My Trails into the Past

Outside activities included a week at GRIP in Pittsburgh, the flight home, and train club show over the weekend. Genealogy Genealogy Volunteer/Work:  None this week. Genealogy Meetings:  None this week. Genealogy Writing/Research : I did work on Amos Gorrell, Sr. this week, writing the 52 Ancestors post and creating another about the platting I did in class at GRIP. Blog Posts Published: Trying to Understand a Tax Record in Beaver County, Pennsylvania For the theme of “A Source I Want to Understand Better,” I wrote about the tax records from Beaver County and how I found the law that explains them. Highlighted by Linda Stufflebean and 52 Ancestors. Land Platting Amos Gorrell’s Beaver County, Pennsylvania Land (12 for ’26) I wrote about the deeds I platted in Deedmapper concerning Amos’s land. SNGF: Your Farthest Flung Ancestor We had to figure out the ancestors that came from the farthest. Courses Attended :  Metes & Bounds: Land Platting at GRIP ...