The Oakland County Genealogical Society will meet tonight, Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Ms Gail Moreau-DesHarnais, editor of the French Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan journal Habitant Heritage, will be our speaker. “Basic French-Canadian Research using modern methods, including mtDNA and YDNA”, is the topic for her presentation. She will share some of the newer resources …
Category: Tools and Information
Jan 21
Eight Things About Granny
I found a tag on Apple’s tree. Somehow I missed it when she tagged me. Here are the Tag Rules: 1. Each player starts with eight random fact/habits about themselves. 2. People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules. 3. A the end of your …
Jan 16
Genealogy Meme… Too Good to Pass Up!
Here is a Genealogy Meme that I “caught” from Jasia, “the Creative Gene”, she says she got it from Becky and friends, and it’s just too fun to pass up. I agree, so here goes: The list should be annotated in the following manner: Things you have already done or found: bold face type Things …
Dec 28
New Year’s Resolutions!
Often, I receive invitations to participate in Carnivals. I don’t often participate. It may be that I’m not good at following suggestions, or it may be that I’m not creative enough to relate my blogs to the carnival topics. Imagine my excitement when I realized that there was no way out of the next edition …
Dec 15
Upgrade Blues
Well, this was supposed to be the last upgrade to WordPress I ‘d ever have to do by hand. I just noticed that a BUNCH of my photos are no longer attached to their posts. CRAP. Give me time, I figure it out. In the meantime, please contact me from the link, or by a …
Nov 22
Belle’s Box – 65
Read about this series of posts, regarding items in a box originally owned by Belle (Lamunion) Fellows Tinker here. The cast of characters is located here. And, there is an accounting of people about whom I have little information here. KISS ME KID AND KNOW YOU’RE LIVING Postmark: Manton, Mich July ?? ??? Mr. Charley …
Nov 03
A Milestone!
The Oakland County (Michigan) Genealogical Society, of which I am treasurer, just finished a new publication. This compilation of gravestone readings from a large Pontiac, Michigan cemetery contains 17,000+ burials. You could hear Jo’s sigh of relief 20 miles away when the work was sent to the printer. Seriously, this is a huge accomplishment. The …
Sep 24
Cute Red and Green Visitor
A visitor arrived today. It is rumored that he was sent by Terry Thornton, of Hill Country. This cute little gnome arrived for just a short visit, to thank me for participating in Terry’s “Getting to Know You” challenge. I hear his has a lot more visits to make, so, I gave him hot chocolate, …
Sep 24
Getting to Know Me, Getting to Know Granny’s Genealogy
This post is a response to Terry’s challenge. I’ve read quite a few, and I sure like the idea, and the results! About me, I’m Pam. I am a person you might dread, a complex mix of radically different thoughts and ideas: a paradox in a tee shirt. I write because it is possible to …
May 07
Genealogy Blogs
Where are they? What are they? Are they useful? Read a little here on Cyndi’s list. Here is a small sample: Read the blogs written by Geneabloggers. There are tons more, some fun, some more like research diaries, and many informative blogs which describe library holdings, research techniques, or history of a certain area. Google …
