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Connect. Explore. Refresh. FGS 2015

October 13, 2014 Tonia Kendrick

FGS 2015 Ambassador

The theme for the FGS 2015 Conference in Salt Lake City is “Connect. Explore. Refresh.” What does that mean to me? Connect The first genealogy conference I attended was FGS 2010 in Knoxville, Tennessee. This is where I found my tribe. People who were not only “interested” in genealogy, but who were serious about it. […]

Filed Under: And More Tagged With: #FGS2015, Conferences, Family History Library

Marriage and Death Notices from Asheville, N. C. Newspapers 1840-1870

August 20, 2013 Tonia Kendrick

When I was at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City in March, I found a book called Marriage and Death Notices from Extant Asheville, N. C. Newspapers 1840-1870 An Index.  It is “an alphabetical index, by surnames, to 432 marriages and 1,181 death notices appearing in extant copies of” seven different newspapers, published […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Alexander, Buncombe County NC, Death Records, Family History Library, Marriage Records, Newspapers, North Carolina

My First Trip to the Family History Library

March 31, 2013 Tonia Kendrick

A couple of weeks ago, I went to Salt Lake City for the 3rd RootsTech conference. While the conference was fun and interesting, the highlight of my trip was the Family History Library. I knew it would be. I arrived in Salt Lake City about 2:30 MDT and after checking into my hotel, immediately walked […]

Filed Under: And More, Research Tagged With: Family History Library

Making a Research List of Published Family Histories

February 24, 2012 Tonia Kendrick

Once upon a time I had a list of published family histories and other books that I wanted to consult. I kept it on my phone. This was three or four phones ago, and when that phone died, the list went with it. I never got around to re-creating the list and I only remember […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Evernote, Family History Library, Library, US-REC Study Group

Treasure Chest Thursday: Marriage of Ben Hemphill and Martha Lytle

January 20, 2011 Tonia Kendrick

On this date in 1854, my 3rd great-grandfather, Benjamin Burgin Hemphill, obtained a marriage bond in McDowell County, North Carolina to celebrate his marriage to Martha E. Lytle.  I have looked high and low for this piece of evidence and finally found it on microfilm a few weeks ago. The bondsman was G. W. Lytle, […]

Filed Under: Analysis, Evidence Tagged With: Family History Library, Hemphill, Lytle, Marriage Records, McDowell County NC, Murray County GA, On this date

My First FHL Film – Score!

November 20, 2010 Tonia Kendrick

A few weeks ago I ordered my first microfilm from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.  I had put off using this enormous resource, because my nearest Family History Centers were 45 minutes to an hour away from my home and I didn’t want to “waste” two hours of my limited research […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Family History Library, Hemphill, Lytle, McDowell County NC, Social Networking, Twitter, Walker County GA

Family History Skills: Family and Published Sources

July 12, 2010 Tonia Kendrick

I’m slowly working my way through the online “Family History Skills” course offered by the National Genealogical Society.  I just finished Lesson Two:  Family and Published Sources and I really learned a lot.  This lessson covers Published Sources, Finding Published Sources, and Source Citations.  The second section:  Finding Published Sources was the most valuable to me.  […]

Filed Under: And More, Research Tagged With: BYU Family History Archive, DAR Library, Family History Library, Family History Skills course, Google Books, Library of Congress, NGS

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About Tonia

Hi, I am Tonia Kendrick. Genealogy is my hobby, my passion (those who say obsession would not be accused of crazy-talk). While I had helped my mom with genealogy as a teenager, I first caught the bug myself when computers came into the picture.

Now we are well into the 21st-century and every day brings a new genealogy adventure, whether it is a new record group to explore online or a visit to a cemetery, courthouse, or other repository. It all comes together here. Read more about Tonia's Roots or contact Tonia. Read More…

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