30 January 2009 by Libbi.

Interesting story in the  Louisville Courier Journal this morning about a father and son genealogist duo, who have a giggling good time climbing the family tree.  The article is by Dale Moss, a columnist for the LCJ who writes about all things Hoosier — his beat is north of the river. His column appears Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the Indiana page. This story highlights how the Strouds used the internet to track down their earliest Hoosier ancestors.

The Strouds, the subject of this week’s column, have showcased the results of their work at the Thomas Stround Family History Index page on the American Civil War, Indiana Volunteers, 70th Regiment site. Their postings include photographs, cemetery markers, a map of the Stroud migration, and military records.

An excellent example of putting your reasearch on the web for others to peruse, with contact info shoud you wish to exchange data with them. A link to a screen shot is below.

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29 January 2009 by Libbi.

One of those lists of q’s your friends send you. However, some of them would be appropriate to ask an older  relative, in gathering family history data:

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Yes, my mother’s great-aunt Libby, who was an accomplished musician.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
When my dog Tipper died, but I was really crying about Mother.

. . .

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
Two, and my daughter’s boyfriend has become our third kid.

. . .

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
Mother and Daddy.

. . .  

37. DESCRIBE YOUR PENCIL CUP.
I have more than one. One is for black and blue ink pens; that’s a WLRH mug signed by Bob Edwards. One is for pencils only, and it’s my “goodbye gift” mug from the Society of Logistics Engineers. One is for colored pens, markers and utensils such as my Xacto knife. It’s a mug from Spencer, Indiana, a souvenier of a genealogy trip with my mother.

. . .

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
France and England (The latter on a genealogy trip).

. . .

48. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER?
Delta Chi rush party, UK, 1975

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28 January 2009 by Libbi.

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27 January 2009 by Libbi.

The internment of ashes is available in All Souls’ Garden at St. Augustine of Canterbury as a ministry to the community as Navarre has no cemeteries. The only stipulation is that the internment of anyone who is a nonmember would be conducted according to the burial office of the Book of Common Prayer in a grave-side service. People interested may contact the church office at (850) 939-2261 for more information.Below is a picture of the “tombstone” there:


All Souls’ Garden is located at 7810 Navarre Parkway, Navarre, Fl 32566:

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26 January 2009 by Libbi.

• NPR’s show The Nation had an interesting segment on the construction of the White House.
• The Stamford, CT ADVOCATE recently had a news story about online genealogy.
• “GENEALOGY: Web site offers up Indiana records” appeared in the Terre Haute TribStar
• The Hemet-San Jacinto Genealogical extended its story deadline for Volume 2 of “San Jacinto Valley - Past and Present” according to the Valley Chronicle. Jan 27 is now the deadline.
• Genealogy Online: Learn more about finding your ancestors at the Detroit Lakes Library appeared in DL-Online.
• Australia Day is becoming increasingly popular - most notably among the young, according to this article in the Jan 27 Sydney Morning Herald.
• Footnote has added Civil War Widow Pension Records. 
• Wholly Genes, Inc., of Columbia, Maryland, yesterday  announced the 2009 Genealogy Conference and “Land Cruise,” 26-30 August 2009.
• WUWF in Pensacola has started a program called  Florida Frontiers
  You can  listen  to Florida Frontiers  on the web. The new 30 minute program examines the diverse life styles and rich cultural history of our state. Host Ben Brotemarkle and regular contributors Janie Gould and Bill Dudley demonstrate the relevance of history to contemporary Floridians with thought provoking and entertaining features.

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23 January 2009 by Libbi.

Every year, the National Genealogical Society (NGS)  presents awards to those who have demonstrated excellence, scholarship, and achievements in the field of genealogy and have made outstanding contributions to NGS programs or have performed outstanding work in the field of genealogy, history, biography, or heraldry.  The deadline for Submissions is 31 January each year, and you send your nominations to: 

• NGS Awards Program
  3108 Columbia Pike, Suite 300
  Arlington, Virginia 22204-4304 USA
  E-mail: awards@ngsgenealogy.org
  Include “NGS AWARD” in the Subject line of your message.

NGS Awards nomination forms are listed below:

NGS also has two awards determined by staff, and no nominations are accepted for these:

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22 January 2009 by Libbi.

 MissingLink Software Corporation announces the official launch of its new web site Genealogy In Time™, a free online genealogy magazine containing genealogy news, articles and links.

“Genealogy is such a popular hobby, and yet there is a lack of good quality, free genealogy web sites that can help people learn how to find their ancestors.” said Miles Whittingham, President of MissingLink Software Corporation. “Our objective with the free online genealogy magazine Genealogy In Time™ is to provide useful genealogy resources and original, thoughtful content to help people track down their ancestors. The genealogy marketplace has grown so large that it is time for a good quality, free online genealogy magazine
We want to help people save time in the search for their ancestors and, best of all, everything is free.”

Genealogy In Time™ continuously monitors thousands of news and genealogy sites worldwide and then summarizes the best genealogy news stories so people do not have to spend their time searching through the internet for the latest developments in genealogy. Genealogy In Time™ also presents original genealogy resource articles and provides links to the most recent genealogy records. “The genealogy marketplace has grown so large that it is time for a good quality, free online genealogy magazine” said Miles Whittingham. “We want to help people save time in the search for their ancestors and, best of all, everything is free.”

The free online genealogy magazine Genealogy In Time™ can be found at http://www.GenealogyInTime.com .

About MissingLink Software Corporation

Genealogy In Time™ is owned by the MissingLink Software Corporation, an independent company located in Ottawa, Canada. We specialize in family history software. Our mandate as a company is to give people the tools and resources they need to help them discover their family history. Genealogy In Time™ and MissingLink™ are trademarks of MissingLink Software Corporation.

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21 January 2009 by Libbi.

PDF of census file

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20 January 2009 by Libbi.

I don’t have a tombstone picture to post for T. T. but I do have this page from a family Bible, sent to me by my 2nd cousin Glenda:

It lists the death of Ivy Beeman, my grandmother’s grandfather. Flora Geneva Beeman, my “GrandPowell” was daughter of John Wesley Beeman, son of James Ivy Beeman. She married James Toxie Powell, Sr. on 14 August 1914, the same year her youngest sister, Winnie, was born.

“Toxie” was born 24 October 1891, Kemper County, Miss. He was the son of James Randolph Powell, born 15 Nov 1852, died 1 Jan 1933, and his waife Susan (Sarah) Christian Fortson, born12 Jun 1859 died 31 October 1931. Jame randolph Powell was a 32-degree Mason.  His father was Reason Powell.

By the way, I am still looking for the parents of Reason (Reese) POWELL, b. in 1802 in SC, Edgefield county. He was in Alabama in 1832 when he married Anna Gibson/Gipson 17 Feb 1832. They were in Sumter County AL in 1835 poll tax list. They went to Union Parish, LA where Anna must have died. He is back in Sumter County, AL in 1850 census and married to Louisa FOSTER. They are in Lauderdale county Ms in 1860 census. His children were: by Anna, Mary Louise, Christina, and George Washington. By Louisa FOSTER, Nancy Ann, John Aaron Winston, Benjamin F. Henry Harrison, James Randolph, Frances Marion, Josephine, and Thomas Jefferson. I need marriage date and place for Louisa, death date for both. Parents names for both. I will exchange information. Will also exchange info on BEEMAN, FORTSON, and FOSTER.

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19 January 2009 by Libbi.

NewspaperARCHIVE.com announces a new column by genealogist Phyllis Matthews Ziller, M.L.I.S., discussing the wide variety of genealogical information found in old newspapers.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa (PRWEB) January 18, 2009 — Cedar Rapids-based NewspaperARCHIVE.com, the world’s largest online historic newspaper database, has partnered with Phyllis Matthews Ziller, M.L.I.S., webmaster of Genwriters.com, to release her third article showcasing genealogical writing. The new article, “Genealogists Find More Than Obituaries in Historical Newspapers,” details how genealogists can find great family history in wedding and anniversary notices, unclaimed mail notices, military news, and other sections of a newspaper.

Phyllis Matthews Ziller holds a Master of Library and Information Science degree from the University of South Florida. She is the editor of “Speak,” the newsletter for the Genealogical Speakers Guild, “Columns,” the newsletter for the International Society of Family History Writers and Editors, and is co-editor for “NCGS News,” the newsletter for the North Carolina Genealogical Society.

Ms. Ziller is a member of the National Genealogical Society, the Association of Professional Genealogists, the Genealogical Society of New Jersey, and the North Carolina Genealogical Society.

Her website, Genwriters, can be found at http://www.genwriters.com.

“Too often genealogists search only for obituaries when there is so much information sitting in other pages of a newspaper to help break through brick walls and lead the way to vital record sources,” said Phyllis Matthews Ziller.

New content written by Ms. Ziller is integrated into the new Users sidebar on the NewspaperARCHIVE.com website, allowing both members and visitors to easily access the information. The articles are provided at no cost and do not require a membership to view.

“Phyllis Matthews Ziller’s writings are a wonderful addition for our users,” said Stephen Carr, Content Developer for NewspaperARCHIVE.com. “Her understanding of both old newspaper design and the needs of a genealogist make her a perfect fit for us.”

Phyllis Matthews Ziller’s new article can be found at http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Articles/Genealogists-Find-More-Than-Obituaries-in-Historical-Newspapers.aspx. 

About NewspaperARCHIVE.com

In 1999, Heritage Microfilm launched the brand NewspaperARCHIVE.com, the world’s largest historical newspaper database online. NewspaperARCHIVE.com contains tens of millions of newspaper pages from 1759 to present, spanning almost 3,000 newspaper titles and 762 cities. Every newspaper in the archive is fully searchable by keyword and date making it easy to quickly explore historical content. Anyone interested in finding more information about Heritage Microfilm and NewspaperARCHIVE.com can visit www.heritagemicrofilm.com or www.newspaperarchive.com.

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