BLOG PARTY A Bit of Work, A Hospital Stay and A New DNA Cousin 15 Aug 2018March 8, 2022 This month has been a whirlwind of commotion: I found gainful employment (four days before MiLady's re-scheduled surgery!); and the day before I landed that job ... a new DNA…
Your Roots Are Showing #52Ancestors (6) William G. BEYER – Lawyer and Freemason 3 Feb 2014May 15, 2018 WILLIAM G. BEYER, was born 24OCT1911 to unknown parents in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. He was a lawyer by occupation and a 32nd degree Mason. In 1943, he married the…
Your Roots Are Showing #FHWC2013 (23): Black Christmas, Part III 23 Feb 2013May 3, 2018 Two weeks ago, I wrote "Saving Grace" supplying what little I knew about my maternal grandmother and her family. Last week, I wrote Part One and Part Two of "Black Christmas"…
#FHWC2013… #FHWC2013 (7): Saving Grace 7 Feb 2013May 8, 2018 Grace was sixth child of Hamer HEMINGUAY (also spelled HEMINGWAY and HEMMINGWAY) and Esther Ann NEEDMAN, both from Astley, Lancashire, England; but she was their first child born in Canada,…
#FHWC2013… #FHWC2013 (1): Tracing Lines – Maternal vs Paternal 1 Feb 2013May 8, 2018 When I started genealogy, I thought that tracing my grandfathers' lines would be easier because the family names stayed the same - with the exception of a few spelling variations.…
Your Roots Are Showing The 30-Year-Old Letter 23 Apr 2012May 6, 2018 For those who do not know me well: I love mysteries, genealogy and puzzles (except Sudoku and mathematical word problems) -- and when something encompasses all three, you can safely…
Your Roots Are Showing War of the Roses 19 Apr 2012May 8, 2018 It was early December 2007,when I received an interesting e-mail from a kindly but persistent woman who "found a serious flaw" in my online notes. After a couple of exchanges,…