I was updating more pages tonight and I started down a winding path to more discoveries (as usual). As I was transferring census pages from their html versions to WordPress, I looked at the Billing/s family in 1871 and realized two things. 1. I have never found Edward and Elinor in 1881, and 2. I … Read more
I’m trying to take short jaunts on this journey to revamp the website. If I take baby steps every so often, it’ll be done before I know it. Today is Sunday (not that weekends mean much to a retiree), but I normally do my NYT Sunday puzzle while eating brunch. It’s 3:30 and I’ve been … Read more
About a year ago, I discovered the Flip Pal. I knew right away that this would be a wise purchase. I ordered one and and decided to invest in an Eye-Fi card to go with it. It was one of the best investments I’ve made. I keep getting sidetracked, but I have made pretty good … Read more
In my last blog, I told about the story I had heard years ago about the death of my great grandmother, Bertha. As she died, in May 2012, there was a freak snowfall in Michigan. This site actually confirmed the story. I simply selected the area, the year, and the date in question, and the … Read more
My grandma Ariel often talked of her mother, Bertha, and her death at age 30. Her mother had suffered through several pregnancies and early deaths of her children. I know there were at least 10 pregnancies, and seven live births in a 12 year period. Grandma was never quite sure what caused her mother’s death. … Read more
There is so much to blog about – I’ve heard from a few distant cousins, I’ve found some interesting facts, and I’ve enjoyed some new tech gadgets that make genealogy more accessible and enjoyable. What I haven’t done is keep up on this blog – but that’s about to change. Can I make a New … Read more
I received this interesting email a few months ago… Hello Gerry! I wanted to write a quick thank you, and let you know that I’ve been referring to your resource page (at http://myheritagesite.com/genealogy-links/) in putting together some class materials for a genealogy/family history lesson for my middle school social studies class. Thank you so much … Read more
Things are finally slowing down in my “real life,” and I finally have time to move my bins of genealogy records, photos, and memorabilia into my new office. It’s really fun rediscovering old files and unfinished business. A coworker was asking me about different free sites for his granddaughter to access for a class project. … 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