As I was resarching Cory’s 3X Great Grandfather John Perlette I also found some good information on John’s brother Frederick Perlette and it was Frederick’s information that allowed me to find the Perlette family in Germany. Frederick Perlette was part of a carriage company in Shippensburg, PA and over the years they had many advertisementsContinue reading “Frederick Perlette part of Thrush, Perlette and Stough Carriage, Shippensburg, PA”
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RootsTech 2024
This is a fun weekend! The FamilySearch.org organization hosts a big conference in Salt Lake City, UT that consists of four days of Genealogy presentations. One day maybe I’ll be able to make it in person! Several of the presentations are archived online, or are available live online, and even without going in person, IContinue reading “RootsTech 2024”
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”
2023 Wrapup
My postings have been a bit slower the last few months and that’s related to a few different things, but partially because most of the next biographies I would post require more research. It’s also partially related to time avaialable and that’s been hard to find the last few months. I have a couple of projectsContinue reading “2023 Wrapup”
Octoberfest Genealogy Volunteer
This last weekend was a busy one. Part of the weekend was at the IL Heritage Alliance genealogy conference. Lots of learning on different lineage societies and some fabulous speakers. A couple of them with some great stories about perseverance and how that finally breaks down some brick walls in the tree. Some inspring things!Continue reading “Octoberfest Genealogy Volunteer”
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”
Peoria County Genealogy Society – Volunteer Day
On Saturday I was able to help the Peoria County Genealogicial Society with a “jumpstart” day. A group of people who have been working on their family tree for a while (some of them are likely considered experts, I don’t think I’d put myself in that category – just more experienced than someone just gettingContinue reading “Peoria County Genealogy Society – Volunteer Day”
Christmas Fun
It is almost Christmas, and it looks like this may be my final post for 2022. I have a backlog of things to share and hopefully I can get back to a regular schedule in 2023 and share all the new updates plus get some additional research completed and learn a few new things. AContinue reading “Christmas Fun”
Somehow time got away from me
I just realized that it has been about 6 weeks from the date of my last post. I don’t know how that much time went by. I haven’t dropped my research or dropped off the face of the earth, but somehow the last few weeks had other thinks that took up all of my time.Continue reading “Somehow time got away from me”
Media Conversions to Digital
I may have bitten off a BIG project with this one. Our local camera shop offered a special for every VHS tape brought in for conversion to digital. As it turned out, Cory was out west and our parents loaded the vehicle with VHS tapes. I think all said and done I had around 150Continue reading “Media Conversions to Digital”
Cory and Nicole Family History 