Historical Figures

Take advantage of free military records searches in honor of Memorial Day!

Published May 22, 2013 | By c blythe

A great opportunity to find those military ancestors!

Ancestry.com is offering access to free military records over the weekend in honor of Memorial Day! From Thursday, May 23rd through Monday, May 27th, Ancestry.com is offering free access to Search Military Recordsthat include new military collections, draft, enlistment and service… Continue reading →

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Some skeletons in the closet are worse than others.

Published May 1, 2013 | By c blythe

During my years of genealogical research, I’ve discovered numerous ‘skeletons in the closet’ and scandals that at a ‘shorter distance’ in time would be hard to deal with. Separated by decades and even centuries, however, a lot of these misdeeds become more titillating and less than scandalous.

I’ve found polygamy,… Continue reading →

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Newfoundland and Labrador are the gems of Canada.

Published April 21, 2013 | By c blythe

Melanson Village Community Hall

Mark is scared to death.

As we get closer to retirement, I’ve been focusing on possible places we could retire to. Unfortunately, unless something drastic changes, it isn’t likely we’ll be able to afford to stay in British Columbia, where the average home price in our… Continue reading →

Posted in Acadia, Acadian, Canada, Canadian, Culture, Cultures, Family Genealogies, French-Canadian, Genealogy, Historical Figures, Location, Locations, Melanson, Mellanson, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Stories, Surnames | Leave a comment

Transcription – Civil War letters of Pte. David Coon now completed.

Published April 12, 2013 | By c blythe

I’m very happy to say I have finally completed the transcription of the 100+ pages of letters from Pte. David Coon to his family during his time of service and his capture and imprisonment by Confederate forces in Libby Prison and then Salsbury Prison, where he died late in 1864.… Continue reading →

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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

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

Published March 12, 2013 | By

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

First, I must apologize for taking so long to get back to this transcription project, because it’s been over a month since the last batch of pages was transcribed.

Today I posted the transcription of pages 100 to… Continue reading →

Posted in American, Civil War, Coon, Culture, Cultures, Documents, Military, Quaker, Quaker, Records, Religion, Sources, Stories, Surnames, Transcriptions, USA, Virginia, Wars | Leave a comment

Transcription: Watchman article of May 1, 1931 regarding George Meek of Cumberland County, PA.

Published March 2, 2013 | By

Excerpt from:

Watchman, May 1, 1931

FOUR SOLDIERS OF 1776 MEMORIALIZED BY D.A.R.

GEORGE MEEK — In War and in Peace. From a paper prepared by Elizabeth Meek, of Bellefonte, Pa.

Robert Meek came from Edinburgh, Scotland to Maryland with his sons and lived there near Hagerstown until… Continue reading →

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