Author Archives: GeekyTexan
Murder Suspect’s DNA Linked To Mayflower Kin
Check out this Boston News Story from WCVB Boston: “… A DNA profile from the suspect was recently sent to a California outfit that specializes in forensic genealogy — and the analysis shows that he is distantly related to three passengers who arrived in what is now Plymouth, Mass., on the Mayflower in 1620….” I … Continue reading
Surname Saturday – hangin’ ‘em all out
Whew, that was quite a holiday break I took! You would think I went to some crazy, out of the way place in Wyoming, bought 14 books about genealogy/historical methods/editing, drank barium for a CT scan that was remarkably good, gave up carbs, crashed and burned because of lack of carbs, and cleaned my house from top … Continue reading
Follow Friday: latest additions to the blogroll
The blogs I’ve added since my last Follow Friday post on August 12 (oopsie, it’s been awhile) are: GenWriter by Julie Cahill Tarr – It’s a relatively new blog and the post that first caught my eye was 4 Resources for Writing Your Family History. Leah’s Family Tree by Leah The Demanding Genealogist by Barbara J. Mathews, CG … Continue reading
Amanuensis Monday: Our Engagement
John Newmark of the Transylvanian Dutch blog started a genealogy meme of Amanuensis Monday in February 2009. He defines amanuensis as a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another. My maternal grandmother, Ruby REINHARDT, who married Rueben HENNEKE, kept a bride book. On the “Our Engagement” page she wrote the … Continue reading
Sentimental Sunday: 10, 2, and 4
I was at the local store the other day and grabbed a soda from the cooler. You know, the ones by the registers that just don’t really get them cold, cold but at least they’re liquid. This one was a special treat because it had some slushy ice in it. I proceeded to tell the … Continue reading
Amanuensis Monday: Our First Meeting
John Newmark of the Transylvanian Dutch blog started a genealogy meme of Amanuensis Monday in February 2009. He defines amanuensis as a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another. Here is my first contribution. My maternal grandmother, Ruby REINHARDT, who married Rueben HENNEKE, kept a bride … Continue reading
Map it and call it a wrap
I’m on the tail end of Lesson 11 in the NGS-HSC. Since I haven’t made my repository trips required for some of the other lessons, I thought I’d get some of the “no visit” lessons out of the way. I have spent a huge amount of time on Lesson 11. There’s two assignments, one to … Continue reading
The angle on NGS-HSC Lesson 9
I get night terrors about math. When I took my GMAT exam, I got a deck of flashcards for the multiplication tables. It was officially time to learn them. Approximately 20 years later than I should have learned them. I’m sorry Mr. Moehnke! Then I took the Land, Lots of Land: Learning the Ins and … Continue reading
Hello PaPa, thinking of you on this Veterans Day
In honor of Veterans Day, I pulled out what I had as service records for both of my grandfathers. My paternal grandfather, Hugo Morris WEBB, Sr., was a member of Battery B of the 547th antiaircraft artillery battalion. The campaigns listed on his Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge are Rhineland and Central … Continue reading
SNGF: List Your Matrilineal Line(s)
Randy Seaver at Genea-musings hosts a round of Saturday Night Genealogy Fun every, yes, you guessed it, Saturday night. His instructions are in blue: 1) List your matrilineal line – your mother, her mother, etc. back to the first identifiable mother. Note: this line is how your mitochondrial DNA was passed to you! moi Patricia Ann HENNEKE … Continue reading