My Trails into the Past

This is my second year working on this year-long prompt, hosted by Amy Johnson Crow . I will write each week in one of my two blogs, either Mam-ma’s Southern Family or at My Trails Into the Past . I have enjoyed writing about my children’s ancestors in new and exciting ways. I might have larger families than the Thomas Davey and Mary Nicholas family but I have documentation for each of their fifteen children. Some from actual baptism records, and other from a transcription of a bible owned by their son, Thomas Nicholas Davey.  Thomas and Mary were married at St. Agnes in County Cornwall on 23 May 1832. [1] Four children were born in County Cornwall: Elizabeth Davey, 5 January 1933 and baptized on 19 May 1833 in St. Agnes. [2] Susan Nicholas Davey, 11 August 1834, baptized on 2 November 1834 in St. Agnes. [3] Thomas Nicholas Davey, 7 November 1835, baptized on 24 Jul 1836 in Constantine. [4] Edward Nicholas Davey, May 1837, baptized on 6 May 1837 in Constantine....

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 : I wrote the following blog post this week: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks  For week 10, I wrote about my bachelor uncle, Albert J. Hork, who worked many jobs from printer to county clerk to haberdasher in Hamilton, Montana. For Saturday Night Genealogy Fun , I wrote about my Nana’s favorite recipes.   Webinars/Study Groups Attended:   I attended: “A Guide to Third Party Tools,” by Michelle Leonard. Loved her Glasgow accent. She really packed the webinar with some great tips. “Essential Considerations for DNA Evidence,” by Blaine Bettinger, a RootsTech 2019 talk. “The Research Road Map, Your Path to Success,” by Amy Johnson Crow, also a RootsTech 2019 talk. “Hispan...

It's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun by Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings .   For this week's mission (should you decide to accept it), I want you to: 1) Read Lisa Alzo's blog post "Fearless Females Blogging Prompts Series Returns for 2019"   on her blog, The Accidental Genealogist .  2) Choose one of her daily blog prompts from the list (this is March 9th, do that one if you don't want to choose another), and write about it. 3) Tell us about it in a blog post of your own, in a comment to this blog post, or in a Facebook post. Please leave a comment here with a link to your post. Checking Lisa Alzo's blog post, I chose March 7:   "Share a favorite recipe from your mother or grandmother’s kitchen. Why is this dish your favorite? If you don’t have one that’s been passed down, describe a favorite holiday or other meal you shared with your family." Many years ago after I was first married, my mother made me a recipe book full of her favorite...

This is my second year working on this year-long prompt, hosted by Amy Johnson Crow . I will write each week in one of my two blogs, either Mam-ma’s Southern Family or at My Trails Into the Past . I have enjoyed writing about my children’s ancestors in new and exciting ways. Albert Joseph Hork, the fourth child of Johan Anton Hork and Julia Ann Sievert, was born 2 August 1879 in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois. [1] He was an older brother of my grandfather, William Cyril Hork. As a young man, he was of medium height and build, and had gray eyes and light colored hair. [2] His parents were of Germanic heritage, so most of their children had light or blond hair. Albert worked many different jobs in his lifetime. In the early 1900s he worked as a bartender at the Hotel Hamilton and Saloon, run by Henry S. Page. [3] Later he worked at the Western News newspaper as foreman. [4] In 1907, he was the Deputy County Clerk and Recorder, working at the Court House. [5] He ...

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 : I wrote the following blog post this week: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks  For week 9, I wrote about my first visit to a courthouse for research in Erath County, Texas. Wish I knew then what I know now—I would have gathered a lot more. (Also wished digital cameras were used then, too!)   Webinars/Study Groups Attended:   I attended: “Spreadsheets 401,” by Mary Kircher Roddy for Legacy FamilyTree Webinars “Hear Them Sing! Social History in Your Family Narrative” by Rebecca Koford, CG for RootsTech 2019 I also attended the Sacramento German Genealogy Society 's meeting on a very rainy day. Marilyn Simleness presented a great talk on "The California Great Registers, and other Poll ...

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 : I wrote the following blog posts this week: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks  For week 8, I wrote the family photos of the Nils Malkom Nilsen family in Hilmar, California. Saturday Night Genealogy Fun . I wrote about my first trip to Sutro Library.   Webinars/Study Groups Attended:   I attended: “Applying Evidence to Genealogical Research Questions,” by Melissa Johnson, CG for BCG “Online Sources for French Genealogy, Part I” by Paul Woodbury for Legacy FamilyTree Webinars “Constructing Clear Citations” by Tom Jones, CG for APG Writers SIG Our  Cert Peer Group  did not meet because too many of us were unavailable. Two volunteer gigs this week at the History ...

Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: It's Saturday Night again - time for some more Genealogy Fun !! Randy Seaver of Genea-Musing has another wonderful challenge for us this weekend: Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible music!), is to: 1)  Jacqi Stevens recently suggested, in her blog post "The Networks of Life," the question "How did you get started in researching your genealogy?" 2)  This week, let's tell our "getting started in genealogy research" story. 3)  Tell us in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook post.  Please leave a comment on this blog post to lead us to your answers. I have written about the origins of my genealogy research. My friend, Susan, took me to Sutro Library in San Francisco so I could see what all this genealogy research fuss was. She was my children’s babysitter when they were young and every winter I would have to find a substitute ...