Quick Genealogy Hint (25 May 2017)

Today's hint is about assigning a family position to a family member. For example, I'm looking at an individual's profile, let's call him John Quincy Doe, and notice that through research I have discovered he has another child called Frederick Barney Doe. So, I enter this new person, Frederick, as child of John Quincy Doe. On Ancestry, one is able to go to John Quincy Doe's page and enter new individuals according to their relationship to JQD e.g. child, spouse or parent.

One day when I was working on my tree, I noticed that a close relative had been assigned the wrong relationship. She was assigned as her father's spouse. Imagine the disservice done to the individuals reputations if future genealogists took this information at face value.

Wishing you happy days climbing your family tree.

Sharon

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Quick Genealogy Hint

I have decided to post hints on doing genealogical research.  Every now and then, I run across examples of what-not-to-do when documenting your tree.I am not an expert by any means although, I do have a degree in history and was taught a bit about researching. I plan to every now and then post a hint, one at a time so not to overwhelm.

Today's hint--

Women are always entered on a tree by their maiden name NOT married name. 

Happy Hunting,

Sharon

decorative family tree posters

Interesting Tidbits Found Investigating My Family Tree.

It is amazing what you find out when you investigate your family tree. This information I found by googling  Agnes Gruss, one of my great grandmothers. She allegedly gave this money she won in court to a relative to invest for her and that's the last it was seen. I have no proof of this--it is family lore.




from

The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All ..., Volume 28, found online at https://books.google.com/books?id=nKZEAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA705&dq=agnes+gruss&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAGoVChMIjZO7gbHyyAIVDHQ-Ch3lewbb#v=onepage&q&f=false.

Blast from the Past

This book is a look at what some of the crafts a good wife in the late 1880s was expected to know. Notice the lack of illustrations.Today (2016), most of these things are leisure time activities of women and some men too. My paternal grandfather was born in 1888, a year after this book was copyrighted so perhaps my great grandmother had one of these.

Thank you for visiting my blog today. I'm not a regular poster here but I hope that the things I've posted have a high interest level for you. I am "re-doing" my links for this blog and they will have their own page with a button to access them under the blog's header. There have been a few new links added that were helpful to me as I was working on my genealogy.

Have a happy 4th of July everyone!

Sharon

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Killer Beauty Aid from the Past

In the past, killer substances were used to improve one's appearance. This ad shows that cocaine was peddled to aid in improving one's hair growth and appearance. Notice the archaic spelling of cocaine as cocoaine. I must come out and tell you that I am NOT advising you to try this. If you have problems with your hair I would advise a good conditioner, Rogaine, or a consult with your stylist.

Found on Newspapers.com
I haven't been posting here very much and I'm sorry. I somethings think that I should shut down this blog but then I will find something of interest that I feel compelled to share with you. This is all for today.
Later,
Sharon

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In 1937, Advertising Meets Up with Cinderella

It's almost midnight and Cinderella needs to make her escape to home. What should she do? She needs to get in her car because Chevrolet will save the day! Here for your enjoyment is a 1937 advertising cartoon. Enjoy!