenge 2015: Week 3 Recap

This week's "May I Introduce To You" Interview

• May I Introduce to You . . . Dara McGivern

New Blog Discoveries

• Gnarly Roots
• HuntRoots
• rothko's blog
• Wir Unst Family
• BLACK RAVEN GENEALOGY
• GenieQ
• GeneaSpy

In Case You Missed It….My Contribution to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

• Family Vacation in Utah

Thanks for reading!


© 2015 Copyright by Jana Last, All Rights Reserved

A New and Exciting Cousin Connection

January 26, 2015, 9:16 am

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I have very exciting news to share with you. A few months ago, I was contacted by a gentleman because he saw my genealogy blog while doing an internet search. It turns out that this gentleman is a cousin. This new cousin connection is quite a happy surprise for our family.

This isn't a distant cousin connection. This is a close cousin connection. You'll see what I mean as you read further in this post.

This cousin's name is Marco and he lives in Brazil. Marco left a comment on my personal blog's Facebook page.

Here's a little bit of background so you know how Marco fits in my family tree.

My regular readers will probably recognize the name of my great-grandfather, Watson (Frederick) Emory Webster. I refer to him as "The Traveling Dentist" here on my blog. Watson changed his name to Frederick sometime during his life. Throughout the rest of this post, I'll refer to him as Frederick.

Frederick and his second wife, Esther Matus Villatoro, who I descend from, had five children:

1. Carlota Adelia Webster
2. Edna Lillie Webster
3. Debs Warren Webster (my grandfather)
4. Eugene Rollin Webster
5. Alice Webster

Carlota and Debs were the only children to survive to adulthood.

With this background in mind, I'll explain what happened when Marco contacted me. He told me that his mother was a daughter of my great-grandfather, Frederick. I wondered if he was mistaken. As I mentioned, only two of Frederick and Esther's children survived to adulthood, my grandfather and his sister Carlota. In 1955, my grandfather traveled to Mexico to visit his sister Carlota and her family. And Marco wasn't one of Carlota's children.

Well, through a series of emails in which Marco and I shared photos, documents, and information, it turns out that his mother is in fact a daughter of my great-grandfather, Frederick! It appears that late in life Frederick did have another child. And that child is Marco's mother.

This means that my mother has a newly-discovered aunt (Marco's mother) and I have a newly-discovered great-aunt. And Marco is my mom's newly-discovered 1st cousin and my 1st cousin once removed. See? This cousin connection is a very close cousin connection.

The photo at the top of this post was sent to me by Marco. It's a picture of my great-grandfather Frederick holding Marco's mother (right) and a young boy (left). I wondered if this little boy was Frederick's child too, but Marco told me he was not Frederick's son.

My mom and I are so excited about this new cousin connection. And we're so happy that Marco found my genealogy blog and contacted me.

Thanks for reading!


© 2015 Copyright by Jana Last, All Rights Reserved

Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for January 30, 2015

January 30, 2015, 10:56 am

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My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)

1. The last gift by Peggy Lauritzen, author of Always Anxiously Engaged
2. Where did your ancestors live? -- An Introduction to parcel maps AND Use Cadastral Mapping to find your ancestors AND Where did your ancestors live" -- An Introduction to City Directories by James Tanner, author of Genealogy's Star
3. A matter of consent by Judy G. Russell, author of The Legal Genealogist
4. Encyclopedia of Municipalities and Delegations for Mexico by Moises Garza, author of Mexican Genealogy
5. List of Facebook Genealogy Resources by Nancy Loe, author of Sassy Jane Genealogy
6. SIX STEPS TO TRACK YOUR ANCESTOR'S CEMETERIES AND TOMBSTONES WITH PINTEREST by Cody Nelson, author of Meet You in Ohio
7. Submit Family Stories for Our Valentine’s Day Feature AND These States Have the Most Valentine’s Day Surnames by Crestleaf Blog
8. Missouri Death Certificates – 1964 by Anne Kruszka, author of Gene Notes
9. ...Read how a family history fib spread in 1889, and is still spreading today! by Heather Wilkinson Rojo, author of Nutfield Genealogy
10. Check Marks the Source by Valerie Craft, author of Begin with 'Craft'
11. Score Another One For Genetic Genealogy by Jacqi Stevens, author of A Family Tapestry
12. Let It Go? Save or Toss Those Old Family Escrow Papers? by Denise Levenick, author of The Family Curator
13. The best free archives online. by Christine Blythe, author of Empty Nest Genealogy
14. Tuesday’s Tip: Family Interviews by Jenny Lanctot, author of Are My Roots Showing?
15. Great new tech tool for your graphics! by Cate Kunzi, author of Burning River Genealogy
16. What Can You Learn from AncestryDNA Matches with Very Small Trees? by Dana Leeds, author of The Enthusiastic Genealogist
17. His Little Green Book Was So Organized, Why Can't I Be? by Barbara Poole, author of Life From The Roots
18. Please Define Famous by Valerie Hughes, author of Genealogy With Valerie
19. Get Ready To Meet Your European Cousins with AncestryDNA by Anna Swayne for Ancestry.com Blog
20. Dear Randy: Why Do You Write About Your Personal Research? by Randy Seaver, author of Genea-Musings

The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small -

• 52 Ancestors Challenge 2015: Week 4 Recap

This week's "May I Introduce To You" Interview

• May I Introduce to You . . . Schalene Jennings Dagutis

New Blog Discoveries

• Southern Branches
• Carolina Heritage Research
• Brenner Genealogy
• Genealogical Gems

I also want to share this beautiful article with you. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did.

• Loving Those Who Have Gone before Us by Ryan Kelly in the February 2015 Ensign Magazine

In Case You Missed It….My Contribution to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

• A New and Exciting Cousin Connection

Thanks for reading!


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Have You Tried Grandma's Pie?

February 4, 2015, 8:36 am

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Have you tried Grandma's Pie?


One of my friends shared something cool on my Facebook timeline yesterday. It's an online tool by the creators of Relative Finder. It's called Grandma's Pie.

Grandma's Pie is one of the projects listed on Brigham Young University's Family History Technology Lab's (FHTL) website. Click HERE to see a list of their projects.

Here's a partial screenshot from the FHTL project page showing Grandma's Pie. Grandma's Pie is described as follows on their page:

"This ain't your mom's pie. Grandma's Pie shows you where your ancestry is from, in interactive pie form! Currently, Grandma's Pie uses stale data (2-4 months old)."

I decided to give Grandma's Pie a try. Here's a screenshot of the login page. You will need a FamilySearch account to use this fun tool. It's easy to sign up for a FamilySearch account and it's free.




I clicked on "Show Multiple Generations" on the left side of the page to create my Great Grandparents pie chart. For the pie chart at the top of this post I clicked on "Show Single Generation."



See that little slider bar at the top of the page? To show more generations, just slide the button to the right or click anywhere on the bar with your cursor.

This pie chart shows where my ancestors were from through my 2X great-grandparents.



Another cool feature I discovered while playing with this fun tool is that when you hover your cursor over each section of your pie, the name and birthplace of that ancestor will appear.



What do you think? Pretty cool, right? If you'd like to try Grandma's Pie, click HERE. Give it a try and see how your pie chart looks.

Thanks for reading!


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Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for February 6, 2015

February 6, 2015, 8:36 am

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My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)

1. WordPress for Genealogy: Adding a Lineage Snapshot Box to Blog Posts About Ancestors, Part I AND Blogging for Genealogy: Adding a Lineage Snapshot Box to Ancestor Posts in WordPress.com & Blogger by Colleen Greene, author of CollenGreene.com
2. 10 Unexpected Places to Find Family History Online by Heather Wilkinson Rojo, author of Nutfield Genealogy
3. Ancestry Introduces Beta "Improved Website" - And A First Look by Randy Seaver, author of Genea-Musings
4. TLC Reveals Celebrities for Spring 2015 Season of Who Do You Think You Are? AND Calling RootsTech attendees: Ancestry needs you! by Thomas MacEntee, author of GeneaBloggers
5. GIVING BACK – PART 1 – CEMETERY PHOTOGRAPHY by Cari Taplin, author of GENEALOGY PANTS
6. Valentine's Day Competition: Family romances by Emma for MyHeritage Blog
7. Developing a Historical Timeline by Melvin J. Collier, author of Roots Revealed
8. Getting the Most Out of AncestryDNA AND Autosomal DNA 2015 – Which Test is the Best? by Roberta Estes, author of DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
9. NARA now live streaming "Know Your Records" lectures on YouTube & they are FREE by Diane L. Richard for UPFRONT WITH NGS
10. Leaving Your Lessons Behind by Valerie Hughes, author of Genealogy With Valerie
11. Are You Looking Back or Looking Forward? by PastSmith, author of PastSmith
12. New BYU Family History Library Videos up on YouTube.com AND Photos on FamilySearch Memories lead to priceless discoveries by James Tanner, author of Genealogy's Star
13. Minnesota Genealogical Society announces 2015 webinar series AND Free access to Ancestry this weekend by Gail Dever, author of Genealogy a la carte
14. Land Records AND Local Genealogy Societies by NikiMarie, author of Copper Leaf Genealogy
15. Genealogical "Extras" by Elise Ann Wormuth, author of Living in the Past: A Family History
16. Civil War Recipe: Beef Stew by Vera Marie Badertscher, author of Ancestors in Apron
17. A Tractor, Grandpa and Me by Michelle Ganus Taggart, author of A Southern Sleuth
18. Electrocuted in the Frederick Mine by Schalene Dagutis, author of Tangled Roots and Trees
19. Banishing the stubborn pile by Janine Adams, author of Organize Your Family History

The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small -

• 52 Ancestors Challenge 2015: Week 5 Recap

This week's "May I Introduce To You" Interview

• May I Introduce to You . . . Elise Ann Wormuth

New Blog Discoveries

• Knit Genealogist
• ancestrystuff
• CurryAus
• Expanding Branches
• Genealogie
• Jenny's Genealogy Blog
• Linda Newman's Family Tree

In Case You Missed Them….My Contributions to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

• Have You Tried Grandma's Pie?

Grandpa's Postcards

• Panorama del Puente, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico

Jana's Place

• City Creek Center ~ Part 1

Thanks for reading!


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