My Alsatian Ancestors Crossed the Atlantic in 1827
Oh my goodness ... when it rains it pours. Without really expecting to, I found the ship passenger record for Lawrence & Rose Whaley when they immigrated from France!
As the previous two blog posts have discussed here and here, I've…
1823 Alsatian Marriage Record Is Translated
In my previous post, I revealed a major discovery about my Whaley-Rist ancestry, which is up-line from my Miller ancestors. I found the marriage record for 4GGs Lawrence Whaley (1796-1870) and Rose Whaley (1801-1890) in the French civil registration…
Discovery: Alsatian Marriage Record for Whaley Ancestors
In prepping for the Europe trip we're probably not going on, I started reviewing the information I had collected in the past about my Alsatian ancestors. In doing so, I made a major discovery! I found the original French marriage record…
Covid-19 Jeopardizes Trip to Europe
I'm sure we're not the first victims or the last, but it appears that the Covid-19 coronavirus situation is finally impacting our planned trip to Europe this year.
Our 3-week trip is supposed to happen 16 April - 7 May. It includes stays…