Category: Genealogists
Ancestors who were Genealogists.
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And how did he know it? George William Callin (1846-1921) was one of us: a genealogist. He was active during a time when Americans enjoyed a newfound sense of optimism and possibility about their place in the world and when average men, like those in his family, were documenting their own lives as if they…
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A close examination of Elizabeth Shown Mill’s Witter research Some time ago, I posted an essay about Finding John Witter. John Witter might be the name of my 5th-great-grandfather, on my paternal grandmother’s side. If so, his son was Abraham Witter (1786-1882), but I haven’t been able to prove that connection. I was reminded to…
Mightier Acorns 