List of Blog postings available on this blog site

Updated 19 Nov 2016 – 08 Sep 2017

# Title of Blog Subject of Blog HOW TO

Time - History

State Date Published

1. Enhanced Newspaper Archive List

Google News Archive reworked to show newspapers with locations. Long narrative.

various various 2012/12/11

2. Enhanced Newspaper Archive List

Google News Archive reworked to show newspapers with locations. Short narrative

various various 2012/12/11

3. USA Only – Enhanced Newspaper Archive List

Google News Archive reworked to show only USA newspapers with locations

various various 2012/12/20

4. Clip It ! – How to do a screen print

How to capture newspaper item by doing screen print

How To News Item 2012/12/22

5. Who Is He? News Item – How to use screen print to capture pictures with more info about the person in previous blog

News Item 2012/12/22

6. Cassie M. Johnson 1974 News Item – I use fake tree to find distant relative on another branch. How to organize files.

How To News Item 2012/12/22

7. Jackie Gamboa Where are You?

News Item – Cannot find family tree even with lots of names and dates

News Item 2012/12/25

8. Newspaper Dates | Names in newspapers

Pay attention to dates and newspaper names. Sometimes the date on newspaper is not the date on file name.

1898 California 2012/12/26

9. Anna Linn on a Family Tree News Item – Easy to find family tree for her even with limited information.

News Item 2012/12/26

10. Easy Anna News Item – showed how I used Ancestry.com to search for family tree.

HOW TO News Item 2012/12/26

11. Congressman Edward News Item – A good use of screen print to capture News Item 2012/12/26

Everett Robbins the Obit.

12. Liddel Spencer Davis News Item young student kills self gave me a connection to tree owner who gave the rest of the story.

News Item 2012/12/26

13. Jack D. Pafford News Item – Obit – How one simple obit can help so many trees. Three tree owners have copied the file.

News Item 2012/12/26

14. Party For Mrs. Swope News Item about a party with lots of people listed but no dates. The people mentioned let me find a family tree for the item.

News Item 2012/12/27

15. Miss Maria S. Shultz Story in newspaper about her death. I was able to find a tree by using Ancestry.com Save person to tree

HOW TO News Item 2012/12/28

16. First Born News Item about first baby of the year. If your family member was born in Jan they may be the first baby so look for items about birth

1970 Iowa 2013/01/01

17. 1959 Yellowstone earthquake

News Item about people killed in earthquake 1959 Montana 2013/01/01

18. Foo-Fighters News Item about US airmen seeing lights follow their planes

History 1945 Toronto 2013/01/01

19. Debby Hutton – Girl of Month

News Item about local girl makes good which contained little info but I was able to find lots of trees for it.

1968 Oklahoma 2013/01/02

20. Rev. Isaac Whicher News Item about reverend - look for smaller pieces 1882 Colorado 2013/01/03

21. Who Murdered Irene? – Irene VanBrocklin Story

News Item about murder and convict also a web site link to Iowa Unsolved Murders: Historic Cases

1922 Iowa 2013/01/03

22. Family Tree History Done Right

Sample of another blog which documents family history

HOW TO Web site USA 2013/01/04

23. Charlotte Calais – How To Arrange a Screen Print

How to cut and paste a screen print HOW TO 1935 California 2013/01/05

24. Pay Attention to Location News papers run items from other cities or states not just their local news

1883 Tennessee 2013/01/06

25. Civil War News Sells Newspapers

Civil War Items can be found in other years – not just war years

History 1887 Indiana 2013/01/07

26. 1886 Review of the Years News papers have year -end reviews 1886 Indiana 2013/01/08

News

27. James L Laird – Nebraska Congressman 1889

Obit, create a fake tree, use FindAGrave web site. Even with a lot of names sometimes no tree can be found.

HOW TO 1889 Nebraska 2013/01/08

28. Screen Print – Crucial Element

Screen Print – Difference between Bitmap and Jpeg also crop from edge.

HOW TO 1889 Nebraska 2013/01/09

29. Emma L. Wickersham Obit which many tree owners copied 1912 Delaware 2013/01/10

30. The Problem with Emma L Wickersham

The names on the tree got mixed up and many trees were using the same name for different people

1912 Delaware 2013/01/11

31. Check All Family Tree Hints Ancestry.com – Leaf hint about family trees – using Helena Muffly Family Tree

HOW TO 1895 Pennsylvania 2013/01/12

32. Death comes for Hiram Chalmers

News Item – grave digger death 1913 Pennsylvania 2013/01/13

33. 80 Year War – Dutch Genealogy

Link to good web sites to find Dutch ancestors – using the blog “The Family Kalamazoo”

HOW TO History Michigan 2013/01/14

34. Sidetracked again – Who is Eliza E?

From an old Obit I connected to others and found marriage cert with little information and traced it down

1972 Michigan 2013/01/15

35. New York Ancestors Link to good web sites to find NY ancestors HOW TO Histoy

1613 New York 2013/01/15

36. Google News Archive Correction

Google News Archive List may have wrong title for newspaper collection

1877 Michigan 2013/01/17

37. Helena Muffly and Friends Put non family members on family tree HOW TO 1895 Pennsylvania 2013/01/17

38. Pets on a family tree? Put NON family members on your family tree. – using Helena Muffly Family Tree

HOW TO 1895 Pennsylvania 2013/01/18

39. Jackson, Michigan 1900 Why you may not find a person on census record; Small Pox.

1900 Michigan 2013/01/19

40. LAUGHED AT LOCKS AND BARS – Woodson and Cooper 1883

Story about a couple eloping. 1883 Nevada 2013/01/19

41. Tme to Feed the Fish Interactive fish tank – a break from your work none none 2013/01/19

42. Transcript and Original Image – Joseph Banks 1917

Ancestry.com transcript page may not match original image.How to report a transcript error to Ancestry.com

HOW TO 1917 Pennsylvania 2013/01/19

43. Eureka Moment – Joseph Banks 1930

Put non family members on family tree HOW TO 1930 Pennsylvania 2013/01/20

44. Inauguration speech Inauguration speeches – Yale Law School – Avalon Law Project

History various USA 2013/01/20

45. Penny got home from school Story – why important to write one’s life story HOW TO 2013 Michigan 2013/01/21

46. Update: inauguration speech inauguration speech + Obama History 2013 DC 2013/01/22

47. Was George Pardoned? Obit of George S.E. Vaughan History 1899 Michigan 2013/01/25

48. Teacher Salaries to child labor

Found book Historical Magazine of Calvin College and Seminary Archives when looking for teacher salary 1930

1930 Michigan 2013/01/25

49. Frank C. Ives – Billiardist 1899

Obit of Frank C. Ives 1899 Missouri 2013/01/25

50. Owosso, Michigan – The Argus Press

Error in Google News Archive dates on The Argus Press collection

HOW TO 1911/1972 Michigan 2013/01/27

51. How To Work with Google Archive News

How to use Google Archive News HOW TO various various 2013/01/27

52. Google - From Eastman's Web Site

Web Site Found with article on how to maximize Google searches

HOW TO various Web Site 2013/01/28

53. The History of the Brown Name

Web site found plus News Item History 1936 Wyoming 2013/01/28

54. Passport Applications How to use Passport Applications to find info about ancestor

HOW TO 1901 Iowa 2013/01/29

55. If Kentucky can do it… About Genealogy centers w/link to new Kentucky center

various Kentucky 2013/01/30

56. Foreign Service Now and in 1854

1854 Family dies in British Guiana 1854 Nova Scotia 2013/01/30

57. Travel Now and in 1901 Blog about travel and travel in 1901 – how do they compare

1901 Iowa 2013/01/31

58. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nov 25, 1854

Death list in Halifax news 1854 1854 Nova Scotia 2013/01/31

59. Found another tree: John Evan McKay 1937

Found a tree for “NO LUCK” file by doing some more work on it. The name was listed wrong MacKay instead of McKay

1937 California 2013/02/01

60. Some Family Trees are easy Abe Lincoln’s son still alive and well in 1910 1910 Massachusetts 2013/02/02

to find

61. Amistad Africans 1841 Amistad – Letter by Cinque – 1841 1841 New York 2013/02/02

62. Authors – Alfred Lord Tennyson

Alfred Tennyson has new book - He was on Authors playing cards – 1887

1887 Indiana 2013/02/03

63. Georgia on My Mind Sheriff Pat Baker ad to finding tree Robert Ewell Blackstock leads to Sheriff Pat Baker

1988 Georgia 2013/02/10

64. Quest – Sheriff Pat Baker Tree

Sheriff Pat Baker ad to finding family tree for him through his brother’s Obit

HOW TO 1988 Georgia 2013/02/11

65. Percy and Irene Greene (Green) 1974

Obit and start of HOW TO –Look at right side of transcript page for hints

HOW TO 1974 Maryland 2013/02/14

66. How To find a missing person on census records

Step by step instructions on how to find a missing person on census record (1940)

HOW TO 1940 Maryland 2013/02/15

67. The Kiss Pointed to another blog with picture contest 2013 Another blog 2013/02/17

68. Tennessee or New Jersey in Newspaper Table?

Error in Google News Archive chart I fixed Tenn and added NJ

HOW TO various New Jersey 2013/02/17

69. How to Fix a Relationship Ancestry.com HOW TO fix a messed up tree, two dads, son not part of family

HOW TO 1947 West Virginia 2013/02/20

70. WWII hits home! Death in Oregon by Japanese Balloon Bombs - WWII

1945 Oregon 2013/02/22

71. To Drink or Not to Drink Prohibition 1913 Alabama 1913 Alabama 2013/02/25

72. Coosa River Project William Patrick Lay & Alabama Power Co. story within a story. Also wrong date on newspaper photocopy. Article about the Coosa River Project.

1968 Alabama 2013/03/11

73. Count the words Posting about a tool to use when you want to count the words you type.

HOW TO 2013 Link to tool 2013/03/14

74. Baa Ram Ewe – 1924 Article about the use of pigs to herd sheep. 1924 Missouri 2013/04/04

75. “Spirit of ’76″ First a Cartoon Article about the creation of famous picture “Spirit of ‘76”.

1926 Wyoming 2013/04/15

76. Gen. Cronje Boer War 1900 Story about the Boer War. 1900 Maryland 2013/04/22

77. Blockading 1909 Article on person getting arrested for blockading. 1909 North Carolina 2013/04/23

78. NUMBERED AMONG THE DEAD

Article about Lieut. Ablino J. Babcock who died in Spanish American War.

1898 Michigan 2013/05/01

79. Fatal Calamity 1873 – Mrs. Wolverton

A newspaper item about the death of Mrs Wolverton. The post is how I was able to construct

1873 Michigan 2013/05/10

a family tree from the facts in the item.

80. An Indigestible Egg Story about farmer, snake and egg from Odin, Illinois

1878 Michigan 2013/05/11

81. A picture can be your confirmation

Using different family tree items to confirm your data

HOW TO 1942 Arkansas 2013/05/13

82. Belinda Easlick of Elsie, Michigan – 1972

Marriage item in newspaper but I have not found a tree for it

1972 Michigan 2013/05/14

83. Bride & Groom reunite after 35 years

Story about a couple who found each other after 35 years

1935 Colorado 2013/05/21

84. Civic Pride 1936 Story about what you really want to remember about your childhood

1936 Wyoming 2013/07/24

85. The Secret Life of Plants – 1905

A news item in 1905 tells the same story that was “new” in 1970

1905 Michigan 2013/08/01

86. William R. Mack Killed – 1913

Connecting two family tree’s because one saw an Obit I posted

HOW TO 1913 New York 2013/08/07

87. 1875 Mark Twain Mark Twain about giving to the community – in an Ann Arbor, Michigan newspaper

1875 Michigan 2013/10/06

88. Using information off of a newspaper obituary

Step by step instruction on how to build a family tree using limited Obit information

HOW TO 1918 Canada 2014/09/05

89. Why you should add data to other branches of the family tree

Examples (3) of why it is important to add other branches to a family tree

HOW TO various various 2014/09/07

90. 1959 Yellowstone earthquake – Revisited

Twenty-eight people lost their lives in the 1959 earthquake – this posting gives information about their lives

1959 Montana 2014/09/21

91. Small Items in Newspapers – Hazelton 1949

Example of why a small item in a newspaper should not be overlooked

HOW TO 1949 Montana 2014/10/04

92. Wreck of the Scotsman – September 1899

A very sad story about the survivors of the wreck of the steamship “Scotsman”

1899 P.Q., Canada 2014/10/13

93. Link to another page How To add a link to your blog posting HOW TO 1912 Delaware 2014/10/30

94. Spooky – SAR Sample of Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application

HOW TO 1910 Rhode Island 2014/10/31

95. Records, Forms and Applications

Other sources that contain family information HOW TO various various 2014/10/31

96. The Story of T/Sgt Jack D. Patzke, USAAF

Story by Guy Ferstl about Jack D. Patzke in WWII - was originally shared on Ferstl Family Tree

1945 Minnesota 2014/11/03

97. The Mitchell and Patzke families

The sad family history of two families from 1944 to 1980.

History various Oregon 2014/11/03

98. Spirits in Rhode Island Obits – Ward, Turner, Anthony also mentioned Griffith

HOW TO 1799 How to make spirits from potatoes

2014/11/04

99. Scroll for more info Using record collections HOW TO How to scroll cards/pages

2014/11/06

100. Break the Pope’s Neck An 1895 question - 1895 message board 1895 Mass 2014/11/06

101. Pierce, Corey & Donally How to add a person to tree without typing information. - 1895 message board

HOW TO 1870 Mass 2014/11/08

102. Michigan – Newspapers List of all Michigan newspapers in the Google News Archive collection with links to each. - Link to 100’s of Michigan newspapers

Michigan 2014/11/11

103. Steal Away to Jesus 1902 news item about slave songs 1902 Maryland 2014/11/12

104. City Directories – More than just names

How to page through City Directory – What can we find?

HOW TO 1916 Illinois 2014/11/13

105. The art of engraving 1920′s Monogram in 1920 City Directory – The art today 1920 Detroit 2014/11/21

106. 1953 – City Directory – Pictures

1953 City Directory - Ad for Laramie Family Business - Detroit

HOW TO 1953 Michigan 2014/11/21

107. Pilgrims and Thanksgiving Connected 1936 Obit to David Alden 1893 and Pilgrim landing. – Boston and Milwaukee news

HOW TO 1936 Massachusetts & Wisconsin

2014/11/23

108. Pilgrims and Thanksgiving II Connected 1997 Obit to David Alden 1893 and Pilgrim landing.

HOW TO 1997 Skowhegan & Bangor, Maine

2014/11/23

109. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime

Words to the old song with two (2)videos History 1931 music 2014/11/26

110. I ain’t got no body O. U. A. M. and bodies moved from cemetery - Wiki, and Philadelphia

History 1848-1950 Pennsylvania 2014/11/26

111. What’s in a name? O. U. A. M. and family membership 1889 Pittsburg, Lib of Congress

2014/11/26

112. Placement in Advertising Ad showing a funeral and Meat Market - Grand Rapids, Michigan - City Directory

1882 Michigan 2014/11/27

113. Look for more Obit and death notice for Pauline Johnson HOW TO 1908 Los Angeles, 2014/11/30

Calif.

114. Headlines can distort the story!

Front page of newspaper with headline which does not match the picture below it

History 1951 Victoria, Texas 2014/12/01

115. Graves with no names Story about finding names to fit the graves at Willard Cemetery

2014, 1879 Ovid, New York 2014/12/02

116. Middle Names How To work on Family tree with limited info – Adrian, Michigan

HOW TO 1875 Michigan 2014/12/06

117. Wedding in 1899 More than just a simple wedding – Adrian, Mich 1899 Michigan 2014/12/09

118. Alice Packer Mitchell – Obit 1910

One Obit led to 12 other Obits 1910 Georgia 2014/12/09

119. I ain’t got no body II Check with relatives 1994 Florida 2014/12/11

120. Helen Campbell Gillette Obit 1907

How To – Steps to complete a branch HOW TO 1907 California 2014/12/13

121. Daniel “LaVern” Prendergast Obit 1981

Found unexpected connections 1981 Michigan 2014/12/13

122. Edward K Hosford death 1893

Death reported in an another State 1893 Maine 2014/12/14

123. Ancestry.com New Records 2014

List of New Records 2014 various 2014/12/16

124. Ancestry.com Updated Records 2014

List of Updated Records 2014 various 2014/12/16

125. Paul J. Hungerford, father or son?

City Dir can confirm data 1875 Pennsylvania 2014/12/18

126. Tangled up in the branches Focus on one goal 1884 Virginia 2014/12/18

127. Ida Viola Hugerford – victim A tragic ending 1885 Virginia 2014/12/18

128. Larry Allen 1908-1975 Exciting life of AP reporter 1908 Florida 2014/12/21

129. Tom Mooney Retires Indian Heritage Center 2014 Oklahoma 2014/12/28

130. Help Diary needs a home 1919 California 2014/12/29

131. Masses Kepler Saying 2014 FaceBook 2014/12/29

132. Westport Landing Know your history 1853 Missouri 2015/01/02

133. Monk Rural Telephone Company 1909

Telephone lines finally come to farmers History 1909 Canada 2015/01/03

134. Newspaper Articles – Rev. G. E. Weagant

Biographical information that you might overlook 1909 Canada 2015/01/04

135. What does this have to do with genealogy?

News items contain info that we do not see 1909 Canada 2015/01/04

136. Family History – Hurd 1987 Letters contain Family History 1987 California 2015/01/05

137. Google News Archive – Info on line

Info about Google shutting down its newspaper web project.

various various 2015/01/06

138. King Solomon – Hot Stuff Story of how bible study student wrote about King Solomon

1899 Michigan 2015/01/07

139. Wrong Information? Thomas G Mason 1822-1914

A story saying that the town of Mason Michigan was named after Thomas G Mason -

1822 & 1914

Michigan 2015/01/09

140. Slaves in New Jersey – 1882

Lib of Congress newspaper has story of two people who were born into slavery in NJ

1882 New Jersey 2015/01/30

141. The Dutch Slave Trade 1500-1850

I posted a bio from 1882 newspaper and in the comments I was referred to the book “The Dutch Slave Trade 1500-180” It’s funny how one post can generate other post with different subjects.

1500 1850 UK 2015/01/31

142. Help the poor in 1879

Story about a man who built shacks on his property for homeless men

1879 Penn 2015/02/06

143. Latin Slogan – 2015

E Pluribus Unum origins as told by A. Laudon Snowden

2015 Penn 2015/02/07

144. A white man remembers slavery in the Shenandoah Valley

ReBlog – from Cenantua's Blog 2009 Virginia 2015/02/10

145. 1899 – Lost in Klondike – Provost

News from the gold rush camps in the Klondike 1899 Alaska 2015/02/19

146. 1899 – Cannibalism in Alaska

Circle City, Alaska – supply of food cannot get through due to weather…

1899 Alaska 2015/02/19

147. 1962 – Miami report in Toledo, Ohio newspaper

Car hits boy on bike… police, fire, helicopter all respond…

1962 Ohio, Florida 2015/02/19

148. Currency Shower – 1935 Connecticut

Story about a currency shower to help the young couple get started in life.

1935 Connecticut 2015/02/24

149. Civil War Battles and Engagements – 1879 Gettysburg, Penn

List of battles of the civil war 1879 Pennsylvania 2015/02/24

150. Thomas Wilson, The Man Who Loved Nellie

Posted on another blog - loved Nellie Sheridan enough to wait fifteen years before marrying her

1883 Ohio 2015/03/06

151. The Appointment in Samarra

Story about “Death” an old vintage story - (as retold by W. Somerset Maugham [1933])

1933 Bagdad 2015/03/07

152. Map: Animated GIF Shows The Evolution Of The Subway

Web page has video of map showing how the subway grew.

various New York 2015/03/07

153. 1860 news in Boston newspaper

Little girl in Iowa is swept up into a cherry tree by a gust of wind. – Cock fight by Sec of War and VP of USA.

1860 Boston 2015/03/08

154. 1916 – Ludington, Michigan – News

Helen Keller and Thomas A. Edison are mentioned in the item

1916 Michigan 2015/03/29

155. Introduction Originally posted on Pateley Bridge One Place Study: Hi, my name is Maria Robinson

Web blog - Maria is tracing the family history of people of Pateley Bridge – per wiki=Pateley Bridge (known locally as Pateley) is a small market town in Nidderdale in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England.

1911 UK 2015/03/30

156. WWI – Casualty List Nov 1918 newspaper shows a daily casualty list. - San Antonio

1918 Texas 2015/04/06

157. Interesting Blog Web Blog about president Garfield various various 2015/04/07

158. Wife Kansas 1928 Topeka Kansas – Wife fills man’s job during illness 1928 Kansas 2015/04/08

159. Judd Cantrell Jr – 1927 Story – South Carolina

Judd Cantrell Jr. hit by car 1927 SC 1927 South Carolina 2015/04/08

160. DISCOVERY: Slave Name Roll Project

Originally posted on Daughter of Slave Ancestry – author of web site was from Gary, Indiana

1870 Indiana 2015/04/09

161. The Old Mare Knew the Way Home

Story about the farmer and his wife who got stuck in a winter storm

1912 Alabama 2015/04/09

162. 1935 – Foley wed Correll – where is Carl Zube?

Reply from an owner after I sent them the item. Wallingford, Conn

1935 Conn 2015/04/12

163. My son

Information about the death of my son Juan Jose Munoz

1984 2015 Colorado, Michigan

2015/04/25

164. Genealogical Forum of Oregon

Information about the Genealogical organization I found when I was visiting my son in Portland, Oregon

2015 Oregon 2015/04/26

165. Pat Mc Carran political Ad 1944 – Nevada

Newspaper political ad 1944 Nevada 2015/08/15

166. Pay attention to newspaper dates!

Obit in newspaper and dates 1898 Utah 2015/08/30

167. Povey and Partridge families connection 1899 – Michigan

another good example of why you should follow all branches of your tree

1899 Michigan 2015/10/09

168. John Miller obit – 1901

Obit of John Miller 1901 Penn 2015/12/20

169. Genealogy Lessons on You Tube 2.0

Information about YouTube lessons dedicated to genealogy

HOW TO various various 2016/02/23

170. Crop the item to fit the frame – 1904 marriage – Canada

Example why this should be done in a 1904 marriage item

HOW TO 1904 Canada 2016/04/19

171. 1928 Rochester, New York – Two little girls on the front page

Newspaper had a story about two little girls with photos of girls and parents

1928 New York 2016/04/19

172. Robert W Spang obit 1910 – Penn

cut up the newspaper item in order to make it fit better on the tree

HOW TO 1910 Pennsylvania 2016/04/19

173. Charlene Doris Dupper – Miss Spokane 1971

Story in newspaper with picture of woman who won the title of Miss Spokane

1971 Washington 2016/04/19

174. Canadian Newspapers – English Only

Table of English only Canadian newspapers listed by title and location of publication

various Canada 2016/04/28

175. How to search Google Scanned News

A How to published in 2013 – Google search HOW TO various various 2016/05/01

176. Google Search Hints

Link to Video about Google and how to search HOW TO various various 2016/05/05

177. Schwartz Family History

Information about a book for Schwartz family Michigan 2016/05/05

178. Murder List

Web page dedicated to solving murder cases – author lives in Boston, Mass.

various Massachusetts 2016/05/19

179. Search newspapers on line

Web blog - posting on Dick Eastman blog page about a list of newspapers to search

various unknown 2016/05/21

180. 1000 Family Trees – The List – Update – 7

List of Family Trees created from newspaper items Michigan 2016/05/30

181. Table Index of Posts on Blog with links II -

About this list – An Index to blog postings 2016 Michigan 2016/05/31

182. William S. Bromley Murder – 1936 -

Message Board query with multiple people responding and giving info about the Wm S Bromley

1936 Oklahoma 2016/06/03

183. WarkaWater Towers - Information about an invention which is used to draw water from air – reprint of Sustain By Design:

various unknown 2016/06/26

184. History in newspaper - “Clues in history may help you solve your family mysteries.” – Alaska newspaper has history series. Also mast head gives names of communities it reports on.

1990 Alaska 2016/07/31

185. Capture Ancestry dot com records

How To Capture Records on Ancestry.com – Save a record to you computer

How To 2016 Michigan 2016/08/03

186. Small item can lead to huge tree -

1928 newspaper has - Mrs. W W Coleman died 17 Jan 1924 – a memorial item put there by relative led me to find many obits and photos all the way to 2002

How To 1928 - 2002

Wisconsin 2016/08/03

187. 20 Year cycle of elections - Show your relatives in historical context. One way is to look at 20 cycle of presidential elections

History - 1776 to 2016

USA 2016/08/10

188. Helen (Blue) Bowen death date is? -

A FaceBook query about death of Helen – link to FB page (See next two posts – Process I and II)

2016 Indiana 2016/08/24

189. Helen Louise Blue Bowen – Process I -

Short description - How to find the death date for Helen Louise Blue Bowen – using city directory as guide

How To 1997 Indiana 2016/08/27

190. Process II - Full description - How to find the death date for Helen Louise Blue Bowen – using city directory as guide – good explanation of a city directory

How To 1997 Indiana 2016/08/28

191. Tutorial on German Family Tree -

Links to tutorials dealing with German Family trees – Crista Cowan mentioned these in her tutorial

How To 2013 Germany 2016/09/17

192. Bio at the art show – Christopher England -

My visit to the Art Fair in Clarkston and buying the Ferguson Family items – book about preacher in Michigan – his sixty years of work throughout Mich

1900 Mich 2016/09/18

193. Champion Farmers - My visit to the Art Fair in Clarkston and buying the Ferguson Family items – the publication (books) put

History - 1939

Mich 2016/09/19

out by truck tire manufacturer

194. Old Photos – Arleen S Scheiderer -

My visit to the Art Fair in Clarkston and buying the Ferguson Family items – one item had handwritten account by 19 year old boy “my father died”… - I found a relative - Angela Nahwegahbow

1900 -1920 - 1938

Mich 2016/09/19

195. Events in History Intervened – NW Flight 2501 -

J. Ryan Fenzel, the Michigan writer whose novels have Michigan related topics – one is about Mich aircraft that crashed in Lake Michigan

History - 1950

Mich 2016/09/20

196. Joanne Pioszak – Obit 1950 – plus 14 other obit -

Found one obit which lead me to 18 news items for the family tree

1950 Mich 2016/09/26

197. Resources for Genealogy Club -

List of resources 2016 Mich 2016/09/26

198. Using Excel as a genealogy tool -

How to use Excel to organize your family tree information - Lansing Hotel Fire – a tree for an event helps in explaining how a person died

How To 1934 Mich 2016/09/26

199. YouTube tutorials on Genealogy -

List of YouTube tutorieals HOW TO

2016 Mich 2016/10/05

200. Shot in Texas - Newspaper story of two sheriffs shooting at each other – both die

1930 Texas 2016/10/15

201. Follow Blogs - List of blogs that are genealogy related Blogs various various 2016/10/16

202. 1925 Iowa state census - Iowa 1925 state census is a long form that has parents names on the same line as individual

1925 Iowa 2016/10/17

203. Finding Indiana people in Canada -

Newspaper item about people from Indiana moving to Canada

History - 1907

Canada - Indiana

2016/10/18

204. HeritageQuest and City Directories -

My talk to Clarkston Area Genealogy Club about Heritage Quest here in Michigan and about city directories

How To 2016 Mich 2016/10/20

205. Romelia Beebe Obit Dec 1983 – Ludington - Michigan -

Full description of how I create trees from newspaper items – with outline of what goes on text file of newspaper item.

How To 1983 MIch 2016/10/25

206. What IF? - Newspaper story about Hitler and how he could have been killed in 1934

History - 1934

Berlin, Germany 2016/10/31

207. Slide show on my Blog - How to put a slide show on your blog How To Mich 2016/11/06

208. Empire of Deception – The Confidence Man -

Some descriptions of a con man from a book my son gave me

History Illinois 2016/11/12

209. Whittlesey Family in the news -

Look for other family stories in the same newspaper. I found an obit and then was able to find many other

1979 Conn 2016/11/13

stories about the family in the same newspaper

210. Names in history –

Minneapolis City

Directory – Part II

In the 1881 City Directory they have a section that lists the people who were in the 1859 City Directory and are still in the area and in the 1881 City Directory. 1881 Minneapolis City Directory:

1881 Minn 2016/12/28

211. Genealogy sites – re-blog Re-blog of Amie Bowser Tennant’s post HOW TO

various various 2017/01/04

212. Genealogy – Re-Blog – Hints

Re-blog of Amy Johnson Crow’s post HOW TO

various various 2017/01/05

213. Genealogy – Re-Blog – Hunt

Re-blog of “The Ancestor Hunt” various various 2017/01/06

214. Symbols Found on Gravestones (Headstones)

Web site for Headstone symbols various various 2017/01/14

215. 21 Jan 2017 March Important things must be put into a more permanent platform – states that participated in march against the new president – President Trump

history 2017 USA 2017/01/22

216. Why did they have City Directories?

Question. “Why did they have City Directories and who published them?”

1935 Michigan 2017/01/28

217. Ludington, Michigan newspaper dates

Found an error in Ludington 1971 newspaper – the Google News collection listed the collection as 1971 but it contained newspapers from 1949, 1951… etc.

1971 Michigan 2017/02/04

218. 1855 – Sexton report – Ann Arbor, Michigan

1855 newspaper Sexton report that has the names and ages of people who died in 1854

1854/55 Mich 2017/02/15

219. Tramps on the railroad – 1900

Maybe your relative was a tramp, who was killed and buried in an unknown grave.

1900 Ohio 2017/02/16

220. The Blind Slave Girl My thoughts turned to the blind girl of 1873. I had read an item in an 1873 newspaper a…

1862 Alabama 2017/02/17

221. City Directory Dates City Directory collection, make sure you have the correct dates on both the photo copy collection and the actual city directory being photo copied

HOW TO

1899 New Jersey 2017/02/19

222. Israel Zangwill Capture photos or drawings of other people, just in case their family might like to have the item

1899 New Jersey 2017/02/19

223. Clifford W Welder 1986 obit – Penn

The number thirteen (13) may be unlucky for some, but not for this family tree story. I found an obit for Clifford W Welder, in a 1986 Reading, Pennsylvania, newspaper

1986 Penn 2017/02/19

224. Preston County, WV – When you are working with an old newspaper, looking 2005 WV 2017/02/20

newspaper for your family members items (births, marriage, anniversary, deaths and obituaries) don’t over look other topics of interest

225. Detective Joe Peterisino – 1909

In 1909 it was the Italians who were the terrorist in New York City. A New York police detective goes to Italy to secure evidence against the Black Hand and is murdered.

1909 NY 2017/02/21

226. Maine 1861… or is it? So you found the marriage announcement or you found the birth of a family member in the old Maine newspaper. Or you do a happy dance because you finally found that obit for the elusive Uncle Gilman

1861 Maine 2017/02/26

227. Michigan – county names Re-post of an article by Emily Bingham. “How each county in Michigan got its name”

various Mich 2017/03/01

228. Nova Scotia, Canada – newspapers

List of newspapers from Nova Scotia various NS - Canada 2017/03/01

229. How To Transcribe a news item

How To transcribe news items in an orderly manner. HOW TO

1938 Michian 2017/03/14

230. Group Pages on FaceBook List FaceBook group pages various various 2017/03/17

231. small item in press – Leon Henderson

A small item in the newspaper can lead to bigger and better things

HOW TO

various various 2017/03/19

232. Highland Park needs our help

The Highland Park fire house needs a new truck and they started a Go-Fund page.

2017 Mich 2017/03/24

233. 1000 Family Tree Name Cloud

The list of my 1000+ family trees I’ve created over the years – cloud. The use of a cloud in your family tree.

2017 Mich 2017/04/03

234. 1000 Family Tree Names The list of my 1000+ family trees I’ve created over the years

2017 Mich 2017/04/03

235. Search on Ancestry dot com

How to use the search command on Ancestry dot com HOW TO

2017 various 2017/04/04

236. 1842 – Deaths in Washington DC newspaper

1842 newspaper has many deaths in various places in the newspaper not just in an Obit section

1842 DC 2017/04/14

237. 1,042 Family Tree Names and surnames table – Update – Now 1,080 trees

I publish a list of - completed my MIONSIOG Family Tree project

2017 Mich 2017/04/25

238. Old Newspaper links From a FaceBook post – a list of old newspapers and their links

various various 2017/04/27

239. Cooke married Lefferts 1901

Use of Ancestry dot com message board and new facts about the Lefferts

HOW TO

1901 Hawaiian Islands

2017/05/21

240. Linda Schrock – 1961 – first date

My bio – my first date ever in 8th grade with my good friend who passed away on June 1, 2017.

1961 Mich 2017/06/03

241. Pennsylvania Newspapers List of the Google News Archive newspapers for Pennsylvania

various Penn 2017/06/11

242. Check the date Here is one that is titled 1933 but the newspaper is really a 1964 edition

1964 Conn 2017/06/12

243. Capture info off of newspaper obit – in text format

Another example of how to transcribe items found in old newspapers

HOW TO

1931 Michigan 2017/06/12

244. Small items in newspapers – Nettie Bedker

The following small item from the 1913 Ludington, Michigan newspaper gave me two names (clues) and I was able to…

1913 Mich 2017/06/14

245. Edith Hiebel – Annette’s mother

Story about Annette’s mother which she posted on FB. – Annette is an old from the post office. – mother from Czechoslovakia

1927 EU 2017/07/03

246. 4th of July 2017 — a wonderful story to share

A TV ad about the 4th of July posted on FB by Pam Jackson

2017 Missouri 2017/07/03

247. Small items in the news – Showvaker

Item about the Showvaker family 1942 Penn 2017/07/06

248. Add a box around an item How To use MS paint to add lines to screen prints HOW TO

2017 various 2017/07/23

249. Margot Note – Write your life story

Reblog of a How To post in FB – Write your life story HOW TO

2017 New York 2017/07/26

250. Create a Cover for your book

Re-post from blog.devonnoellee.com a "How To" HOW TO

2017 Texas 2017/07/28

251. German Newspapers in USA

Links to the German newspaper on my Google News Archive Enhanced collection

USA 2017/07/28

252. WWII – A Web Site for all things WWII

Web Site link for WWII information History 1937- 1946

WWII 2017/07/31

253. Family Trees – The MIONSIOG List

A list 500+ family trees that have been created using information off of old newspapers. Updated to 1085 family trees in Sep of 2017

various various 2017/08/01

254. How To type in a search command

How to type search command on Google News Archive and other sites

HOW TO

various various 2017/08/03

255. 1918 – Fire at Hospital – Norman, Oklahoma

List of names of those killed in the hospital fire. 1918 Oklahoma 2017/08/05

256. NASA Momma – Cynthia Vernon shares a story

Re-post of the FaceBook group web page; Pantsuit Nation, Carla wrote the following: Carla Vernon shared a link. 14 Aug 2017 Mendota, MN

2017 Minn 2017/08/14

257. Search Engines Article about all the various search engines available on line.

2017 Mich 2017/08/26

258. Annie Charest – Maine How one obit lead me to find nine more obits for the Charest family

1928 Maine 2017/08/30

259. Table Index of Blogs w/links Make a table of all your blogs HOW TO current various 2017/09/07