My Trails into the Past

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musing has another great task for us tonight. Here it is: 1)  Answer these questions in my survey about your genealogy resources and usage: a)  Which genealogy software programs for your computer do you use (e.g., Family Tree Maker, Reunion, GRAMPS, etc.)? I use RootsMagic as my genealogy software. I started out using PAF. I switched to Legacy Family Tree sometime around 2005. A few years later, I read a posting by Elizabeth Shown Mills about the Research report capability of RootsMagic and gave that a try. I’ve been using it ever since. I liked many of the features of Legacy Family Tree and miss them but one program is enough for me. b)  Which online family trees have information submitted by you - in either a separate online tree (e.g., Ancestry Member Tree) or a universal (collaborative) online tree (e.g., WikiTree)? I have a tree at Ancestry.com and at Family Tree DNA both for the purpose of DNA matching with others. I do not ha...

Randy Seaver of Genea–Musing has another great adventure for us. Our assignment is: 1) Review your Pedigree Chart (either on paper or in your genealogy management software program) and determine the age at death of your male ancestors back at least five generations (and more if you want to). 2)  Tell us the lifespan years for each of these ancestors.  Which of your male ancestors in this group lived the longest?  Which lived the shortest?  Here’s mine: Father: William Joseph Hork (1930–2007) – 77 years Grandfathers: William Cyril Hork (1899–1967) – 68 years Tom J. Johnston (1912–1973) – 60 years Great–grandmothers: Johan Anton Hork (1843–1906) – 62 years John H. Sullivan (1854–1932) – 77 years Thomas Newton Johnston (1885–1951) – 65 years George Warren Lancaster (1893–1964) – 71 years 2nd Great–grandmothers: Joseph Heinrich Horoch (1804–1857) – 53 years Vincent Sievert (1823–1890) – 66 years Jeremiah Sullivan (1811–...