Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I have only found one Irish line in my family so far and I’m just beginning to trace it. Margaret Stinson, my G G Grandmother was born about 1834 in Ireland. She married James Mills on 21 Feb 1851 in St Phillips Anglican Church, Etobicoke, York Co., Ontario, Canada. Margaret is show on the 1851 Canada…
Last night I heard about a new search engine that was just released. It’s name is Mocavo and it’s is a genealogy search engine for ONLY FREE genealogy resources.I spent some time searching on it last night and I really do like it. The results come up quickly and it’s nice not to have to weed though tons…
To celebrate Genealogy Research Day in Sweden, ArkivDigital is opening all of their records for free access on March 19 and 20th!I have a family line in Sweden and I’m looking forward to doing some more research this weekend on them.To read the details and download their image viewer, read their news release.
With the snow flying and cold wind blowing I decided to sit at my pc with my hot coco today and do some organizing. I have been collecting links and other info for some time and it’s getting harder to find things. The first thing I did was start using Facebook Lists. I made one…
I thought I would start posting a list each month of the birth dates and anniversary’s listed in my family tree database. Naturally only the names of deceased people will be posted to protect the privacy of others.These are my listings for March. 1 March 1669 Roeloff Swartwout and Margaretha Klock (342) 1 March 1709…
Week 10: Disasters. Did you experience any natural disasters in your lifetime? Tell us about them. If not, then discuss these events that happened to parents, grandparents or others in your family. I haven’t really been through any disasters, not in the way I would describe disasters anyway. Living in Canada I’ve been through many snow…
Lisa at the Accidental Genealogist is running a Fearless Females blogging prompt for March womans history month. I’ve missed a few posts and hope to catch up soon! March 7 — Share a favorite recipe from your mother or grandmother’s kitchen. Why is this dish your favorite? If you don’t have one that’s been passed down,…
Week 9: Sounds. Describe any sounds that take you back to your childhood. These could be familiar songs, jingles, children playing, or something entirely different.Thinking back on sounds that remind me of my childhood, there are quite a few! Many of them remind me of my Grandmother Hilda Laws (nee Anderson). Nana was a big…
Week 8: Technology. What are some of the technological advances that happened during your childhood? What types of technology to you enjoy using today, and which do you avoid?This could be a big topic!Cable: I remember when we were little our T.V. was huge, mostly because it was in a wooden case. I’ve seen similar old…
Anyone who starts researching their family tree will eventually run into a mysterious ancestor. One that seemed to appear out of no where, just to drive you crazy.My 2nd Great Grandfather Frederick Robichaud was my big challenge. He seamed to have appeared in the 1891 census married to Elizabeth Gallant with 4 children, with no links to the past. His…