Family History Friday Link Party Week 3 Family History Friday is here! I am so excited! I love family history research and stories so much. Each time I read a story about a family member or someone’s ancestor, it spurs me on to keep looking for my ancestors who are still ‘lost’ to me. Please … [Read more…]
Family History Friday Link Party Week 2 Welcome to our Family History Friday Link Party Week 2 Yes, we are on week two! If you missed last week’s, you can check out the great posts on the Family History Friday Link Up Party Kick Off. I enjoyed reading the stories shared last week! I am … [Read more…]
Family History Friday Link Up Kick Off Party Welcome to our new Family History Friday! I love reading family history blogs even when the family is not mine! I find it fascinating to see how others have solved genealogical roadblocks, where they have found records, the old family photos, and the cool stories about their ancestors. … [Read more…]
Bot5 Ways I Share Family History Information Once I find new information on an ancestor, I want to share it with my family! Some of my family will find it online (see numbers one to three). Other family members prefer offline methods of being updated (see numbers four and five). Over the years, my … [Read more…]
Welcome to Our “Meet a Fellow Researcher” Series Hello from Diane to Twisted Roots viewers! I am happy to have the privilege to come talk with you all about family history and more importantly to me: My family history. Meet a Fellow Researcher: Diane Kloepfel I was born Diane Lenore Mitchell. I married Robert LaMar … [Read more…]
Fred Wright Bailey is Jonathan’s great-grandfather on his mother’s side. He passed away two years before Jonathan was born. Fred grew up in a logging camp in rural Tioga County of Pennsylvania. Fred married Ina Marguerite FRENCH. During the depression, Fred supported his family by doing odd jobs for farmers in exchange for meat. The … [Read more…]
Amazona Frances Easton Burkett Suddoth Amazona Frances Easton Burkett Suddoth Amazona is my second great maternal grandmother. She married William Thomas Suddoth. William and Amazona had Fannie Jane Curtis Suddoth. The Information I Have Found on Amazona I found a copy of their marriage license from Brooke County, West Virginia, in 2007. I was excited … [Read more…]
Ellis Island Site Helps to Locate Immigrated Ancestors Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty The Ellis Island Foundation is something that has been a part of my life since I was about six years old. The Foundation began the fundraising to undertake the huge project of restoring Lady Liberty. My brother and I both … [Read more…]
Off and on through the years, I have helped friends (you know who you are) with their family history research. I have and continue to enjoy the challenges of finding their ancestors. Each friend (obviously) has different research needs as we do all. I love being able to step in and help them find records that have alluded them … [Read more…]
My last post was about the new functionality for viewing and linking family members in the FamilySearch.org website. Now I am calling on family members everywhere to please help me out in identifying some of these old photos. The largest number of photos that I need help with are found in my Merritt/Moore album. … [Read more…]