Sunday, November 15, 2020

Celebration Sunday~Genealogy Happy Dance!

 



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 adding 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.






GenFriends at the VGA Conference
photo courtesy of Melissa Barker. Used with permission.





My Happy Dance Moment for this week: 

Attending the Virtual Genealogical Association conference this weekend has been so much fun! The speakers have been top-notch and the breakout sessions in between a wonderful way to meet new friends and connect with old.  
Speaking of friends.....some members of the GenFriend panel got together during one of the breakout sessions! So great to spend time at the conference with them!




What had you doing the genealogy happy dance this week?
                                                                      

                                                                                              Share your discovery!
                                                                                  
                                                                                         Let the dancing commence!


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Looking forward to reading about your Happy Dance moment!

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

GenFriends: Researching Our Veterans with David Allen Lambert

 




Cheri and the panel Melissa Barker, Dan Earl, Laura Hedgecock, Shelley Murphy, Terri O'Connell Mary Kircher Roddy welcome David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist with American Ancestors and the New England Historic Genealogical Society. David shares his tips and answers questions on how to locate records that could help tell the stories of our Veterans.





Watch as David gives advice about looking beyond burned records in St. Louis and shares thoughts on the importance of honoring and remembering those who fought for their country.


Links in this Episode:

American Ancestors

Fold3.com

FamilySearch Veteran

Administration Index

National Archives-Veteran's Service Records

FamilySearch Wiki-Military Records


Contact the Panelists:

Melissa Barker -A Genealogist in the Archives

Bernice Bennett-Geniebroots Dan Earl-Family History Guy

Laura Hedgecock-Treasure Chest of Memories

Terri O’Connell-Finding Our Ancestors

Shelley Murphey-The Family Tree Girl

Mary Kircher Roddy-MKR Genealogy

Cheri Hudson Passey-Carolina Girl Genealogy


Have you discovered records for the Veterans in your family?

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Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Poll Taxes and Voting Records-Amie Bowser Tennant


Cheri and the panel Melissa Barker, Bernice Bennett, Dan Earl, Laura Hedgecock, and Shelley Murphy welcome Amie Browser Tennant from The Genealogy Reporter for a discussion on using Poll Taxes and Voter Records to learn more about your ancestors. Bernice shows examples of her ancestors listed in Poll taxes and we discuss how these and Voter Records can be used to add to our ancestor's stories.

Watch as we discuss what Poll Taxes have to do with Voting and where to look for them and Voter Records.




 How have you used Poll Taxes and/or Voting Records to learn more about your ancestors?

We'd love to hear from you!


Links Mentioned in This Episode:

Using Poll Tax Records for Genealogy

The FamilySearch Wiki-Tax Records

Historical Societies: Why You Must Visit-Terri O'Connell


Contact the Panelists:

Melissa Barker -A Genealogists in the Archives

Bernice Bennett-Geniebroots

Dan Earl-Family History Guy

Laura Hedgecock-Treasure Chest of Memories

Shelley Murphey-The Family Tree Girl

Cheri Hudson Passey-Carolina Girl Genealogy



Have you discovered family in Poll or Tax Records?

We'd love to hear from you!

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