Author Archives: Libbi
The Laws of Genealogy Kick In…
There are several laws of genealogy that shove the poor family historian around like a comet flying by Jupiter. One such law of genealogy is this: When you are looking hard at family B, something from Family A will pop … Continue reading
Still Searching….
Haring off into the data and Tennessee .. My new friend, Kay Rudolph, has been helping me with this brick wall. Kay has much better genealogy chops that I, and an analytical mind that leaves me in awe. We met on … Continue reading
…Finding More on Julia….
So in searching for Julia Ann Jolley May’s life, I have come up with this much information, and logged it on Ancestry.com: Here is some of what I have found: 1856 19 Mar Birth Tennessee, USA Sources: 1880 United States … Continue reading
…Finding more on Arminta….
Starting with the Crowe grandmother, Margaret Arminta Forrester who married Jesse Crowe. Margaret Arminta Forrester life shows in these records: Birth 5 Aug 1859 in Tunnel Hill, Walker, Georgia, USA. Sources: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal … Continue reading
Connecting the Crowes….
In 1975, when I first met Thomas Wayne Crowe, he told me his grandmother was “full blooded Cherokee.” In 1978, I married his grandson. In 1982, we had our first child and I really wanted to find out about this. … Continue reading
Press Release from Fold3: Special Black History Month Access
This is a press release from Fold3: Celebrate Black History Month with Free Access to Black History Records In 1976, President Ford designated February as Black History Month to highlight the achievements of African Americans in U.S. history. He encouraged … Continue reading
Press Release: Attend some of RootsTech Free Online!
RootsTech Conference Will Broadcast Select Sessions Free Online SALT LAKE CITYRootsTech, a leading family history and technology conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 2-4, 2012, announced today that fourteen of its popular sessions will be broadcasted live and … Continue reading
WikiTree: A different sort of web site for genealogists
I recently had a wonderful opportunity: Chris Whitten, the Creator of WikiTree.com (his page is http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Whitten-1) agreed to let me interview him about his genealogy web site. WikiTree is a genealogy site where you can upload your genealogy data and compare it to … Continue reading
Why Online Genealogy is So Cool
Of course, things like this happened back in my mother’s day, when you did your genealogy queries and research by sending letters and reading magazines, but still: Looking for my grandmother’s genealogy, I came across Looking4Roots.com, which had Flora Beeman Powell’s family. … Continue reading