Wednesday, May 18, 2022

GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: Remembering Cousin Russ

 




The panel Melissa Barker, Dan Earl, Laura Hedgecock, Shelley Murphy, and I share memories of and give thanks to Russ Worthington, "Cousin Russ", who passed away suddenly on 11 May 2022.

Watch as we share photos, stories, and the many ways he gave back to the genealogy community.  






Share your experiences with Cousin Russ.

We'd love to hear from you.



Links in this episode:

A Worthington Weblog

https://worthy2be.wordpress.com/

Dear Myrtle

https://www.youtube.com/c/DearmyrtlePage/playlists

Family Tree Maker User

https://ftmuser.blogspot.com/

Legacy Family Tree Webinars

https://familytreewebinars.com/speaker/russ-worthington/









Til we meet again, Cousin Russ!




Contact the panelists:

Melissa Barker -A Genealogist in the Archives

Dan Earl-Family History Guy

Laura Hedgecock-Treasure Chest of Memories

Shelley Murphy-Family Tree Girl

Cheri Hudson Passey-Carolina Girl Genealogy


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Sunday, May 15, 2022

This Week On My Family History Calendar

  



May 17~
   Emily Elizabeth (Vaughn) Bradford (1797-1865), my paternal 4th great grandmother, died 157 years ago in Sumter County, South Carolina, and may have been buried there in the Dargan cemetery. Many of the graves have been relocated, and at this time there is no record of her burial.

May 18~ 
  My maternal 4th great grandfather, Philip Roberts, III (1798-1852), was born in Kershaw County, South Carolina 224 years ago.  His parents were Philip Roberts II (1763-1854) and Sarah (Kirtley) Roberts (1765-1838).


Who are you remembering this week?


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Celebration Sunday-Genealogy Happy Dance!-Remembering Cousin Russ

 



 You know the dance. You know you've done it. The one every researcher does after finding something new. The one where you want to jump up and down and shout to everyone around that you found the document, contacted a cousin who has the family Bible, made a DNA connection, or found a whole new branch to your tree. The one that is met with glazed stares and eye rolls.

                                                          Celebration Sunday is a place to share your discoveries. 
This is a weekly series to enable everyone to tell about their Genealogy Happy Dance moment. 
Share by scrolling 
down and add your story to the comments section, or you may also put a link to a blog post telling about what had you dancing this week.










My Happy Dance Moment for this week: 

This has been a hard week for the genealogy community.

We have lost a friend. Our Cousin Russ.

So, instead of a happy dance moment, I would like to take a moment and remember Russ Worthington.  

Having the privilege of knowing him and being the benefactor of his generosity and friendship is what I am honoring,




I first met Russ on Mondays with Myrt as I commented and answered questions during the show. Then I became a panelist for several study groups run by him and Pat Richley-Erickson (Dear Myrtle). 

I met Russ in person for the first time at RootsTech in 2015. I felt as though I was meeting a celebrity, and he treated me the same. I was honored that he knew who I was!





Over the years, Cousin Russ helped me with technology as I began my GenFriends Geneaology Chat Show. He encouraged me and even sent me a camera because the built-in one on my computer was not very good quality. What a surprise that was when it showed up in my mail! I knew I could ask him for help, and he was always willing to give it.





Russ Worthington was one of the good guys.

 Someone who could be counted on. 

Someone who will be sorely missed.  


Things in the genealogy community will never be quite the same without his loving, gentle care. 

Thank you, Russ, for being you. 

Celebration Sunday-Genealogy Happy Dance this week is dedicated to your memory!




Share your memories and photos of Cousin Russ. 



What's your Happy Dance Moment?
 Please share, and let's celebrate Cousin Russ together!






                                                                      

                                                                                              

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: Family Tree Notebooks with Carly Lane Morgan

 


The panel Melissa Barker,  Dan Earl, and Laura Hedgecock, and I welcome special guest Carly Lane Morgan to talk to us about Family Tree Notebooks. A digital way to put together your family story!

Watch as we see examples of the pages, learn how to add your family information, photos and documents, and idea for sharing with others.







Don't miss Dan's example at the end of the video! His Ice Cream Birthday Page!

What pages are you interested in using?

Have you used Family Tree Notebooks to share your family history?

We'd love to hear from you!


Thanks so much for watching!


Links in this episode:

Family Tree Notebooks

Family Tree Notebooks Facebook Page

Family Tree Notebooks Instagram

Family Tree Notebooks Youtube



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Contact the panelists:

Melissa Barker -A Genealogist in the Archives

Dan Earl-Family History Guy

Laura Hedgecock-Treasure Chest of Memories

Cheri Hudson Passey-Carolina Girl Genealogy


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Wednesday, May 4, 2022

GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show-And the Winner Is! Relative Race Season 9 Team Reunion

    





Cheri and the panel Melissa Barker, Dan Earl, Laura Hedgecock,  Shelley Murphy,  and Mary Kircher Roddy welcome Teams Ted, Blue, Black, and Green to celebrate the fun and competitions of Day 10 and their journey on season 9 of Relative Race! Congratulations to Team Red for pulling out the win for the 50,000. With this season's family connections, they are ALL winners!


Watch as the sean 9 teams reunite on GenFriends!






Roller Coaster. Yes or No?

It's been another amazing season of Relative Race.

What was your favorite moment?

We'd love to hear from you!


















  (Photos used with permission)


 Remember, you can watch Relative Race on BYUtv from the app or on the BYUtv channel.

Links: 

Relative Race 

Fans of Relative Race FB Page 

Relative Race Live FB Page


Click on the photo for more information!




Contact the panelists:

Melissa Barker -A Genealogist in the Archives

Dan Earl-Family History Guy

Laura Hedgecock-Treasure Chest of Memories

Shelley Murphey: Family Tree Girl

Mary Kircher Roddy-MKR Genealogy

Cheri Hudson Passey-Carolina Girl Genealogy


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Sunday, May 1, 2022

This Week On My Family History Calendar


May 3~
   This day marks the 108th anniversary of the marriage of my paternal Great Grandparents, John McSwain Hudson (1880-1961) and Louvinia Blanche (Thames) Hudson (1886-1918). John was 34 and Blanche 28 when they married in Manning, Clarendon, South Carolina. 
Marriage Announcement
John and Blanche Hudson
Manning Times (Manning, SC)
9 May 1914 


May 5~
   My paternal grandmother, Mary (Baker) Hudson (1920-2010) was born 102 years ago in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina. Mary was the daughter of Jubal Ransom Early (1888-1964) and Emma Ruth (Baker) Early (1901-1993).
Happy Birthday, Mimi!


Mary (Baker) Hudson
1920-2010






 Who are you remembering this week?


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Celebration Sunday-Genealogy Happy Dance! Mimi in the Newspaper.

 





 You know the dance. You know you've done it. The one every researcher does after finding something new. The one where you want to jump up and down and shout to everyone around that you found the document, contacted a cousin who has the family Bible, made a DNA connection, or found a whole new branch to your tree. The one that is met with glazed stares and eye rolls.

                                                          Celebration Sunday is a place to share your discoveries. 
This is a weekly series to enable everyone to tell about their Genealogy Happy Dance moment. 
Share by scrolling 
down and add your story to the comments section or you may also put a link to a blog post telling about what had you dancing this week.










My Happy Dance Moment for this week: 

Do you love newspapers? I do! Sometimes, I just get on and search for random people. 

You never know what may show up that didn't before.

This week I found this fun article about my grandmother taking a trip with her grandparents to see her uncle and cousins. There is a typo in the article and it should say Mary instead of May but that's my Mimi! 



What's your Happy Dance Moment?
Please share and let's celebrate together!






                                                                      

                                                                                              Share your discovery!
                                                                                  
                                                                                         Let the dancing commence!


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