Building on the efforts of my parents and others in the family, I have been actively working on ancestry for nearly 8 years now. The 5-generation pedigree chart shown here is the culmination of that work - or at least we can say that it displays…
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On our recent trip to northern Minnesota, we stopped in the Cass County Courthouse in Walker, Minnesota and obtained a copy of Fred A. King’s probate file. Fred is my 2nd great-grandfather (2GG). This was an overdue discovery, given…
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Our road trip this summer to the Red River Valley in northwestern Minnesota was a tremendous success. We added 3 Norwegian ancestors to our family tree!
Background: Our Bonn ancestry is based upon a connection to the village of Bøn,…
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Genealogy on the Move: Genealogy road trips are a marvelous, fun way to conduct research. Nothing can replace the intimacy of seeing a family homestead, former residence, or grave site in person.
Road trips can also be remarkably productive. …
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Sir Hugh de Malebisse - Norman knight, participant in Battle of Hastings, 1066 A.D. This is the man who launched my interest in genealogy!
It happened in 4th grade. We had an assignment to do a report on someone interesting in our family. …
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Introducing My Family Tree
Probate Discovery: Fred A. King (1857-1920)
Road Trip to Red River Valley II
Road Trip to Red River Valley I
A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away …