Creating Buddy Files

What's in your genealogy tool cabinet? Do you ever experiment with various software tools until you find one that fits your needs or thinking process?

Well, I have experimented with various tools. One of those tools I'm experimenting with right now is Tony Proctor's program to create what he calls a 'Buddy File'. This is being discussed in Dear Myrtle's Facebook group. My Buddy File post describes my learning process.

At least one of the comments discussed whether the time involved in creating the text file was worth it. I have to admit that was my initial thought as Tony made his presentation last week. 

Since I want to use the 'buddy file' for transcriptions, it dawned on me this morning that I likely already have the information to put in a buddy file. I just need to copy/paste into Notepad and save the file.

Lessons from Football

It's Super Bowl Weekend in America - the whole country (well, almost) will watch the game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots on Sunday afternoon at 6:30 p.m. EST (3:30 PST).

Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to:

1)  What is your favorite National Football League team?  ...

In our house, Super Bowl Sunday isn't much different than many other Sunday. My husband and I will be watching the game, but each of us will likely be doing other stuff (like genealogy) while watching.

I started writing for this topic yesterday, saying that the Kansas City Chiefs were my favorite team. However, I realized that even though they are my favorite team, I don't have answers for most of these questions. So I decided to not write on this topic.

Then I went to church today and got inspiration: teamwork and legacy.

John Crawford of LIncoln County Kentucky

Do you ever go back thru your research (think Thomas MacEntee's Genealogy Do-Over) and find a potential family member living nearby whom you have never researched?

Well, that happened to me when I was researching Rebekah Crawford in the tax records for Lincoln County. That's where I found John Crawford.

• 1787 Crofford John - 4 horses, 4 cattle
• 1789 Crawford John - 5 horses
• 1790 Crawford John - 4 horses
• 1791 Crawford John - 4 horses
• 1792 Crawford John - 5 horses, 17 cattle and 913 acres

Where's Rebekah?

Have you ever tried to track someone thru the census and just have them disappear? I have and it is frustrating!

I'm trying to figure out my Crawford family in Kentucky on the tax lists. Once I sat down to analyze the data, it was fairly easy to use land records to figure out the Madison County, Kentucky records prior to 1800. (See Tax Man Cometh)

However, the Lincoln County, Kentucky tax lists are proving to be a bit more difficult. There is a Rebekah Crawford who receives land from George Douglas in 1786. (See Rebekah's Land)

Rebekah appears on the Lincoln County tax list in 1787.

She alos appears in  1789 and 1791. I have not found her after 1791.

Photos and Google+

For some reason, I looked at email beyond my primary tab this morning. That's when I saw the notice from Google about my randomly used Google+ account.

Since I only used Google+ occassionally, I didn't think I had much content that would be affected. However, I do have some photos in my Google+ album. Thus, I want to retain those photos.

Rebekah's Land

In 1786, Rebekah Crawford purchased 100 acres on the headwaters of Sugar and Boons Mill Creek in Lincoln County, Kentucky.