This is not my William Nelson (who came in the ship Fortune to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621), but I imagine he might have looked quite like this. Just like folks living today, William saw himself in General Court in Plymouth in 1658 for “vnciuell (uncivil or rude) carriages (bearing or deportment) towards several women at several [...]
Surely one of you has the answer to my question: How do I get more productive time in my life???? I found and just love this Google image clock. Time swirls around, past and over me just like this crazy clock shows. I must learn how to manage and maximize my time to the fullest, [...]
Guess who I ran into at NERGE (New England Regional Genealogical Conference)? Since it was held in Manchester, New Hampshire, where Sue Miner lives, she attended and posed for her picture with Maureen MacDonald and me. Notice the shirt she’s wearing? Have attended some wonderful talks and presentations and will share some of that [...]
Was there really one big rock at the beach on Plymouth harbor where the Mayflower Pilgrims stepped ashore? The folks in Plymouth, Massachusetts (where I am today) certainly will swear to it. Years ago, a huge “display case” was built on the beach to showcase THE rock which is suitably engraved. They say that the [...]
Do you recall that back in January we talked about goals………. and our Salt Lake Christmas Tour family’s goals? According to that January list, we should already have accomplished these goals or steps: (January) Sorted and organized all the research notes and stuff you brought home. (February) Wrote thank you cards from Christmas and from [...]
There were several Christmas Tour Family rendezvous at RootsTech; here are Woody and Ruth Woodruff (notice his 2001 shirt!), Christine Mueller (purple), Jane VanTour (silver hair), Marian Kettlewell (shirt matches mine) and Maureen MacDonald, Cecily Kelly and I at Thomas MacEntee’s 50th birthday party. It was a great week!
I’m off to Salt Lake City and Roots Tech before dawn tomorrow and I’m ready. One thing I’m really hoping to accomplish is to rendezvous at least briefly with some of you, our Christmas Tour “family.” I’ll be looking for you and if you see me first, grab me or holler out. The second main thing [...]
Does this look familiar? This is the wall hanging that my daughter, Jane Wood, and I made for Leland and Patty and it’s displayed hanging in their front entrance hall. We made it from cut-outs of most all the shirts from most all of the previous Christmas tours. It was to be ready for [...]
I do enjoy it when a tour family member shares their photos……….. these are from Gloria Leon who lives in Colorado. Good looking people, we genealogists!! Jerry VanDuzer reports that he will be attending the NGS conference in Las Vegas…… look for him. And since I cannot attend, if YOU do, please get a [...]
Hello this week from Kauaii………… which they call the Garden Isle and that means it’s lush and green and that means it rains daily in winter and February is winter so it’s rained some every day………… but there is sun every afternoon and that’s why we escaped the snow! This is a Red-Crested Cardinal, seen [...]
My friend, Lisa Alzo, posted “13 Ways to Find Your East European Ancestors in 2013″ in the Decmber 30, 2012 edition of The Examinar. The article is slanted toward those living in New York State, but the ideas and principles apply anywhere. Check it out. By the way, Lisa will be in Salt Lake City [...]
The 2012 Salt Lake Christmas Tour was a great success, and we’re now planning for the next one in December of 2013. Thomas MacEntee is planning to be with us again, and will be presenting a wide range of genealogical lectures. I understand that one of them will be two-hour class team-taught with Lisa Alzo. [...]
