Family Research - Classes - Workshops - Consultation
We had a great time last night. Week 3 covered a lot of ground including becoming a detective while reading census records, soundex calculations and some free family tree software called “Family Tree Builder”. We started out with a slide of one of those “jokes” where all the letters of every word are jumbled other…
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This week has flown by…maybe because I’m getting old! But I realized that today is Saturday and Monday will be here any second. So instead of floating comfortably in the pool with Karen and guests, I buckled down and got it done. Monday night we’ll review the last 2 weeks and get into new business. …
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If you have some time, go to http://ludlowtv.org/LCTV/Video.html then select “OTHER” from the “CATEGORIES” menu. Then select “MRS BUTTERCUP PRESENTS”. They say the camera adds about 10 pounds. “They” are wrong. To me, the camera adds at least 55 pounds!! Then don’t forget to came back for comments which are welcomed and encouraged…unless they’re about the 55 pounds…
Today I was interviewed for a program that is broadcast on a local community channel in Ludlow, MA. I was able to talk genealogy for about a half an hour: How I became interested, how long have I been researching, where and how could someone get started and then some basics. It was an interesting…
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Week 2 went very well last night! All were in attendance and we covered a lot of ground. Everyone did their “homework” and turned it in on time… They all had to fill out their own pedigree charts to at least 3 generations. I think they learned quite a bit about their families and some…
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One of the biggest mistakes made by someone getting started in their family research is failing to recognize alternative spellings of a family name. I should know….I’m one of them! From a very young age, I thought the name “Robison” was special somehow. I don’t know how, I just thought that it was. There were no other…
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With my maternal lines coming from New England (and probably over 90% from Massachusetts) and my paternal lines coming from Tennessee and Alabama, it’s no small wonder that I have ancestors on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line. I have great grandparents who arrived on board the Mayflower…John Howland, Sr in 1620…or aboard the Fortune….William…
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