My Trails into the Past

Genealogists are great at documenting our ancestors’ lives but not so great documenting our own. I’ll write about what I’ve been doing the past week. This idea came from Randy Seaver of Genea-Musing, who started this meme. I have completed five weeks of “lock down” due to Covid-19. I left the house only to do phenology at the meadow,   Genealogy Blog Writing : 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 16: Air: George J Gorrell Served in the Army Air Corps During WWII . I wrote about my father-in-law’s service as a mechanic in the air corps by using his diaries for information. Saturday Night Genealogy Fun – Which Ancestors Would You Like to Talk To? .   I mentioned Samuel Johnston of South Carolina and Jeremiah Sullivan of Cork County, Ireland. US Army Air Corps Base In England Where George J Gorrell Served . I wrote about discovering where his base was located near Liverpool, England and what is there now. Webinars/Study Groups Attended:     Many mor...

Genealogists are great at documenting our ancestors’ lives but not so great documenting our own. I’ll write about what I’ve been doing the past week. This idea came from Randy Seaver of Genea-Musing, who started this meme. Genealogy Blog Writing : 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 11–My Irish Ancestors . I wrote briefly about the Irish ancestors on my father’s side. Saturday Night Genealogy Fun – Fearless Females, Beryl Johnston . We were asked to find newspaper articles about an ancestor. I was able to find lots of articles about my great-aunt, Beryl Johnston (and later Mrs. Howard Russell) from The Portal to Texas History site which had newspapers from Comanche and Stephenville. Webinars/Study Groups Attended:     I attended both of my online weekly meetings. Thursday, we discussed the coronavirus issue, especially about the Family History Library and National Genealogical Society conference in Salt Lake City. I have a California Genealogical Society trip ...