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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Britain From The Air!
Here is a 1926 aerial photo of Durham Cathedral in Durham, England: Go to: http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw016377 to see the website where this is found!
Posted in Durham Cathedral, Uncategorized
Tagged Aerial, Britain, cathedral, Durham, England, prisoner, war
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John Hamilton Yeoman of Concord is now on Facebook!
Nearly 24 hours ago I launched a Facebook page for the descendants of John Hamilton Yeoman of Concord. This will make it easier to share information about our ancestor in a casual setting and cousins can get some exposure with … Continue reading
200th Anniversary of the War of 1812!
On 18 June 1812, the United States declared war against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland! This war lasted for nearly THREE years and was fought primarily on the Atlantic Ocean and on the land, coasts and waterways … Continue reading
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
I just found a wonderful site, with interactive historical county maps, where you can see how county boundaries have changed over time. Atlas of Historical County Boundaries is a wonderful tool for genealogists! My ROORK ancestors lived in the border areas … Continue reading
Posted in Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, Blount County, Buncombe County, Burke County, North Carolina, Samuel Thomas Roork (1795, North Carolina - 1860, Arkansas), Tennessee, Thomas Roork (1728, Ireland - 1835, Tennessee)
Tagged atlas, Blount County, Buncombe County, Burke County, historical maps, North Carolina, ROORK:, Samuel Thomas Roork (1795, North Carolina - 1860, Arkansas), Tennessee, Thomas Roork (1728, Ireland - 1835, Tennessee)
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Map of Beaver Township, Kansas, 1919
A big thanks is owed to my Uncle Duane Pepper for getting me copies from a 1919 book of Kansas township maps. You can see in this map of Beaver Township, in Section 12, where the George Warrener and Delia … Continue reading
How DNA Changed My Ancestry! Part 1
PEPPER, that is my maiden name, the name given to me at birth, inherited by my father, and his father and his father, etc. So, for over 34 years, off and on, I have been researching my PEPPER family history! … Continue reading
Posted in Hazel (Pepper) McDuffee, Massachusetts, PEPPER, THOMAS, Porter PEPPER (1811, Massachusetts - 1864, Massachusetts), Robert Pepper, of Roxbury, Massachusetts, Uncategorized
Tagged DNA, Doris (McDuffee) Denton, England, Hazel (Pepper) McDuffee, Langdon, Massachusetts, PEPPER "HAMILTON":, Pepper Genealogy, Porter, Robert, Roxbury, Thomas
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Something you should know!
Almost immediately after I publish a new blog post I begin editing it!!!! I know this isn’t the right order of things but it is the reality of what I find myself doing! I often add photos, tags, categories, or … Continue reading
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We have a new little carrier soon to arrive that will be carrying our Mitochondrial DNA! :)
On or around the 24th of June, 2012, my wonderful niece Lindsay will be giving birth to our newest little family member, Lillian Joy! Unbeknownst to her, Lillian Joy will also be the newest carrier of our Mitochondrial DNA! What is Mitochondrial … Continue reading
Posted in BATH:, DAVIS:, Devon, Elizabeth BATH (1775-1852), Elizabeth JARVIS (1809-1865), Elizabeth LIDSTONE (1747-1817), England, Jane TRANT (1847, Devon, England - 1907, Texas), JARVIS:, LIDSTONE:, Lillian Priscilla DAVIS (1881-1966), Mary JARVIS (born 1722 Devon, England - died Unknown), Norway, PLACES:, Rachel Fay SAMMON, (1918, Texas - 1993, New Mexico), SURNAMES:, TRANT:, Uncategorized
Tagged Bath, DAVIS:, Devon, DNA, England, Jarvis, Lidstone, Lillian Joy, Lindsay, Mitochondrial DNA, mtDNA, Norway, SAMMON:, Totnes, TRANT:, UK, Woodleigh
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Making Current Family History! :)
As a mom of four children, two lads and two lasses, I am still involved with a living, breathing family everyday! 🙂 Our children are now ages 16 to 26; the two eldest are out of the home and the … Continue reading
Posted in Anaheim, California, Disneyland, PLACES:, Uncategorized
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Gran's and Grandpa's Family History 