tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post2304916711784001545..comments2024-03-08T07:03:12.909-05:00Comments on Life at Willow Manor: The Genealogy BugTess Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-18215313992549215822009-02-17T12:20:00.000-05:002009-02-17T12:20:00.000-05:00I am a genealogy addict. It's my THING. I will sea...I am a genealogy addict. It's my THING. I will search people's trees for hours. I don't care if I get paid or not. <BR/><BR/>Nice to find someone likeminded.The Clever Puphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198739825136188378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-68739511635245741902009-02-13T12:00:00.000-05:002009-02-13T12:00:00.000-05:00I love genealogy, I worked on mine years ago when ...I love genealogy, I worked on mine years ago when I was younger and some family was alive to record their responses. <BR/>My brother has gone further. We sometimes argue about names and dates, but thats all fun!<BR/>In fact just yesterday he invited me to a family reunion up in Dalaware this summer. We have traced our roots back to England/Ireland & Scotland. fun stuff!mommanatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06381987662466052952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-39872557704952470212009-02-12T14:43:00.000-05:002009-02-12T14:43:00.000-05:00Ancestry.com is wonderful! My daughter at Ball St...Ancestry.com is wonderful! My daughter at Ball State University had to become a member to do an assignment. I got totally hooked! It was facinating for my side of the family. However~ terrible trying to locate Sergio's side. He was born in Monterrey Mexico and Ancestory.com isn't so helpful with some countries (not their fault, I think the countries have a problem sharing information (or maybe does not keep good records).<BR/>One interesting side note: I found it fascinating that my very racist grandfather had a great grandmother that was bi-racial! Appearently they changed her records when she moved with my great great grandfather to this prejudice little town that my Grandfather was brought up in. She would not have been accepted so it was kept a secret. <BR/>Ha Ha! Now I know where I got my loving soulful side!janishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424946398926069813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-48596242822721005522009-02-12T14:28:00.000-05:002009-02-12T14:28:00.000-05:00Ah yes, ancestry! My folks always told me my rela...Ah yes, ancestry! My folks always told me my relatives came on the Mayflower and I was embarassed by that until my Cousin tracked it down and proved it...although my line came down through an illegitimacy...which made it somehow more human and I was okay with it.Bagman and Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760203276065466927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-68168005332117761742009-02-12T12:17:00.000-05:002009-02-12T12:17:00.000-05:00Fabulous photo, Willow! Is the DNA project very e...Fabulous photo, Willow! Is the DNA project very expensive? It sounds neat! Imagine being the person working in the lab with all those swabs. There's an interesting storyline there for an enterprising author. (Not me - but for someone who is more scientific, perhaps?)<BR/><BR/>KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-88076098474704369312009-02-12T00:55:00.000-05:002009-02-12T00:55:00.000-05:00Genealogy has taken up many of my hours through th...Genealogy has taken up many of my hours through the years. I started out pre-Roots, helping my mother -in- law do her research and that got me hooked, too. I like the stories and the whys of it. Why did they leave one place to go to another? How did they meet? I found several interesting wedding stories, including that one ancestor was a mail order bride. Good topic. ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-81827999626795407812009-02-11T22:56:00.000-05:002009-02-11T22:56:00.000-05:00I'll have to post some of my genealogical findings...I'll have to post some of my genealogical findings on another post sometime soon!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-7939160039954960352009-02-11T20:03:00.000-05:002009-02-11T20:03:00.000-05:00Love the new header, Willow!Researching family his...Love the new header, Willow!<BR/><BR/>Researching family history must be fascinating and addictive. I have never tried it - yet!<BR/><BR/>I've just posted the letter 'G' you gave me a few days ago - thanks Willow!Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-87280792782278916832009-02-11T18:24:00.000-05:002009-02-11T18:24:00.000-05:00Thanks so much for your condolences regarding the ...Thanks so much for your condolences regarding the kitty. Thanks also for your comment on my new profile pic -- that means a lot coming from you (I know how you feel about faces). (: )A Concerned Citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775285447324189098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-36427075878028061372009-02-11T17:59:00.000-05:002009-02-11T17:59:00.000-05:00My searches for relatives in my family tree are sp...My searches for relatives in my family tree are sporadic. Once I came across a website a distant cousin had posted with pages of a family tree going back to the mid 1400s. My great-grandmother's family was a branch of that great tree.<BR/><BR/>I have a copy of the will from my great-great-grandmother who died in 1917. It was interesting to piece together the names listed within with those on the family tree, complete with occupations. I may do a post one of these days on a distant relative, a famous author of her time, who knew Sir Walter Scott.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-88996991788457621242009-02-11T17:53:00.000-05:002009-02-11T17:53:00.000-05:00Excellent resources here. I am intrigued.Excellent resources here. I am intrigued.Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432335393660130255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-35975171025993125812009-02-11T17:27:00.000-05:002009-02-11T17:27:00.000-05:00Sometimes American friends express some envy at th...Sometimes American friends express some envy at the depth of connection with the past, personal and historical, that Brits must experience constantly. But the tracing of American roots must be a fascinating process. Will you be posting any of your findings?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-31159587661727998142009-02-11T17:07:00.000-05:002009-02-11T17:07:00.000-05:00I am not a genealogy bug, but my father is, and I'...I am not a genealogy bug, but my father is, and I'm grateful for all his work tracing our roots. There's something good knowing my roots - be they heroes or scoundrels (and we have our share of both.)Tom Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068850208360958008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-11802102070590613122009-02-11T16:23:00.000-05:002009-02-11T16:23:00.000-05:00That DNA thing is tres cool. I had not heard of th...That DNA thing is tres cool. I had not heard of that. My family name is French Acadian and most of the Acadians were deported from Nova Scotia to Louisiana around 1755. (Willow, I'm sure you know of Longfellow's poem Evangeline) It would be interesting to find out if I have some Cajun cousins.MLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582309970588492985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-73194436498645242052009-02-11T16:15:00.000-05:002009-02-11T16:15:00.000-05:00Don't tell anybody I said this (if anyone asks, it...Don't tell anybody I said this (if anyone asks, it was some other bloke), but you can always get help at the library, too!Kevin Musgrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472110857057175327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-59317056237412444092009-02-11T16:00:00.000-05:002009-02-11T16:00:00.000-05:00Willow,I agree Ancestry is a great site. I was abl...Willow,<BR/><BR/>I agree Ancestry is a great site. I was able to gather a lot of information about my father's side of the family. I was able to see my grandfather's writing on his military registration for WWI.<BR/><BR/>Sure hope your camera is fixed soon. I'm so glad I have more than one.Dakota Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01100285210259716346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-61490782199959781482009-02-11T15:35:00.000-05:002009-02-11T15:35:00.000-05:00Oh, that's great stuff Willow. Thank you!Oh, that's great stuff Willow. Thank you!dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-32312121410229768112009-02-11T14:57:00.000-05:002009-02-11T14:57:00.000-05:00Hi,I am under the weather today and stayed at home...Hi,<BR/><BR/>I am under the weather today and stayed at home -- so I finally finished my ode to the letter "C" you assigned me.<BR/><BR/>http://dlouisianat.blogspot.com/2009/02/cilly-letter-c.html<BR/><BR/>I wasn't sure where to post this, so I just put it here. I hope you like it.<BR/><BR/>Denesedenesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13446358076804777198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-2795412083961162252009-02-11T14:37:00.000-05:002009-02-11T14:37:00.000-05:00I find this kind of research fascinating!I find this kind of research fascinating!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-17772831341188012842009-02-11T13:01:00.000-05:002009-02-11T13:01:00.000-05:00I am so lazy i just go to the Mormon church and le...I am so lazy i just go to the Mormon church and let them do all the work for me- that is how we found Nancy and Abe- I mean we knew of our heritage we just didn't have it all diagramed as neatly as the Mormon's do it.Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-87225044579335333462009-02-11T10:31:00.000-05:002009-02-11T10:31:00.000-05:00Wow--what a fabulous portrait--how fortunate you h...Wow--what a fabulous portrait--how fortunate you have that, Willow! I, too, am the family genealogist. A number of years ago, I did the same thing, going back to my great, great, great great grandparents. I used Ancestry, too, as well as the Latter Day Saints and Ellis Island and a number of other sites. I had put a note asking if anyone knew of a certain name out on Ancestry's site, and never heard anything for months, and then, met someone who turned out NOT to be related, but we still correspond, in Australia, and then--finally, almost a year later, pay dirt--my second cousin in Scotland I never even knew existed--and he and I are now good friends. We skype all the time, and we have exchanged amazing information. Genealogy is definitely addictive. Now, I have Joe doing his family. He's hooked! Nice post and great information!A Brush with Colorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638723986208929476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-29186566027687304642009-02-11T10:24:00.000-05:002009-02-11T10:24:00.000-05:00There is a mystery behind my last name. I dont kno...There is a mystery behind my last name. I dont know if it really is my last name. My father was murder before I was born and my mother skipped town when she found out she was pregnant.So if Rogers is my last name, like she says, then I have a whole family that never knew I was born. My mom has mental problems so all things she says are not true. Mystery Rogers!Sherry Dale Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18183375798495124922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-22078370149050237632009-02-11T10:21:00.000-05:002009-02-11T10:21:00.000-05:00Hi Willow. I did go on Ancestry and left some stuf...Hi Willow. I did go on Ancestry and left some stuff about my Dad. It's amazing! Just starting out on this. A lot of older research( my Mother's Mom was doing ) "disappeared" when she died. I have to start back at square one. I will surely give these other sites a look-see. Thanks much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-44666249899940427392009-02-11T10:01:00.000-05:002009-02-11T10:01:00.000-05:00Oh I would love to research my ancestors, and my h...Oh I would love to research my ancestors, and my husband's. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for your advice.<BR/><BR/>CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-5320340054546999762009-02-11T09:47:00.000-05:002009-02-11T09:47:00.000-05:00So much advice, I'm going to bookmark this page!My...So much advice, I'm going to bookmark this page!<BR/>My Dad and I have come fairly far with some of our research, but we're stuck with our Irish great grandparents, and we still have no information about our Scottish ancestors...William Kretschmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08338853206337389818noreply@blogger.com