Weekly Updates for 2010-03-10
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on March 10th, 2010
Elizabeth Alexander is my cousin! We both descend from William Mallory (and I just made the Alexander connection – duh). #FOA #- Mine ordered- RT @megansmolenyak: “Who Do You Think You Are?” bk released tomorrow! Wld B grateful for
Tombstone Tuesday: James and Maud Butler
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Tombstone Tuesday on March 9th, 2010
James Benjamin Butler and Maud Whitener were my great-grandparents. Jim was born November 24, 1880 in Murray County, Georgia. He was a farmer and later the sheriff of Murray County. He died November 28, 1944.
Maud was born in August 27, 1885 in Murray County, Georgia. She died April 7,… Read the rest
A Place for All Their Faces
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More on March 8th, 2010
We are the sum of all the people who have lived before us.
Meryl Streep, Faces of America
These are the women who inform who I am today. Some are ancestors. Some are aunts or cousins or in-laws. Some I knew in person. Some I know only… Read the rest
Aunt Thelma’s Potato Soup
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More on March 7th, 2010
Today’s Fearless Female prompt from The Accidental Genealogist is to:
Share a favorite recipe from your mother or grandmother’s kitchen. Why is this dish your favorite? If you don’t have one that’s been passed down, describe a favorite holiday or other meal
Family History Skills: Genealogical Basics
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More on March 4th, 2010
One of my To-Do items for March is to take the online “Family History Skills course” provided by the National Genealogical Society. This course is offered free to NGS members; NSG offers several other online courses for fees, so I wanted to take… Read the rest
A Farmer’s Wife
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Family Stories on March 3rd, 2010
On Monday, I wrote about Anna (Carnes) Forrester. Today’s spotlight is on her daughter, Mary Lourania (Forrester) Ward, my great-great-grandmother. This is the woman that my grandmother refers to as Grandma Ward.
Mary was born on July 7, 1864,… Read the rest
Weekly Updates for 2010-03-03
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on March 3rd, 2010
Indexed 50 names on FamilySearch 1910 Massachusetts census. #genealogy #GBGames2010 #- Blog post: Winter 2010 Geneablogger Games – The Final Tally http://bit.ly/d9eFWQ #genealogy #GBGames2010 #
- Reading: Trace Your Family Tree on Your Lunch
March Genealogy To-Dos
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More, Research on March 2nd, 2010
I’m getting a better feel for what can be accomplished in a “normal” month, with only weekends and a few weeknights to do genealogy.
The to-dos for March are:
- Write 8 blog posts
- Abstract (or update previously-done abstractions, if necessary) 8 census pages and update the citations.
- Index some
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