Family Research - Classes - Workshops - Consultation
Great news…I think! I’ve finally figured out how to get my debut performance on Ludlow Community TV uploaded to YouTube. Click here http://youtu.be/3GqKT2WEov4 to view. This one is about basics. But I just recorded the second session where we talked about interviewing relatives as a part of your family research. I’ll be uploading that one later this week. …
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Two programs are coming up. I’ll be presenting “Introduction to Genealogy and Family Research” in at least 2 locations in the coming months. First, at Wilbraham Public Library, a basic “Intro” program will take place in four sessions, one per month beginning November 19th. The second and more comprehensive program will be held at YELLOW HOUSE…
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In last night’s “Introduction to Genealogy”, I took some time to discuss the web site www.findagrave.com. I explained that it’s certainly not a “Primary Source” as the data is uploaded by volunteers who scour public records, family stories and even obituaries. Many volunteers are well intentioned and put up either their own family’s information or…
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“It’s All Relative!” That’s the title of the 3 session program I’ll be leading at the Palmer Public Library in Palmer, MA. It begins September 20th at 6 PM and continues each Thursday until October 4th. Mary Bernat, Assistant Director of the Palmer Public Library, is sponsoring the program for the library. She’ll have it…
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Tonight we begin Session II of the 5 week course “Introduction to Genealogy and Familly History”. Session I was a “full house” and Session II looks like it’ll be the same. The whole program is being conducted as a fundraiser for the First Church in Ludlow which is, appropriately enough, the first church that was established…
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A basic error by some family researchers is to insist that their family name is spelled one way and one way only. My own ancestors found no less than 6 ways to spell Robison….Robertson, Robison, Robinson, Robson, Robrson (4th ggrandfather’s gravestone), Roberson, Robeson…OK, that’s 7. And there’s probably a few others that I’ve overlooked. Here’s…
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Just heard about this! There are battles going on here, canon are booming, muskets are firing, people are whooping….and that’s all coming from the wedding party! It seems an unlucky bride planned her reception here and was totaly unaware of this other battle thing going on… Well, she’ll have stories to tell her grandchildren! But…
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Well, I’m here at the reenactment of the Battle of Seven Pines. I’ve never been to a reenactment before, so this will be a new experience for me. A friend of mine puts this all together and invited me to be a sponsor. So I’ve set up a booth for “Old Bones Genealogy” and we’ll…
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Usually, I’m talking to people who are trying to find their ancestors both near and distant. Usually, I’m encouraging them to seek out the older generations in their families (before it’s too late!) to get to the bottom of family stories, ask the right questions, seek out diaries, letters, photos…anything that may help shed light on…
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This starts out with some friends of ours asking us to head up to Brimfield, MA to a concert on the village green. The “FLAMINGOS” were playing music from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. The Flamingos, you should know, is a band of women…about 14, I think… who mostly play horns: clarinet, trombone, sax… Great…
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