Have you ever dreamed of having your own personal library assistant? Someone who would go to the library, make your copies and deliver them to you? I want to be your personal library assistant! My husband has been doing free-lance work for the last 2 years after being let go from his full time job. [...]
Archive for January, 2011
A Personal Library Assistant?
Posted in Research on January 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
From Deed to Map
Posted in Land Records, Research on January 23, 2011 | 12 Comments »
To begin to draw a map of your ancestor’s land similar to the sketches made by the surveyors, you first need to understand the “code”. Let’s use an example: S 30 E 74 poles. There are 3 pieces of information here. The 2 letters indicate the direction. In this example, we will be measuring a [...]
Those Ridiculous Deed Measurements
Posted in Land Records, Research on January 22, 2011 |
…are really pretty darn cool! In the past, when I would start to read through a deed, my brain would go something like this: “This indenture made this 4 April 1927 between Lewis Faust of Wayne County, KY. of the one part & John M. Smith of Russell Co., Ky of the other part. Witnesseth [...]
How to Start “The Book”
Posted in Organization, Research on January 16, 2011 | 3 Comments »
So I’ve been daydreaming about this “book” since I wrote my post yesterday. What would I like for it to look like? What will be the hardest part? What types of details would I like to add? It shouldn’t be about making it “book length” but rather about making it interesting and giving a picture [...]
Could I Write a Book?
Posted in Organization, Research on January 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Wonderful! That’s how I feel this morning as I’m contemplating the 3 day week-end ahead of me. Although I can’t spend all 3 days doing genealogy research, I do intend to spend 1 of the days doing nothing BUT genealogy work. So how will I spend that day? Trying to pick up research threads that [...]
52 Weeks – Childhood Winter Time
Posted in 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy on January 9, 2011 |
I have to say that though I’ve never met her, I absolutely love Amy Coffin! I enjoy reading her blog and her tweets more than any other! She is funny and insightful and I enjoy reading everything that she puts online. Call me a HUGE fan! (Although now I kinda sound like a stalker or [...]
52 Weeks – New Year’s Tradition
Posted in 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy on January 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
All last year, I watched the topics of the 52 Weeks to Better Genealogy come and go and felt guilty for not taking the time to give them a try. Let’s see if I can do a little better this year. I’m sure they’ll be short and boring to everyone but me, but maybe something [...]
Genealogy Trading Cards
Posted in Research, Russell County, Kentucky, Software on January 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Happy New Year everyone! My Christmas Break is almost over and I decided to take some time to work on a project I’ve always thought would be fun. Being a teacher, I’m always on the lookout for fun ideas to use with my students. A web site I came across awhile back is called Big [...]




