I’m busy looking through the small town paper where my family has lived since the early 1870s. I lived there when I was young and have many relatives still in the area. These small papers are full of interesting articles! One article I found this morning said that my second great grand uncle, or the brother of my second great grandmother, had “entertained those present [at a ‘big dinner’] by reciting one of his German poems.” Oh, how I wish I could read that poem! But, then I found one published in the newspaper! (And maybe there are more?) It...
I’ve done a few of Randy Seaver’s “Saturday Night Genealogy Fun” challenges over at Genea-Musings. This week’s challenge is about your father’s mother’s paternal lines. 1) What was your father’s mother’s name? My grandmother’s maiden name was Hazel Lucille Peters. At the end of her life, she lived with my aunt & uncle who lived in the same town as I. She had almost white hair and, as a young child, I thought that was just her hair color. So, when I received a doll with white hair, I named her Hazel. She died when I was only 5 and...
Lisa Louise Cooke has taught me many genealogy methods & tricks online for the past year or so. Yesterday, I got to listen to her in person! I told her how much I appreciated all that she does. And, we posed for a quick photo! Meeting Lisa Louise Cooke from Genealogy Gems (at Houston Genealogical Forum’s meeting on May 1, 2014) Lisa was giving three lectures at the Houston Genealogical Forum. She has recently moved to Texas, so I hope we get to see even more of her! Her first lecture was about newspapers. I have a membership to newspapers.com and...
