I really thought, back in April, that we would be mostly done by now. But here it is nearly the end of May and still no kitchen sink. At the
Genealogical Serendipity a.k.a. the power of the Internet to make connections
This lovely photo shows Bernard Joseph Anstoetter and Lidwina Kramer just after their wedding in Dyersville, Iowa, December 1919. My mother in law, child of Ben and Lydia had one
A new database at Seattle Public Library
I don’t usually write about work (much) but I’ve been having alot of fun with a new database we’ve recently subscribed to. America’s GenealogyBank is lots of fun. I been
Lumberjacks – the cowboys of early Maine
Following up on the legend of the death of Moses Gould in 1816, I had some questions. Would a logger’s death have been so commonplace it wasn’t recorded in a
Trying to tease Moses out of the shadows
My 4th great grandfather, Moses Gould died at age 40, reportedly while lumbering in the Maine woods. He left a wife, Anne Adams Gould, and 7 young children. My 3rd
Asher research – resuming
I’m headed to Salt Lake City in a few weeks and I decided to pull together a county list for the Asher’s who appear on my timeline. Now I’m a
Its snowing!
What is it about snow in the Pacific Northwest? It makes me all giddy and kid-like. My kids come in with red noses, ears and appendages. Our snow is wet,
Houston, we have insulation – please beam up the drywall!
Our 100 year old house is now wearing blue jeans. Very trendy recycled blue jeans. We used an amazing “green” insulation product made from recycled denim. They say mostly post
Ancestral illness – perhaps
I am very very prone to colds and other upper respiratory nastiness. This year, Seattle weather being what it is and with no walls or insulation in the house, things
Wikis Anyone? Why Not?
One thing about going to a library conference these days is that there is alot of technology under discussion. Wikis are probably not technology in the classic sense but I