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Greengrove Dudley
I saw this request at the Humboldt county message board at Ancestry.com:"Looking for information on Orrin Dudley and Greengrove Dudley from Ferndale, CA. Also other's in the family - Thalia Robinson...
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Thank You For Letting Me Serve You!
What a wonderful surprise I received this morning when I opened an email from Lisa at Old Stones Undeciphered. She decided that this blog was worthy of the Ancestor Award, and has passed this honor...
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Looking For My Mom's Birth Family
I saw this request at the Alameda county message board at Ancestry.com:My mom was adopted at birth and I was looking for her birthfamily. She was born at east Oakland Hospital in Oakland, ca on January...
View ArticleWhere Have I Been?
Though you may think that this blog has become permanently inactive, I've been planning a new direction for it. I'd still like to fit an obituary in here and there as well as answer a question or two,...
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We're All Cousins
So President Obama is related to Sarah Palin! That's one thing about genealogy that I've always loved: every family is full of surprises.Doing family research for all of these years, one would think...
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Close But No Cigar
Hello! I am alive. Keeping up three blogs is a lot of work. Obviously, I've let this one go a bit. But you know me- I never stop researching.I really do love to help others with their genealogy,...
View ArticleJapanese Benevolent Society Of California Obituaries
When it comes to posting obituaries online, I am all over the web. In order to help me slow down my pace, for the next several weeks I will only be posting obituaries at the Japanese Benevolent...
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Charles S. Frost & Andrew Frost
I saw this request at the Alameda county message board at Ancestry.com:Charles S. Frost is buried in the Mt View Cemetery, Oakland, CA. His data is: b 28 Feb 1828 d 9 Aug 1897. Also buried in the...
View ArticleFree Lookups
I realize that since moving to RootsWeb, the California Genealogy & History Archives has not been receiving as many hits. So for those of you who would rather request a lookup through my blog, I...
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Genealogy and Slavery
Summer will soon be coming to an end. I should think about finishing some of my genealogy projects. Right now, I am indexing the Logan County, Kentucky, Will Records from 1833-1838. Not too many people...
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Census Records And Biographies- I Just Love 'Em
My struggle and continued research on the VAN SICKLE name has led me to one Moses Van Sickle (1806-1891) of Fulton County, Illinois. While I cannot connect my own line with this branch of the family...
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In The Genes
Please Click Image To EnlargeI was asked about genealogy and DNA today. I thought it would be nice if I posted a partial picture of my DNA chart I was given from Ancestry.com. That top line is me....
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Common Phrases
Even though I have read many old documents, I rely heavily upon common phrases that were used to help with transcription. It makes a big difference on these aging eyes of mine! Even after all these...
View ArticleMore on the Van Sickles
Returning to my previous post on the Van Sickles, I am now convinced of another child born to John Van Sickle (b.1757)- a daughter named Eleanor.Information on her birth date, birth place, and death...
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James Hixon Van Sickle
I noticed that Ancestry.com has updated their U.S. Passport Applications. I love looking through these, especially since many of them contain photographs. So of course I searched for the Van Sickle...
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My AncestryDNA Results
So not so long ago I ordered Ancestry.com's new DNA test. Known as AncestryDNA, this is a genetic ethnicity. I wanted to see if a genetic test would prove/disprove some family stories I've learned...
View ArticleVan Sickle Family Genealogy And History
I forgot all about sharing the Facebook site I created on the Van Sickle family here at my blog. Check it out:Van Sickle Family Genealogy And HistoryI still run the family site at Ancestry.com too,...
View ArticleTake A Second Look
We all have ancestors that we researched diligently, then thinking we have found enough, have put them aside for a while. Well, I learned a lesson tonight: keep searching!I found that earlier this...
View ArticleVan Salee
It is difficult enough with all of the Van Sickle research I tackle; I will not dive too far into the Van Salee gene pool. For the most part, I will leave that to others. I foresee a great deal of...
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Schwarzenau Brethren
Left to right:Nannie Deardorff-Brown, David Deardorff, Mabel Deardorff-GarmanThanks to digging into my Dad's maternal line and laughing my head off at the antics of Dwight Schrute on The Office, I've...
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