tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27009391836116475462024-03-13T20:18:31.675-07:00Genealogy Your WayJoleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024660607117209954noreply@blogger.comBlogger269125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700939183611647546.post-12924091823997158142023-02-21T11:35:00.002-08:002023-02-21T11:35:50.934-08:00It's Podcast Day #3<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here we go again!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>At 12:30 P.M. PST, I will be live. I'd love to have you join me.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://pbnpodcasts.com/studio-%25231&source=gmail&ust=1675826318925000&usg=AOvVaw1rU2fMQfJ29Fo-dKusoCLC" href="https://pbnpodcasts.com/studio-%231" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: garamond, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large; text-align: start;" target="_blank">PBN PODCAST STUDIO #1 (LISTEN LIVE)</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpu05a7so3SQQfw85BA_MSSw4aG99AqrGsxbAhpDqgXQPsPDwrKRqPYxKtXHnbeWM58kPmqYVnTYTZzRFSwH9So-yDAbWTvPWJJXKnxOKLeB_T5WmYxbptd5pKQjIfE8ZgczROhV0ah73jdMxoGzRHEBKz0h8uksCUiTLMJLKevlKM_nrZNFDepLdF/s500/microphone-clip-art-studio-microphone-clip-art.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="500" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpu05a7so3SQQfw85BA_MSSw4aG99AqrGsxbAhpDqgXQPsPDwrKRqPYxKtXHnbeWM58kPmqYVnTYTZzRFSwH9So-yDAbWTvPWJJXKnxOKLeB_T5WmYxbptd5pKQjIfE8ZgczROhV0ah73jdMxoGzRHEBKz0h8uksCUiTLMJLKevlKM_nrZNFDepLdF/w200-h199/microphone-clip-art-studio-microphone-clip-art.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>
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opacity: 1;"><div aria-hidden="true" class="eGiHwc"></div><div aria-hidden="true" class="KYCEmd"></div></div></a><div><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone!</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Today on my podcast, since it is <span style="color: red;">Valentine's Day,</span> we spent some time talking about love and marriage. I shared a couple of stories from my own genealogy, highlighting the kinds of things we can learn as we research our families. One story stems from a picture of James Orson and Minnie Mae (Harper) Brownell taken on their wedding day. It's so fun to know that Minnie was standing on a box! You can read more about them<a href="http://www.genyourway.net/2011/02/backward-glance_20.html" target="_blank"> HERE</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>This week, February 13th through the 19th, <b>MyHeritage</b> is offering the opportunity to search marriage records <b>FREE</b>! Registration may be required, but there is no charge. Take a look. You never know what you might discover. You should be able to get to their collection <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/category-2020/marriage-divorce?utm_source=partner_thomas&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=thomas_feb23_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">HERE</a></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Happy Searching!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="none" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fyourpedigree.blogspot.com%2F">Pin It</a>Joleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024660607117209954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700939183611647546.post-84475695890721556582022-09-08T17:42:00.003-07:002022-09-08T17:45:31.549-07:00What About Cemetery Websites?<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXts7eJihcttLncMyJZ5DpNevb1L7rwE0mwcxcMyQmcIfN1kaEmGx9IOjrIf8JVboV5J3RnHOB121rhEdqCgW_GVbVPMhh7eL0ITQrC9Jv6fHh9xXOnWpEhs0Iuffi455kP_Q95nTQLaabZNp3SRU3-rCWdSJ973UtIUNU-CwemxwTxne_fHipwHZS/s480/Gabriel,%20Eliza%20headstone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXts7eJihcttLncMyJZ5DpNevb1L7rwE0mwcxcMyQmcIfN1kaEmGx9IOjrIf8JVboV5J3RnHOB121rhEdqCgW_GVbVPMhh7eL0ITQrC9Jv6fHh9xXOnWpEhs0Iuffi455kP_Q95nTQLaabZNp3SRU3-rCWdSJ973UtIUNU-CwemxwTxne_fHipwHZS/w107-h142/Gabriel,%20Eliza%20headstone.jpg" width="107" /></a></div><br />There can be great value in locating our relatives, or relatives of our relatives, in the various cemetery sites available to us. One of the most popular sites is <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/">Find
a Grave</a>. Here is a little info to get you started.<o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“<i>Find a Grave's mission is to help people from all over
the world work together to find, record and present final disposition
information as a virtual cemetery experience</i>.” (<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Find a Grave</span>) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Powered by volunteers, Find a Grave was Initially created in
1995 by Jim Tipton who liked to locate graves of famous people. It has grown to
include people from all walks of life and is an amazing source of information
about some of them. Find a Grave became a subsidiary of Ancestry® in 2013. A
quick look at the collections available through Ancestry® yields a total of nearly
220 million memorials! This site is free, easy to use, offers iOS and Android
apps, memorial search, cemetery search, and other options. It is absolutely
worth becoming familiar with Find a Grave. You never know what you might find
to assist you in furthering the information about your family.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Because there were over a million registered attendees from at least 242 countries, the Relatives at RootsTech feature took on a whole new meaning; and the keynote addresses, the sessions, even the Expo Hall, remain available to us for <i>FREE the rest of the year, perhaps beyond!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><center style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">On Friday, March 19th, I had the privilege of presenting a "RootsTech Rewind" to my friends at the <a href="https://bigenealogy.org/" target="_blank">Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society</a> (BIGS), over Zoom, of course. Deciding how to take my own very positive experience with RootsTech Connect and present it in a way that would encourage others to partake of the vast amount of information and inspiration was tricky. In the end, I thought about the interests of the members of BIGS and tailored the presentation toward those interests. It was fun!</span></span></center><center style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></center><center style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">For those who have not yet clicked into the <b>RootsTech Connect</b> world, I say '<i>do it</i>!' Just go to the home page <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/rtc2021/" target="_blank">HERE</a>. The site can be overwhelming because of how much is there, and because you decide what you want to do. It's not like logging into a virtual conference and watching a prescribed number of classes in a prescribed order. It's more like a Choose Your Own Adventure experience. Bonus: you don't have to make a big time commitment. Most of the sessions are 20 minutes or less.</span></span></center><center style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></center><center style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I recommend starting with the '<a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/rtc2021/series" target="_blank">Guide Me</a>' link. The wonderful RootsTech people created some themed collections of sessions. Once you get going, you'll begin to think about some of your own research interests and goals. Then, delve into the '<a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/rtc2021/search" target="_blank">Sessions</a>' where you can search by topic, location, even presenter names; or just scroll down the page. You will be blown away by the education you can receive through this one web site. Did I mention it is <i>FREE</i> and available all year?</span></span></center><center style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></center><center style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You will find a variety of inspirational presentations in the '<a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/rtc2021/search/results?broadSearch=true&language%5B0%5D=en-US&language%5B1%5D=ase-US&category=00000177-91ef-d885-abff-f7ff97c50000" target="_blank">Keynotes</a>' collection. And, don't forget to visit the <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/rtc2021/expohall" target="_blank">Expo Hall</a> where you will find much more that advertising. Many of the exhibitors also created educational videos that are not found through the sessions search. Getting the idea? There is a LOT to see here.</span></span></center><center style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></center><center style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I hope many of you will make the leap and give RootsTech Connect a chance. The ability to make a <b><i>playlist</i></b> is also built into the site. You sign in with your FamilySearch account and add sessions you want to view later to your playlist. You can tailor-make a family history course for yourself. It's a win-win! Oh. And it's <i>FREE</i> :) <b><i>See you when you come up for air!</i></b></span></center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/338/6E2DDFADED3A29461260930DAC85BEFF.png" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; border: 0pt none;" /></a></center>
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<h4></h4><h2><center><span style="color: #b45f06;">Helen Rose (Rich) Bryan</span></center></h2><center>1941 - 1996</center><center><br /></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tOMcXb1MCVA/X1G3e5eD_mI/AAAAAAACDOA/Q2m8k9mf-fkBzcVbQ5Pgqhcp9TGSRWvUQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1704/HROSETOES1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1704" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tOMcXb1MCVA/X1G3e5eD_mI/AAAAAAACDOA/Q2m8k9mf-fkBzcVbQ5Pgqhcp9TGSRWvUQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/HROSETOES1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><center>Daughter of Ralph and Helen (Marguerat) Rich</center><center>Helen Rose was my dad's cousin,</center><center>and trained in both voice and ballet.</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/338/6E2DDFADED3A29461260930DAC85BEFF.png" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; border: 0pt none;" /></a></center>
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<a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="none" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fyourpedigree.blogspot.com%2F">Pin It</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700939183611647546.post-33391574907244695392020-09-02T19:39:00.002-07:002020-09-04T21:55:31.744-07:00Raspberries<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OEf7JNh_oT0/X1BWXXew8RI/AAAAAAACDMs/sUY-WPXcJtghpSch3XZ7ot-eosx6Ela7QCNcBGAsYHQ/s1302/HLELMB1-001.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1302" data-original-width="799" height="262" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OEf7JNh_oT0/X1BWXXew8RI/AAAAAAACDMs/sUY-WPXcJtghpSch3XZ7ot-eosx6Ela7QCNcBGAsYHQ/w161-h262/HLELMB1-001.JPG" width="161" /></a></div><br />We had raspberries with our dinner, tonight. </span>It's not like I haven't eaten raspberries before, especially over the last X decades. This was different, though. Upon biting into the first one, I was immediately transported to my dear, dear <b>Grandpa Epps'</b> wonderful raspberry patch. I was prompted to write a poem. I want to share. Thanks for indulging me.</blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p> I ate a raspberry.</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal">It took me back in time,</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal">To my grandpa’s garden,</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal">And the man, so gentle and kind.</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal">Straight rows,</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal">Parallel, marked with string.</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal">Tenderly worked by Grandpa,</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal">Tidy, productive, and satisfying.</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal">Working together,</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal">Shovel, spade, fork, and hoe.</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal">Grandpa’s element,</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal">Helping food and children grow.</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; 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margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal">With Grandpa,</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal">Tall and unbent.</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal">Untold influence</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; 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<a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="none" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fyourpedigree.blogspot.com%2F">Pin It</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700939183611647546.post-5283605666538935142020-07-24T07:30:00.002-07:002020-07-24T07:30:00.823-07:00Photo Friday - Scotland to Canada<h2 style="text-align: center;"><font color="#741b47" face="verdana">John Aitchison</font></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#741b47" face="verdana">1834 - 1921</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DAHsGlvzJGs/XxpDQDeVB9I/AAAAAAACBPk/K24GXXQcGRktxyZXCKy2opsvjC_M1ixwQCNcBGAsYHQ/s758/Aitchison%252C%2BJohn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="474" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DAHsGlvzJGs/XxpDQDeVB9I/AAAAAAACBPk/K24GXXQcGRktxyZXCKy2opsvjC_M1ixwQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/Aitchison%252C%2BJohn.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><font face="verdana">Born in East Lothian, Scotland, John emigrated with his</font></div></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><font face="verdana"> parents and siblings in to Ontario, Canada, in 1855.</font></div></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><font face="verdana">He married Elizabeth Ewing in 1861.</font></div></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><font face="verdana">They are my husband's great-grandparents.</font></div></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><font face="verdana">John is buried in the Knox Presbyterian Cemetery in</font></div></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><font face="verdana"> Williamsford, Grey, Ontario.</font></div></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><font face="verdana">I don't know when this was taken, </font><span style="font-family: verdana;">but this</span></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> appears to have been taken at the same time.</span></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i7j3nXWSgdA/XxpFjlST5eI/AAAAAAACBP4/3l0J-1MhzcIZjF8j5bi_zMJ-ovkGPOPRQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMAG0006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1263" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i7j3nXWSgdA/XxpFjlST5eI/AAAAAAACBP4/3l0J-1MhzcIZjF8j5bi_zMJ-ovkGPOPRQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMAG0006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such a cool family photo!</div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<center><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Howard Lee Epps</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(1906 - 1977)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">John Richard Hoyle</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(1876 - 1958)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">my grandfathers</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CA1M6nIOdhM/XtMj9CCXZFI/AAAAAAAB-9g/NidknOxfb8YPXko0H40yZLbcJA5FiMakwCK4BGAsYHg/momsmemories_0003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1979" data-original-width="1968" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CA1M6nIOdhM/XtMj9CCXZFI/AAAAAAAB-9g/NidknOxfb8YPXko0H40yZLbcJA5FiMakwCK4BGAsYHg/w398-h400/momsmemories_0003.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><font face="arial">I think it is so cool that I have this picture from 1955 of my</font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">grandpas sitting together. Grandpa Epps (left) was my mom's</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="arial"><font face="helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">dad. He was six-foot-three and gentle as could be. </font>Grandpa </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="arial">Hoyle was my dad's dad. He was about five-foot-seven. I <span style="font-family: arial;">have</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><font face="arial">no memory of him, being young when he passed away. </font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="arial">I am told I called him 'Little Grampin,' while I called</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Grandpa Epps 'Big Grampin.' I love them both!</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">You can read a previous post about John Richard Hoyle <a href="https://yourpedigree.blogspot.com/2011/05/backward-glance-john-richard-hoyle-born.html" target="_blank">here</a></font></div></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700939183611647546.post-70744188196262631482020-06-05T07:00:00.004-07:002020-06-05T07:00:02.716-07:00Photo Friday - Mabel's Chickens<br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">If you ask anyone who knew her, Granny was a character!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">She was hard-working, funny and fun, compassionate, happy, and loving.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Hers was not an easy life, but she still seemed to truly enjoy it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">She lived in Iowa, Nebraska, Washington, and Oregon.</span></div>
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John is buried at the Antietam National Cemetery in Sharpsburg, Maryland. He is the only one of my ancestors that I know of who died during his war-time service. He has been greatly honored and remembered among his descendants.<br />
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Clicking on his name (above) will take you to an article I wrote for a previous Memorial Day.<br />
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John's daughter, my second great-grandmother, Virginia C. (Topping) Morgan was just five months old when her father died. A poem she wrote for him in her later years can be found <a href="http://yourpedigree.blogspot.com/2011/10/backward-glance-virginia-caroline.html">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today, familysearch.org reminded me that my 2nd great-grandmother, Virginia Caroline (Topping) Morgan would be 157 years old today. Oh! It would be so cool if she had lived so long. The stories she could tell. She was an interesting lady and a prolific writer. She has had a great influence on our family, though many of us never met her. </span></div>
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I have created a FaceBook group called "<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/283826605823576/">Hoyles from Lancashire to Hamilton</a>" in an effort to gather the descendants of these families in one place. I am hopeful we will be able to collaborate our research to discover how our families are related to each other, and to extend our family lines further in England. I hope many will join me in this endeavor!</div>
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<i><b>For folks in Kitsap County</b></i>, <span style="color: blue;">I have some classes scheduled</span> at the
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the basics of sound genealogical practices, and review some of the most useful
<i>web sites</i> for family history research. You can find more information <a href="https://secure.rec1.com/WA/village-green-metropolitan-district/catalog/index/5b401a385626f68b62a94a06a1a51eb4?filter=c2VhcmNoPSZsb2NhdGlvbiU1QjUzMDElNUQ9MQ==">here</a>. It'll be a lot of fun! 😊<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Only <b>undocumented</b> information, but worth pursuing.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">At <a href="https://familysearch.org/"><b>FamilySearch</b></a>, Elizabeth has a record showing her married to <b>John Molleson, Jr</b>. There are six children included in the record. At <a href="http://ancestry.com/">Ancestry.com</a>, in the time allotted, I found only undocumented family trees, none of which included a marriage. If she did die before 1750, which seems plausible, I believe I will need to do a much more specific and time-consuming search of records local to where she lived, including church records. Also, searching out information about her husband may be beneficial, too. I am totally willing to do that, if I can locate them. So, signing out, for now.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Olivia is the daughter of Gustavus C. and Susannah (Cowger) Cowger (yes, her maiden name is correct; they were cousins). She is my third great grandaunt. Because I know quite a bit about her parents, I have a fairly well documented history of Olivia's growing up years. <i><b>Today</b></i>, I choose to see what I can discover about <i>her adult life</i>.</span></div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">There was <u>no record</u> for Olivia that I could locate in either <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/">Find A Grave</a> or <a href="http://billiongraves.com/">Billion Graves</a>. I searched for her husband, too, hoping to locate her through him. Neither of them showed!</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">There is, <b>as expected</b>, a record for Olivia in <a href="https://familysearch.org/">FamilySearchFamily Tree</a>. Her husband's full name is John Fletcher <b>Livezey </b>(note the different spelling). In a <b>Google search</b>, there were several references to a person with that name being involved in lawsuits in Indiana. Could very well be him.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>FamilySearch </b>also has a link to the <i>1910 census</i> for her family. They lived in New Castle, Henry County, Indiana. They had four Roomers and a Servant in the household, no children residing with them. It does record that Olivia had four children and that they were all living. She and John had been married 35 years. Their home is a ‘Boarding House.’</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Their son, John William, was married in 1908 in Henry County, giving his residence as New Castle. Their son, Harry, was married in Henry County in 1913. His residence is recorded as Battle Creek, Michigan. The other two <b><i>children</i></b> included in the Family Tree record are Alfred and Addie.</li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Ament family has been heavily researched over the years. There is a great deal of information with excellent documentation. That said, there are still things we don't know. </span></div>
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Also, it <i>may be</i> <b><span style="color: #b45f06;">haunted</span></b>! Check <a href="http://www.ghostvillage.com/ghostcommunity/index.php?showtopic=12502">this </a>out. ;)</div>
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Poor Hugh! He is buried where many of the Ament family members are buried, though; so, a family member must have retrieved his body.</div>
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Remember, this is a <i style="font-weight: bold;">very short search</i>. I'm intrigued, and will continue searching. Enjoy!</div>
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