Wife, Mother, Grandmother Great-grandmother. Retired. Bluegrass. Genealogy. Living the life.
Feb 17
I found it quite embarrassing to notice what task B is: Post one or more gravestone photos at Find-A Grave. I was embarrassed due to this file folder set on my main computer. You can enlarge it by clicking on the thumbnail, but I wish you would skip it. I can tell you what I …
Feb 16
Task 1 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F 4A – complete: http://xrl.in/4it6 4B 4C 4D 4E – complete: http://xrl.in/4j12 5A 5B 5C – complete: http://xrl.in/4j12 , http://xrl.in/4it6 , http://xrl.in/4j14, and this one. 5D 5E 5F – complete: http://xrl.in/4it6 6A – I read 10 new blogs today 15 February 2010, and …
Feb 16
Javascript required. Made with WordItOut I used Word it Out to create this graphic which shows the surnames in my family. Somehow, just the names seem very incomplete, so here is a little more. The Johnstons and the Rapiers arrived in Huron County, Ontario from Scotland, where they married. Long and Myers arrived in Ontario, …
Feb 15
Thanks for the good wishes from everyone, I am happy to be observing my 3rd blogoversary today, February 15, 2010. I hope I can continue through the next year! In other business, my progress in the Winter 2010 GeneaBlogger Winter Games: Task 1 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F 4A …
Feb 15
I just had to get in on this week’s “Better Genealogy” challenge: Play with Google Maps. This is a helpful tool for determining the locations of addresses in your family history. This post is also written to fulfill Item 4A and item 5F in the GeneaBlogger’s Winter Games. After her father, David H. Herrington died …
Feb 14
Although Monday, February 15 is Granny’s Genealogy’s 3rd blogoversary, I have not been an active participant in memes, carnivals or past games. For the 2010 Winter Games, all that changes! I have created my Heritage Flag, which it huge, over the top, not too creative. The flag represents a migration map for some of my …
Feb 12
I am posting information gleaned from land records in the areas where our family’s ancestors resided. You can read more about this project in the overview. You may also check my deed record listing, which I will update frequently, but probably not every day. This group pertain to Papa’s Fellows ancestors who resided in Wexford …
Feb 10
I am lucky enough to have collected a group of internet cousins along the research path. One of them is an especially meticulous researcher, who uses (heaven forbid) older methods and new technology to produce amazing results. Let me say that again, she uses all the avenues available to her to facilitate her research. I …
Feb 06
I have updated my land index to include all the transactions which I have outlined here on the blog. I have finished with the land records for the Fenton family. I do have more, but for one of two reasons, I am not publishing them. Reason number one is that some of my “abstract” forms …
Feb 05
I am posting information gleaned from land records in the areas where our family’s ancestors resided. You can read more about this project in the overview. You may also check my deed record listing, which I will update frequently, but probably not every day. This group pertain to Papa’s Fenton ancestors who resided in Wexford …
