Lacie's Genealogy Blog

Calling all Genea-Musings Fans:   It's  Saturday Night  again -  time for some more  Genealogy Fun!! Here is your assignment, should you decide to accept it (you ARE reading this, so I assume that you really want to play along - cue the Mission Impossible music!): 1)  Jen on  Auntie Jen's Family Trees  posted  "Throwback Thursday Favorite Toys"  on 23 January, and Linda S. thought it would make a good SNGF topic.  I agree! 2) What are some (one or more) of the toys you played with as a child?   3)  Share your favorite toy(s) with us in your own blog post, in a comment on this blog post, or in a Facebook message.  Please leave a comment on this blog noting where your conjectures are located. Thank you Jen for the idea. One toy I played with was a Barbie. It was an African American doll veterinarian. The doll had a stethoscope around her neck, a clipboard, a bag, and a dog with a cone collar...

Calling all Genea-Musings Fans:   It's  Saturday Night  again -  time for some more  Genealogy Fun!! Here is your assignment, should you decide to accept it (you ARE reading this, so I assume that you really want to play along - cue the Mission Impossible music!): 1)  Jill Ball reconstituted her  "Accentuate the Positive Geneameme 2019"  on 30 December 2019 and invited readers to participate.   2)  This week, let's contribute our answers to her questions about our genealogy accomplishments in 2019.  Copy the questions below, and add your own responses. 3)  Share your responses on your own blog, in comments on this blog, or on Facebook.  Please leave a comment on this post so readers can find your post, and please let Jill know about your efforts by emailing her at  jillballau@gmail.com .  Here's mine: 1.  An elusive ancestor I found was: I found possible parents of my 3rd great...

Have you kept track of how many ancestors you have discovered? Do you want to create an ancestor tracker? Keep reading to learn how. I first started doing this back in 2016 after watching a video on the Ancestry YouTube channel instructed by Crista Cowan, better known as The Barefoot Genealogist.  I would update it as I found new ancestors. Over time, I forgot about it and stopped updating the counter.  My inspiration behind this idea came from The Genealogy Girl. After reading  her post , I started to get back in the swing of using my tracker. Why Would I Want to Use an Ancestor Tracker? This reason and purpose will vary from person to person, but the main reason for me is to see my progress over the years. Maybe this could give you a research avenue to look at, which will later become a research question.  How to Create an Ancestor Tracker? There are many ways you can create your own personal tracker. You can track your ancestors in a spreads...

This is the first edition of "What's NEW in my Bookshelf?" Recently, I received a book called  Images of America-Vestal by Vestal's town historian, Margaret Hadsell.    Here are my personal thoughts on the book. Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Prehistoric Vestal 2. Vestal 3. Ross Corners 4. Tracy Creek 5. Twin Orchards 6. Vestal Center 7. Willow Point 8. Mile Wide Summary The book mainly shows photos of prominent settlers and locations around the town of Vestal. It briefly mentions pre-Vestal and the families, churches, schools, businesses, etc. within parts of Vestal. Evaluation I liked how the author inserted plat maps into the book. At the beginning of each chapter, there is a section of the entire map in which part of it will be "zoomed in" on specific areas of Vestal. I was a bit disappointed with this book because I expected more context, though I did love ...

Calling all Genea-Musings Fans:   It's  Saturday Night  again -  time for some more  Genealogy Fun!! Here is your assignment, should you decide to accept it (you ARE reading this, so I assume that you really want to play along - cue the Mission Impossible music!): 1)  It's the New Year, and many readers have already made resolutions, or goals, or plans for one or more tasks or projects.  Or they haven't yet, but could or should. 2)  For this SNGF, please tell us what plans you've made, or what goals you've stated, or what resolutions you've averred for 2020.  Writing them down may help you achieve them.  Do one or more as you wish. 3)  Put it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook post.  Please leave a link on this post so readers can find your resolutions/goals/plans. 2020 Genea-Goals Continue to work through brick walls-  I   may not accomplish anything...