I fell behind a little in updating the blog this year, but that doesn’t mean things haven’t been happening. In addition to some of the research that I have mentioned this year, some Swiss research, some cleanup of the Ancestry tree, and some WWI research for my Great Uncle I have also been doing someContinue reading “2025 Wrap-up”
Category Archives: Miscellaneous Research
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?”
Ancestry Tree Update Work
I was convinced by a friend to update my Ancestry account to include the Pro Tools that are now available. It’s a relatively small monthly fee, so I decided to see what I thought. It can be safely said that this was an eye opening experience. One of the first things was the Tree Checker.Continue reading “Ancestry Tree Update Work”
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 Research Project Moving Forward
I have been working on a DNA matching project for Fanny (Petty or Perry) Hagerdon who was the wife of Luther Hagerdon. Fannie left very few paper records as she was born in 1811 and died in 1846. I’ve been working through a series of DNA Matches to see if I can shine any lightContinue reading “DNA Research Project Moving Forward”
The Things we Save
Over Christmas I gathered a few things from my grandparents safe (with permission of course), and as we went through the contents it is just so interesting what people choose to save throughout time. In the safe there were cancelled checked going back to the 1960’s, a fair bit of random paperwork that I’m notContinue reading “The Things we Save”
Mauser Rifle Connection?
I feel like the thing that got me started in genealogy work was the question Grandpa Murl had – how are the Big Springs, NE Mausers related to Peter Paul and Wilhelm Mauser, the inventors of the Mauser rifle. When I started, I got stuck in how to research German records in addition to theContinue reading “Mauser Rifle Connection?”
DNA Matches May Help Solve A Mystery
I don’t know if anyone who follows this blog watches “Finding Your Roots” the PBS show with Henry Louis Gates, but I love watching how they use DNA evidence to help find branches of a family tree sometimes with what seemed to be impossible odds. I may have used some DNA evidence here recently toContinue reading “DNA Matches May Help Solve A Mystery”
DAR Updates and Motivation
Somehow the beginning of this year has been really busy. I have a lot of good intentions for genealogy work, and so far, not much progress. Not for a lack of projects to do that’s for sure. Sometimes it just takes an event of some sort to get things motivated again. I recently received noticeContinue reading “DAR Updates and Motivation”
Illinois Heritage Alliance Weekend
It’s so much fun to meet with other people who enjoy your hobbies. This weekend I participated for the first time in the Illinois Heritage Alliance weekend. This is a weekend gathering where several different lineage societies get together and while some of them do short business meetings, some just provide information on what theirContinue reading “Illinois Heritage Alliance Weekend”
Cory and Nicole Family History 