Archive for June, 2009

DNA Genealogy News Roundup

Monday, June 8th, 2009

 Some interesting DNA genealogy stories of recent news


PS: Hi Matt!




FamilySearch Indexing Update

Friday, June 5th, 2009

The following four new indexing projects were added this week:

·         Jamaica, Trelawny Births, 1878–1930

·         Mexico, Censo de 1930—Mexico

·         Rhode Island—1920 U.S. Federal Census

·         Vermont—1920 U.S. Federal Census
Recently Completed Projects

(Note: Recently completed projects have been removed from the available online indexing batches and will now go through a final completion check process in preparation for future publication.)

·         Arkansas County Marriages V, 1837–1957

·         Mexico, Censo de 1930—Sinaloa

·         North Dakota—1920 U.S. Federal Census

Historic Anniversary

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

An important thing to ask your older relatives is what they remember about historic events in their life time. In that spirit, I’m going to record here one of my memories:

On June 4, 1989, my mother and I were in London, wrapping up our genealogy tour of  Great Britain. We woke up and turned on the television (will our great grandchildren ask what that was?) and saw a man standing in front of a tank while the BBC announcer explained the uprising going on in Tianamen Square.  We watched in horror and fascination as the drama unfolded.

This was a moment in history we witnessed after two weeks of exploring our family history back to the 1600s. That we were thousands of miles from home watching events even farther away made us feel citizens of the world, and at the same time, homesick.

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My Hometown: Huntsville makes several best of lists

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

I grew up in Huntsville, Alabama and brought up  my children there. Though the kids considered it rather “backwater”, it really is a great place to live with lots of history and a great future. Here is a round up the of some recent kudos for the city:


Wordless Wednesday: Postcards from my past

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

Where I live

trip to BVI, 2007

Trip to France 2000

Tombstone Tuesday: From Billory Baptist Church, Holley

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

LocationIt’s on SR 87, just north of Navarre, FL in the area known as “Holley”

Agnes Hansford

A fine lady, whom I met when I first came to Navarre.