The Mystery of the Marriage of James L. YORK and Mary "Mae" E. McARTHUR

Discover more about your own family living in the Emerging America historical period of 1880 – 1920.
One of my long-term goals in genealogy is to research in depth the lives of each of my ancestors through my great-great-grandparents’ generation. With that in mind, I’ve created a checklist of all the records I hope to [...]

The Mystery of the Marriage of James L. YORK and Mary "Mae" E. McARTHUR

Discover more about your own family living in the Emerging America historical period of 1880 – 1920.
One of my long-term goals in genealogy is to research in depth the lives of each of my ancestors through my great-great-grandparents’ generation. With that in mind, I’ve created a checklist of all the records I hope to [...]

A Little Observation

T.K. at Before My Time wrote a summary of her week of organizing in her post “A Sorted Past, Week 1: A Commencement Program.” Clever word play, there, T.K.! She asked if any of us who have joined her in her organizing challenge of “Tidy Your Documents Month” had rediscovered anything while sorting.
I [...]

A Little Observation

T.K. at Before My Time wrote a summary of her week of organizing in her post “A Sorted Past, Week 1: A Commencement Program.” Clever word play, there, T.K.! She asked if any of us who have joined her in her organizing challenge of “Tidy Your Documents Month” had rediscovered anything while sorting.
I [...]

Happy Canada Day!

To my Canadian relatives, friends and readers, I wish a Happy Canada Day!

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My ancestral connections to Canada are as follows:

My father was born in Edmonton, Alberta while his father and uncle were stationed there with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II (back in the day when being born in [...]

Happy Canada Day!

To my Canadian relatives, friends and readers, I wish a Happy Canada Day!

Flag Image from 3DFlags
My ancestral connections to Canada are as follows:

My father was born in Edmonton, Alberta while his father and uncle were stationed there with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II (back in the day when being born in [...]

Ancestors in the 1930 U.S. Federal Census – Part 9

April 1st was Census Day for the 1930 U.S. Federal Census. In honor of that census day, throughout the month of April I posted lists of my known direct ancestors and where they were residing during that census. I am continuing this series into the subsequent months. I’ll also list who’s missing; for us family [...]

Ancestors in the 1930 U.S. Federal Census – Part 9

April 1st was Census Day for the 1930 U.S. Federal Census. In honor of that census day, throughout the month of April I posted lists of my known direct ancestors and where they were residing during that census. I am continuing this series into the subsequent months. I’ll also list who’s missing; for us family [...]

Ancestors in the 1930 U.S. Federal Census – Part 3

April 1st was Census Day for the 1930 U.S. Federal Census. In honor of that census day, throughout the month of April I am posting lists of my known direct ancestors and where they were residing during that census. I’ll also list who’s missing; for us family historians, missing individuals on census records can be [...]

Ancestors in the 1930 U.S. Federal Census – Part 3

April 1st was Census Day for the 1930 U.S. Federal Census. In honor of that census day, throughout the month of April I am posting lists of my known direct ancestors and where they were residing during that census. I’ll also list who’s missing; for us family historians, missing individuals on census records can be [...]