If you have been following my Anderson family details or the details on the veterans in my family tree you may already be aware of my Grandpa’s brother Harold Anderson and the fact that he was on the USS New Orleans during WWII. Harold was on the New Orleans at Pearl Harbor and was killedContinue reading “USS New Orleans – Harold Anderson WWII”
Category Archives: Gladys Hagerdon Anderson
America 250 – Paul Revere’s Ride
Listen, my children, and you shall hearOf the midnight ride of Paul Revere,On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five:Hardly a man is now aliveWho remembers that famous day and year. Henry Wadsworth LongfellowFull Text of the Poem As a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and as part of my genealogy research itContinue reading “America 250 – Paul Revere’s Ride”
Presidents Day 2025 – Are you related to a US President?
One of the genealogy blogs that I follow suggested that for presidents day a fun activity would be sharing which, if any, US Presidents you are related to. As of right now, I know of three. In proving my relationship to John Howland who sailed on the Mayflower I found that he had a veryContinue reading “Presidents Day 2025 – Are you related to a US President?”
Vawter Family Association Meeting and Allen County Research Library
This weekend I went to the Vawter Family Association meeting and had a great time meeting some new cousins! For reference, my nearest Vawter relative is my 3rd Great Grandmother Louisiana Vawter who marred James Hagerdon. This ties directly to my Great Grandmother Gladys Hagerdon Anderson. One of the big reasons I wanted to goContinue reading “Vawter Family Association Meeting and Allen County Research Library”
DNA Project for Fanny Petty Hagerdon – Success
I just posted not too long ago about the search for Fanny Petty Hagerdon’s parents and my attempt to use DNA to solve this mystery. I was pretty much immersed in this project for a couple of days, mapping out DNA matches and trying to connect all of them to the family tree. It wasContinue reading “DNA Project for Fanny Petty Hagerdon – Success”
Mayflower Passenger George Soule
The results are in. I have now officially proven relationship to another Mayflower Passenger – George Soule. George Soule and his wife Mary Buckett are my 11X Great Grandparents and we are related to them through the Livermore family. This connection was challenging to prove for one generation as there were no documents that connectedContinue reading “Mayflower Passenger George Soule”
US Daughters – War of 1812
Last week I received notice that my first ancestor application for the US Daughters of the War of 1812 was approved. How exciting! For this one the first ancestor I submitted Daniel Livermore who is an ancestor of my Great Grandmother Gladys Hagerdon Anderson. Because of his service in Captain Daniel Root’s company of theContinue reading “US Daughters – War of 1812”
New Book on 596th Airborne Engineers
The new book is here! I was contacted a while back by someone writing a book on the World War II 596th Airborne Engineers. My Grandpa Anderson was a part of this unit and in working with the author I shared a couple of photos and stories with him. Grandpa is actually featured a coupleContinue reading “New Book on 596th Airborne Engineers”
Memorial Day Weekend – Remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice
We just returned home from a Memorial day weekend in Nebraska and it is so striking to see all of the flags in the cemetery honoring those who have served. The Big Springs cemetery seems to have a pretty large number of flags and represents a pretty high proportion of veterans in the cemetery. AsContinue reading “Memorial Day Weekend – Remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice”
Michael Mead – Revolutionary War Patriot
I have had a Patriot on my list for a couple of years now that I wasn’t able to find all the right proof for to satisfy the Daughters of the American Revolution proof standard. I knew he had to be the right person, but the right document was elusive and there were multiple peopleContinue reading “Michael Mead – Revolutionary War Patriot”
Cory and Nicole Family History 