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Reynolds and Matthews Family Transitions from American to Canadian.

Published April 6, 2013 | By c blythe

Harmond James (Jim) Reynolds (see left) was the step-father of my father-in-law, Marsh Blythe and his brother Paul, as well as father to Marsh and Paul’s half-brother William and half-sister Helen.

Born on October 19, 1902 in Clarkson, Monroe County, New York, he was the first child of William Henry… Continue reading →

Posted in American, biography, Birth, Blythe, Burial, Canada, Canadian, cemetery, Censuses, Culture, Cultures, Death, Documents, Family Genealogies, Genealogy, Land Records, Location, Marriage, Matthews, Military, New York, Newspapers Archive, Obituaries, Ontario, Photos, Records, Reynolds, Sources, Stories, Surnames, USA | Leave a comment

Transcription – Revolutionary War Plaque for Gabriel Steely

Published April 4, 2013 | By c blythe

REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER

GABRIEL STEELY

Born Aug. 19, 1763 – Died May 2, 1830

Wife: Mary [Stewart] Steely

Parents of

John Steely, Dr. Meek Steely and Isabella Duncan, of Kingston, Ohio, George Steely and Sarah Shelby of Covington, Indiana, Reuben Steely and Eliza B. Ray of West Point, Indiana.… Continue reading →

Posted in American, Burial, cemetery, Genealogy, Historical Figures, Location, Military, Photos, Records, Revolutionary War, Sources, Steely / Stehle, Stories, Surnames, Tombstones, Transcriptions, USA | Leave a comment

AncestorEBooks isn’t even accessible?

Published March 14, 2013 | By

I was reading the press release on PRWeb for AncestorEBooks offering a free 3 day trial period to sample their new ebook production services for family trees and genealogies.

I filled out the form completely, but unfortunately, instead of taking me to the next page, I got an error message… Continue reading →

Posted in Ancestry.ca, Ancestry.com, biography, Blogging, Books, Document Copying, Documents, Family Genealogies, familysearch.org, Genealogy, Helpful Information, Photos, Records, Reviews, Sources, Stories, Surnames, Tips, Tips, Tombstones, Tools, Tools, view | Leave a comment

Richard 3rd’s facial reconstruction illustrates how family traits can span generations.

Published February 5, 2013 | By

I’ve been keeping tabs on the progress of the successful effort to positively identify the remains found in a Leicester parking lot as those of Richard III, as described in a recent post.

Interestingly enough, news was just released that a facial reconstrunction from the skull of the remains… Continue reading →

Posted in American, Blythe, British, Canada, Canadian, Culture, DNA, England, Genealogy, Location, Photos, Richard III, Shelby, Surnames, USA | Leave a comment

Transcription – Civil War Letters of Private David Coon (1824-1864) – In Progress

Published January 28, 2013 | By c blythe

David Coon with his wife Mary Ann Adams in about 1843.

Transcription of the final pages of this extensive project was completed April 10, 2013.

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David Coon in 1843.

This is the dedication to E. D. Matthews on the first page of the transcription of David Coon’s letters by… Continue reading →

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FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com Updates and Additions – January 14, 2012

Published January 15, 2013 | By

FamilySearch.org

Australia

Australia, Cemetery Inscriptions, Sydney Branch Genealogical Library, 1800-1960

Canada

QR Codes May Be The Answer to Protecting Our Heritage Documents, Collections and Books, And Ensuring Their Availability

Published January 6, 2013 | By

I just completed the post, ‘QR Codes May Be The Way to Easily Give Information and Save Resources‘ for my personal blog, ‘Feathering the Empty Nest’.

I had read the article “Canadian war graves at St Margaret’s Church, Bodelwyddan given QR code” on the North East… Continue reading →

Posted in biography, Business Records, Canada, Court Records, Document Copying, Family Genealogies, Newspapers Archive, Photos, publications, Sources, Tips, Tools, Wales, WWI | Leave a comment

We Must Know the Genealogy Questions Before We Can Find the Answers

Published December 23, 2012 | By

It has become increasingly apparent recently that there are two distinct schools of thought regarding quality and depth in genealogy research. There are the genealogists who believe in working only with well-sourced, proven information – and then there are those of us who started our genealogical quests simply for the… Continue reading →

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Reynolds and Matthews Family Transitions from American to Canadian.

Transcription – Revolutionary War Plaque for Gabriel Steely

AncestorEBooks isn’t even accessible?

Richard 3rd’s facial reconstruction illustrates how family traits can span generations.

Transcription – Civil War Letters of Private David Coon (1824-1864) – In Progress

QR Codes May Be The Answer to Protecting Our Heritage Documents, Collections and Books, And Ensuring Their Availability

We Must Know the Genealogy Questions Before We Can Find the Answers

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