Now that Shuping and I summer in Minnesota, I was hoping to take advantage of our proximity to local genealogical records.
Last week was my first chance to do so. We made a day trip north to Grand Rapids, Minnesota and obtained the probate…
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I've neglected my blog for two months. But I have a good excuse. We've been busy working on our new lake cabin and getting it furnished. A very productive and fun time, actually, but I'm ready to dive back in now.
Irish-American Robert…
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I have a new publication out!
The Summer 2021 issue of the Minnesota Genealogist includes an article about my great-grandaunt Maren Olsdatter Bønsmoen (1860-1907).
Click this link to spawn a pdf copy which may be downloaded: MGS Summer…
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Once upon a time there was a Chinese girl named Shuping.((Shu is pronounced like "shoe" and Ping as in "ping-pong.")) She was born in Communist China and raised during the Cultural Revolution.
At the height of Mao's tyranny, no Western…
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I'll be driving to Minnesota in a couple weeks to enjoy our lake cabin. On the way, I'm going to spend two days in the Akron, Ohio area conducting research on my King, Dunlap, and Hopkins ancestry. Another genealogy road trip!
Hypothetical…
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Last month, I reported finding new information about my King ancestry in an 1899 history of Leavenworth, Kansas.((Portrait and biographical record of Leavenworth, Douglas and Franklin counties, Kansas, rev. ed. (Chicago: Chapman Publishing Co.,…
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The Jonnes/Jones family history includes at least three fires of significant import, all of which are tragic losses of heirlooms and ancestral records. The three fires affected three separate generations: my great-grandparents, 2nd great-grandparents…
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My grandmother Helen King Vermilyea (1909-1994) - aka Mrs. Helen Bonn - always said that we were related to Stephen Hopkins, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
She was right! At least that's what a new genealogical source…
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My Mother's memorabilia boxes are revealing all kinds of cool stuff. I knew my Mother was a nostalgic person, but it's just amazing that she apparently kept every letter and card ever received! She truly treasured each and every relationship.
Amidst…
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Like everyone else, the genealogy education industry has been dramatically affected by the coronavirus pandemic. However, my impression is that it also adjusted to the new circumstances somewhat better than most organizations because remote…
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Probate Discovery: Mrs. Caroline S. King (1860-1932)
Squatters in Ross County, Ohio
New Article Published
A Dream Come True
1887 Family Reunion Corroborates King-Hopkins Link
Wyoming Valley, Not Wyoming County
House Fires in Jones Family History
Grandma Was Right (Again!)
My 1961 Norwegian Penpal
Genealogy Conferences Adjust to Pandemic Restrictions