tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post7913218856172016053..comments2024-03-05T11:10:29.953-05:00Comments on My Ancestors and Me: The Expectations and Surprises of a Beginning Family History ResearcherNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-43211815329615607162018-01-02T14:24:16.724-05:002018-01-02T14:24:16.724-05:00Oh, I agree, Devon. How sad for some ancestors an...Oh, I agree, Devon. How sad for some ancestors and their families. Thanks. Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-9265835207488091382018-01-02T08:33:32.773-05:002018-01-02T08:33:32.773-05:00Number #5... those skeletons make me feel more com...Number #5... those skeletons make me feel more compassion rather than angst. Thanks for sharing that one and the others on your list.Devon Noel Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05440829254298661495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-45413037489784817702017-07-29T20:57:10.636-04:002017-07-29T20:57:10.636-04:00Thanks, Jacquie. That's a great tip to rememb...Thanks, Jacquie. That's a great tip to remember that neighbors might be family members. I'll keep that in mind as I continue to search.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-56278402631150895662017-07-29T20:56:04.111-04:002017-07-29T20:56:04.111-04:00Thank you for this advice, Kathy. I keep lists of...Thank you for this advice, Kathy. I keep lists of spelling variations I've found in records but not possible spelling variations. I'll begin a list of possible variations and use it, too. Great tip! Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-47850525295100879592017-07-29T20:54:22.158-04:002017-07-29T20:54:22.158-04:00Oh, those skeletons we find! That was probably a ...Oh, those skeletons we find! That was probably a great surprise to you, Teresa, to find that your great-uncle published erotica. I wonder if any of his publications are extant and available for viewing (not that everyone would want to view, of course!).Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-41936162620470421162017-07-24T09:01:12.677-04:002017-07-24T09:01:12.677-04:00Such a good list. These were surprises for me whe...Such a good list. These were surprises for me when I first started. Another is that family moves together. That next door neighbor might be a sister. I thought my grandmother came to the US by herself, she did on the boat. But waiting here for her were her mother 3 sisters, a brother and a dozen cousins.Seeds to Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07146194433439896630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-22830089031516074552017-07-23T16:45:05.329-04:002017-07-23T16:45:05.329-04:00My advise, from a 40+ year veteran, is to ALWAYS s...My advise, from a 40+ year veteran, is to ALWAYS search as many spelling variations as you know, especially now that many of us are using search engines and databases. Even then, some information may not bubble to the surface. Kathy Duncanhttp://kdduncan.blogspot.com/2017/05/marriage-record-of-isaac-duncan-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-41382313622423020072017-07-22T12:10:23.338-04:002017-07-22T12:10:23.338-04:00I had many of the same expectations as you and the...I had many of the same expectations as you and then learned how wrong they were! Many, many skeletons have been revealed along with people switching the order of their names, their ages, and other pertinent details. One of my most fascinating finds was that of my 2x great-uncle Paul and his career as a publisher of erotica in late 19th century Paris - he moved there from London!Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638901687647283925noreply@blogger.com