I think of Colleen Brown Paquale of Leaves & Branches as a GeneaAngel. She had two copies of the same book, Finding Your Family History in Northeast Ohio by Vicki Blum Vigil. She asked if anyone wanted it and a few days later, it was in my mailbox. Thank you for your generosity, Colleen. I appreciate it. My Northeast Ohio roots border Pennsylvania beginning in the 1850s. In fact, one of the towns where they lived was exactly on the state line. (It's strange to imagine living in a town where one could be standing in two states at the same time.) I hope this book may lead me to further information about them.
I find that GeneaBloggers are generally generous folks. Evidence are blog posts in which they share their research strategies and results; comments on others' posts offering insights, search suggestions, and further understanding; and sometimes going out of their way to perform searches for other bloggers. I'm grateful to be part of this community.
Thank you, Colleen, and thank you, GeneaBloggers.
--Nancy.
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How wonderful! And yes. The genealogy community really is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm glad I'm part of it. Thanks, Jana.
DeleteI'm glad for you! I agree that it must be odd to live near the border, perhaps living in one state but working in the other. Must make tax time interesting! Virginia and Tennessee share the town of Bristol.
ReplyDeleteTax time, such as income tax, but also taxes on food and such -- which store to shop in depending on taxes; and laws, even down to speed limits and such (not that they had speed limits in the 1850s-1880s, of course). And imagine a house on the border. Oh, my.
DeleteHello Nancy, I’ve just called over from Black Raven Genealogy and wanted to say how much I like your blog. I’m very new to the world of genealogy and trying to learn from all you folks with much more knowledge than me.
ReplyDeleteHi, Barbara. Thanks so much for visiting and following. I'm not yet such an old hat at genealogy that I know a lot but I'm pleased to share what I know. I'm sure you'll find many others who will pick up where I leave off with my knowledge. Welcome to the wonderful world of genealogy and family history!
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