Genealogy Category
Spinning a Scottish Yarn: The Reverend David Dickson Part Two Irvine
Posted on June 22, 2026 Leave a Comment
In part one we visited David DICKSON’s early life in Glasgow. The next part of the story Begins in Irvine where David DICKSON was a minister for 23 years. Be forewarned it took an unexpected twist. I am grateful to Ian DICKSON (no relation) and Billy KERR for allowing me to quote from their work […]
Spinning a Scottish Yarn: The Reverend David Dickson Part One Beginnings in Glasgow and Busby
Posted on June 20, 2026 2 Comments
Storaidhnean farsaig: in Scots Gaelic storaidhnean is a story or tale and farsaig : wide, extensive or broad. Roughly translated an expansive tale. This may turn out to be Storaidhnean farsaig. INTRODUCTION As I often do when getting ready for a trip I try my hand at researching my own families that may intersect with […]
They Came to America: The Immigrant Experience
Posted on November 22, 2025 7 Comments
The loved ones we call the dead, depart from us and for a while are absent. And then as if called back by our love, they come near us again. They enter our dreams.We feel they have been near us when we have not thought of them.They are simply here, simply waiting while we are […]
Bluebells and Dandelion Wishes
Posted on July 18, 2025 Leave a Comment
Some of you who follow my blog posts will note a bit of a long pause in my posts about my trip to England. Perhaps a bit of an explanation is in order. This post is dedicated to the memory of my dear friend Jean WHEATON. Her children have written to me how much she […]
KENT The Garden of England Day One Part Three: Canterbury : On the trail of Robert Cushman
Posted on June 28, 2025 3 Comments
When we finished up at Hever castle we made our way to Canterbury. It was Canterbury that led us to the KENT The Garden of England tour through Blue Roads/Backroads Touring. My friend Denise and I met in kindergarten and she is a direct descendant of Robert CUSHMAN 1577-1625 who was responsible for organizing and […]
TRAVELING FOR GENEALOGY: Expectation vs Reality
Posted on May 30, 2025 3 Comments
Back in December I wrote Traveling for Genealogy: Virtual and In person in which I note all the things I have experienced in planning for a genealogy related trip. Because the trip I was taking in May was NOT ostensibly for genealogy and I was not to have any control over dates, times etc, I […]
TILDEN’s of Kent, England
Posted on January 2, 2025 5 Comments
In my last blog post Traveling for Genealogy I chronicled my research into the TILDEN family of Benenden, Kent. I decided to do a deeper dive and as usual found some interesting connections. One of the places we are to stay and visit is Leeds Castle. So let’s dive in to a bit of ancient […]
TRAVELING for GENEALOGY: Virtual & In Person
Posted on December 8, 2024 7 Comments
There are many types of travel and just as many of interest to Genealogists. For the purposes of this blog post I am concentrating on travel to the homeland of an ancestor or ancestors for the purpose of experiencing something of their time upon this earth. Remember our principal reason to do genealogy, besides the […]
NEWSPAPER RESOURCES FOR GENEALOGISTS
Posted on December 7, 2024 4 Comments
Note: this will also be posted as a static Page under the RESOURCES TAB to make it easy to find. If you haven’t availed yourself of Newspapers to fill in tidbits of you ancestors lives you could be in for a real treat. Everything from recitals to accidents to winning prizes in the County Fair. […]
AMERICAN MILITARY RESOURCES for Genealogists
Posted on November 2, 2024 1 Comment
Please note that much of this information was put together by Veronica Walsh-Uribina for a class I host. I have added books and videos and commentary. Thank you Veronica for giving me permission to post along with some notes and resources of my own. COLLECTING POSSIBILITIES I like to start with this chart from Ancestry […]
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