6 Bad Things About Today's Genealogy Software
http://www.beholdgenealogy.com/blog/?p=875
Monday, November 21, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Questions about the Grandparents
Where and when were your grandparents born? (both sets) What do/did they look like? What were their occupations? How did they come to meet and marry?
This is
a important question, because this moves us on to the next generation.
Family members did not always come from where you thought they did. My
fathers family was in Ohio when he was born, but they were regionally
from Michigan. My mom was born in Michigan, but her family was
originally from Ohio. Both families moved a great deal prior to getting
settled in one place, but would eventually locate where other family
members had already located.
Asking
questions about appearance may not seem like much, but they may provide
clues on ethnic origins. It will explain many of the features and
characteristics of our current generation that we may not understand
today.
Jobs
were so important to understanding our nations transition from a
Agrarian society to a urban setting. In my own family they had been
farmers for generations, but then in the early 1900's they moved to
cities and started working factory and railroad jobs. They moved from
living on large pieces of land. They located in apartments and city
houses. Many things had changed from living a farmers life.
It is
important to understand where your grandparents met, because it will
offer clues on other family members. Did they meet at church or
school? Maybe a place they worked or someone that lived in the
neighborhood. Were they friends with other family members? All of
these are important facts for our continued genealogical journey.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Family Interview continued
When and where were your parents born? What are their full names? What do/did they look like? What were their occupations? How did they come to meet and marry?
Again
the plan here is to the more interesting information about our families
histories. Understanding if they were born in the same town they live
in now. Were they born overseas and where? Understanding what there
full names will help in looking for future generations, because of the
use of common naming patterns. Understanding if names were changed and
why.
I am
always struck the looks of ancestors two generations ago and the
resemblance to the people of today. My father is short, but if you look
at my grandpa and all his brothers they are very tall.
Where
did they work? The jobs of yesteryear are often ones that do not even
exist in today's world. Were they laborers, farmers or work for the
railroad. Occupations and the accumulation of wealth often explains the
lack of a paper trail. People that did not have a lot of money did not
normally have very good paper trails.
Where
did they meet shows the closeness of neighborhoods. Did they meet at
church or school? Were they a friend of another member of the family?
All important items for putting the pieces of the puzzle together.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Stark Couny Updates
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1922540 Images of Coroner’s Inquest books, reports, and case files from the courthouse in Canton, Stark, Ohio. This collection is being published as images become available – 45,057 Images as of 28 October 2011 – Up 39,054 imaged documents since 16 Aug 2011
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