Category: Research and Resources
Posts that discuss specific books or databases for finding information about ancestors.
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Some updates on my progress gathering data for the Callan One Name Study. #onenamestudies
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“What’s an ‘Ahnentafel’?” you ask – read this introductory post for my explanation. Hildur Leander was the second of six children born to Gustaf Hugo Waldemar Leander and Ingeborg Olesdatter (or Swedahl) in Brooklyn, New York. Her father, Gust, had immigrated from Sweden in 1882, when he was 18. Ingeborg’s family was from Norway, and…
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Major behind-the-scenes effort this month. I still have a lot to do to get this One Name Study rolling!
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Just looking at the simple facts of their biographies isn’t enough; you have to look at everyone around them to see the story of Don and Esther.
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What makes a person “notable” may not make them famous, but finding something interesting to write about is often its own reward.
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Behind the scenes is no way to work – so here’s the first of (I hope) many updates on my #OneNameStudy progress.
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Sometimes progress feels like a step backward. But it is still a step in the right direction.
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Another installment of the Callin families who stayed in Milton Township, Ohio, after the first generation of settlers (James and John) died.
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I’ve been hesitant to dive as deeply into this tool as I have with some of the others. Perhaps your mileage will vary?
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Even those who remained don’t seem to have stayed put for long. A generation after Ann and Henry Campbell, their Campbell descendants were scattered far to the south and west of Ohio.
Mightier Acorns 