Today, I received such an email regarding the family of Clarence Clay Crawford. Not only did this email prompt me to make a correction, but also to do additional research. That's when I discovered that the death of Clay Crawford made the national news. A search of Newspapers.com found that several newspapers reported the crash of United Airlines Flight 585 outside of Colorado Springs, Colorado on March 3, 1991.
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Thanks!
Do you have a private tree on the Internet? Is your tree private because you are uncertain about some of your data? My tree is not private, but public. However, I know that it likely contains errors. Thus, when I receive an email correcting one of my error, I am THANKFUL!
Monday, August 19, 2019
Don't Miss the Code - Read / Photocopy Preface
Do you ever get in such a hurry doing research that you miss something important? That is usually my issue. I am trying to make myself slow down and record all of the information needed for a citation. However, during a recent research trip, I didn't follow one of Michael John Neill's tips: Read the Preface.
Because I didn't read the preface or truly study one of the sources I used, I did not realize that the entries incorporated a code for the bibliography citations. As a result, I didn't photocopy the introductory pages that decoded the citations.
Early Settlers of Gentry County, Missouri
Biographical Data
Researched Material Relative to Early Settlers of Gentry County, Missouri
1876 to early 1888
Researched by Carmeta Pierce obertson
Ancestor Lore
Ozark MO
997
Publisher
Carmeta (Pierce) Robertson
Ozark, Mo 65721-7518
Page 50
Because I didn't read the preface or truly study one of the sources I used, I did not realize that the entries incorporated a code for the bibliography citations. As a result, I didn't photocopy the introductory pages that decoded the citations.
Early Settlers of Gentry County, Missouri
Biographical Data
Researched Material Relative to Early Settlers of Gentry County, Missouri
1876 to early 1888
Researched by Carmeta Pierce obertson
Ancestor Lore
Ozark MO
997
Publisher
Carmeta (Pierce) Robertson
Ozark, Mo 65721-7518
Page 50
Sunday, August 18, 2019
Creath Marriages
My trip to the Midwest Genealogical Library this past week led me to several Creath marriage records.
Ripley county Indiana
Early Marriage records 1818-1839
compiled by Alice Ridlen
2160 Mann Drive
Beech Grove, Indiana
Copyright Colleen Alice Ridlen 1980
page 7
Creath, Margaret - William Phelp - February 16, 1837 - 2-104
Creth, Ann - John B Roberts - Dec 25, 1834 - 2-22
Creth, Cinthy - Reuben Hodges - Oct 30, 1825 -1-51
Creth, Polly - William Grimes - August 19, 1823 - 1-28
Creth, Rebecca - Joseph Shannon - September 5, 1822 1-23
Creth william - Levisa Martin - March 15, 1827 1-74
Ripley county Indiana
Early Marriage records 1818-1839
compiled by Alice Ridlen
2160 Mann Drive
Beech Grove, Indiana
Copyright Colleen Alice Ridlen 1980
page 7
Creath, Margaret - William Phelp - February 16, 1837 - 2-104
Creth, Ann - John B Roberts - Dec 25, 1834 - 2-22
Creth, Cinthy - Reuben Hodges - Oct 30, 1825 -1-51
Creth, Polly - William Grimes - August 19, 1823 - 1-28
Creth, Rebecca - Joseph Shannon - September 5, 1822 1-23
Creth william - Levisa Martin - March 15, 1827 1-74
Since the Midwest Genealogical Library is a FamilySearch affiliate, I used the information from the book to locate and download five of the original marriage records.
Saturday, August 17, 2019
Little Clue
My husband and I recently returned from a two-day research trip to the Midwest Genealogical Library in Independence, Missouri.
This was a chance to immerse ourselves in a large collection of books related to genealogy and history. During this trip, I was hoping to find little clues buried in what are often called 'mug books'. These 'mug books' are county histories that also contain biographies. Many genealogists are cautious about the use of these biographies since the families sometimes 'glorified' the information they submitted to these histories.
Even though I'm aware of their common name, I've often found 'little clues' in these county histories. Thus, I was hoping to find such histories for several counties in Missouri and Indiana so I could gleam tidbits to help with my Crawford research.
This was a chance to immerse ourselves in a large collection of books related to genealogy and history. During this trip, I was hoping to find little clues buried in what are often called 'mug books'. These 'mug books' are county histories that also contain biographies. Many genealogists are cautious about the use of these biographies since the families sometimes 'glorified' the information they submitted to these histories.
Even though I'm aware of their common name, I've often found 'little clues' in these county histories. Thus, I was hoping to find such histories for several counties in Missouri and Indiana so I could gleam tidbits to help with my Crawford research.
Friday, August 16, 2019
Putting Trello to Work
Do you sometimes hear about a new genealogical tool but just can't seem to adapt it to your workflow? For me, that tool was Trello.
I first heard of Trello on a 'Wacky Wednesday' about Adobe Spark. During that episode, they highlighted an Adobe Spark video by Becky Jamison's: Sharing My Family History on Trello. I likely also watched Cousin Russ' interview with Becky Jamison where she demonstrated her use of Trello. However, I think I missed seeing Hilary Gadsby's blog where she included two videos demonstrating her use of Trello: "Trello, Another Tool for Genealogy".
That was three years ago! I tried tried following Becky's example to create several boards.
This FOSTER board indicates that I was fairly successful in creating a genealogy board. Unfortunately, I did not remember this board and obviously have never used it to assist with my research.
Since I keep hearing from Dear Myrtle about using Trello for planning, I decided to give it another chance. Thus, in June, I did another Google search for Trello and genealogy. One of the posts that caught my attention was Trello Inspiration - How I Use Trello to Organize my Genealogy on A. C. Ivory's Find My Ancestor blog.
Using Ivory's Trello Inspiration as a guide, I started creating a new Trello Board for my 'to do' list. At the time I was wanting to keep track of FamilySearch records that I needed to go to my local library or a Family History Center to access.
This time, I found myself actually using this Trello Board!
I first heard of Trello on a 'Wacky Wednesday' about Adobe Spark. During that episode, they highlighted an Adobe Spark video by Becky Jamison's: Sharing My Family History on Trello. I likely also watched Cousin Russ' interview with Becky Jamison where she demonstrated her use of Trello. However, I think I missed seeing Hilary Gadsby's blog where she included two videos demonstrating her use of Trello: "Trello, Another Tool for Genealogy".
That was three years ago! I tried tried following Becky's example to create several boards.
This FOSTER board indicates that I was fairly successful in creating a genealogy board. Unfortunately, I did not remember this board and obviously have never used it to assist with my research.
Since I keep hearing from Dear Myrtle about using Trello for planning, I decided to give it another chance. Thus, in June, I did another Google search for Trello and genealogy. One of the posts that caught my attention was Trello Inspiration - How I Use Trello to Organize my Genealogy on A. C. Ivory's Find My Ancestor blog.
Using Ivory's Trello Inspiration as a guide, I started creating a new Trello Board for my 'to do' list. At the time I was wanting to keep track of FamilySearch records that I needed to go to my local library or a Family History Center to access.
This time, I found myself actually using this Trello Board!
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Isaac Crawford Bartholomew County Deed
Bartholomew County Indiana
Land and Property
Beeds, Vols. M (cont.) - N, 1848-1849
FamilySearch Film 1301782 DGS 8059762
Book N
Page 299
Land and Property
Beeds, Vols. M (cont.) - N, 1848-1849
FamilySearch Film 1301782 DGS 8059762
Book N
Page 299
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