Saturday, August 13, 2016

Heavenly research link. Thanks Internet Archive

BRINGING DEAD LINKS BACK TO LIFE

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Monday, July 4, 2016

So today I started moving items I have in Pocket online to a Pinterest site. Pocket is nice, now that I think about it Zotero would have been an option, too.

BUT there are two major sites to share:
http://www.genealogytools.net/deeds/

and looking for where to look:
https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Online_Genealogy_Records_by_Location

These links are active for your viewing pleasure. 

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Tomorrow I am off to the Richard H Thornton library to sort files in the North Carolina Room. Other new thoughts. Check the book Lewis of Warner Hall for Davis information.
Current goals. If I spell them out, I have to do them, right? Organize Davis records, look for estate of Thomas Davis' son who died before he did in the court records, 'hoping' he died in Granville County. Organize and extrapolate tax records to see where everyone was before 1860.
Oh yeah, the 1889 tax book for Frederick County, Maryland. I've got the original remember? Bought at a yard sale after it was picked up on the sidewalk having been deaccessioned by the Frederick County, Maryland system as unimportant.
Had to look. I AM in the 23rd edition of Marquis Who's Who of American Women. 2002-2003.
If you're researching vital records the Who's who series lists birth, marriage and special event data. And remember [hopefully] it is supplied by the applicant making it 1st person information.

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Color me Happy!. Now available
The Texas State Genealogical Society presents its quarterly journal Stirpes, dating from 1961 to 1990, that contains unpublished records and other materials whose purpose is to stimulate and support the research and teaching of genealogy.

Saturday, June 25, 2016

Pictures of Davis property 1997. House is off the road several hundred feet. There is a path from NC15 that leads to the cemetery. Continue past the cemetery and you will arrive at the house after passing several outbuildings, including the two-seater outhouse. 

  Front entry between the two houses


 Fireplace in older house; notice low ceiling


Living area in new house which didn't fair as well as older section


 Side view; porch in darker section


 Another side view


Newer section


 Cousin Carol Hall, think it was cold?




 Older section; chimney



 Well



 Cemetery


Walkway into older section


 Cemetery


 Another porch view and you can see it is a 2 story building



 Chimney



Two hole outhouse.
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