There are still openings in our workshops as of now.
Anyone who is stillinterested is welcome to join us, but please email the two individuals listed on our webpage to let us know you are coming.
The St. Charles County Genealogical Society and St. Charles Community College are co-sponsoring two half-day computer genealogy workshops inSt. Peters, Missouri, for the St. Charles County Genealogical Society on 14 April 2007. One session will be on preserving and publishing your research online and the afternoon session will be on usingDeedMapper to plat ancestral properties.
Sessions will be held in a computer lab and registrants will have acomputer to use during the applicable parts of our workshops.The workshop will be held at St. Charles Community College in St. Peters.More information on the workshop can be found athttp://www.rootdig.com/stchas2007.htm
09 April 2007
Genealogy Cruises
Dick Eastman has been mentioning genealogy cruises on his blog and their apparent popularity.
I am afraid that I just don't understand the appeal. Opportunities for genealogical instruction are great, but I'm not convinced that the cruises are for everyone.
One draw of the land-based conferences is that I don't need an entire week or more of time off work to attend. In fact, I can even attend half of the conference if I so desire..and I can leave whenever I need to. This gives me great flexibility. I have too many obligations at home to be gone for over one week.
The exhibit hall is another huge draw for me as well. And personally, I would love to spend either a week in Richmond or in Ft. Wayne. There are excellent research facilities in both venues and Richmond offers a close proximity to a wonderful variety of historical sites for the genealogist who is not from the area.
And if I ever get to go on a cruise, I don't think I want to be attending lectures, classes, etc. every day while doing it. A vacation is supposed to be a time to "get away," not a time to "drag it with me." And I know me...the chance I go on a cruise is close to zero. If I get the time and the money, I'm visiting ancestral homelands in Europe--I'll leave the cruises to someone else.
Of course my opinion is biased. This is written by someone whose never been inside a casino or made the thirty mile trip to visit one of the Mississippi riverboat casinos either (nor have I ever bought a lottery ticket...)
I am afraid that I just don't understand the appeal. Opportunities for genealogical instruction are great, but I'm not convinced that the cruises are for everyone.
One draw of the land-based conferences is that I don't need an entire week or more of time off work to attend. In fact, I can even attend half of the conference if I so desire..and I can leave whenever I need to. This gives me great flexibility. I have too many obligations at home to be gone for over one week.
The exhibit hall is another huge draw for me as well. And personally, I would love to spend either a week in Richmond or in Ft. Wayne. There are excellent research facilities in both venues and Richmond offers a close proximity to a wonderful variety of historical sites for the genealogist who is not from the area.
And if I ever get to go on a cruise, I don't think I want to be attending lectures, classes, etc. every day while doing it. A vacation is supposed to be a time to "get away," not a time to "drag it with me." And I know me...the chance I go on a cruise is close to zero. If I get the time and the money, I'm visiting ancestral homelands in Europe--I'll leave the cruises to someone else.
Of course my opinion is biased. This is written by someone whose never been inside a casino or made the thirty mile trip to visit one of the Mississippi riverboat casinos either (nor have I ever bought a lottery ticket...)
06 April 2007
Surviving Four Husbands...
Wills can answer questions or raise them. Sarah Turberville's Orange County Will is one such document.
From Orange County, Virginia, Will book 2, pages 310-311:
In the Name of God Amen I Sarah Turbervile of Orange County in the Colony of Virginia . . . do make & Ordain this my last Will . . .
I give to my Son John Willis one Shilling sterling . . .
I give to my son William Willis Ten Shillings . . .
I give to my son Henry Wood Two pounds . . .
I give to my son David Hudson one Shilling sterling . . .
I give to my son Joshua Hudson one Shilling Sterling ....
and so it goes. The question is, how many times was Sarah married? And how many husbands did she outlive? The search for information on Sarah led me through several husbands and taught me about Virginia inheritance and probate settlement in the mid-18th century.
Articles about Sarah on our site:
The Oftmarried Sarah
Rushing Around to Figure Sarah Out
The Reality of Sarah's Realty
Sarah is my ancestor. She's also the ancestor of a well-known radio personality who shall remain anonymous.
From Orange County, Virginia, Will book 2, pages 310-311:
In the Name of God Amen I Sarah Turbervile of Orange County in the Colony of Virginia . . . do make & Ordain this my last Will . . .
I give to my Son John Willis one Shilling sterling . . .
I give to my son William Willis Ten Shillings . . .
I give to my son Henry Wood Two pounds . . .
I give to my son David Hudson one Shilling sterling . . .
I give to my son Joshua Hudson one Shilling Sterling ....
and so it goes. The question is, how many times was Sarah married? And how many husbands did she outlive? The search for information on Sarah led me through several husbands and taught me about Virginia inheritance and probate settlement in the mid-18th century.
Articles about Sarah on our site:
The Oftmarried Sarah
Rushing Around to Figure Sarah Out
The Reality of Sarah's Realty
Sarah is my ancestor. She's also the ancestor of a well-known radio personality who shall remain anonymous.
President Madison in 1820
Residing in Orange County, Virginia, former president James Madison had his name underlined and commented on to make him easier to find.
Those who want to see the entire entry can search the 1820 at Ancestry.com. His name is spelled correctly in the index.
If you don't have a subscription to Ancestry.com, you can read our suggestions for a 14 day free trial here.
Working with pre and post 1850 census records
We recently posted an article about my work on a family in the 1820 through the 1860 census, determining what the records said and what they did not say. In a future posting, we'll look at how this analysis compared with additional records.
05 April 2007
Samuel Morse in 1860
The man credited with developing Morse code is shown as a 69 year old "professor" in this 1860 census enumeration from New York City. He has several other family members living with him, including one who is termed an idiot.
You can search the 1860 Census at Ancestry.com for your relative---who may or may not have been listed as an idiot. If you don't have a subscription, you can read our suggestions for a 14 day free trial here.
1860 Census Belle Starr
She's not really named Belle Starr--although that would have made her easier to find in the census.
Her real name is Myra Shirley as shown here in the 1860 census in Carthage, Missouri.
Search the 1860 Census at Ancestry.com for your relative---whose name hopefully is known to you. If you don't have a subscription, you can read our suggestions for a 14 day free trial here.
Free Genealogy
Like a sine curve which repeatedly rises and falls, there is always a discussion that genealogy should be free and that companies should not charge for what one can get for "free" elsewhere. Ever been to an airport? Right next to the drinking fountain they sell bottles of water for $2.50. I don't see any picket signs. I don't see any protestors. Where is the outcry? There is never discussion that they should not sell water when one can get it for free.
I can go down to the library and get census on microfilm. Free. Just gotta haul my butt down there when it is open and wait for a machine. And hope they have the census for that county 600 miles from here.
Frankly, I'm more concerned about the health care crisis and general literacy levels in this country than I am the "free genealogy crisis."
I choose to pay to have access to the indexed census in my home rather than go to the library. I love libraries, but I don't always have time to get there. Someone wants to index records, digitize them and charge for access. Getting paid for work, or should they work for free? Tell that to the company holding your mortgage.
Well, they charge for water to come into my home and heaven knows I NEED water a lot more than I need genealogy data. I can survive for years without an indexed census. I can't live very long without water. Of course, I can always go down the creek with my bucket. That's free...as long as I don't get caught trespassing.
And to be honest anyone who is on one of the many genealogy mailing lists might be surprised about how much help they will be able to get for free. More help and assistance right in their own home than we would have dreamed up twenty years ago.
Michael
I can go down to the library and get census on microfilm. Free. Just gotta haul my butt down there when it is open and wait for a machine. And hope they have the census for that county 600 miles from here.
Frankly, I'm more concerned about the health care crisis and general literacy levels in this country than I am the "free genealogy crisis."
I choose to pay to have access to the indexed census in my home rather than go to the library. I love libraries, but I don't always have time to get there. Someone wants to index records, digitize them and charge for access. Getting paid for work, or should they work for free? Tell that to the company holding your mortgage.
Well, they charge for water to come into my home and heaven knows I NEED water a lot more than I need genealogy data. I can survive for years without an indexed census. I can't live very long without water. Of course, I can always go down the creek with my bucket. That's free...as long as I don't get caught trespassing.
And to be honest anyone who is on one of the many genealogy mailing lists might be surprised about how much help they will be able to get for free. More help and assistance right in their own home than we would have dreamed up twenty years ago.
Michael
04 April 2007
Google ads on our site--more McCain ads
I'm always a little bit curious about the banner ads from google that appear on our site. An ad for John McCain appeared again on the very bottom of our main page. This is the second time I've seen a McCain ad on our site. In fact, his ads are the only political ads I've seen on our site. Not really genealogy news, but I wonder what demographics about my site visitors or text on my pages made them think it was worth placing the ad. Back to genealogy work...I'll keep looking for the dead..whether they were voters or not!
What is that Name?
This is an ancestor of mine in the 1920 census. This censustaker had wonderful penmanship. We'll allow reader comments on this name and the name of her son below. It took me a while to find this great-great-great-grandmother in 1920. In fact, I only have two great-great-great-grandparents alive in 1920 and both were deceased by the 1930 enumeration.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1901
The image on the right shows Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the 1901 United Kingdom census living in Sussex. The Scottish native is listed as a physician.
1901 Census--Virginia Woolf
She wasn't always Virginia Woolf...in 1901, she is enumerated with her father as Adeline Virginia Stephen with her widowed father in London.
The 1901 England Censu is available at Ancestry.com
Claude Monet in 1901
The image on the right is part of the 1901 census entry for artist Claude Monet. The French-born artist is living in England in 1901.
The 1901 England Census can be searched at Ancestry.com.
The 1901 England Census can be searched at Ancestry.com.
Searching the Census the Old Fashioned Way
Let's face it. Sometimes the index does not work and a manual search of the census is necessary. Some names are impossible to read or simply get transcribed in such a way that wildcard and soundex searches are not effective. This was the case with my search Panagiotis Verikios in Chicago--the index just did not locate him. The details of the search , Panning For Panagiotis can be found on our site.
A $31.44 Inheritance
In the 1950s, my grandmother inherited $31.44 from a relative, Anna Haase. The estate settlement of Miss Haase points to the importance of tracking down such records for relatives who die with enough property to probate and no descendants of their own. The article I wrote on the estate settlement and estate records in general may be worth a look if the only wills/probates you have searched for have been for your own direct line ancestors.
A $31.44 Inheritance explains how Grandma's $31.44 inheritance was determined and how intestate probate cases in these situations usually work.
A $31.44 Inheritance explains how Grandma's $31.44 inheritance was determined and how intestate probate cases in these situations usually work.
From their Mouth to your Screen
Have you ever really thought about how that word got from your ancestor's mouth to your computer screen? There are many steps from the time your ancestor said his name until the index entry appears on your at-home terminal. Each step has the potential to create an error or "brick wall."
From Their Mouth to Your Computer Screen was posted a while back on our site, but it's comments on how your ancestor's name gets into a database are still valid and worth thinking about.
From Their Mouth to Your Computer Screen was posted a while back on our site, but it's comments on how your ancestor's name gets into a database are still valid and worth thinking about.
Famous People in 1920 Census
Here is a list of all the people for whom we have a 1920 census enumeration. Each name is linked to the actual census image. Suggestions for additions (or corrections) can be sent to me at mjnrootdig@gmail.com. Subscribers to Ancestry.com or Heritagequest.com can serach there for additional names if they are not on our list. If you don't have ancestry.com and decide to get it, please read our free trial suggestions first.
Max AdlerSpiro Agnew
Sherwood Anderson
Andrews Sisters
Ansel Adams
Jane Addams
Eddie Albert
Fred Astaire
Louis Armstrong
Lionel Barrymore
Count Basie
Frances Bavier
Irving Berlin
Mel Blanc
Humphrey Bogart
General Omar Bradley
Hugh Brannum Mr. Green Jeans
Lizzie Borden
Joseph Bulova
Ralph Bunche
Jimmy Cagney
Frank Capra
Willa Cather
George Washington Carver
Anthony Cermak
Jeff Chandler
Lon Chaney
Charlie Chaplin
John Cheever
Julia Child
Walter Cronkhite
Ty Cobb
Perry Como
Calvin Coolidge
Ellen Corby Adolph Coors
Bing Crosby
Richard Daley
Jim Davis
Dizzy Dean
Olivia De Havilland
Cecil De Mille
Phyllis Diller
John Dillinger
Walt Disney
Thomas Edison
Mamie Eisenhower
Ralph Ellison
Dale Evans
Wyatt Earp
Duke Ellington
Douglas Fairbanks
Max Factor
William Faulkner
Mark Felt
Harvey Firestone
Ella Fitzgerald
Henry Fonda
Joan Fontaine
Tennessee Ernie Ford
future President Gerald Ford
Henry Ford
Milton Friedman
Robert Frost
Clark Gable
Lou Gehrig
George and Ira Gershwin
J. Paul Getty
Dizzy Gillespie
Betty Grable
Billy Graham
Oscar Hammerstein
Jean Harlow
Rita Hayworth
Earnest Hemingway
Katharine Hepburn
Milton S. Hershey
William Hewlett
Billie Holliday
J. Edgar Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Bob Hope
Howard Hughes
Shoeless Joe Jackson
President Lyndon Johnson
Boris Karloff
Howard Keel
Helen Keller
William Kellogg
President John F. Kennedy
Frederick Kerry--grandfather of former presidential hopeful John Kerry
Gene Krupa
Ann Landers
Kennesaw Mountain Landis
Estee Lauder
Liberace
Joe Lewis
Carole Lombard
Vincent Lombardi
Huey Long
Juliette Gordon Lowe (founder of Girl Scouts)
Dean Martin
Mary Martin
Oscar Mayer
Ethel Merman
James Michener
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Glenn Miller
Edward R. Murrow
Ogden Nash
Pat Nixon
Richard Nixon
Georgia O'Keefe
Marjorie Merriweather Post one
Marjorie Merriweather Post two
future President Richard Nixon
Jack Paar
David Packard
Bonnie Parker of Bonnie and Clyde
Rosa Parks
Gregory Peck
Mary Pickford
Katherine Anne Porter
Anthony Quinn
John Raitt
Charles Ringling
Ronald Reagan
Orville Redenbacher
Tex Ritter
John D. Rockefeller
Roy Rogers
Will Rogers
Sigmund Romberg
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Carl Sandburg
Harlan Sanders
David Sarnoff Randolph Scott
Frank Sinatra
John Sousa
John Steinbeck
Jimmie Stewart
Billy Sunday NEW
Strom Thurmond
Harry Truman
Earl Tupper
Dear Abby (Abigail Van Buren)
Honus Wagner
Charles Walgreen
Mike Wallace
Mr. Walmart--Sam Walton
John Wayne
Mae West
E. B. White
William Westmoreland
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Tennessee Williams
Woodrow Wilson
Grant Wood
Frank Lloyd Wright
Orville Wright
N C Wyeth
Cy Young
Max AdlerSpiro Agnew
Sherwood Anderson
Andrews Sisters
Ansel Adams
Jane Addams
Eddie Albert
Fred Astaire
Louis Armstrong
Lionel Barrymore
Count Basie
Frances Bavier
Irving Berlin
Mel Blanc
Humphrey Bogart
General Omar Bradley
Hugh Brannum Mr. Green Jeans
Lizzie Borden
Joseph Bulova
Ralph Bunche
Jimmy Cagney
Frank Capra
Willa Cather
George Washington Carver
Anthony Cermak
Jeff Chandler
Lon Chaney
Charlie Chaplin
John Cheever
Julia Child
Walter Cronkhite
Ty Cobb
Perry Como
Calvin Coolidge
Ellen Corby Adolph Coors
Bing Crosby
Richard Daley
Jim Davis
Dizzy Dean
Olivia De Havilland
Cecil De Mille
Phyllis Diller
John Dillinger
Walt Disney
Thomas Edison
Mamie Eisenhower
Ralph Ellison
Dale Evans
Wyatt Earp
Duke Ellington
Douglas Fairbanks
Max Factor
William Faulkner
Mark Felt
Harvey Firestone
Ella Fitzgerald
Henry Fonda
Joan Fontaine
Tennessee Ernie Ford
future President Gerald Ford
Henry Ford
Milton Friedman
Robert Frost
Clark Gable
Lou Gehrig
George and Ira Gershwin
J. Paul Getty
Dizzy Gillespie
Betty Grable
Billy Graham
Oscar Hammerstein
Jean Harlow
Rita Hayworth
Earnest Hemingway
Katharine Hepburn
Milton S. Hershey
William Hewlett
Billie Holliday
J. Edgar Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Bob Hope
Howard Hughes
Shoeless Joe Jackson
President Lyndon Johnson
Boris Karloff
Howard Keel
Helen Keller
William Kellogg
President John F. Kennedy
Frederick Kerry--grandfather of former presidential hopeful John Kerry
Gene Krupa
Ann Landers
Kennesaw Mountain Landis
Estee Lauder
Liberace
Joe Lewis
Carole Lombard
Vincent Lombardi
Huey Long
Juliette Gordon Lowe (founder of Girl Scouts)
Dean Martin
Mary Martin
Oscar Mayer
Ethel Merman
James Michener
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Glenn Miller
Edward R. Murrow
Ogden Nash
Pat Nixon
Richard Nixon
Georgia O'Keefe
Marjorie Merriweather Post one
Marjorie Merriweather Post two
future President Richard Nixon
Jack Paar
David Packard
Bonnie Parker of Bonnie and Clyde
Rosa Parks
Gregory Peck
Mary Pickford
Katherine Anne Porter
Anthony Quinn
John Raitt
Charles Ringling
Ronald Reagan
Orville Redenbacher
Tex Ritter
John D. Rockefeller
Roy Rogers
Will Rogers
Sigmund Romberg
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Carl Sandburg
Harlan Sanders
David Sarnoff Randolph Scott
Frank Sinatra
John Sousa
John Steinbeck
Jimmie Stewart
Billy Sunday NEW
Strom Thurmond
Harry Truman
Earl Tupper
Dear Abby (Abigail Van Buren)
Honus Wagner
Charles Walgreen
Mike Wallace
Mr. Walmart--Sam Walton
John Wayne
Mae West
E. B. White
William Westmoreland
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Tennessee Williams
Woodrow Wilson
Grant Wood
Frank Lloyd Wright
Orville Wright
N C Wyeth
Cy Young
03 April 2007
Census Images for the well-known in 1880
The following are the well-known individuals on our 1880 census page. Please feel free to send additions or corrections to mjnrootdig@gmail.com
Jane Addams
Louisa May Alcott
Sherwood Anderson
Susan B. Anthony
Chester Arthur
P. T. Barnum
Maurice, Georgianna, Lionel and Ethel Barrymore
L. L. Bean Billy the Kid
Amelia Bloomer
Edwin Booth
Lizzie Borden
William Jennings Bryan
Adolph Busch
Willa Cather
Butch Cassidy
Samuel Clemens
Buffalo Bill Cody
George M. Cohan
President Calvin Coolidge
Adolph Coors
Clarence Darrow
Jefferson Davis J
ohn Deere
Dalton Family (partial)
Emily Dickinson
John & Horace Dodge of Dodge Motor Company
Frederick Douglass Isadora Duncan -- well-known dancer
George Eastman
Mary Baker Eddy
Thomas Edison
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Marshall Field
W. C. Fields
Harvey Firestone
Henry Ford
John C. Fremont
Robert Frost
President James Garfield
Pat Garrett
Rutherford B. Hayes second enumeration
William Hearst
Henry (H. J.) Heinz
O. Henry
Ulysses Grant
Doc Holliday
Julia Ward Howe
Herbert Hoover
Harry Houdini
Jesse James
Sarah Orne Jewett
Scott Joplin
Eli Lilly
Jack London
Francis Lubbock
Elijah McCoy Herman Melville (author of Moby Dick)
Frederick Miller of Miller Beer
Dwight Moody
Thomas Nast
Carrie Nation
Adolph Ochs (later NY Times owner)
Frederick Pabst
Potter Palmer
J. C. Penney
Allen Pinkerton
C. W. Post Joseph Pulitizer
George Pullman
Charles Ringling
Theodore Roosevelt Carl Sandburg
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Annie Sullivan
the Sundance Kid (Harry Longabaugh)
Billy Sunday
Levi Strauss
Gustavus Swift
President William Howard Taft
Tom Thumb
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
John D. Rockefeller
August Uihlein
Henry Uihlein
Charles Walgreen
Booker Washington
Honus wagner
Edith Wharton
Walt Whitman
F. W. Woolworth
Frank Lloyd Wright -- the second enumeration
Wright Brothers
William Wrigley
George Westinghouse
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Cy Young
Florenz Ziegfeld
Subscribers to Ancestry.com or Heritagequest.com can serach there.
If you don't have ancestry.com and decide to get it, please read our free trial suggestions first.
Jane Addams
Louisa May Alcott
Sherwood Anderson
Susan B. Anthony
Chester Arthur
P. T. Barnum
Maurice, Georgianna, Lionel and Ethel Barrymore
L. L. Bean Billy the Kid
Amelia Bloomer
Edwin Booth
Lizzie Borden
William Jennings Bryan
Adolph Busch
Willa Cather
Butch Cassidy
Samuel Clemens
Buffalo Bill Cody
George M. Cohan
President Calvin Coolidge
Adolph Coors
Clarence Darrow
Jefferson Davis J
ohn Deere
Dalton Family (partial)
Emily Dickinson
John & Horace Dodge of Dodge Motor Company
Frederick Douglass Isadora Duncan -- well-known dancer
George Eastman
Mary Baker Eddy
Thomas Edison
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Marshall Field
W. C. Fields
Harvey Firestone
Henry Ford
John C. Fremont
Robert Frost
President James Garfield
Pat Garrett
Rutherford B. Hayes second enumeration
William Hearst
Henry (H. J.) Heinz
O. Henry
Ulysses Grant
Doc Holliday
Julia Ward Howe
Herbert Hoover
Harry Houdini
Jesse James
Sarah Orne Jewett
Scott Joplin
Eli Lilly
Jack London
Francis Lubbock
Elijah McCoy Herman Melville (author of Moby Dick)
Frederick Miller of Miller Beer
Dwight Moody
Thomas Nast
Carrie Nation
Adolph Ochs (later NY Times owner)
Frederick Pabst
Potter Palmer
J. C. Penney
Allen Pinkerton
C. W. Post Joseph Pulitizer
George Pullman
Charles Ringling
Theodore Roosevelt Carl Sandburg
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Annie Sullivan
the Sundance Kid (Harry Longabaugh)
Billy Sunday
Levi Strauss
Gustavus Swift
President William Howard Taft
Tom Thumb
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
John D. Rockefeller
August Uihlein
Henry Uihlein
Charles Walgreen
Booker Washington
Honus wagner
Edith Wharton
Walt Whitman
F. W. Woolworth
Frank Lloyd Wright -- the second enumeration
Wright Brothers
William Wrigley
George Westinghouse
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Cy Young
Florenz Ziegfeld
Subscribers to Ancestry.com or Heritagequest.com can serach there.
If you don't have ancestry.com and decide to get it, please read our free trial suggestions first.
Famous People in the 1870 Census
The following is our current list of well-known people in the 1870 census. Submissions, corrections, etc. can be sent to me at mjnrootdig.com@gmail.com .
Jane Addams
Louisa May Alcott
Beer Brewer Eberhard Anheuser
Phillip Armour
Future President Chester Arthur
P T Barnum
Beer Brewer Valentine Blatz
Amelia Bloomer
Nellie Bly
Lizzie Borden
Siamese Twin Chang Bunker
Siamese Twin Eng Bunker
Buffalo Bill Cody
George Custer
Jefferson Davis
John Deere
Emily Dickinson
Frederick Douglass
Wyatt Earp
George Eastman
Ralph Emerson
Marshall Field
Harvey Firestone
Henry Ford
Future President James Garfield
President in 1870 U. S. Grant
Horace Greeley
Future President Warren Harding
Future President Rutherford Hayes
Author O. Henry
Milton Hershey
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Henry James
Author Sarah Orne Jewett
Former President Andrew Johnson
Scott Joplin
Robert E. Lee
Cyrus McCormick
Elijah McCoy
Future President William McKinley
Herman Melville
Beer Brewer Frederick Miller of Miller Beer
Dwight Moody
Samuel Morse
Grandma Moses
Thomas Nast
Carrie NationFrederick Pabst
Potter Palmer
Robert E. PearyAllen Pinkerton
George Pullman
Richard Sears
John D. Rockefeller
John P. Sousa
Albert Spalding
Beer Brewer Joseph Schlitz
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriett Beecher Stowe
Beer Brewer Bernard Stroh of Stroh's Beer
the Sundance Kid
Billy Sunday
President William Howard Taft
Mark Twain
President Theodore Roosevelt
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Wright Brothers
Levi Strauss
Henry David Thoreau
William "Boss" Tweed
Cornelius Vanderbilt
George Westinghouse
Walt Whitman
Frank Lloyd Wright
William Wrigley
Cy Young
Florenz Ziegfield
Subscribers to Ancestry.com or Heritagequest.com can serach there.
If you don't have ancestry.com and decide to get it, please read our free trial suggestions first.
Jane Addams
Louisa May Alcott
Beer Brewer Eberhard Anheuser
Phillip Armour
Future President Chester Arthur
P T Barnum
Beer Brewer Valentine Blatz
Amelia Bloomer
Nellie Bly
Lizzie Borden
Siamese Twin Chang Bunker
Siamese Twin Eng Bunker
Buffalo Bill Cody
George Custer
Jefferson Davis
John Deere
Emily Dickinson
Frederick Douglass
Wyatt Earp
George Eastman
Ralph Emerson
Marshall Field
Harvey Firestone
Henry Ford
Future President James Garfield
President in 1870 U. S. Grant
Horace Greeley
Future President Warren Harding
Future President Rutherford Hayes
Author O. Henry
Milton Hershey
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Henry James
Author Sarah Orne Jewett
Former President Andrew Johnson
Scott Joplin
Robert E. Lee
Cyrus McCormick
Elijah McCoy
Future President William McKinley
Herman Melville
Beer Brewer Frederick Miller of Miller Beer
Dwight Moody
Samuel Morse
Grandma Moses
Thomas Nast
Carrie NationFrederick Pabst
Potter Palmer
Robert E. PearyAllen Pinkerton
George Pullman
Richard Sears
John D. Rockefeller
John P. Sousa
Albert Spalding
Beer Brewer Joseph Schlitz
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriett Beecher Stowe
Beer Brewer Bernard Stroh of Stroh's Beer
the Sundance Kid
Billy Sunday
President William Howard Taft
Mark Twain
President Theodore Roosevelt
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Wright Brothers
Levi Strauss
Henry David Thoreau
William "Boss" Tweed
Cornelius Vanderbilt
George Westinghouse
Walt Whitman
Frank Lloyd Wright
William Wrigley
Cy Young
Florenz Ziegfield
Subscribers to Ancestry.com or Heritagequest.com can serach there.
If you don't have ancestry.com and decide to get it, please read our free trial suggestions first.
My airline experience
My seminar in Virginia Beach this past weekend went extremely well. My flight experience on 30 March from Moline, Illinois, did not. The name of the airline shall not be included in this post.
I was booked on a flight from Moline, Illinois, leaving around 6:00 in the evening on Friday. Upon arrival at the airport, I was told my flight had been cancelled THURSDAY--the day before. They had my work phone number to use to notify me. No calls. No voicemails. No automatic notices. I was told that the call was not made due to a "looping" error. I checked my flight status online Thursday night (around 8:00 p.m.) and again online on Friday over lunch (around 12:30). Both times it indicated my flight was still a "go" and departing/arriving at the times/places as I was originally told. I fly a great deal and when I've had flights cancelled before like this, I have been notified BEFORE I got to the airport, especially when the flight is cancelled the day before I leave.
Upon checkin at the Moline, Illinois airport I was told my flight was cancelled and that there was absolutely no flight into Norfolk or Newport News on Friday. I was told I was not going to get there on Friday. I begged to differ--I was going to get there on Friday. After nearly an hour, the nearest they could get me was Reagan airport in Washington DC. The ticket agent was EXTREMELY helpful and accomodating. I arrived at midnight and was just lucky to get a car and in order to drive nearly 4 hours. Had the airline had the courtesy of notifying me even Friday morning I could have made alternate arrangements that would not have required car rental, a long drive, and 2.5 hours of sleep.
Of course trying to contact this particular airlines in order to make a complaint has been EXCEEDINGLY difficult. But we will keep trying. And we will get some satisfaction besides the $35 flight voucher and the free drink coupon I was given for my troubles.
Despite all the frustration, the seminar in VA Beach went off with out a hitch--my arrival difficulties were the only problems and the VA Beach group is a great one with which to work.
I was booked on a flight from Moline, Illinois, leaving around 6:00 in the evening on Friday. Upon arrival at the airport, I was told my flight had been cancelled THURSDAY--the day before. They had my work phone number to use to notify me. No calls. No voicemails. No automatic notices. I was told that the call was not made due to a "looping" error. I checked my flight status online Thursday night (around 8:00 p.m.) and again online on Friday over lunch (around 12:30). Both times it indicated my flight was still a "go" and departing/arriving at the times/places as I was originally told. I fly a great deal and when I've had flights cancelled before like this, I have been notified BEFORE I got to the airport, especially when the flight is cancelled the day before I leave.
Upon checkin at the Moline, Illinois airport I was told my flight was cancelled and that there was absolutely no flight into Norfolk or Newport News on Friday. I was told I was not going to get there on Friday. I begged to differ--I was going to get there on Friday. After nearly an hour, the nearest they could get me was Reagan airport in Washington DC. The ticket agent was EXTREMELY helpful and accomodating. I arrived at midnight and was just lucky to get a car and in order to drive nearly 4 hours. Had the airline had the courtesy of notifying me even Friday morning I could have made alternate arrangements that would not have required car rental, a long drive, and 2.5 hours of sleep.
Of course trying to contact this particular airlines in order to make a complaint has been EXCEEDINGLY difficult. But we will keep trying. And we will get some satisfaction besides the $35 flight voucher and the free drink coupon I was given for my troubles.
Despite all the frustration, the seminar in VA Beach went off with out a hitch--my arrival difficulties were the only problems and the VA Beach group is a great one with which to work.
02 April 2007
Famous 1860 census images
We have 1860 census images for the following on our site for free viewing:
Louisa May Alcott
Eberhard Anheuser
Susan B. Anthony
Chester Arthur
P T Barnum
Phillip Best-
Amelia Bloomer
John Wilkes Booth
then President James Buchanan
Chang and Eng Bunker (famous Siamese twins)
Kit Carson
Andrew Carnegie
Buffalo Bill Cody
George Custer
Jefferson Davis
John Deere
Emily Dickinson
Frederick Douglass
Thomas Edison
Wyatt Earp
George Eastman
Ralph Emerson
James Garfield
Ulysses S Grant
Benjamin Harrison
Rutherford B. Hayes
Doc Holliday
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Elias Howe
Sam Houston--Texas Pioneer
Jesse James
Calamity Jane (Martha Cannary)
future president Andrew Johnson
Adam Lemp
Robert E. Lee in Virginia
Robert E. Lee in Texas
President Abraham Lincoln
Frances Lubbock--Texas Pioneer
Cyrus McCormick
Herman Melville
Clement Moore
Samuel Morse
Samuel Mudd
Franklin Pierce
Allen Pinkerton
George Pullman
John D. Rockefeller
President Theodore Roosevelt
Joseph Schlitz
Harriet Beecher Stowe
John Philip Sousa
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Belle Starr
Albert Spalding
Mary Surratt
John Sutter of Sutter's Mill
President William Howard Taft
Henry David Thoreau
Sojourner Truth Boss Tweed
John Tyler
Martin Van Buren
Montgomery Ward
Walt Whitman
Suggestions can be sent to me at mjnrootdig@gmail.com
Those who have access to the census online are welcome to send us additional references. Those who don't have a subscription to Ancestry.com can read our free-trial suggestions here before joining.
Louisa May Alcott
Eberhard Anheuser
Susan B. Anthony
Chester Arthur
P T Barnum
Phillip Best-
Amelia Bloomer
John Wilkes Booth
then President James Buchanan
Chang and Eng Bunker (famous Siamese twins)
Kit Carson
Andrew Carnegie
Buffalo Bill Cody
George Custer
Jefferson Davis
John Deere
Emily Dickinson
Frederick Douglass
Thomas Edison
Wyatt Earp
George Eastman
Ralph Emerson
James Garfield
Ulysses S Grant
Benjamin Harrison
Rutherford B. Hayes
Doc Holliday
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Elias Howe
Sam Houston--Texas Pioneer
Jesse James
Calamity Jane (Martha Cannary)
future president Andrew Johnson
Adam Lemp
Robert E. Lee in Virginia
Robert E. Lee in Texas
President Abraham Lincoln
Frances Lubbock--Texas Pioneer
Cyrus McCormick
Herman Melville
Clement Moore
Samuel Morse
Samuel Mudd
Franklin Pierce
Allen Pinkerton
George Pullman
John D. Rockefeller
President Theodore Roosevelt
Joseph Schlitz
Harriet Beecher Stowe
John Philip Sousa
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Belle Starr
Albert Spalding
Mary Surratt
John Sutter of Sutter's Mill
President William Howard Taft
Henry David Thoreau
Sojourner Truth Boss Tweed
John Tyler
Martin Van Buren
Montgomery Ward
Walt Whitman
Suggestions can be sent to me at mjnrootdig@gmail.com
Those who have access to the census online are welcome to send us additional references. Those who don't have a subscription to Ancestry.com can read our free-trial suggestions here before joining.
Famous People in the 1850 Census
This is a listing of our current "famous" people in the 1850 census. Feel free to browse or submit additional suggestions to mjnrootdig@gmail.com
Louisa May Alcott
Horatio Alger
Susan B. Anthony
Chester Arthur
P. T. Barnum
Philip Best
Amelia Bloomer
John Wilkes Booth
Chang and Eng Bunker (Siamese twins)
Andrew Carnegie
Kit Carson
Buffalo Bill Cody
George Custer
Jefferson Davis
John Deere
Emily Dickinson
Abner Doubleday
Frederick Douglass
Thomas Edison
Wyatt Earp
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Marshall Field
Millard Fillmore
Ulysses S Grant
Benjamin Harrison
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Elias Howe
Sam Houston
Henry James
Jesse James
Andrew Johnson
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Longfellow
Cyrus McCormick
William McKinley
Clement Moore
Samuel Morse
Dr. Samuel Mudd
Franklin Pierce
John Rockefeller
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Belle Starr
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Mary Surratt
John Sutter
Zachary Taylor
Henry David Thoreau
Sojourner Truth
Mark Twain
Mark Twain the second time!
Boss Tweed
President Martin Van Buren
Montgomery Ward
James Whistler
Walt Whitman
Louisa May Alcott
Horatio Alger
Susan B. Anthony
Chester Arthur
P. T. Barnum
Philip Best
Amelia Bloomer
John Wilkes Booth
Chang and Eng Bunker (Siamese twins)
Andrew Carnegie
Kit Carson
Buffalo Bill Cody
George Custer
Jefferson Davis
John Deere
Emily Dickinson
Abner Doubleday
Frederick Douglass
Thomas Edison
Wyatt Earp
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Marshall Field
Millard Fillmore
Ulysses S Grant
Benjamin Harrison
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Elias Howe
Sam Houston
Henry James
Jesse James
Andrew Johnson
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Longfellow
Cyrus McCormick
William McKinley
Clement Moore
Samuel Morse
Dr. Samuel Mudd
Franklin Pierce
John Rockefeller
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Belle Starr
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Mary Surratt
John Sutter
Zachary Taylor
Henry David Thoreau
Sojourner Truth
Mark Twain
Mark Twain the second time!
Boss Tweed
President Martin Van Buren
Montgomery Ward
James Whistler
Walt Whitman
"Stalking Strangers DNA"
The New York Times ran a piece today on "Stalking Strangers DNA" which has also been posted on the Herald Tribune's website. I'm all for genealogy, as anyone well knows. However, I don't think anyone should be forced to give up their DNA, much as someone would not be forced to show me an old family bible or other heirlooms and memorabilia. Given the current uses of DNA, which indicate a direct line male or direct line female relationships, the situations where DNA are really helpful are not all that many.
Time would be better spent on preserving paper records that have not been microfilmed or digitized. We stand to lose all the Union Civil War pensions if they are not preserved in some fashion. DNA provides some evidence of a connection, but still does not provide the vast body of personal history and insight that other records and materials do.
And not to mention...the article makes genealogists look a little nutty.
Time would be better spent on preserving paper records that have not been microfilmed or digitized. We stand to lose all the Union Civil War pensions if they are not preserved in some fashion. DNA provides some evidence of a connection, but still does not provide the vast body of personal history and insight that other records and materials do.
And not to mention...the article makes genealogists look a little nutty.
01 April 2007
Virginia Beach Seminar
A big thanks to those who came to the seminar held at the Virginia Beach Library on Saturday hosted by the Virginia Beach Genealogical Society. I had a great time and hope everyone else did as well. As most of you know though, I am extremely tired this evening.
The page of links will get posted tomorrow. There is a slight problem with something and I'll get it fixed in the morning and uploaded.
Thanks to the Society for having me present at their conference.
Michael
The page of links will get posted tomorrow. There is a slight problem with something and I'll get it fixed in the morning and uploaded.
Thanks to the Society for having me present at their conference.
Michael
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