tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73583375256674779852024-03-13T10:54:50.484-07:00The Keough CornerTessa Keoughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146870113899850353noreply@blogger.comBlogger183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358337525667477985.post-56377958603786123402019-04-12T07:00:00.000-07:002019-04-12T07:18:14.378-07:00K is for Keough<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I remember it like it was yesterday. It was back in 2009. I had been doing a bit of genealogy as time allowed. I was just getting started and doing some online research on my <b>Keough</b> family which I knew had roots in Newfoundland. I didn't know anything about Newfoundland but I stumbled upon <a href="http://ngb.chebucto.org/" target="_blank">Newfoundland's Grand Banks</a> website and read through all of the historical material and Bonavista South material. I had a copy of my grandfather's WWI draft registration from Ancestry.com and knew that he stated he was born in Plate Cove East. I happened to see an advertisement for a research trip to Newfoundland put together by the <a href="https://www.americanancestors.org/visit" target="_blank">New England Historic Genealogical Society</a>. I don't know what possessed me but I decided (rather spur of the moment) to sign up for the trip. We were asked to put together a bit about what topics or families we wanted to research and that helped me focus on my basic research questions. I set about checking flights, accommodations, travel tips, and potential contacts in Newfoundland. A month later, I headed to St. John's and began a journey that would take me literally and figuratively on my own version of "Who Do You Think You Are?" (Keep in mind that show did not air in the United States until a year later in 2010 - a bit ahead of my genealogy time - who knew?!) </div>
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Although we had a few snafus during the research trip I enjoyed the lectures, the guided visits to the <a href="http://www.therooms.ca/collections-research" target="_blank">Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador</a> (PANL), the <a href="https://www.mun.ca/" target="_blank">Memorial University of Newfoundland</a> (MUN), and the <a href="https://www.mun.ca/mha/" target="_blank">Maritime History Archives</a> at MUN, as well as the walking tour of St. John's and the conversations, meals and drinks with fellow researchers. Thankfully, I had planned my time so that I could remain in St. John's after the research trip ended and I continued my research at various facilities in St. John's and then rented a car to make the drive to the Bonavista region to visit the places I had only heard of - Bonavista, King's Cove, Knight's Cove, Open Hall, Tickle Cove, Keels, and Plate Cove (my grandfather was raised in Plate Cove East so I was going home in a sense). The most amazing thing I found during the trip was the wealth of <b>Keoughs</b> (and variant spellings of <b>Keogh</b>, <b>Kehoe</b> & <b>Kough</b>). It is not a common surname in the United States (or most places). I had seen it in parts of Ireland, but in Newfoundland - and certainly in Plate Cove - <b>Keough</b> was common! In fact there were so many <b>Keoughs</b> that I wasn't sure if or how my Keoughs were related to any of the many <b>Keoughs</b>.<br />
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And so I backed into what I didn't even know was a one-name study (I registered the <b>Keough</b> surname with the <a href="https://one-name.org/" target="_blank">Guild of One-Name Studies</a> in 2012). Since I had a limited time in Newfoundland, I could not spend hours or days trying to find my <b>Keoughs</b> - I had to gather all the <b>Keoughs</b> (and all the other people) from those small communities because I didn't know who married in (women who married into the <b>Keough</b> families) and who married out (<b>Keough</b> women who married into affiliated families). There were church registers that could be viewed and transcribed but could not be photographed, scanned, or photocopied - so I became a scrivener - arriving when PANL opened its doors and remaining until PANL closed its doors. I ventured to the Archives at the Basilica of St. John's to speak with the Archivist and view records from their vault (and get lots of questions answered). I contacted the Bonavista Archives and made arrangements for the Archivist to open the facility so I could photograph index cards that no one had checked out for years. I walked the cemeteries at King's Cove, Open Hall, and Plate Cove East with my camera in hand - and felt like I was walking among family. I had earlier checked out the <a href="http://ngb.chebucto.org/Stonepics/1stonepics-idx.shtml" target="_blank">Stonepics Project</a> and had indexed all the <b>Keough</b> entries in those community cemeteries. Now it was time to walk the cemeteries and see where my people and those they spent their lives with (the FAN club - friends, acquaintances, and neighbors) were buried. I visited the <a href="http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/nfldhistory/StsPeterandPaulRomanCatholicChurchKingsCoveNewfoundland.htm" target="_blank">churches</a> where my people married, where their children were baptized, where they went to Sunday mass, and where, at some point, they were buried from.<br />
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I met extended family in St. John's, Plate Cove East, and Plate Cove West. I spent all my time taking it all in and gathering every single piece of family information I could (I also backed into my one-place study of Plate Cove East as a result of my visit). I have spent the last ten years (on and off, as time allows) putting together the puzzle that is my <b>Keough</b> connection in Newfoundland. It is a good thing I enjoy puzzles and research because there is a wealth of information, both from my trip and from everything now digitized and available online, as well as at facilities in the United States. There is so much out there to help me with my personal family history, my <b>Keough</b> one-name study, and my Plate Cove East one-place study. </div>
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So who are my <b>Keoughs</b> and how did I learn more about them? Thankfully Doctor John J. Mannion (Department of Geography, retired; Department of Folklore, current; one of Canada's leading cultural geographers and an expert on Newfoundland's settlement history, has written papers, articles, books, and taught generations of MUN students the importance of their cultural roots transplanted from Ireland to Newfoundland). Much of his work is in tracing early settlers to Newfoundland. For example his books <b><i>Irish Settlement in Eastern Canada</i></b> and <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Peopling of Newfoundland, </i>as well as the <b><i>Mannion Papers</i></b> - over 5,000 undergraduate and graduate student papers detailing community and family histories (available at the Maritime History Archive).</div>
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Andrew <b>Keough/Kough</b> is my Newfoundland connection. He was born in County Carlow, Ireland in 1784. In response to a request for information about <b>Andrew Keough/Kough</b>, Professor Mannion wrote<br />
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I think Andrew (1784) resided first in King's Cove, he was fishing there in 1815 with Henry Handcock, a shareman. In 1819, Andrew was supplied by the merchant company of James MacBraire & Company and was in debt for 94 pounds, a huge sum. <b>Kough's</b> property at King's Cove was seized. But he was still there in 1823 when MacBraire sued him for 42 pounds. Andrew denied the claim and travelled 3 times to St. John's to defend against it. MacBraire lost and had to pay Andrew's expenses. 7 pounds 10 pence. I think Andrew moved to Plate Cove around this time. James Heany of Plate Cove was godfather to James ( 1824), son of Andrew. I cannot account for John, Thomas or William in Lovell [<b><i>Lovell's 1871 Directory of Newfoundland</i></b>]. </blockquote>
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<i>(with thanks to Vince Hunter and and Jeri Keough who did and continue to do Keough family research and share much of their information at Newfoundland's Grand Banks website. Just a reminder that we gratefully stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before us with family history research.)</i></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Additionally, Seary's </span><b style="text-align: justify;"><i>Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland</i></b><span style="text-align: justify;"> references my Andrew as follows: "Andrew <b>Keough</b> or <b>Kehoe</b>, of King's Cove, 1816, of Plate Cove, 1824, of Open Hole (now Open Hall), 1829 (Nfld. Archives KCRC) [Kings Cove Roman Catholic].</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Here are some snapshots from my work-in-progress on<b> Andrew Keough</b></span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;"> and his descendants:</span><br />
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My <b>Keoughs</b> were/are Irish Catholic and much of my time in Newfoundland was spent with baptism, marriage, and burial registers for the Catholic churches in King's Cove, Open Hall, and Plate Cove. I have 443 individuals with the <b>Keough</b> surname in my <b><i>Newfoundland Families</i></b> database. The <b>Keough</b> family has affiliated (married in and married out) with the Aylward, Barker, Carew, Donahue, Driscoll, Dooley, Fitzgerald, Furlong, Gallahue, Heaney, Joy, Lane, Lawton, Mahoney, Maloney, Melvin, Moss, Murphy, Philpot/Philpottt, Russell, Tracey, and Walsh families. Do you recognize any of these 3 generations of <b>Keough </b>families of Plate Cove East? Do any of your <b>Keough</b> lines intersect with mine? Do you have <b>Keoughs </b>in surrounding communities that we might be able to put together? Do you have <b>Keough</b> lines in other parts of Newfoundland that might connect up to County Carlow, Ireland? If you do, I would love to hear from you and put the various <b>Keough</b> pieces of the puzzle together!</div>
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As you can see from the first image (above), my father's DNA test results confirm my research - according to Ancestry, he has 100% Irish ethnicity and the connection is Southeast Ireland to Newfoundland on his paternal side. <span style="text-align: left;">If it looks like we might have a <b>Keough</b> connection through the<b> Keough</b> line or any of the affiliated surnames, please comment below and let's start sharing!</span></div>
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Tessa Keoughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146870113899850353noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358337525667477985.post-80653846689866420922019-04-11T07:00:00.000-07:002019-04-11T14:35:19.824-07:00J is for Joy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have 27 individuals with the surname <b>Joy</b> in my Newfoundland Families database. According to <i>Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland</i>, <b>Joy</b> is a surname of England and Ireland, it is from the common noun <b>joy</b>, or from the male and female baptismal names of Joie and Joia, or also in Ireland as a variant of Joyce. It is traced to Essex and Devon and found in Counties Kerry and Waterford. It is found in the 1750s in St. Johns, and in various regions of Newfoundland from then on. [Seary, E. R., et al. 1998. <i><b>Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland</b></i>. St. John's, Nfld: J.R. Smallwood Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University of Newfoundland.] My particular interest is in those found in Bonavista, King's Cove, and Open Hole (now Open Hall). If you have <b>Joys</b> in your family history do check out pages 278-279 of <b><i>Family Names </i></b>for early occurrences - are any of these individuals yours?</div>
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Our <b>Joy</b> connection comes from <b>Thomas Joy</b> married to Diana Keough. They had three children, Patrick, Mary, and Catherine. Do you have more information on this family or know who Thomas' parents are? Are there any <b>Joys</b> in your Newfoundland Family tree?</div>
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Have you taken a look at the Newfoundland Vital Records and 1935 and 1945 census images over at FamilySearch.org? If not, well sometimes it pays to procrastinate. The various registers and censuses have now been digitized and <b>indexed</b> (no more browsing through pages of information by district to find your ancestors). To learn more about these record sets visit the <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Newfoundland_Vital_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)" target="_blank">FamilySearch Wiki</a> entry. </div>
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This got me thinking that I should check out the big four subscription websites (Ancestry, FamilySearch, FindmyPast, and MyHeritage) to see what all is available for Newfoundland, and what has been <b>indexed</b>. MyHeritage does not have any Newfoundland specific records. FindmyPast has the 1871 Lowell's City Directory and it is <b>indexed</b> and searchable. Ancestry has a number of Newfoundland specific records and it appears that Ancestry either <b>indexed</b> the birth, marriage, and death registers scanned by FamilySearch itself or acquired the rights to the <b>indexes</b> from FamilySearch. The <b>index</b> results at Ancestry link directly to the FamilySearch scanned images. Ancestry also has <b>indexed</b> (among other records) the 1935 and 1945 censuses and has the digitized images.</div>
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The <b>indexes</b> for Ancestry and FamilySearch contain the same information (in slightly different order). The following example is for the Newfoundland Birth Register.<br />
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Remember that <b>an index is your finding aid</b> and you will most definitely want to go beyond the <b>index </b>for the additional information. Keep in mind that the <b><i>birth register</i></b> often includes the following (items in bold are additional items):<br />
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<li><b>baptism date </b></li>
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<li><b>by whom baptized</b></li>
<li>given name of child</li>
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<li><b>date of registration</b></li>
<li><b>registration official</b></li>
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Ancestry and FamilySearch have vital records (birth & baptism, marriage, death & burial) as well as census returns, histories, books, and directories. These <b>indexes</b> should help you locate the registers and census returns for your Newfoundland ancestors. And be sure to check out <b>unindexed</b> records (you will simply need to browse) at FamilySearch. You can certainly get started reconstructing specific families and specific communities in Newfoundland. Cheers!</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">There is a difference between the terms </span><span style="text-align: justify;">genealogy</span><b style="text-align: justify;"> </b><span style="text-align: justify;">and </span><b style="text-align: justify;">family history</b><span style="text-align: justify;">. Genealogy is defined as the study and tracing of lines of descent or development. </span><b style="text-align: justify;">Family History,</b><span style="text-align: justify;"> as an extension of genealogy, is defined as the study of the life and times of the people concerned, whether that is a family, a community, or a society. It's been said that </span><b style="text-align: justify;">family history</b><span style="text-align: justify;"> is about putting flesh on the bones of those ancestors we study. So, are you a genealogist, a family historian, or both?</span><br />
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I gave this some thought when I began my one-place study for Plate Cove East, Newfoundland in 2009 and later when I helped found the <a href="https://www.one-place-studies.org/" target="_blank">Society for One-Place Studies</a> (SOPS) in 2013. What I continue to learn as I work on my Newfoundland families is that it is not enough to get the names, dates, and places for the people who lived in Plate Cove East*. That exercise would end up being static, dry, and not scratch the surface of the <b>history</b> of Plate Cove East. To do my one-place study justice, I need to learn its <b>history</b>. That starts with taking a big picture approach (Newfoundland) to get my bearings and it involves all types of <b>history</b> - cultural, economic, family, political, and social - before I focus on my community (Plate Cove East).</div>
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My lengthy list of <b>history</b> to study and process includes:</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">political subdivisions of Newfoundland</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">religions practiced and persecuted in Newfoundland</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">earliest dates for all types of records and resources</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">newspapers published in Newfoundland AND newspapers published elsewhere that shared news of Newfoundland</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">the economic <b>history</b> of Newfoundland - and its connection to migration from specific parts of England and Ireland</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">where, why, and how did the people who settled in Plate Cove East* arrive - migration from another country, migration from other parts of Newfoundland, and migration to other parts of Newfoundland</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">the homes and businesses/trades built in Plate Cove East*</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">the families in Plate Cove East*</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">the religion(s) practiced in Plate Cove East*</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">the records maintained - privately (by families, by the churches) and publicly (regional and provincial levels)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">the maritime industry - its ups and downs as it affected Plate Cove East*</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">education, social activities, correspondence, diaries, music, and oral traditions of Plate Cove East*</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">illness, disease, epidemics, causes of death, and tragedies in Plate Cove East*</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">governmental record keeping (census, birth, marriage, death & burial, deeds, taxes, military service, voting lists, election results, etc.) in Plate Cove East*</li>
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Gathering the documents, records, recordings, and transcripts requires visiting libraries, archives, courthouses, and businesses, walking the community and talking with residents (past and present), photographing and recording the sights of the community, as well as seeking this information from a variety of sources (different perspectives). And do keep in mind that what we attempt with a one-place study is to focus on <b>history</b> from the inside out, rather than the outside in - we are finding the stories of all of the people (both his story and her story), we are including the women, immigrants, ethnic groups, individuals and the families, labor and business, not just the community itself but also its interplay with the larger society.</div>
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I was able to do some of my preliminary work online through <a href="http://ngb.chebucto.org/" target="_blank">Newfoundland's Grand Banks</a> website, the <a href="http://familysearch.org/" target="_blank">FamilySearch</a> website, and through the Facebook group page for Plate Cove East. What was available ten years ago pales in comparison to what is available today. One example is the tremendous amount of digitization by the <a href="https://www.mun.ca/mha/" target="_blank">Maritime History Archive</a>, the online facilities provided by <a href="https://www.library.mun.ca/" target="_blank">Memorial University libraries</a>, and the online facilities provided by the <a href="https://www.fhsnl.ca/" target="_blank">Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador</a>. I was especially lucky that I was able to visit Newfoundland and spend several weeks at the <a href="http://www.therooms.ca/collections-research" target="_blank">Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador</a>, the Maritime History Archive, the Memorial University Libraries, the <a href="https://www.mun.ca/folklore/research/munfla/" target="_blank">Folklore and Language Archive</a>, the <a href="http://townofbonavista.com/bonavista-archives/" target="_blank">Bonavista Archives</a>, the <a href="https://rcsj.org/archives-research" target="_blank">Basilica of St. John's Archives</a>, the <a href="https://www.servicenl.gov.nl.ca/registries/deeds/deed_about.html" target="_blank">Registry of Deeds</a>, and the informal archives of a certain resident of Plate Cove East, who invited me into her home and shared her knowledge of the community.</div>
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If you want to learn the <b>history</b> of your people, their community, their life and times - you can do no better than to immerse yourself in the various Archives associated with where they lived. Whether you research at a distance or in person, there is a treasure trove available - all the bits and pieces preserved - so that we can touch <b>history.</b> Perhaps you will be able to see your ancestors' signatures, read the contracts they entered into, learn more about their military service, understand how they built up their communities, learn about their experiences from their correspondence and diaries, view photographs to see their communities as they did. There are any number of ways to gather, analyze, and share their <b>history</b>. Whether you focus on a family (personal family <b>history</b>) or a community (location <b>history</b>) - why not get started putting your people in their places!</div>
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<i>* I have always included <b>Plate Cove's surrounding communities</b> in my research because Plate Cove East residents' family, extended family, neighbors, business relations, church activity, education, friends, and marriage prospects are represented by these nearby small communities. To find my Newfoundland families through the years, I include residents from these communities as well.</i> </div>
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If you want to research your <b>Newfoundland</b> ancestors and you are not in Newfoundland (heck even if you are in Newfoundland), you really must visit <a href="http://ngb.chebucto.org/" target="_blank"><b>Newfoundland's</b> <b>Grand Banks website</b></a>. This site contains genealogical and historical data for the Province of <b>Newfoundland and Labrador.</b> Do read their mission statement - it is a terrific reminder that genealogy and family history volunteers are amazing people and accomplish large and small acts of genealogical kindness every day. This website began when volunteers decided to transcribe and digitize the 1921 Newfoundland census. Then they moved on to church records, graveyard transcripts, will transcripts, census transcripts forward (the 1935 and 1945 census) and backward (23 earlier and partial censuses), obituaries, voter lists, business directories, vital records, maps, histories - you name it and a volunteer has been working on it.</div>
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Did I mention that all of the information added at this site is from original resource material and is made freely available to all? The volunteers, working through the six directors and many district coordinators, set to work reviewing, transcribing, checking, and publishing their work on a regular basis. I helped to transcribe the 1945 census for the communities of King's Cove, Open Hall, and Stock Cove - my way of paying it forward and contributing to this wonderful site.</div>
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Some of the great features of the <b>Grand Banks website</b> that you won't want to miss include:</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Message Board</i></b> - do sign up for the message board and take a look at the current messages. Give some thought to your message - a name, a place and a time frame ("Andrew Keough, Plate Cove, 1830-1860" is more precise than "Keough, looking for my family"). Be concise, complete, and focus on a question that someone can answer. Most people are happy to help but since there are many messages, make sure yours stand out.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>B,D,M,W </b>Tab</i> - lots of great information here (birth, death, marriage, wills - arranged by district) but do not miss <b><i>Stonepics database</i></b> and <b><i>Foreign Cemeteries</i></b> found with Cemetery Transcriptions. <b><i>Stonepics database index</i></b> contains 221,470 entries for names found on headstones, war memorials, and monuments photographed in Newfoundland by the<b><i> Stonepics Project</i></b>. I have found so much information here to help in reconstructing my Newfoundland families.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Official Lists</i></b><i> Tab</i> - check out all the census information available here. Did you know that Newfoundland did not join the Canadian Confederation until 1949? That is why the <b><i>1935 and 1945 Newfoundland censuses </i></b>are available (at this site they have been transcribed and partial transcripts - columns 1-3 and 9-12 are available). At the FamilySearch website (another free website) the indexed digitized records are available. Be sure to check both resources.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>Historical and Districts</b> Tabs</i> - learn the history of Newfoundland and the various districts - are you researching in a particular area? Do you know where your people lived and why they might have migrated to other districts/communities? The resources for each district can be found here and you can work your way through official records, newspapers, church records, historical records, and some additional resources, like songs, books, and a community page. Get to know your district and communities!</li>
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And we just scratched the surface. Be sure to work your way through all the tabs on the drop-down menu at the top of the Home Page. Also scroll down the Home Page to see many more resources you can find at this site.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">When we research our Newfoundland roots, we look to the <b><i>surnames</i></b> of those ancestors we are aware of and make connections with those we are related to who share the <b><i>surname</i></b>, those who married in, and those who married out. We wonder where the <b><i>surname</i></b> </span>originated, when it arrived in Newfoundland, what the <b><i>surname</i></b> means, and whether there are others who share the <b><i>surname</i></b> (and whether they might be close or extended family). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To learn more about <b><i>surnames</i></b> found in Newfoundland, you really must consult <b>Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland</b>. It is a great big book that takes you on a tour of the almost 3,000 <b>family names</b> of Newfoundland. The introduction provides a brief discussion of the history and linguistic origins of <b><i>surnames</i></b> found in Newfoundland, which are primarily made up of English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, French, Syrian, Lebanese and Micmac (a First Nations people indigenous to Canada's Atlantic Provinces). The majority of the book is a dictionary of those 3,000 <b><i>surnames</i></b> in Newfoundland and is based on data collected from family records, government documents, voting lists, and newspaper reports from the earliest Newfoundland records. The entries include the variant spellings, records found, date of occurrence, countries from where the <b><i>surname</i></b> came, and the <b><i>surname's</i></b> meaning. For Newfoundland researchers, the most helpful section is the individual occurrences included (the person, the place, the date, and the original source document). If you are looking for early Newfoundland ancestors, this is definitely a book you will want to check out. You can also find a ranking of the most common <b><i>surnames</i></b> in Newfoundland (together with a frequency comparison of the most common <b><i>surnames</i></b> in England, Ireland and Scotland). The author's investigation of the various <b><i>surnames</i></b> and the bits of information he unearthed is fascinating and entertaining.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , "arial" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My direct line Newfoundland <b><i>surnames</i></b> are Aylward, Dooley, Driscoll, & Keough. Each of those surnames appear in <b>Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland</b> and my people are mentioned with places, dates, and sources. What are you waiting for? Find this book and check out your Newfoundland <b><i>surnames</i></b>. Just a mention that I conduct a one-name study of the <b><i>surname</i></b> Keough and my study is registered with the <a href="http://one-name.org/" target="_blank">Guild of One-Name Studies</a>. I'm interested in all my Newfoundland <b><i>family names</i></b>, but especially my Keough connection. If you have Keoughs (or Kehoes or Keoghs or Koughs) please get in touch!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As you can see my second great-grandfather is<b> James Keough</b> and he married<b> Margaret Dooley</b> on 31 October 1849 in King's Cove, Newfoundland.
Their marriage was recorded in the King's Cove Roman Catholic church register
and their witnesses were Michael Walsh and Ellen Fennell. Margaret and James
had 14 children - 8 sons and 6 daughters. Although I have information on my
direct line, I do need to fill in the blanks on several of their children.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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parents,<b> James Dooley</b> and <b>Margaret Michan</b> had
11 children - 6 sons and 5 daughters. From the baptism records it appears the
family moved around a bit in the Bonavista South region and this is borne out
by the information contained in Seary's. With the exception of birth dates for
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Surnames of Newfoundland references as follows: "James [Dooley], of
Ragged Harbour (now Melrose), 1823, of King's Cove, 1826, of Plate Cove
(Bonavista B.), 1828, of Tickle Cove (Bonavista B., 1830 (Nfld. Archives
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addition, there are 15 references with the <b>Dooley</b> surname
found at cemeteries in Melrose, Open Hall, and Plate Cove - are these individuals
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So
calling all </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Dooleys</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> in the Bonavista South region - are any of
these names familiar? Do you know anything about </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">James Dooley </b><span style="font-family: inherit;">or </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Margaret
Michan </b><span style="font-family: inherit;">(parents or siblings)? Can you help take the </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Dooleys</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> back
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Why do we use a<b> census</b> with our genealogy research? A <b>census </b>record gives us a snapshot of a person and oftentimes that person's family and community at a specific point in time and place. Doing census research helps us place that person, family, or community and we can learn something about our ancestors that we might not have known before. </div>
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Newfoundland had a number of <b>censuses</b> (simply the government's opportunity to count heads for any number of reasons) and many of them are available for review. Where can we find them and how do we use them? <b><a href="https://familysearch.org/" target="_blank">FamilySearch.org</a></b> has the 1935 and 1945 Newfoundland <b>censuses</b> digitized, indexed, and available to search by surname, by full name, and by residence. Alternatively we can browse the <b>census records</b> to view all the members of a community. The original records are housed at the <b><i>Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador</i></b>.</div>
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Once you have found any of your people in the <b>1935 and 1945 census</b>, you now can work forward with other records (deeds, voter lists, city or telephone directories, marriage records, birth and baptism records, death and burial records) and work backward (marriage records, birth and baptism records, death and burial records). Be sure to check on neighbors in the community - families tended to live in the same or a close by community. </div>
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Be sure to check the census transcriptions available at <a href="http://ngb.chebucto.org/" target="_blank"><b>Newfoundland's Grand Banks</b></a> website - they have a wealth of <b>census </b>transcriptions as shown below.</div>
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Andrew and Catherine's eldest daughter (also a Catherine) was baptized on 2 Aug 1814 at St. John's Roman Catholic church. On 5 May 1846 <b><i>Catherine Keough</i></b> married <b><i>Samuel Barker</i></b> in Keels, their witnesses were Patrick Keough and Mary Keough (her brother and sister). The marriage was recorded in the King's Cove Roman Catholic church register. Samuel and Catherine had eight children, 4 daughters and 4 sons. (And yes I did notice that the marriage register follows after 3 of their children arrive.) </div>
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As you can see my <b><i>Barker</i></b> family needs some attention. Does anyone know who <b><i>Samuel Barker's</i></b> parents or siblings were. Does anyone recognize these <b><i>Barker</i></b> children and can you help fill in the blanks on this family.<br />
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<b>Seary's Surnames of Newfoundland</b> references <b>Barker</b> as follows: Samuel, of Open Hole (now Open Hall), 1829 (Nfld Archives KCRC); Samuel, of Plate Cove (Bonavista B.), 1859 (Nfld. Archives KCRC). Modern status: especially at Open Hall. </div>
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The following is the baptism information from The King's Cove Catholic church registers found at The Rooms in St. John's. I spent a few weeks transcribing and/or photographing various records at a number of research facilities. From these baptism entries, note the sponsors (godparents) for these children - Aylward, <b><i>Barker</i></b>, Keough & Murphy surnames. Also note the spelling variants for Keough (Kehoe, Keogh). A reminder that spelling was not a concern, spelling often depended on whomever filled out the register (clerks and priests), and family members rarely saw the registers.</div>
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I have several more <b><i>Barker</i></b> entries in my Excel workbooks for baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials - information transcribed while researching in Newfoundland. So calling all <b><i>Barkers</i></b>, especially those originally from Open Hall - let's find our connections. Thanks.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Catherine Aylward</i></b> is
the matriarch of my original ancestor family on my paternal side (the Ireland
to Newfoundland connection). Her husband was Andrew Keough. <b><i style="text-align: justify;">Andrew Keough & Catherine
Aylward are my major</i></b> <b style="text-align: justify;"><i>brick-wall </i></b>(going
backward). Andrew Keough (Kough) was originally from County Carlow,
Ireland (as inscribed on his tombstone). He arrived in Newfoundland in
the early 1800s and lived and worked in St. John's. Andrew and Catherine met up
in St. John's and had their first child baptized at St. John's Roman Catholic Church
(now the Basilica). They moved from the Avalon region to the Bonavista
region. They moved first to King's Cove and later settled in Plate Cove.
They had nine more children, for a total of 5 sons and 5 daughters. I have not
been able to find any information on Catherine (except the baptism register
notations for their children, the marriage register for her marriage to Andrew,
and instances of Aylward individuals being witnesses or sponsors at various
family sacraments). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Do you recognize any of these individuals and/or the family? Do you have
conflicting dates and want to to help tidy up my genealogy "work in
progress." Are there any <b><i>Aylwards</i></b> out there
who may know who Catherine's parents and/or siblings were? Please contact
me and let's put our "genealogy" heads together and share
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Although I am getting started a bit late, I decided to take part in the <b>A-Z Challenge</b> this year. You might be asking why? Well, I have a few reasons. </div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">second, you may have noticed that this blog has been sadly neglected and I thought why not throw myself into a month of blogging to get the old blogging blood flowing again, </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">third, I have spent the last couple of weeks downloading (saving) my LVUG Community from Google+ and importing it into Blogger. During the clean up process, I realized how much I enjoyed blogging and sharing my genealogy - whether I'm writing about family, technology, resources and records, research trips, or learning opportunities, and</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">fourth, I thought it would be a great opportunity to write about <b>people, places, and things</b> that make up my <b>Newfoundland </b>connection.</li>
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All during the month of April, please come back to learn a bit about the Keough connection - family surnames for those who married in and those who married out (<b>the people</b>), where they lived in Ireland and Newfoundland (<b>the places</b>), and records, documents and resources (<b>the things</b>) I use to learn more about my people.</div>
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I have been hard at work documenting and reconstructing the various families to piece together my grandfather's native community of <b>Plate Cove East</b> (my one-place study). If you have connections with <b>Newfoundland</b>, specifically the <b><i>Bonavista South</i> </b>region, perhaps we have some family in common and you can help with those connections. If you are just starting to research your <b>Newfoundland</b> ancestors, perhaps some of my posts will help you. In any event whether you are new to Newfoundland research or an old hand at it, please share in the comments section below so we can learn from each other.</div>
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The weather is warm, no it is <i><b>downright hot</b></i> (it's in the 90s in the Pacific Northwest and it is early June!). The <i>Portland Rose Festival</i> usually gets a bit of rain or drizzle, but this year everyone was told to hydrate and wear sunscreen as they were out and about for the parade and all the citywide activities. Our family spent the better part of the last few weeks with graduations, weddings, and family get-togethers. On the East Coast of the USA, genealogists and celebrity watchers were part of what was billed as the largest family reunion. And those who could not make it to New York held satellite family reunions at family history facilities throughout the world. I didn't keep up with the whole "we are cousins" thing (I have plenty of cousins, sometimes too many), but it <i>appeared to generate lots of media interest</i>. I wonder if it will <i>generate an interest in actual genealogy research</i>. What do you think?<br />
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Since I was away from the online genealogy world for the past two weeks, I spent part of the weekend playing catch-up (<i>thanks Google+ - I simply scroll through my stream and check out any of the blogs, images, websites or articles that catch my eye</i>). Because these posts were so interesting and helpful, I decided to blog about them, share their links, and also provide a few reminders for our<b><i> Tuesday's Tip</i></b> in the <b><i>Legacy Virtual User's Group Community</i></b> on Google+. <i>So let's get started!</i><br />
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<li><a href="http://genealogyframeofmind.blogspot.com/2015/06/review-review-review.html">Review, Review, Review</a> by<i> Karen Ansley Krugman</i> of <b><i>Genealogy Frame of Mind</i></b> reminded me of a very important task to use with our genealogy research. Karen writes that she dates her genealogy file folder with the last time she worked on it and what she was doing. When she pulls the file she quickly knows where she left off (and where she needs to pick up). <i>We all</i> <i>know we should do this</i> (both with our online and offline files), <i>but do we?</i> I know that in business, law and medicine - it is common (perhaps mandatory) to make this type of notation. What a great idea - if you are not doing it already, perhaps it is time to start. Be sure to read Karen's post and give this idea some thought. </li>
<li><b><i>Did you miss SCGS Jamboree?</i></b> So did I! But<i> Randy Seaver</i> blogged about Jamboree at least once a day (I don't know how he does it) and he pulled together a compendium of all the blog entries about Jamboree (<a href="http://www.geneamusings.com/2015/06/scgs-genealogy-jamboree-blog-compendium.html">SCGS Jamboree Blog Compendium</a>). As you click through to read the posts, you<i> almost</i> feel like you were there. If you haven't attended this conference, why not check out the posts and the photos - as well as the recordings of talks that were live-streamed - and then plan on attending Jamboree in 2016.</li>
<li><b><i>Are you planning to take any research trips this summer?</i></b> Perhaps you are going to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City or another research facility (local libraries, state archives, land records, NARA centers, cemeteries, or historical or genealogical society facilities). Be sure to check out <a href="http://theindepthgenealogist.com/getting-started-in-the-family-history-library-part-1/">Getting Started in the Family History Library, Part 1</a> and <a href="http://theindepthgenealogist.com/getting-started-in-the-family-history-library-part-2/">Part 2</a> by <i>Jenny Lanctot</i> at <b><i>The In-Depth Genealogist</i></b>. These tips are very helpful for the FHL but many apply to any research facility. I am going to add many of these tips to my checklist for visiting research facilities. </li>
<li>I know we are "encouraged" to backup our genealogy files on a regular basis and certainly at least once a month (<i>thanks Thomas MacEntee</i>). And we all know the importance of doing so. You only need to lose your work once (and have to do it over again) to become religious about back-ups. Something I do in addition to monthly backups is <b><i>a mid-year and end-of-year backup</i></b> (for me June 15th and December 15th - I don't know about you but the last two weeks in December are never a time when I get to genealogy or any of my regularly scheduled tasks). These backups serve as a "<i>this is where I was at during the year</i>" timeline (I have kept these since I started doing genealogy in 2005). I also take a screen capture of my genealogy database statistics - just because I am nerdy that way. <b><i>Whether you do daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and/or semi-annual backups</i></b> (it really depends on how often you add to your genealogy database) -<b><i> just do them</i></b>! And don't forget to <b><i>backup all your genealogy files </i></b>(those images, documents, spreadsheets, research reports, etc.) so you have <b><i>all your work saved.</i></b></li>
<li>This week there are two webinars through <a href="http://www.familytreewebinars.com/">Legacy Family Tree Webinars</a>. On Wednesday, June 10th - <b><i>Tips for Planning a Successful Seminar</i></b> with <i>Jana Sloan Broglin</i> and on Friday, June 12th -<b><i>10 Tips for Using Legacy with Specialized Studies</i></b> with the <i>Legacy Family Tree Panel and Tessa Keough</i> (that would be me!). If you do any work with the education arm of genealogy associations or historical societies, <b><i>Tips for Planning a Successful Seminar</i></b> will prove very useful (I certainly plan to attend this one!). And whether you use Legacy (or some other software) only for your own genealogy or you use it for additional projects, the<b><i> 10 Tips for Using Legacy</i></b> will provide practical how-tos on using Legacy features. The Legacy Panel should be able to not only answer our questions but also show us a few extra tips. Please post questions you have in the comments section below and I will try to include them for the Legacy Panel (<i>let's get our questions answered before they all head off on their Caribbean cruise!</i>). </li>
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Tessa Keoughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146870113899850353noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358337525667477985.post-3758354202967408042015-05-23T16:00:00.000-07:002015-05-23T19:14:25.597-07:00Those RootsTech 2015 Surname Cards, Part 1 <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Last weekend I posted that I was working on all those surname cards that those who attended my RootsTech 2015 presentation filled out. It was a simple matter of including their name and email as well as the surname they were interested in on the surname card. Then the fun started as I researched each of the surnames and put together a short report to help them get stared with their one-name study research. The first dozen reports went out in the email this weekend so if your surname of interest was <i><b>Allred, Barta, Baumgardner, Bridwell, Brock, Bryan, Burdick, Castle, Chadwick, Clark, Coffield</b> or<b> Cramer</b></i> - watch your email!<br />
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<i><b>So what did I put together for those attendees who turned in a surname card?</b></i><br />
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<li>I gathered some preliminary information about the <b style="font-style: italic;">classification, origin & meaning </b>of their surname (lots of great websites out there and several were listed on the worksheet I handed out during the presentation - a link to the worksheet was provided in last week's blog post)</li>
<li>I checked whether their surname is a<b><i> registered study</i></b> with the Guild of One-Name Studies and, if so, I provided the name of the Guild member they can contact</li>
<li>I provided some preliminary information about the definition of their surname and the top countries and regions where their surname is found (two great resources are the <b><i>Dictionary of American Family Names</i></b> and <b><i>Public Profiler</i></b> - websites everyone should check out when researching their surnames)</li>
<li>I did a surname frequency analysis using the census collections at <b><i>FamilySearch.org</i></b> for both the United States census and the England & Wales census</li>
<li>I ran their surname through <b><i>Surname Atlas</i></b> to provide a map of their surname in the 1881 UK Census together with a numerical listing of the results (my thanks to Guild member and software author <b>Steven Archer</b> who graciously allows the Guild to provide these search results to individuals at Guild booths and events)</li>
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<b><i>What did I find most interesting with the first dozen surnames?</i></b> <br />
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There were a few surnames that I thought would be more common (or frequent) than they actually were and are (we are working with censuses from 1790-1940 and 2000 for the USA as well as 1841-1911 for England & Wales). Two of the surnames do not appear in the <b><i>Surname Atlas</i></b> (meaning there are no instances in the 1881 UK Census - <i><b>Barta </b>and<b> Baumgardner</b></i>). Only two of the surnames are already registered one-name studies with the Guild (<i><b>Bryan </b>and<b> Burdick</b></i>). One of the surnames is huge - along the lines of the Smith one-name study (<b><i>Clark</i></b>). The dozen surnames are varied and have Hungarian, German, Irish and English origins.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>USA Results for Allred-Bryan<br />have you done a frequency analysis for your surname?</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>England & Wales Results for Allred-Bryan<br />it is useful to check out census data for country of origin and major migration</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>USA Results for Burdick-Crews<br />as you can see some surnames have many instances, others very few</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>England & Wales Results for Burdick-Crews<br />check out the potential size of a surname before getting started with your one-name study<br />how much work is ahead of you and can you share the workload!</i></td></tr>
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The next dozen will be sent out on May 30 and I will have some more insights to share then as well as an example of results from <b><i>Surname Atlas</i></b>. This is an interesting project and I hope that the<b style="font-style: italic;"> reports will help the attendees get started with their one-name (surname) research and studies. </b><br />
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<i>Until next time,</i><br />
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Tessa Keoughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146870113899850353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358337525667477985.post-50636131606217331432015-05-17T12:00:00.000-07:002015-05-17T12:00:03.142-07:00Update - My RootsTech 2015 Presentation on One-Name Studies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Where did the time go? Wasn't it just February? The time flew by and other tasks took precedence - looming deadlines, other conferences and webinars, April's blogging challenge, as well as family matters.<br />
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I finally got the chance to finish recording (and editing) the presentation I did for RootsTech 2015 -<b><i> Who Does That? An Introduction to One-Name Studies</i></b>. The video is now "live" on my YouTube Channel TessaWatch (also linked below). I wanted to share this presentation with my fellow Guild of One-Name Studies' members, those who watched my Legacy webinar on Specialized Studies (including one-name studies), and those of you in the genealogy community who expressed an interest in learning about surname research. Whether you simply want to learn a bit more about the surnames in your direct line, study a particular surname in greater detail, or decide to look into starting a one-name study - I hope this introduction proves helpful.<br />
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You can click on the live link for the worksheet I refer to in my presentation and follow along <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx2DtAkeyD4STHdhQWN3SVJYZ2s/view?usp=sharing">Who Does That? Handout/Worksheet</a>. I gave a copy to each of the attendees and hope that you find it useful (links to some great resources).<br />
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To those who attended my presentation -<b><i> thanks so much for the terrific reviews</i></b> (very much appreciated). Thanks again to the<b><i> FamilySearch team</i></b> that put together RootsTech 2015 and provided me with the opportunity to share my passion for one-name studies.Those of you who filled out surname cards should watch your email in the coming weeks as your surname information will be winging its way to you (<i>sorry for the delay</i>).<br />
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<br />Tessa Keoughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146870113899850353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358337525667477985.post-78265023392872176642015-05-03T16:00:00.000-07:002015-05-03T16:00:01.345-07:00What Was I Thinking?!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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About halfway through the <b><i>#AtoZChallenge</i></b>, the thought going through my head was "What possessed me to take on the challenge of posting each day during April about my Legacy software (using the theme events/facts)?"<br />
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Hmmm ... thinking back, part of me wanted to join a group of other bloggers who spent the month focused on their blogs and making that "team effort." Another part of me thought if I just stayed on top of it, I would be able to post short and sweet posts about Legacy and share them with the LVUG Community, no worries. And that final part of me thought it would get me back into the habit of writing for my blog. So how did that work out?<br />
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<li><b><i>Team Effort </i></b>- I enjoy projects where you can do your own work but also be part of a team. I made a point to <b><i>visit 3 other blogs each day</i></b> (usually over my morning coffee) and I went outside my own interests to read along with bloggers who are working on crafts, writing books, studying history, keeping up with politics, reviewsing technology, and sharing their images. It was great to be part of the larger team of bloggers (I think we ended up with a bit over 1500) and it was great to complete the project with these fascinating individuals. </li>
<li><b><i>Short & Sweet Posts </i></b>- It took more time than I thought it would because I always had a title/image for each post (we are constantly told that our medium is more and more visual and I thought it would be a "calling card" for my blog). I also wanted to share an image or two of what I was blogging about since so many times, a picture is worth a 1,00 words. That <b><i>process doubled my workload</i></b> as I was going through my Legacy family file or looking for just the right image to use with my posts (note to self - plan ahead next year!).</li>
<li><b><i>Back in the Habit</i></b> - I learned that if you give it some thought, you can always find something to write about. And it helps to have a theme. I also learned that I need to give some more thought to <b><i>my schedule</i></b> and posting on a regular basis will be easier. Setting aside a specific time to write also helped (although I got tired of the 1/2 hour earlier alarm clock!). I don't want to be one of those bloggers who posts every day just to do it - I still believe in <b><i>quality over quantity</i></b>. And I am not a blogger who feels the need to share every little thing (good or bad) that happens to me - isn't that the point of Facebook? If I take the time to find blogs that claim to be about subjects that interest me - whether that is politics, history, photography, food, genealogy, or travel - that is what I want to read about, not someone's personal angst or rants. I follow certain people on Facebook for that - and only the ones who do it with humor and humanity (I'm talking about a certain little red wagon blogger!).</li>
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Will I do it again next year? Yes, I think so because it was fun, interesting and helped me shake out the cobwebs on this blog. Now I just have to think of a theme - good thing I have 12 months! How about you? <b><i>Did you participate in the #AtoZChallenge?</i></b> If so, congrats and welcome to the club. <b><i>What are your thoughts on the experience?</i></b></div>
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Thanks for reading and from now on, I am going to try to keep this to a manageable weekly post. <b><i>Cheers!</i></b></div>
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Tessa Keoughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146870113899850353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358337525667477985.post-20579144628816681402015-04-30T16:00:00.000-07:002015-04-30T16:34:45.151-07:00Z is for ZigZag<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I don't know about you but even when I try to stay focused on my genealogy research (that straight line approach) sometimes it just doesn't happen. I <b><i>zigzag</i></b> with my research - going first in one direction and then in another. I might research one person in my tree and then focus on his parents and when I have trouble there, I turn to his children. We can't always follow a straight line and sometimes that <b><i>zigzag</i></b> approach throws our brains off just enough that we come at our research with a new attitude.<br />
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Since genealogists enjoy puzzles I will leave with with this one.<br />
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Thanks for following along this month as I have blogged for the #AtoZChallenge. It has been great good fun and I have learned something about events and facts while playing around in my Legacy Family Tree software.<br />
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CheersTessa Keoughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146870113899850353noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358337525667477985.post-50352640883825235472015-04-29T16:00:00.000-07:002015-04-30T18:25:22.461-07:00Y is for Yuletide<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Today <b><i>Yuletide </i></b>refers to the <b><i>Christmas </i></b>season. However <b><i>Yuletide</i></b> was originally a celebration of a pre-Christian festival associated with the <b><i>winter solstice</i></b>. I am guessing that my ancestors way back celebrated Yuletide as we have both the Scandinavian and Celtic traditions as branches in our family tree.<br />
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<b><i>Do you list celebrations as events or facts in your family file? </i></b>I plan to add Yuletide (Christmas) and perhaps a few others as this would be a great place to list what our traditions for the holiday are and how we celebrate it. And maybe while I am at it, I will try and talk the family into celebrating the Winter Solstice - the week long festival celebrating "the return of the sun."Tessa Keoughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146870113899850353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358337525667477985.post-27350328315439897012015-04-28T16:00:00.000-07:002015-04-30T17:38:34.501-07:00X is for X-tra<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Have you added any events or facts to your Legacy Master Event Definition List? I just went back to see what Legacy comes with "out of the box" and it includes 62 events. I have 105 events in my family file. I deleted some of the "out of box" events because they would not occur in my family. I added several events because they tend to crop up in my family. I added the Roman Catholic sacraments because that is the faith tradition for a large percentage of my family members and we have scads of those "events." A few <b><i>x-tras</i></b> to my list include the following:<br />
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<li>Arrival</li>
<li>Bygdeboker</li>
<li>Citizenship Denial</li>
<li>Daycare</li>
<li>Find A Grave</li>
<li>Fraternal Organization</li>
<li>Funeral Card</li>
<li>Household Examination Record</li>
<li>Moving Register </li>
<li>Newfoundland Families</li>
<li>Religious Life</li>
<li>SSDI</li>
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Part of the reason for many of my <b><i>x-tra</i></b> (or added) events is because I am now treating events as "events and facts" and putting everything in the events section so that I have a chronology all in date order (thanks for that idea <b><i>Linda McCauley</i></b>).</div>
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What have you added or made an<b><i> x-tra</i></b> to your Legacy Master Event Definition List?</div>
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Tessa Keoughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146870113899850353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358337525667477985.post-77486499541950524582015-04-27T16:00:00.000-07:002015-04-27T16:00:02.337-07:00W is for Witness<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Using witness as its own event in my Legacy family file</i></td></tr>
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They have a role at baptisms and christenings (and throughout the child's life), they sign their names to (among other legal documents) marriage certificates, naturalization applications, wills, and deeds, and often serve as character references in land records and court matters. Today it is all about witnesses (sometimes called sponsors in sacramental documents) and if you are not making a note of them in your transcriptions and your Legacy family file, you should. Why? Because in most instances a great deal of thought went into choosing the <b><i>witness(es),</i></b> there were certain requirements and expectations about their roles and, in each instance, they were in attendance at the event - in the role of an observer and authenticator.<br />
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Where legal documents were concerned the <b><i>witness</i></b> had to observe the signing, be credible, reliable, not have a financial interest, and be able to authenticate the signature of the parties. There were often age and sometimes gender requirements. Where sacraments were concerned, the <b><i>witness </i></b>accepted the responsibility to assist with the child's religious upbringing and they had to be at least 16, be validly baptized (usually in the same faith), and could not be one of the parents.<br />
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For our baptisms, confirmations and marriages, my family tended to use siblings as <b><i>witnesses/sponsors</i></b>. For deeds and other land issues, they often used their neighbors. For naturalization paperwork, they most often used co-workers and the earlier arrivals (who had already been through the process). Until Legacy version 8, <b><i>witness</i></b> was a specific event (most likely these individuals were already in my family file as siblings, parents, or married-ins, although I do have a few unlinked individuals). In version 8, the <b><i>witness</i></b> designation can be listed as a "role" in the corresponding event if you use that feature.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Legacy introduced a new feature in version 8 <br />where "roles" were included in events/facts</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>You can add, edit or delete roles and customize the sentences.<br />Is this a feature you make use of?</i></td></tr>
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Do you make use of <b><i>witness</i></b> - either as an event or as a role?<br />
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<b><i>See you back here tomorrow for the letter X!</i></b>Tessa Keoughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146870113899850353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358337525667477985.post-78131204078054363252015-04-25T16:00:00.000-07:002015-04-26T10:00:25.162-07:00V is for Voter Registration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l-U0KZm2Tis/VT0X8jTF2UI/AAAAAAAANfE/yo4q5z12-zY/s1600/voter%2B01.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l-U0KZm2Tis/VT0X8jTF2UI/AAAAAAAANfE/yo4q5z12-zY/s1600/voter%2B01.PNG" height="221" width="400" /></a></div>
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Have you looked in the <b><i>voter registration</i></b> rolls for your ancestors? <b><i>Voter registrations</i></b> are considered public documents. Perform an online search to find out the public law for the state or locality you are interested in and determine what records have been maintained and what you need to do acquire the information. Some States (most notably California) have placed their records online and they are available through subscription sites or through the State agency. <b><i>Cyndi's List</i></b> has 97 locality specific links under the heading <a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/voters/locality/">Voters, Poll Books and Electoral Records</a>, which includes localities, states and countries with <b><i>voter registration </i></b>information. Why not check it out and see if your ancestors registered for and voted in elections. (And a reminder - <a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/">Cyndi's List</a> is an excellent site for all things genealogy links).<br />
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Here is an example from the <b><i>California Voter Registration Index</i></b>. As you can see you can find out the name, address, voting district, occupation and party affiliation of any individual who registered to vote. In some <b><i>Voter Registration Indexes</i></b> age and length of time at residence are also included. Be sure to take advantage of <b><i>voter registration </i></b>information to add to your family's story.<br />
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Have you included voter registration as an event/fact in your Legacy family file?<br />
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<b><i>See you back here on Monday for the letter W.</i></b><br />
<br />Tessa Keoughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146870113899850353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358337525667477985.post-58529880561691721782015-04-24T16:00:00.000-07:002015-04-25T19:45:02.679-07:00U is for Unknown<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>always on the lookout for those maiden names</i></td></tr>
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I have 250 females in my Legacy family file with an <b><i>unknown</i></b> surname. These are the women who we find in the census or city directory or voting rolls or newspaper articles listed with their married surname. These women are the "married-ins" or the mothers of "married-ins." Oftentimes in newspaper articles they were referred to as Mrs. Harry Smith (not even their own first names were used!). For most of these women, I have not yet found a marriage record or any indication of their maiden name.<br />
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I know that many genealogists leave the surname entry blank but I prefer to use <b><i>Unknown</i></b> - I know I don't have the surname yet, but I am always on the lookout. I have also made a general note in my Legacy family file that I use <b><i>Unknown</i></b> intentionally (and for those whom I don't have a surname) - I would not want anyone to think that <b><i>Unknown</i></b> is an actual surname or that all my <b><i>Unknowns</i></b> are related (I once heard a presenter tell that story but I really hope she was joking!).<br />
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Do you use <b><i>Unknown</i></b> to indicate an <b><i>unknown</i></b> surname or do you leave the space blank?<br />
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See you back here tomorrow for the letter V.Tessa Keoughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146870113899850353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358337525667477985.post-40337712539639342252015-04-23T16:00:00.000-07:002015-04-23T16:00:01.743-07:00T is for Travel<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Oh the places we go!</i> </td></tr>
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Today we focus on the letter T and so it is all about <b><i>travel</i></b>. Do you include <b><i>travel</i></b> in your family history? I may be wrong (I often am!) but for most of our families, <b><i>travel</i></b> was a nonexistent luxury until the late 20th century. I know that my none of my Swedish, Norwegian, Slovenian or Irish ancestors ever had the means or opportunity to <b><i>travel </i></b>and visit family and friends in the old country. They were all too busy working their farms or raising their families to think about <b><i>travel</i></b> or (or even) vacations.<br />
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I remember when my niece showed my grandmother her scrapbook from a trip to Disneyland and provided running commentary of the week, including the park, the hotel and pool, and the restaurant meals. She then asked Gran (my mother's mom) about the trips she took as a child. Gran responded that times were different when she was young - she worked on the farm as a child, helping with chores and the hens, and any visiting that took place was to neighboring farms where extended family lived. From discussions with my Aunt, I know that although later in life my grandfather (my father's dad) wanted to <b><i>travel</i></b> back to Newfoundland, he was afraid to fly, thought the train and boat trip would be too long and difficult, and sadly never ended up making the trip (<i>that might be one reason I made the trip in 2009</i>).<br />
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Times have changed - and we can see it in the ship and flight manifests, travel journals and diaries, family scrapbooks and many other records that show recent generations have become <b><i>travelers</i></b>. Do you include the information you find about <b><i>travel</i></b> in your Legacy database? The major websites have some great records that provide lots of interesting information if you are lucky enough to have adventurous family members. From records I have seen, lots of my extended family went back to Newfoundland for holidays (and oftentimes it was show off their children or to spend Christmas with their family). When I find this information in the records, I include it as a <b><i>travel </i></b>event/fact. I have also included our family's <b><i>travel</i></b> (my mom always kept a notebook detailing each day of our trips). I love to <b><i>travel</i></b> and will take a trip whenever I can. I include <i><b>travel</b></i> as an event and write up a bit about each trip (passport stamps, photographs, and references from my journal notes).<br />
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Take advantage of the <b><i>travel </i></b>event/fact and include information about any trips you or your family members have taken (find those photographs to help tell the story). <b><i>Was it a road trip across America, a voyage to a distant land, or perhaps a trip back to your ancestors' homeland?</i></b> Why not share the story so future generations will learn about your adventurous side.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>editing the travel event definition - to make it less formal </i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>finding the travel information <br />(passenger manifests and customs information) <br />adds to your ancestor's story</i></td></tr>
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As a total aside, although I use lots of Legacy features, one that I have not made use of is the <b><i>sharing of events</i></b> feature. I happened to notice it today while working on this post. Are you using this feature? Is it everything you thought it would be? Does it export well into a GEDCOM, a report or another genealogy program? Just wondering.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>a feature that seems better in the idea than the execution</i><br />
<i>not sold on this one, but could be convinced</i></td></tr>
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<b><i>See you back here tomorrow for the letter U!</i></b>Tessa Keoughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146870113899850353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358337525667477985.post-28159954120911513722015-04-22T16:00:00.000-07:002015-04-22T16:00:02.704-07:00S is for SSN and SSDI<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Social Security Act of 1935 - providing for the general welfare of our people<br />Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins is one of my personal heroes!</i></td></tr>
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Introduced in November 1935 as part of the New Deal program to provide certain benefits to the American people,<b><i> social security numbers</i></b> were issued by the newly formed Social Security Board (later the Social Security Administration or SSA). Today social security numbers are also an <i>unofficial</i> national identification number for other government purposes (the most common being tax returns and military service records). Until the 1980s <b><i>social security numbers</i></b> were not regularly issued until a person began working; now they are issued as part of the birth certificate application process.<br />
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To-date the SSA has issued over 450 million <b><i>social security numbers</i></b>, at the current rate of 5.5 million numbers each year (and since social security numbers are not reused, each number is unique!). The nine-digit number was, until recently, made up using a specific format: AAA-GG-SSSS or (1) a geographic <i>area</i> number followed by (2) a <i>group</i> number followed by (c) a <i>serial</i> number. Until 2011 a researcher could make some assumptions about where and when a person made application for their <b><i>social security number</i></b> based on the AAA-GG-SSS configuration. Today <b><i>social security numbers</i></b> are configured on a completely random basis.<br />
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Knowing an ancestor's <b><i>social security number</i></b> is useful to confirm the identity of a person's records (oftentimes it was used for not only governmental records but also educational and employment records). The SSA compiles a database called the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Death Master File</i> (more commonly known as the <b><i>Social Security Death Index or SSDI</i></b>). This database has been made available since 1980 and as deaths are reported to the SSA, certain information from the database is published and can be found at a variety of sites online (<i><b>caveat</b>: keep in mind that not everyone is in the SSDI</i>):<br />
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<li>given name and surname </li>
<li>full date of birth</li>
<li>month and year of death (now the full date)</li>
<li>social security number (now these are redacted due to security concerns)</li>
<li>whether the death has been verified</li>
<li>last zip-code for residence and/or benefit payment</li>
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Including your ancestor's <b><i>social security number</i></b> in events/facts is is good practice. Often you will see this number used on educational records, military records, employment records, death certificates and burial records. If you want to acquire a copy of your ancestor's application for <b><i>social security number</i></b> (SS-5) and/or claims file, you can fill out SSA form 711 (done under the Freedom of Information Act, subject to filing and fee requirements). These files can have a wealth of additional information, including parents' full names, residences, employment information, and applicant's signature.</div>
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I add <b><i>social security number</i></b> and <b><i>SSDI </i></b>to my Legacy database as events/facts. I always check my <b><i>SSDI</i></b> information against my death certificates. You might want to play with the events/facts definition for these entries. Ask yourself some questions before you set up your event/fact and then make sure to check your work. Do you include the <b><i>social security number</i></b> in the description or notes section? If you record <b><i>social security numbers</i></b> for living individuals, verify that you keep that information private - with the use of double brackets or checking the appropriate boxes. <b><i>SSDI</i></b> information is online. Although it does not raise the same security concerns, do exercise caution when attaching <b><i>SSDI </i></b>information to a family tree as living family members might not want this information shared with the general public.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>the social security number & SSDI event definitions </i></b></td></tr>
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To learn more about social security records research, check out the following links:</div>
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<a href="https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/U.S._Social_Security_Records_for_Genealogists">FamilySearch Wiki on Social Security Records</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.genealogy.com/articles/research/79_pamela.html">Social Security Sleuthing Article</a> by Pamela Boyer Porter</div>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_Death_Index">Social Security Death Index</a> on Wikipedia</div>
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and search the SSDI at the following sites with these links:</div>
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<a href="https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1202535">FamilySearch SSDI search</a></div>
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<a href="http://go.fold3.com/ssdi/">Fold3 SSDI search</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.americanancestors.org/search/advanced-search">AmericanAncestors SSDI search </a>(NEHGS) (be sure to use the advanced search feature)</div>
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<b><i>See you back here tomorrow for the letter T!</i></b></div>
Tessa Keoughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146870113899850353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358337525667477985.post-90710135204668400152015-04-21T16:00:00.000-07:002015-04-21T16:00:00.821-07:00R is for Religion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>so many religions and faith traditions - hopefully you see yours here</i></td></tr>
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Have you included your ancestors' <b><i>religion</i></b> in your Legacy family files? Oftentimes where our ancestors originally came from dictated what <b><i>religion</i></b> they were and the extent to which they practiced their <b><i>religion</i></b>. This is where a knowledge of world history comes in handy. One's professed <b><i>religion</i></b> may change based on conquest, political machinations, migration, missionary experience, personal study/reflection of a competing <b><i>religion</i></b>, the decision to take up a spouse's <b><i>religion</i></b>, or some other unstated reason.<br />
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Our ancestors' <b><i>religion</i></b> provides us the opportunity to find certain records and follow their life progression. In the Roman Catholic faith tradition the sacraments of baptism, reconciliation, first communion, confirmation, marriage, holy orders, religious life, and burial are all well-documented on the parish and diocesan level. In the Lutheran faith tradition, the Swedish and Norwegian churches kept excellent records on all members of their congregations. When the State was involved (as in Sweden or England) and maintained registers, we have centuries of records we can use to trace our families back several generations. Where a census includes <b><i>religion</i></b> as one of its queries (as in Canada or Ireland), we have an opportunity to learn how our ancestors identified themselves. Where political struggle and persecution existed based on our ancestors' <b><i>religion</i></b>, we learn how they adapted and/or suffered based on their faith and their oppressors' response to it (as in Germany or Ireland).<br />
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In addition to finding and recording the <b><i>religious</i></b> milestones, we can also take advantage of the local place of worship's* histories and directories. Perhaps there are schools and social organizations affiliated with your ancestors' <b><i>religion</i></b>. Our ancestors' faith traditions oftentimes affected their migration, employment, and personal activities or choices (where to settle, how to dress, what is acceptable to eat and drink, and how to pray, are just a few examples).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>add or modify the events so they fit with your family's history</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>some examples from my family's events include<br />religion, first communion, and religious life </i></td></tr>
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The Irish and Slovenian branches of my family tree are <b><i>Roman Catholic</i></b> (as far back as I have researched). The Swedish and Norwegian branches were <b><i>Lutheran </i></b>(from the records I have found to-date). When my Slovenian grandmother married my Swedish/Norwegian grandfather, my grandmother's religion won out (the result of a few home visits by the Irish parish priest, a direction to enroll my mother in the parish school, and the wide-ranging discussions about <b><i>religion </i></b>between my grandfather and the priest which resulted in my grandfather's baptism in the Catholic faith).<br />
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<b><i>What are the faith traditions in your family?</i></b> Did the choice of <b><i>religion</i></b> change over time in your family's history and, if so, why? Have you found any <b><i>religion</i></b> surprises in your family tree? If a <b><i>religion</i></b> is unfamiliar to you, have you taken the time to learn more about it and incorporate any parts of it into your family traditions? Is <b><i>religion</i></b> more or less important to your family today than it was to your ancestors?<br />
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<i>* The term "place of worship" used here is meant to include a chapel, church, meeting hall, monastery, mosque, synagogue, temple, or any other place of worship. </i><br />
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<b><i>Tomorrow we move on to the letter S</i></b>.<br />
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