One of the things I love best about genealogy is the random facts we discover in various records. That’s our theme for this week’s 52 Ancestors post and as we’ve all likely been looking at military records over the last week or so, I figured I’d focus on the random facts I’ve discovered in the… Continue reading 52 Ancestors…Random fact(s)…
This week we’re tasked with writing about our most unusual source. In other words, not the usual vital records, population surveys, church documents etc. For this, once again, I’m turning to an item I found in my paternal grandmother Maria’s archive. In fact, I have discussed it before in an earlier post, but in a… Continue reading 52 Ancestors…most unusual source…
Non-population is this week’s 52 Ancestors theme. It generally refers to the Non-population censuses taken during the 1800s in the United States, covering areas such as agriculture, manufacturing, and mortality. In 1935, business schedules were compiled. 1 As none of my family was in the United States at this time (that I know of), I… Continue reading My British Post Office ancestors…
As it’s Memorial Day weekend in the US, this week’s 52 Ancestors theme is, not surprisingly, Military. I have chosen this opportunity to highlight a wonderful project at Library and Archives Canada (LAC) that is coming close to completion – the digitization of the Personnel Service Records (PSRs) of those who served with the Canadian… Continue reading 52 Ancestors…Military records…
writing my past 