My Trails into the Past

It took a while to find, first waiting for Ancestry to put San Bernardino Co, CA online, but after searching through 35 pages of Cucamonga (ED 36-36), I found my father! Cucamonga, San Bernardino Co, California, ED 36-36, p 472 They were not at the address I expected (278 San Bernardino Ave) but rather at 236 East Foothill Blvd.  Luckily for me, they were still in the same Enumeration District. What did I learn from this census?  My grandmother was working in a cafe as a waitress.  She finished 4 years of college.  The family lived in Ontario, San Bernardino Co, CA in 1935.  She worked 46 hours in the week, worked 52 weeks during the year, and made $650.  Monthly rent was $20.  There is one error:  Anna was not born in California, but rather Montana. My father, William, was 9 years old, and completed grade 4.  I suspect that was the grade he was in at the time of the census.  All of the children were listed as attending school...

It's Randy Seaver's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun!! My mission is to: 1) Pick one of the persons from your ancestry who should be in the 1940 United States Census. 2) Using the column headings below (from 1940 United States Census Questions ), predict what the entries will be in each column. 3) Share your predictions on your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook status or a Google Plus post. I chose my father, William J Hork, who might be living in Rancho Cucamonga, California. this will be my father's first census. He was born Apr 23, 1930, so his mother was very pregnant in the 1930 census. I just missed seeing him by days. * State: California * Populated Place: Rancho Cucamonga * Ward of City: ??? * County: San Bernardino * Township or other division of county: ??? * Block Nos.: ??? * Enumeration District: 36-36 (I hope) 1. Location - street, avenue or road: San Bernardino Ave 2. Location - house num...

This is a blogging theme for the month of March which is Women's History Month. I'm a bit behind but do want to participate in the daily blogging posts. These 31 posts will be posted between my two blogs " My Trails Into the Pas t " and " Mam-ma's Southern Family ." March 19 — Have you discovered a surprising fact about one of your female ancestors? What was it and how did you learn it? How did you feel when you found out? My grandmother, Anna M Sullivan's aunt was Helena M Gleeson.  Helena never married and was a school teacher at Prescott School in Anaconda, Montana.  What surprised me was what I found in a city directory:  in 1936, she was listed as Principal! Anaconda City Directory, 1936, p 32 Now I need to do some research about Prescott School in Anaconda.  I will contact the Historical Society and the School District to see what I can find about her career there. Copyright © 2011 by Lisa Suzanne Gorrell, My Trails into the P...

This is a blogging theme for the month of March which is Women's History Month. I'm a bit behind but do want to participate in the daily blogging posts. These 31 posts will be posted between my two blogs " My Trails Into the Past " and " Mam-ma's Southern Family ." March 18 — Shining star: Did you have a female ancestor who had a special talent? Artist, singer, actress, athlete, seamstress, or other? Describe. Anna is in the center to the right of the teacher My grandmother, Anna Marie Sullivan, attended Montana Normal College, and I have her college yearbook.  In the yearbook I found she was on the basketball team and the Glee Club.  What I remember most about my Nana, was that she was always singing.  She taught us to sing little ditties while washing dishes.  That always made washing dishes much more fun. I don't think she ever sang formally, such as in a church choir or other chorus after college.  She was an elementary school teach...

This is a blogging theme for the month of March which is Women's History Month. I'm a bit behind but do want to participate in the daily blogging posts. These 31 posts will be posted between my two blogs " My Trails Into the Past " and " Mam-ma's Southern Family ." March 17 — Social Butterfly? What social organizations or groups did your mother or grandmother belong to? Sewing circle, church group, fraternal benefit society or lodge? Describe her role in the group. My mother, Lea Johnston, served as Social Secretary in her Freshman year. Later after she was married to my father, William J Hork and had a couple of children, was a member of the Junior Women's Club in Pittsburg, California.    From a newspaper clipping in the  23 Jun 1960  Oakland Tribune ,  I learned: " Junior Club Officers Inducted .  The Junior Women's Club of Pittsburg has installed Mrs. Bess Gibson as president, succeeding Mrs. Edward Marchoke.  Other 1960-...

This is a blogging theme for the month of March which is Women's History Month. I'm a bit behind but do want to participate in the daily blogging posts. These 31 posts will be posted between my two blogs "My Trails Into the Past" and " Mam-ma's Southern Family ." March 15 — Write a six-word memoir tribute to one of your female ancestors. This is an interesting project.  I'm to write a memoir of someone with just six words.  Here goes: Lea Nell Hork:   Creative, artistic, loving mother of six. Copyright © 2011 by Lisa Suzanne Gorrell, My Trails into the Past

This is a blogging theme for the month of March which is Women's History Month. I'm a bit behind but do want to participate in the daily blogging posts. These 31 posts will be posted between my two blogs "My Trails Into the Past" and " Mam-ma's Southern Family ." March 14 — Newsmakers? Did you have a female ancestor who made the news? Why? Was she famous or notorious? Did she appear in the social column? No female ancestor that I have found has been the subject of "news" in the newspaper, however many ancestors have been the subject of Society News.  My husband's grandmother, Matilda (Davey) Gorrell was very active in Society affairs in Webb City, Missouri.  She was active with her church group, Joplin (Missouri) Globe, 9 Oct 1938, p B3 the Webb City Temperance Union, and with the Webb City Garden Club.   Joplin (Missouri) Globe , 13 Jul 1947, p B3 I even found a notice of her illness. Joplin (Missouri) ...