So much for keeping up the research blog. Hmmm…since last blogging, I have found a possible match for my great-grandfather Francois Xavier Bertrand. I found a family in Ohio in 1870. They came from Canada, and Francois’s age is off by about 3 years. However, this same family can be found living back and forth … Read more
Well, after 3 nights and many hours, I’ve created a new guest book for the site. The old book was a freebie from a commercial site, and I really detested reading a website filled with Viagara ads. The company was pretty good, considering that they did clean out the spam now and then, but it … Read more
Well, it’s not exactly new, but it’s cleaned up and better organized. Tonight, I worked on cleaning up my family tree for publishing as a gedcom. It needs more work, but it’s much improved, so I privatized information on living relatives and uploaded the latest tree. I need to start on the Palmer tree next.I … Read more
I’ve found it almost impossible to keep track of all my research data. I’m thrilled that I keep discovering more and more about my ancestors, but all these piles just keep on growing. Another problem developed with my website. I started with one or two pages and it kept evolving. I didn’t have a good … Read more
I worked on the site for about 5 hours today and it is beginning to shape up. I renamed all 250-some pictures with a good organizational scheme. I made a navigation bar that I’m happy with, after alot of trial and error. I updated every page and renamed them all. I’m very excited about the … Read more
December 2002 Catching up on the past nine months… I can’t believe I haven’t updated since April! I have had such a lucky year that it will be impossible to remember all that has transpired, but I’ll give it a shot. First, and foremost, were the cousins I’ve met since my last posting—some I have … Read more
April 2002 Revamped Website Still working on the website updates. I’ve found a way to make the trees into .gif files and will repost them. However, they may be slow to load on dial-up connections. Palmers: Meeting Cousins Big news for the Palmer side, my husband Rick’s line. Family information for Rick’s side wasn’t very … Read more
Revamped Website The website was getting a little unwieldy. When I began last year, I didn’t realize how much information I would accumulate in such a short time. I hope the reorganization helps. I’ve made a page for each surname. Each surname page contains links to everything I have posted on the site for that … Read more
December 2001 Finally got to the St. Thomas, Ontario, cemetery where much of my kin is buried. My father was born in St. Thomas and just about everyone in the preceding generations is buried there or in Hamilton. John A. Billings was my great grandfather–my grandfather William’s father. He is buried here with his wife, … Read more
November 2001 In Memory of Ariel Eileen Billings Goodridge February 9, 1921 – November 2, 2001 My aunt Ariel Goodridge lost her battle with cancer last month. She was diagnosed in January, one month before her 80th birthday. Despite the total amputation of her left leg, the cancer spread, and she died on November 2nd. … Read more