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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2017 22:16:56 GMT -5
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Post by rockjunquie on Feb 3, 2017 22:19:50 GMT -5
Wow! Just wow!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2017 22:20:27 GMT -5
AND are descendants of a president!
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Post by rockjunquie on Feb 3, 2017 22:37:05 GMT -5
I had to share that, thanks.  |
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Post by QuailRiver on Feb 3, 2017 22:55:17 GMT -5
Just a reminder of how fast it all goes by! Larry C. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2017 22:57:12 GMT -5
Do you suppose they get a secret service detail?
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Post by vera on Feb 4, 2017 1:50:12 GMT -5
I totally love facts like this! I spent two days this week reading some of George Washington's letters and diaries while researching an historical building. I was fortunate to find an entry in 1768 when he had hired two men to do some carpentry work for him. He made an agreement with one of them to come back the following summer to work for him, because he was such a fantastic worker and did his work so well. The man's name was Jonathan Palmer. I have traced my husband's family back to the 1700's in this country and now I need to find the proof of a relationship there. My husband comes from a long line of carpenters, so it would be really cool if I can find the connection between them. Even if I do not find a connection it will be fun to tell my husband's brother about it, because his name is John Palmer and he is well known for his carpentry work. ;-)
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Post by rockjunquie on Feb 4, 2017 12:39:39 GMT -5
I totally love facts like this! I spent two days this week reading some of George Washington's letters and diaries while researching an historical building. I was fortunate to find an entry in 1768 when he had hired two men to do some carpentry work for him. He made an agreement with one of them to come back the following summer to work for him, because he was such a fantastic worker and did his work so well. The man's name was Jonathan Palmer. I have traced my husband's family back to the 1700's in this country and now I need to find the proof of a relationship there. My husband comes from a long line of carpenters, so it would be really cool if I can find the connection between them. Even if I do not find a connection it will be fun to tell my husband's brother about it, because his name is John Palmer and he is well known for his carpentry work. ;-) I'm heavily into genealogy. I have nearly all of my lines traced out. My grandmother began the work, passed it to my mom and she passed it to me. After the advent of the computer it became much easier to find information, but there is so much pure BS out there that you really have to be careful. I am making a genealogy trip to Maine this summer. Can't wait to photograph some more old graves. I know it doesn't sound like fun to a lot of people, but to me it is almost the Holy Grail of genealogy. I'm also interviewing some very old relatives and documenting ownership of ancient homes and ships. We go waaaay back in New England. This is such a fun and rewarding hobby! I love going through old documents. I took digital files of the books with the Clerk at Woolwich. The books go back to the late 1600's, I believe, fascinating stuff. (Of course, I'll be looking for good rocks, too- like tourmaline and Maine lepidolite.) |
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Post by vera on Feb 4, 2017 12:52:39 GMT -5
I am also heavily into genealogy! My addiction to it began with a fourth grade classroom assignment in 1966. I had to write to my aunt to get info on my father's family, since my parents were divorced. It led her into eventually becoming the librarian for the Allegheny County, Virginia chapter of the Genealogical Society. These days it is so much easier with the computer connections to historical documents. My daughter uses the ancestry.com website for her info, but I prefer familysearch.org. I have also done some transcribing for them, because people are no longer taught cursive writing in school, so we older folks need to do it for them.
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