tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59710132715738791362024-03-18T08:36:24.721-06:00Discover GenealogyWhere I can tell stories, relate experiences and pass along tips discovered while doing research on my family, through volunteer activities and from projects or research completed for others. Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.comBlogger420125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-38832196137280781872024-03-18T07:47:00.002-06:002024-03-18T07:47:54.692-06:00Leaving the Past to the Future 2: Genealogy Software<p>In my last post I talked about my own family history files
and how I organize information.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Part of being organized is having a software program that
you can use to assemble your family tree and record at least the basic data
about your ancestors. That may entail having the tree on your desktop computer
(as mine is), using a laptop (which I only use occasionally, mainly when
travelling), or using a handheld electronic device (such as a tablet or smart
phone).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStJITSXljTyOIKUdAcEaTy3GTmvC-RgkO-jaU9WblnmfkCav0ebgIkFcAbw6moxHcYxr5Ol51T_biG_KvT818DpwnSlQYjJkayJOjBLqpBHMaSMAEQbt4Rab_WhYMgZajKIA8KZba3ZAzcWUZYftrsgwymvgx_h9dSPNk9Jot5Ud1NtWOXF0uJvO3fMM/s1650/Logo%20Montage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1650" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStJITSXljTyOIKUdAcEaTy3GTmvC-RgkO-jaU9WblnmfkCav0ebgIkFcAbw6moxHcYxr5Ol51T_biG_KvT818DpwnSlQYjJkayJOjBLqpBHMaSMAEQbt4Rab_WhYMgZajKIA8KZba3ZAzcWUZYftrsgwymvgx_h9dSPNk9Jot5Ud1NtWOXF0uJvO3fMM/w640-h494/Logo%20Montage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I find it difficult to work with small, single screens. Part
of it is the price you pay for getting older when your eyesight is not as sharp
as it once was. And I always keep more than one screen open on my two monitors,
especially when working on family history stuff. Using just one, small window
does not work for me as I like to switch back and forth often between open
websites.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Many in my family have Apple iPads while my computer and
laptop are Windows based. I find it difficult to switch between different
operating systems. While I used to use Apple products many years ago, I found
that genealogy website and programs were mostly not compatible with Apple
systems, so I switched everything over.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But what’s the best genealogy software program to use?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Using an online site to keep your tree is an option but you
may need a subscription to access this service. If you lose or delete your
membership you could lose your tree as well. I’ll talk about online trees in a
later post.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What software programs most of us use comes down to what we
like and how we work with our data. Often people get started with one program
and stay with it because it’s easier than moving everything.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I use Legacy 9.0. I moved to it when I started using a
Windows based computer system. Prior to that I had my data on Reunion on my old
Macintosh computer which I quite liked. I tried a few others at the time but
preferred Legacy as it had the features that fit the way I like to do things.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Most of the most popular programs have a free version of a
free trial period. That only goes so far, though, as once you are into using
it, you really want some of the advanced features.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you want to know more about the various options, first
read the reviews of people or groups who have tested them. Most will compare in
terms of ease of use, best features and cost and show some user reviews.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b>TopTenReviews</b> compares the most popular
programs for 2024 here (August 2023). <a href="https://www.toptenreviews.com/best-family-tree-maker">https://www.toptenreviews.com/best-family-tree-maker</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Some good charts that show the features of 23
programs can be found on Wikimedia here (June 2023). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_genealogy_software">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_genealogy_software</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b>Techradar</b> lists their best here (February
2024). <a href="https://www.techradar.com/best/genealogy-tools">https://www.techradar.com/best/genealogy-tools</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b>Family Tree Magazine</b> (US) have their top
picks for software, along with their assessment of Online Trees, here. <a href="https://familytreemagazine.com/resources/software/online-tree-vs-genealogy-software/">https://familytreemagazine.com/resources/software/online-tree-vs-genealogy-software/</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b>No1Reviews</b> came up with a top 10
selection here. <a href="https://genealogy-software.no1reviews.com/">https://genealogy-software.no1reviews.com/</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b>Buyers Guide</b> rate their choices here
(March 2024). <a href="https://buyersguide.org/genealogy-software-ca/t/best?Country=CA&m=b&d=c&c=677404342479&p=&oid=kwd-10994456&lp=9001605&li=&nw=g&nts=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiArrCvBhCNARIsAOkAGcWHiExVL0KQusOV4DQMhBCqVb-hqqYff_UwG5H_-pHwloDya4FpwtwaAivqEALw_wcB&tdid=12017720&gad_source=1">https://buyersguide.org/genealogy-software-ca/t/best?Country=CA&m=b&d=c&c=677404342479&p=&oid=kwd-10994456&lp=9001605&li=&nw=g&nts=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiArrCvBhCNARIsAOkAGcWHiExVL0KQusOV4DQMhBCqVb-hqqYff_UwG5H_-pHwloDya4FpwtwaAivqEALw_wcB&tdid=12017720&gad_source=1</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you want to know what is available, you can read about dozens
of makers of Software &Apps for Genealogy Software Programs on Cyndi’s
List. <a href="https://www.cyndislist.com/software/genealogy/">https://www.cyndislist.com/software/genealogy/</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you are looking for your first, or new software, check
out the reviews first. Also talk to other genealogists to learn what they use
and why.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Beware, though. Learning about all the programs may exhaust
you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Some programs work with both Mac and Windows systems. A few
also have a mobile app so you can carry the information with you on your phone.
Here is a list of some of the more popular programs as summarized by Family
Tree Magazine.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mac<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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App<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Syncs
with<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hints
from<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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Quest 16<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FamilySearch
Family Tree<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FamilySearch,
Findmypast<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="padding: 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt; width: 79.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="107">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Family
Historian 7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-family: "Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Symbol";">✓</span><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Findmypast,
MyHeritage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="padding: 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt; width: 79.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="107">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Family
Tree Builder<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-family: "Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Symbol";">✓</span><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">MyHeritage
for iOS and Android (free)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">MyHeritage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FamilySearch,
Geni, MyHeritage, WikiTree & others<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
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<td style="padding: 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt; width: 79.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="107">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Family
Tree Maker 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-family: "Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Symbol";">✓</span><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-family: "Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Symbol";">✓</span><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Family
Tree Maker Connect for iOS and Android (free; no editing capabilities)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ancestry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ancestry,
FamilySearch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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Family Tree 9<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Families
for iOS and Android ($14.99)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FamilySearch
Family Tree<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FamilySearch,
Findmypast, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Reunion
13<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-family: "Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Symbol";">✓</span><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ReunionTouch
for iOS ($9.99)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">RootsMagic
9<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">RootsMagic
for iOS and Android (free; no editing capabilities)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ancestry,
FamilySearch Family Tree<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ancestry,
FamilySearch, Findmypast, MyHeritage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It’s important to have genealogy software, no matter what
device you use: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->First you need to have a system that allows you
to store information about your ancestral families, for your own purposes as
you progress with your research but also for sharing with others now and in the
future. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Second you need to have a copy of your family
tree and genealogical information that you control and not subject to the whims
or decisions of others, whether they be individuals or companies that offer and
store data. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Third, you need ready access to your data –
anywhere, any time – on your own device(s) that does not rely on an internet
connection.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1LujDdMLta7CBV4Gfe4Xg8EYcq313Vreo9Nb9tDyA-L_JeMCpaK1E2tjnz9vgKq3I0M7vsUI7BGMelACL3uWLz-_6ZmuXrc0xaHorT3tF2fIZfXkMOUhq-p5ptwGpj2gXa8zkGu_8Xo2lNMGYG12d0CZpXyn_DskNlCYLI7Uk5W0Wro9OV1QOYc_3oY/s1908/Shepheard%20Screen%20Shot.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="1908" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1LujDdMLta7CBV4Gfe4Xg8EYcq313Vreo9Nb9tDyA-L_JeMCpaK1E2tjnz9vgKq3I0M7vsUI7BGMelACL3uWLz-_6ZmuXrc0xaHorT3tF2fIZfXkMOUhq-p5ptwGpj2gXa8zkGu_8Xo2lNMGYG12d0CZpXyn_DskNlCYLI7Uk5W0Wro9OV1QOYc_3oY/w640-h348/Shepheard%20Screen%20Shot.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><o:p></o:p><p></p>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-90158531792348090292024-03-04T09:23:00.000-07:002024-03-04T09:23:13.634-07:00Leaving the Past to the Future<p>I often
read blog posts and articles about organizing genealogical information. Much of
it is written to help family researchers keep track of their own work on the
multiple families and individuals whose history they seek to unravel. It does
not take long to find thousands of people for whom simple curiosity ends up
with enormous amounts of data and documents.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">My own <i>Legacy
9.0 Family Tree</i> file currently has over 9,600 individuals in over 2,900
families. The most important ones to me, of course, are those in the direct
ancestral lines of me and my wife. And those are, arguably, where I spend most
of my time when I am actively looking for more information. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">There
actually used to be more people in my tree but somewhere along the line, during
one of my software updates I think, I lost data that I know that I had added. I
still have all the information; it just is not all on the Legacy tree. So,
every once in a while, I run across a family that is not up-to-date and have to
go into my files and input it again to Legacy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I am past
the point of just adding names to flesh out all the families, although that
does still occur as I discover more documents relative to our families’
history. As you progress through the research it does get harder to find
additional family members as they can be hidden in obscure records or further
back in time which can mean records were not preserved.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Most of
what I do now with family research focuses on assembling stories about people
and their activities. That also involves learning more about natural events
that may have impacted lives and livelihoods, which has certainly been
influenced by my professional life as an Earth Scientist.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Many of
those blogs and articles about organizing family history files are also about
what to do with it when we are gone. But I digress…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I am reasonably
well organized. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In the main
Genealogy folder on my hard drive (backed up on the cloud, too) I have over
126,000 files in over 6,400 folders. That includes not only the individual
family folders but also information about courses, societies, publications, consulting
projects, and a myriad of other related subjects. All the files and subfolders
used to be in one super-folder but having everything together got cumbersome
and hard to deal with. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I
reorganized my genealogy-related information a few years ago into specific
categories: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Family
Files – contains all the specific information about my ancestral families, including
family trees, plus family photos, and information about DNA, heirlooms and
memorabilia (55.5 GB; 39,297 files). Each family line has a folder. Within that
main folder are other individual folders for each family.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">General
Information & Sources – has information about courses, consulting projects,
maps, record offices, societies and software (61.4 GB; 29,711 files)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Presentations
& Publications – has information about my blogs, books, presentations and published
articles (80.9 GB; 44,766 files)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Regions
– has information about the various regions in which my ancestral families
lived (35.0 GB; 19,410 files) including area descriptions, histories, maps and
photos<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The most
important information, of course, is in the Family Files folder which contains
the results of almost all my ancestor research. Also of great value is the
folder that contains all my written work and presentation material. This is
information I would want to preserve and pass down to my descendants. The other
folders have data that would be valuable to anyone who wanted to continue work
on our families.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycSGyWcdpXR9C5hQ2D_TKwOl_nwXAbBbGZ4vVUYi1lmVG0shP8dBLLL9SXQbvnHM_aD8fIr1sDt4RpTJehJ_vx2W_6mNTE7Oea4pXrmqyK1yyuQ7mbn8hif5ja0HbgzwpsPwT-k8wM1CO1h0llzQcgpO3UXywXB7CyettD9-pV7p3ImBDG-AcBaeyVjI/s2400/Memorabilia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1510" data-original-width="2400" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycSGyWcdpXR9C5hQ2D_TKwOl_nwXAbBbGZ4vVUYi1lmVG0shP8dBLLL9SXQbvnHM_aD8fIr1sDt4RpTJehJ_vx2W_6mNTE7Oea4pXrmqyK1yyuQ7mbn8hif5ja0HbgzwpsPwT-k8wM1CO1h0llzQcgpO3UXywXB7CyettD9-pV7p3ImBDG-AcBaeyVjI/w640-h402/Memorabilia.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I also
maintain binders of printed material that, to me at least, is irreplaceable.
This includes photo albums; birth, marriage, and death certificates; important
individual and family documents that represent events and achievements, and
books and other publications that are about or contain references to family
members. The documents are generally compiled and stored by family line.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And I have
a collection of physical memorabilia, much of it handed down over several
generations: cameras, farm implements, films, photos (obviously), toys, bibles,
antiques, business paraphernalia, souvenirs of past vacations, jewelry, etc.,
etc., etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">So, what
are the best ways to make sure your genealogy is safe, all important family
information is preserved and be in a form or format that others, including your
descendants, will be interested in taking over – or at least want to keep for
future generations to peruse. And that includes both digital and hard copies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Here are some
of the blog posts I have written about various aspects of storing and
organizing family information and memorabilia for future reference and access:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">What
will we do with future photos? </span><a href="https://discovergenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/04/what-will-we-do-with-future-photos.html"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">https://discovergenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/04/what-will-we-do-with-future-photos.html</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Memorabilia
</span><a href="https://discovergenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/05/memorabilia.html"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">https://discovergenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/05/memorabilia.html</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Digitizing
Memories </span><a href="https://discovergenealogy.blogspot.com/2017/03/digitizing-memories.html"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">https://discovergenealogy.blogspot.com/2017/03/digitizing-memories.html</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">You
Can’t Keep Everything </span><a href="https://discovergenealogy.blogspot.com/2017/05/you-cant-keep-everything.html"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">https://discovergenealogy.blogspot.com/2017/05/you-cant-keep-everything.html</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Organizing
and Storing Your Family History Date – My Thoughts </span><a href="https://discovergenealogy.blogspot.com/2017/09/organizing-and-storing-your-family.html"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">https://discovergenealogy.blogspot.com/2017/09/organizing-and-storing-your-family.html</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">My
Amazing Picture-Taking Machines </span><a href="https://discovergenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/10/my-amazing-picture-taking-machines.html"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">https://discovergenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/10/my-amazing-picture-taking-machines.html</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In future
blog posts I will update the ideas with information I have found in my more
recent work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">For today,
here are some helpful websites and articles to peruse:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Denis
May Levenick <a href="https://thefamilycurator.com/four-tried-and-true-systems-for-organizing-genealogy-researc/">https://thefamilycurator.com/four-tried-and-true-systems-for-organizing-genealogy-researc/</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">James
Tanner: I have a huge pile of genealogy stuff, what do I do with it? <a href="https://genealogysstar.blogspot.com/search/label/Organization">https://genealogysstar.blogspot.com/search/label/Organization</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Lisa
S. Gorrell – My Trails into the Past (Organized: How I Hope to Leave My
Genealogy to My Heirs): </span><a href="http://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2022/10/organized-how-i-hope-to-leave-my.html"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">http://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2022/10/organized-how-i-hope-to-leave-my.html</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">FamilySearch:
What to do with the genealogy and family history I collected </span><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/What_to_do_with_the_genealogy_and_family_history_I_collected"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/What_to_do_with_the_genealogy_and_family_history_I_collected</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Legacy
News: How will you pass down your memories? </span><a href="https://news.legacyfamilytree.com/legacy_news/2019/07/how-will-you-pass-down-your-memories.html"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">https://news.legacyfamilytree.com/legacy_news/2019/07/how-will-you-pass-down-your-memories.html</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Library
of Congress (US): </span><a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2014/01/write-your-family-history-and-send-it-to-the-library-of-congress/"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2014/01/write-your-family-history-and-send-it-to-the-library-of-congress/</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-69163427743275962342024-02-10T09:16:00.002-07:002024-02-10T09:28:43.909-07:00My Writing Activity and Success<p>In recent years I have found myself more engaged in
researching material for new articles rather than in writing new blog posts.
When I started <i>Discover Genealogy</i> in 2013, I had lots of material from
my experiences as an <a href="https://www.cornwood-opc.com/">Online Parish
Clerk</a>, in collecting data and answering queries form people who wanted to
learn about their ancestors in those areas of Devon, England that I looked
after.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnFihwaTrZitkEaBD2CzwhqHqrHFO2l8iiPtbTxWLM-1GqVxLbyF9iz18OKRY2T0LBlpAGAkkpt-Z692MvKw5mSsuPfP8DFXX5TPFnA3OYgKgTucVPF62KWy-3T09I-dcqgKgiuZtDjinIetLAWgyKj22MSj-ZAPJi3We6SQ1puyfPTgJ2oPzyNOqJYQ/s1050/cornwood.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="1050" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnFihwaTrZitkEaBD2CzwhqHqrHFO2l8iiPtbTxWLM-1GqVxLbyF9iz18OKRY2T0LBlpAGAkkpt-Z692MvKw5mSsuPfP8DFXX5TPFnA3OYgKgTucVPF62KWy-3T09I-dcqgKgiuZtDjinIetLAWgyKj22MSj-ZAPJi3We6SQ1puyfPTgJ2oPzyNOqJYQ/w640-h168/cornwood.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">More data for family historians has come online since then
on sites such as <i>Ancestry</i>, <i>FindMyPast</i>, <i>TheGenealogist</i>, <i>MyHeritage</i>
and a host of societies, both local and international. That has reduced the
number of people looking for information from Online Parish Clerks and other
regional helpers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Partly from my experience in blog writing, my own activity
in writing more lengthy and informative pieces took off. Since 2010 I have had
31 articles published in family history society journals. Beginning in 2017, I
had my first article published in a commercial magazine. All my articles are
all listed on my blog page, <a href="https://discovergenealogy.blogspot.com/p/wayne-shepheard-genealogy-related.html">Genealogy
Related Publications</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbRq9Wv9b2S6mpCwY_IWkJaRSayr3UP8jHVSeFlh3-ycCWjVR9VGsQqLCt_fHos-aEmFoLRKdonOeeH4bhJvmUVL7y4-DkKsWBBOZwby8I4UnhJDAyzzeQiAzPsRfprhYXhUykvIacDH_U7lBxIoYtwt_1qgjedq6y6o__csFD7qPmCzI_6mAcHdyomo/s3255/2017%20Family%20Tree.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2987" data-original-width="3255" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbRq9Wv9b2S6mpCwY_IWkJaRSayr3UP8jHVSeFlh3-ycCWjVR9VGsQqLCt_fHos-aEmFoLRKdonOeeH4bhJvmUVL7y4-DkKsWBBOZwby8I4UnhJDAyzzeQiAzPsRfprhYXhUykvIacDH_U7lBxIoYtwt_1qgjedq6y6o__csFD7qPmCzI_6mAcHdyomo/w400-h368/2017%20Family%20Tree.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Most of the early articles came from work as an Online
Parish Clerk and stories I discovered when helping other family historians.
Those in commercial publications have been much more intensive and involved
considerable research. I will spend at least six months looking for information
for these larger submissions and getting a draft finished. A few that had a
great deal of work in them did not even make it past the editors’ first review
and have gone back to the drawing board.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have written two books, <i>Surviving Mother Nature’s Tests</i>
(2018) and <i>Genealogy and the Little Ices Age</i> (2023) and co-written
another one, <i>The Wreck of the Bay of Panama: 10 March 1891</i> (2022). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am currently working on four articles scheduled for
publication in <i>Family Tree</i> magazine (UK), three for 2024 issues and one
for 2025. Another has been submitted to two international genealogical society
journals and I am waiting to hear whether either one is interested. The current
and recent pieces involve subjects pertaining to my own ancestors as well as
some general topics that have come out of previous research, particularly
regarding my interests in Mother Nature and the Little Ice Age as they relate
to family history.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfr6TYJv5gGUqaL-OmzPX69S8vzsDpl0xPRni4r6D34HFRjlBXMsL8P_fat6VbqCfkiEBNf6n5heKRNvKDt4urAw1bP_NAKcDWp-qhyphenhyphenQS_-Y4jEVC3jk6IRc_RYixEPkSNbAxdjS_INI5GKnH_tcte1dMlxrPLgT8Kyi-JARpwJONAJDu9ICCeZH3w8-g/s434/ftre-logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="100" data-original-width="434" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfr6TYJv5gGUqaL-OmzPX69S8vzsDpl0xPRni4r6D34HFRjlBXMsL8P_fat6VbqCfkiEBNf6n5heKRNvKDt4urAw1bP_NAKcDWp-qhyphenhyphenQS_-Y4jEVC3jk6IRc_RYixEPkSNbAxdjS_INI5GKnH_tcte1dMlxrPLgT8Kyi-JARpwJONAJDu9ICCeZH3w8-g/w400-h93/ftre-logo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">On the list for publication in Family Tree magazine (UK)
are:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b>Maps and Marriages</b> (tentative title) – In
looking for confirmation of who the parents of my 3<sup>rd</sup>
great-grandparents were, I decided to take a different tack in searching for
information about their families. I thought that looking at a variety of
documents and, particularly, using maps to reference where events occurred and
people lived, might help in narrowing down the searches for my people. In doing
this summary I put together a map that showed where certain events took place –
such as baptisms, marriages, burials – and what addresses were given for
businesses or residences in apprenticeship agreements, directories, and land
tax lists.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b>Master Craftsmen</b> (tentative title) – The
article will focus on craftsmen and tradesmen of the past, mainly but not
restricted to the 19<sup>th</sup> century and earlier periods, even extending
back into ancient history. It will list sources for information for family
historians and methods for searches. It will have examples of buildings
(focussed mainly on houses owned by my ancestors) and the ways in which they
were constructed. Emphasis will be place on the people who built the structures
were viewed by their families and by the community at large. It will have lots
of photos and other images showing construction techniques and building styles
over time.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b>Witchcraft and the Little Ice Age</b>
(tentative title) – This article will examine the history of witchcraft
accusations in the context of environmental and climatic conditions. Pertinent
references to old publications explaining the facts of witchcraft and to new
publications offering commentary on the phenomena of witchcraft trials will be
listed. Histories of witch hunts in Europe, the British Isles and North America
will be outlined. Examples of specific cases, where documents can be found,
will be presented with a few familial connections reviewed. Readers may be
stimulated to see if there were any individuals in their family lines who may
have been part of the witch hunts.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b>The Plague Years: More to the impacts on
people than just disease</b> – While examining occasions when large number of
deaths occurred centuries ago, can we confidently conclude they were due to
natural causes such as epidemics (of which plague was one), famine, both, or to
some other type of event? The plague years, of course, have been recognized as
being some of the most devasting for causing the deaths of millions of people.
The Black Death alone, introduced to Europe in 1346, is thought to have killed
at least a third of the population (25-35 million people). But other natural
phenomena were also present that induced or exacerbated the spread and
devastation of the disease in Europe. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Out for review with two groups is another piece:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b>Effects of Strife: How disruptive and
historical events are reflected in parish register entries</b> – Significant
changes in the numbers of births/baptisms, marriages and deaths/burials (BMDs)
from year-to-year, or decade-to-decade, can often be correlated to specific
physical, political or social incidents, many of which directly affected lives
and livelihoods. The effects of historical episodes such as wars, famines,
epidemics, industrial developments, government policies and edicts, and
migration are reflected in graphic plots of BMD totals. The data may suggest
normal social development or occasions of strife that were imposed on
residents.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As an adjunct to writing, I have compiled many of my ideas
and information into presentations. Some worked the other way, though, with material
from a few talks used for articles. Currently I have over a dozen active
presentations in my <a href="https://discovergenealogy.blogspot.com/p/wayne-shepheards-presentations.html">inventory</a>.
Several more are being prepared. In 2024 I have six talks scheduled, a more
manageable number from the peak during the COVID Pandemic years of 2021-22 when
I gave 20 online presentations.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All these projects, of course, have kept me away from blog
posts.<o:p></o:p></p>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-22146861044044350972024-01-18T10:09:00.002-07:002024-01-18T10:09:35.153-07:00Not my 7th Great-Grandfather<p><a name="_Hlk156461125">In one of my earliest blog posts, on
3 December 2013 (</a><a href="https://discovergenealogy.blogspot.com/2013/12/who-was-my-7th-great-grandfather.html"><b><i>Who was my 7<sup>th</sup>
Great-grandfather?</i></b></a>), I tentatively concluded that a Nicholas
Shepheard, who was born about 1636 and died before 1685, was “<i>rightly or
wrongly, and until further information comes along</i>” my 7<sup>th</sup>
great-grandfather.</p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk156461125;"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal">That conclusion was based upon analyses of a fraudulent will
and a will of my 8<sup>th</sup> great-grandfather dated 1657. The
interpretation was a bit complex and contained more than a few assumptions. On
the face of it, though, it seemed logical.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Well, “further information” has come along. This week I
obtained photos of a 1659 lease document for a property called Notts, now
Woodburn, in Cornwood Parish, Devon, England. This and other documents are
being analyzed to determine when this property came into the possession of
members of my family as part of a review of the construction of the main
residence. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am writing an article on Master Craftsmen and the house at
Woodburn offers an excellent example of many different building styles in use
over the past several hundred years. But I digress.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The first document I have transcribed pertains to a lease
for certain lands in Cornwood to two local gentlemen, one of them being the
property named Notts. A section of the lease in part describes the “…<i>Messuage
and Tenement commonly called or known by the name of Notts Scituate lying and
being in the Parish of Cornwood aforesaid formerly in the Tenure or Possession
of one Margaret Shepheard and John Shepheard the Grandfather of him the Said
Nicholas Shepheard or one of them Afterwards of Nicholas Shepheard Father of
the Said Nicholas Shepheard</i>…”</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKA_EnpZrKENKr0xgYnjeFQGIWhCf9wrSg7l3niLHuexZSbfx3HcYe75fhppTLhvBlpC-vComgccBERMXRxhzagU-aXXAPx01us2a9hxYRr_k-JhKNCZTLdQ3VOBgbhXKML0cM19uQQM7zjFocWYpEW80tE70PFdgrV7fDOybOV5D_a4GBr7PwrZctkIE/s3624/Margaret%20&%20John%20named.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="294" data-original-width="3624" height="52" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKA_EnpZrKENKr0xgYnjeFQGIWhCf9wrSg7l3niLHuexZSbfx3HcYe75fhppTLhvBlpC-vComgccBERMXRxhzagU-aXXAPx01us2a9hxYRr_k-JhKNCZTLdQ3VOBgbhXKML0cM19uQQM7zjFocWYpEW80tE70PFdgrV7fDOybOV5D_a4GBr7PwrZctkIE/w640-h52/Margaret%20&%20John%20named.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Nicholas Shepheard named as a party to the agreement was
my 4<sup>th</sup> great-grandfather. Parish records are clear that he was born
in 1716 and died in 1786 and was my direct ancestor. It is equally clear that
his father was also Nicholas Shepheard, born around 1675 and died in 1756. His
burial record confirms the year of his death. His birth year cannot be entirely
defined as the parish records older than 1685 were destroyed in a fire that
year. He appears to be the individual named in a 1685 legal case involving a
fraudulent will, at which time he was a minor child.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Margaret Shepheard was the widow of my 8<sup>th</sup>
great-grandfather, another Nicholas Shepheard. They had sons John, Nicholas,
Samson, Thomas and William. The lease document just obtained states that it was
John who was the direct ancestor.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Serendipity smiled on me again.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Through circumstance and a new look at certain lands in
Cornwood parish, I can now be confident that my Shepheard line is better
defined.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I would also note that the spelling of our surname has been
constant since at least the early 17<sup>th</sup> century, notwithstanding that
other members of the family have changed their names on occasion over the
decades.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The next challenge is to discover who John’s wife was. There
are some possibilities as recorded in the parish registers: one being a Cathren
Shipperd [sic] buried in 1685. By all accounts John died before the “fire” year
of 1685 and was thus certainly married before that time as well. We do have his
baptism record as shown on the Bishops Transcripts for Cornwood as being 20
June 1633.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Notts or Woodburn property stayed in the family until
1806 when it was sold by my 4<sup>th</sup> great-grandfather, Nicholas
Shepheard (yes, another one!). The documents demonstrate that the lands, along
with other properties at Rooke, Cornwood (the “family estate”) were in
possession of family members for likely at least 200 years. In the case of Rooke
it was over 300 years.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This example does show the importance of land records and
wills, especially when BMD data is not available. These types of old documents
often have information about lineage, at times when title records were not
kept.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It also shows that persistence, patience and luck are
important in reconstructing family histories.<o:p></o:p></p>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-14047245727177222532023-12-12T09:20:00.000-07:002023-12-12T09:20:44.775-07:00Migration Talk at Society of Genealogists<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUVg-gu6uiS0IsUvUOTif30mEGX2lVaUccDqvWVCroV44nfvd5fFHnUQ1kngqKXsHuouJfnMfrchT2AK4I-S_TTMKNH8iugcQkB9wWY1w8iRRMbsCQweU_eauKBx-QfbI2vplZ0Pjx-eV7jMSBzLJiRSsb_2oWSl-z6bruvkE0MdNkEmmNFm0kRhpP34/s1080/Mother%20Nature%E2%80%99s%20Impact%20on%20Family%20MigrationFB.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUVg-gu6uiS0IsUvUOTif30mEGX2lVaUccDqvWVCroV44nfvd5fFHnUQ1kngqKXsHuouJfnMfrchT2AK4I-S_TTMKNH8iugcQkB9wWY1w8iRRMbsCQweU_eauKBx-QfbI2vplZ0Pjx-eV7jMSBzLJiRSsb_2oWSl-z6bruvkE0MdNkEmmNFm0kRhpP34/s320/Mother%20Nature%E2%80%99s%20Impact%20on%20Family%20MigrationFB.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />I am giving a talk about <a href="https://members.sog.org.uk/events/655f2c8333d2260008f83007/description?ticket=655f2c8333d2260008f83008"><b>Mother
Nature’s Impact on Family Migration & Relocation</b></a> for the <b>Society
of Genealogists</b> on 4 January 2024.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">People have migrated away from
their places of birth for eons. Within recorded history we can trace the
dislocation of families, indeed whole communities, because of war, politics,
religious persecution, racial and cultural intolerance, employment or lifestyle
prospects, and any of a number of other societal-related reasons.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">But there were many
circumstances where Mother Nature had an important impact on the decisions
people made to pick up and leave. Among these are: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">long-term changes to the environment
through climate change,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">gradual alteration of habitat through
natural processes, and <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">loss of homes, businesses or family
members from disasters.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sometimes the moves were
relatively local – across a parish or county; sometimes they were across the
country; sometimes people moved from rural to urban settings; sometimes moves
involved travel to other parts of the globe.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Throughout most of their
existence, humans have been preoccupied by the need to obtain food. And for at
least the last 100 centuries that involved primarily first-hand production in
agricultural settings. Because of that, the condition and quality of the land
being cultivated has been of paramount importance. When natural phenomena
prevailed to impede the capability of producing food – through such events as
drought, floods, land erosion, weather, or other disasters – many people
elected to seek out better conditions elsewhere.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tune in to learn more about whether Mother Nature played a
role in your own ancestors’ lives. The presentation is aimed at everyone
curious about reasons their ancestors moved.<o:p></o:p></p>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-91024353070099033992023-12-06T09:30:00.000-07:002023-12-06T09:30:56.153-07:00Tree Inconsistencies Presentation<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fF0v59KojRQCXyy-y8PHnkptVYfqSeKS5_FnEUwoDHUvE1KnjMef7Hh4r9BhI7laU-rbBKIRAqxt0azIzIY4uASLi7tVjZMvubT2G3cDiSiPXyxBay5n_4fqFI4Eyex94FHb7OWjqBV9w-mW4GPeZAzjW2ycwH7UpoHxgLTHHwa494sAmAFlr0s7PQ8/s3300/Tree%20Inconsistencies%20slide%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="3300" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fF0v59KojRQCXyy-y8PHnkptVYfqSeKS5_FnEUwoDHUvE1KnjMef7Hh4r9BhI7laU-rbBKIRAqxt0azIzIY4uASLi7tVjZMvubT2G3cDiSiPXyxBay5n_4fqFI4Eyex94FHb7OWjqBV9w-mW4GPeZAzjW2ycwH7UpoHxgLTHHwa494sAmAFlr0s7PQ8/s320/Tree%20Inconsistencies%20slide%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I am giving a talk about finding and fixing <b><a href="https://www.family-tree.co.uk/how-to-guides/webinars/analysying-your-family-tree-for-inconsistencies/">Tree
Inconsistencies</a></b> on 21 December 2023 to the <b>Family Tree Plus Gadgets
Club</b> meeting.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You need to be a member of <a href="https://www.family-tree.co.uk/membership">Family Tree Plus</a>, either on
a 7-day free trial, a one-month pass or a full member, which gets you access to
all of their benefits in addition to the magazine subscription.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I will go through the use of the <i>MyHeritage</i>
Consistency Checker, which I explored on a blog post on <a href="https://discovergenealogy.blogspot.com/2023/10/checking-tree-inconsistencies.html">31
October 2023</a> as well as describe how inconsistencies and mistakes can be
identified and fixed using several programs many of us use in keeping our own
trees organized. In the mix are short discussions about identifying
problems in the <i>Family Tree Maker</i>, <i>RootsMagic</i> and <i>Legacy</i> genealogy programs.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We all know the problems that can arise when assembling
family trees, especially those in the public realm. Often, they revolve around
the addition of the wrong people which results in errors in whole family lines.
Other mistakes include confusing people with the same or similar name.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What I will look at in the presentation are the honest
mistakes we might make in recording data, how we can recognize them and what we
can do to correct them.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">These we can put down as Tree Inconsistencies.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tune in if you have an interest in keeping your family tree at
least mostly error-free.<o:p></o:p></p>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-22480497890395796072023-11-10T07:50:00.000-07:002023-11-10T07:50:47.260-07:00Family History Federations’ REALLY USEFUL Family History Show<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ODZp2JerdcVyLJFQ0_QLxqSPd49CCy_IgNEV2B0VIUqNkydmLbYqB3ntxMpI6Q0XeBHq73f5fmmt5lDaOBQ78PvF6FtxmSYQlLKsGzgCl-I3_bZtZb-wMcwU5tPcHqyCnbqeJKEr5x5Nj1w3uXr7vMoDlMGNLv75DAOD0I-PV0xhI7BajSW-gNO1AlI/s1303/cropped-RUFHS-Show%20Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="1303" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ODZp2JerdcVyLJFQ0_QLxqSPd49CCy_IgNEV2B0VIUqNkydmLbYqB3ntxMpI6Q0XeBHq73f5fmmt5lDaOBQ78PvF6FtxmSYQlLKsGzgCl-I3_bZtZb-wMcwU5tPcHqyCnbqeJKEr5x5Nj1w3uXr7vMoDlMGNLv75DAOD0I-PV0xhI7BajSW-gNO1AlI/s320/cropped-RUFHS-Show%20Logo.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />I am pleased and honoured to be able to have a presentation
included in the FHFRUFHS next week – November 17-18, 2023.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This year the show has many very interesting workshops on
offer. Some lucky people who register early will get to participate with the
facilitators. There will be expert panel “open to anyone who would like to
discuss or receive advice on genealogical challenges by interacting with the
experts.” The event will have an exhibition hall and, even if you cannot attend
in person, you can always email the vendors. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There will be several other pre-recorded specialist talks.
One of these will be mine. The timing of the presentation has yet to be
confirmed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I put together a summary of the information search,
including all the twists and turns I encountered, for my wife’s
great-grandmother, Elizabeth Couper (1833-1904). The exercise was a learning
process about how and where to search for Scottish records. We learned
important lessons about the accuracy of records as well as the veracity of
those who provided information to complete those documents.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Find out more on the <a href="https://www.fhf-reallyuseful.com/">website</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Buy a ticket and enjoy the proceedings.<o:p></o:p></p>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-85697054279311555972023-10-31T13:56:00.003-06:002023-10-31T14:00:49.794-06:00Checking Tree Inconsistencies<p>I have what I thought was a well constructed family tree currently with 9,556 individuals in 2,957 families. I use <b><i>Legacy Family
Tree Genealogy Software</i></b> as my basic system.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Copies of the tree have been uploaded to a number of
websites including <i>Ancestry</i> and <i>MyHeritage</i>, as a means of
searching for other relatives who may have information on family lines I have
not researched. I use the tree in conjunction with matching people using my DNA
analyses. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Recently <i>MyHeritage</i> has been sending me emails that
state that there are inconsistencies in my data. I thought my tree was pretty good,
and that I had all my ancestors accurately listed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It turns out that, according to the latest assessment, there
are 493 inconsistencies! These are mostly date-related: child older than
parent, child born after death of parent, alive but too old, parent too young
when having a child or parent too old when having a child. The problem areas
are grouped under these categories.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTdeMakIQ2jACkWOq9GQBQLRrua104YK1wKQIR0j0dpBMmlonSxEyCcz8HSz9ATPZ4w_j_L2gORSk_c3h3Km2BHZ2SuwERZYHDcBp4pdty7rouzf7_AZhTS5yP_wnJo8qx_ykH9ko5r8S5VlMQJ9I4K1yvK99mRlh4P-DoXZcHtXxpV4ChVXBRTzQQrg/s9964/MyHeritage%20Email%20re%20Inconsistencies-Enhanced.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="9964" data-original-width="4772" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTdeMakIQ2jACkWOq9GQBQLRrua104YK1wKQIR0j0dpBMmlonSxEyCcz8HSz9ATPZ4w_j_L2gORSk_c3h3Km2BHZ2SuwERZYHDcBp4pdty7rouzf7_AZhTS5yP_wnJo8qx_ykH9ko5r8S5VlMQJ9I4K1yvK99mRlh4P-DoXZcHtXxpV4ChVXBRTzQQrg/w306-h640/MyHeritage%20Email%20re%20Inconsistencies-Enhanced.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Many are not in my direct line or are distant cousins, but I
was shocked to see that some were for closely related people for whom entry
mistakes should not have been made.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There were more than 493, but a few weeks ago I checked some
of the errors and made the necessary corrections. They mostly turn out to be
careless mistakes made when I input the data. But that does not excuse them as
I should certainly have been more careful, especially when the data is put into
the public realm.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When you are doing a lot of entries, as I have done
occasionally when inputting data for whole families or family lines, it is easy
to mistype words or numbers. If you don’t check what you have done, though,
then the tree will have errors that other people or systems can pick up. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And who needs that?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now I am in the process of going through the entire list,
both on the <i>MyHeritage</i> site as well as on the tree on my computer. I
guess I will have to check other sites as well, where at least parts of my tree
have been uploaded to back up DNA searches.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You can access your problem entries by going to the menu
under <i>Family Tree</i> on your home page and clicking on <b>Consistency Checker</b>.
That will bring up the entire list of problems in your tree, if you are like me
and have some.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGwZU4iRbnhKzIyN7PdrKjgEbnd74c2Yj8GsWcpG6XGN6fUKb0dtqLQhciOaplGzHfewfwzIc_h-5EwZjLhk2Zg_zV-P2EexKNz6dFHoT9hLzj1gB10b_C_fzzm1nJT8ps-wfaaW5frbAg3Fo6nQb4jE8KgPNRZipyVIHf4X9sC3CAvhzcWg498FX618/s4000/Consistency%20Checker%20image-Enhanced.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2226" data-original-width="4000" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGwZU4iRbnhKzIyN7PdrKjgEbnd74c2Yj8GsWcpG6XGN6fUKb0dtqLQhciOaplGzHfewfwzIc_h-5EwZjLhk2Zg_zV-P2EexKNz6dFHoT9hLzj1gB10b_C_fzzm1nJT8ps-wfaaW5frbAg3Fo6nQb4jE8KgPNRZipyVIHf4X9sC3CAvhzcWg498FX618/w400-h223/Consistency%20Checker%20image-Enhanced.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">If you want to learn more about the <i>MyHeritage</i> <b>Consistency
Checker</b>, you can read their 2017 <a href="https://blog.myheritage.com/2017/02/new-online-family-tree-consistency-checker/?utm_content=blog_consistency_checker&tr_date=20231022">blog
post</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Consistency Checker has been available for a long time,
and I should have taken advantage of it much sooner. It’s never too late to get
things right, I guess!<o:p></o:p></p>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-52703667671874440652023-09-25T13:46:00.000-06:002023-09-25T13:46:47.584-06:00Photodater by MyHeritage<p>MyHeritage has developed some amazing software to assist
with saving photos and improving their quality. I use their enhancement feature
almost every week. It is great for improving the clarity of photographs, of
course, but also for maps and diagrams where detail is important. Almost every
slide in my presentations and every image in my published articles have been
improved through enhancement, many of them also utilizing colourization or
repair to make them the best they can be.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZiK6fVmUEyMD5MAhZ8G66Q33dyB809Yb2D6KeffU-KvTTTUe2xaobZz2keSFdAaD6-C8UZ9WBx5PnXfbfU6XS9spRUDl2ZeixHb9k0mdtEA4sL3bajFWpO-VpaOQt8Q6CX3ZN7Ph3tVVdm2aPEmJ6tSzF7fWabnl0XjUx4nOKLdyNW43CCxi2gr5U5I/s750/Photodater%20MH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="750" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZiK6fVmUEyMD5MAhZ8G66Q33dyB809Yb2D6KeffU-KvTTTUe2xaobZz2keSFdAaD6-C8UZ9WBx5PnXfbfU6XS9spRUDl2ZeixHb9k0mdtEA4sL3bajFWpO-VpaOQt8Q6CX3ZN7Ph3tVVdm2aPEmJ6tSzF7fWabnl0XjUx4nOKLdyNW43CCxi2gr5U5I/w400-h225/Photodater%20MH.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Several past blog posts have been written about the various
features: <a href="https://discovergenealogy.blogspot.com/2021/05/myheritage-photo-repair.html">MyHeritage
Photo Repair</a>, <a href="https://discovergenealogy.blogspot.com/2022/02/using-myheritages-photo-improvements.html">Using
MyHeritage’s Photo Improvement Processes</a>, and <a href="https://discovergenealogy.blogspot.com/2022/11/myheritage-releases-ai-time-machine.html">MyHeritage
Releases AI Time Machine</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have tried animation and the <i>AI Time Machine</i> as you
can read in the above posts. They are fun! I have started work on a Deep Story
about my great-grandfather, James Shepheard. Like most projects, other stuff gets
in the way, and I have not progressed as far as I would like.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The newest contribution to photo manipulation or use is
their Photodater. This program estimates the date the photo was taken: “The
date estimation algorithm was trained on tens of thousands of curated,
definitively dated historical photos to help the algorithm understand nuances
such as clothing, hairstyles, facial hair, furniture, and other objects that
are characteristic of a particular decade.” <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You can read all about the feature on the MyHeritage <a href="https://blog.myheritage.com/2023/08/introducing-photodater-an-exclusive-free-new-feature-to-estimate-when-old-photos-were-taken/?utm_campaign=Photo%20Features&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=270076655&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_jqMHzRAqEFQZOGrefUad-HW6Yemy6CbjFNFm1zF8FR2r8_GbdRx_MFleuGbnbssr_9-y8xFZ2clB2bh84M4r0R0LpAEXfReLW2W5KMPUksikM7K0&utm_content=270076655&utm_source=hs_email">blog
post</a> of 13 August 2023 and watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWXTBPzF_ew&t=2s">YouTube video</a> introducing
the product.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To test Photodater I selected a variety of photos from my
own library including individual professional portraits, group shots, candid
snapshots, old and new photos (from the 1870s to the 1970s), closeups of
individuals and long-distance shots. I picked examples that I had a good idea
of their age, from family information we already knew. There were a few for
which we only had estimates so I wanted to see whether Photodater could give me
a good estimate of their age.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Here is what I discovered:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXQsumGnLjMUYaWETgfgT1ndbtauM43Tb1NUe0vEiDElxwP6I0pTf0eK2_Bwnm3KCsiMphSA8wgi1751pUseBah6N_wUvCud4aBtRAITgHaw5v8OdWnWLXnxoszwb6KLGSM5bWKyQQ2WXfcfV8tSzgjXujhS_WoEfrWlM6w_ea9L4WU9zBcxs8DjfOlg/s750/1870%20ca%20Mary%20Crispin%20Shepheard%20front%20&%20back%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="750" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXQsumGnLjMUYaWETgfgT1ndbtauM43Tb1NUe0vEiDElxwP6I0pTf0eK2_Bwnm3KCsiMphSA8wgi1751pUseBah6N_wUvCud4aBtRAITgHaw5v8OdWnWLXnxoszwb6KLGSM5bWKyQQ2WXfcfV8tSzgjXujhS_WoEfrWlM6w_ea9L4WU9zBcxs8DjfOlg/w200-h168/1870%20ca%20Mary%20Crispin%20Shepheard%20front%20&%20back%20red.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Mary Crispin (Carpenter) Shepheard (1830-1890), my 2<sup>nd</sup>
great-grandmother. This professional portrait photo came from England with my
great-grandfather when he immigrated in 1911. He wrote “My Mother” on the back
of it but without a date on which it had been taken. John and Mary Shepheard
lived in Ivybridge, Devon, in 1871 but by 1881 they were in Torquay, Devon (18
miles to the east). I thought, given how old she looked and where the
photographer resided (Plymouth, Devon – 9 miles to the west of Ivybridge), it
might have dated from the 1870s. Photodater estimated it was taken in 1875. That was good news.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWJtuQh1Tgk_0NYoCc6CnMQlPH1PDRCEAMrhQtfXUOIRnJZwsQvUffigh_Y6ZPmpteigtr1ndSiH2pMogyT58CmwRQRdHECPYN-02fK32I0Nd2-yCMkevxF-344PV6o-CPtq6hAWWVmBGyOuSO1q5k_eZx7Mshw2wye3cQyVsuRzf3LGo130wv2PxSfE/s750/1882%20ca%20Mary%20Elizabeth%20Pearson%20front%20%20back-Repaired-Enhanced%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="750" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWJtuQh1Tgk_0NYoCc6CnMQlPH1PDRCEAMrhQtfXUOIRnJZwsQvUffigh_Y6ZPmpteigtr1ndSiH2pMogyT58CmwRQRdHECPYN-02fK32I0Nd2-yCMkevxF-344PV6o-CPtq6hAWWVmBGyOuSO1q5k_eZx7Mshw2wye3cQyVsuRzf3LGo130wv2PxSfE/w200-h164/1882%20ca%20Mary%20Elizabeth%20Pearson%20front%20%20back-Repaired-Enhanced%20red.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Mary Elizabeth (Pearson) Shepheard (1866-1891), my
great-grandmother. The professional portrait photo was sent to my grandfather
by his aunt (Mary Elizabeth’s sister) who said it was taken when she was 15 years
old. That would have meant it was from 1881. Photodater estimated it was taken
in 1879. Another good result for a very old photograph.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PHAaFLqXl7IRR7drsbNy4jCc5O42W-y1vXCo6xNOGbsgYPHO30ox_zoiO4rn3RSL3O7EzNHipex1XpfaKgQPNUjcQ0ClwekgfgDCwj1FRTFcJNR5itESYMqte9VBQ1g5XhJNg2uLUY5JQwG3HUbChtrAxPClgCiFkFHaONyOro2NEfuZ5zINDMueHg0/s750/1886%20ca%20Miller-Watson%20Family-Repaired-Enhanced%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="750" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PHAaFLqXl7IRR7drsbNy4jCc5O42W-y1vXCo6xNOGbsgYPHO30ox_zoiO4rn3RSL3O7EzNHipex1XpfaKgQPNUjcQ0ClwekgfgDCwj1FRTFcJNR5itESYMqte9VBQ1g5XhJNg2uLUY5JQwG3HUbChtrAxPClgCiFkFHaONyOro2NEfuZ5zINDMueHg0/w200-h177/1886%20ca%20Miller-Watson%20Family-Repaired-Enhanced%20red.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Miller-Watson family with Hannah Tunstall (Mayfield)
Miller-Watson (1815-1909) with her six children. Using estimated ages of the
children, for whom I have a lot of information. The professional photo was
taken in Manhattan, Kansas, I thought about 1886. Photodater estimated it was
taken in 1890.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7uXfge1DCATh6_BzlL7D3FrajbON2HVIGWdj2ARumNPlABPuU97WwVWkZJBo0Z4HpXdgs5N5HFJrwQBDVOs2pwu34CjpUx3i1HH2SCXRKpbcAnxiYypAcyeA0Ws3ELZiBteW6Dw5yv7TN0bTWd-8lwInNCgCG9ZDITNN5mYFnABgDjIad8wHTm80TpE/s750/1890%20James%20%20Mary%20Elizabeth%20Shepheard%20sepia-Enhanced%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="477" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7uXfge1DCATh6_BzlL7D3FrajbON2HVIGWdj2ARumNPlABPuU97WwVWkZJBo0Z4HpXdgs5N5HFJrwQBDVOs2pwu34CjpUx3i1HH2SCXRKpbcAnxiYypAcyeA0Ws3ELZiBteW6Dw5yv7TN0bTWd-8lwInNCgCG9ZDITNN5mYFnABgDjIad8wHTm80TpE/w127-h200/1890%20James%20%20Mary%20Elizabeth%20Shepheard%20sepia-Enhanced%20red.jpg" width="127" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">James Shepheard (1865-1940) and Mary Elizabeth Pearson
(1866-1891), my great-grandparents. This professional photo was probably taken
in Tunbridge, Kent just after the couple’s marriage. James and Mary Elizabeth
were married in Ellacombe parish, Tormoham, Devon, so this photo may have been
taken on a possible honeymoon trip. Interestingly, for different copies of the
photograph, with and without the photographer’s banner, Photodater estimated it
was taken in 1888, 1889 and 1890.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHepZFJLrFhEg_RdAM4rafwREYVKv3O_PeBqEk6CKjZbNtfMF8zKr6q6-7sYokQntxLh22CmgG1roDmzQKR97Dps7PgjOe3hp7FylWMMe03Y-ayGO8518wiH-mT0u6Te6JjyAMQyfOv_naXQYrvt7_WmJVzmz4AVfxyTL3LfIeZeWIrm-SPChgz2xefqU/s750/1895%20Newton%20Thompson%20%20Family%20sepia-Enhanced%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="750" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHepZFJLrFhEg_RdAM4rafwREYVKv3O_PeBqEk6CKjZbNtfMF8zKr6q6-7sYokQntxLh22CmgG1roDmzQKR97Dps7PgjOe3hp7FylWMMe03Y-ayGO8518wiH-mT0u6Te6JjyAMQyfOv_naXQYrvt7_WmJVzmz4AVfxyTL3LfIeZeWIrm-SPChgz2xefqU/w200-h131/1895%20Newton%20Thompson%20%20Family%20sepia-Enhanced%20red.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Family of Newton Isaac Thompson (1859-1937) and Margaret
Mary Anderson (1857-1919) my great-grandparents. They were married in 1884 in
North Dakota, USA. The ages of the children, including my grandmother Carrie,
standing in between her parents, suggest it was taken by a professional
photographer around 1895. Photodater also estimated it was taken in 1895, an
excellent result.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3oOWetZMilcvUeBuFKDClA0lF1cwk3onu-B1sv0g_k1lR8YFtjjk7ASOdfjgXJGJUIdwoMKa7BBViM-_ssRYmEApcWzyVpT9t1th8P8LBI-QWxRfY0ybTjR-g9SrHxzruAE96gwsoWP7tagpjmGNTGEuwhOZ7oVJ_e4b_nTd9JWTzFoLZQsYIJyO-4M/s750/1900%20ca%20James%20William%20John%20%20John%20Shepheard%20sepia%20a-Enhanced%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="470" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3oOWetZMilcvUeBuFKDClA0lF1cwk3onu-B1sv0g_k1lR8YFtjjk7ASOdfjgXJGJUIdwoMKa7BBViM-_ssRYmEApcWzyVpT9t1th8P8LBI-QWxRfY0ybTjR-g9SrHxzruAE96gwsoWP7tagpjmGNTGEuwhOZ7oVJ_e4b_nTd9JWTzFoLZQsYIJyO-4M/w126-h200/1900%20ca%20James%20William%20John%20%20John%20Shepheard%20sepia%20a-Enhanced%20red.jpg" width="126" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Brothers: James (1865-1940), my great-grandfather, William
John (1855-1908) and John (1875-1943) Shepheard. It was apparently taken by a
professional photographer around 1900 in Taunton, Somerset. I am not sure why
the photo was taken there as none of the individuals lived there at the time. Photodater
estimated it was taken in 1902. Curiously, a separate copy of the photo without
the photographer’s banner did not get a date from Photodater.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzFMNCLLMEIRNHZpk3-w28TbmDNb6VNAzQ5Oqd7CyqT7GjGH5aa5CiY-BFbV5o9sFWJp6b27X531RB_kfGzqOtYYgjgKamDyOuPQ53YFXErjE_tdh49f9VjQSv0LsL0gd3iWOBEbxqAhlZv1aJFc41dBohm3L7qdxsXULicjrlc-QHKCeKWi2s-jJVlc/s750/1900%20ca%20Robert%20Anderson%20&%20Susan%20Phillipo%20Anderson-Enhanced%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="750" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzFMNCLLMEIRNHZpk3-w28TbmDNb6VNAzQ5Oqd7CyqT7GjGH5aa5CiY-BFbV5o9sFWJp6b27X531RB_kfGzqOtYYgjgKamDyOuPQ53YFXErjE_tdh49f9VjQSv0LsL0gd3iWOBEbxqAhlZv1aJFc41dBohm3L7qdxsXULicjrlc-QHKCeKWi2s-jJVlc/w200-h146/1900%20ca%20Robert%20Anderson%20&%20Susan%20Phillipo%20Anderson-Enhanced%20red.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Robert (1832-1912) and Susan (Phillipo; 1836-1905) Anderson,
my 2<sup>nd</sup> great-grandparents. I believe the photos were taken by a
professional photographer at the same time around 1900 but have no firm data to
back that up. Photodater estimated that, as a pair, they were taken in 1879. A
different version of the two images together got a date of 1884 but, curiously,
individual pictures of each of them were not dated by Photodater.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lAW18RtxBiRCQLwcotELFDd6sBOaoTSnZGyw45w4cPVdDQN-xJVjn5MKH7xJoerQC7BJMlLUjzpwpxgi2fTGKBhi_jytdNGr2587-yMe58xw8QBgxUkMnj45-780RSFvlNZl9uzbTV2FrD1V22NqwHF3ApbuWzmxr8kBuW1gLotG8doEDwjbSW0mRPc/s750/1905%20Shepheard%20James%20Pearson-Enhanced%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="622" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lAW18RtxBiRCQLwcotELFDd6sBOaoTSnZGyw45w4cPVdDQN-xJVjn5MKH7xJoerQC7BJMlLUjzpwpxgi2fTGKBhi_jytdNGr2587-yMe58xw8QBgxUkMnj45-780RSFvlNZl9uzbTV2FrD1V22NqwHF3ApbuWzmxr8kBuW1gLotG8doEDwjbSW0mRPc/w166-h200/1905%20Shepheard%20James%20Pearson-Enhanced%20red.jpg" width="166" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">James Pearson Shepheard (1891-1965), my grandfather. I
believe this professional portrait photo was taken around 1905, in Taunton,
Somerset, when he was 15 years of age. Photodater estimated it was taken in
1884, but he was not even born then. So, this dating was a bust!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5i1iew0dNWv4ieyX2bjAzdcLaAshTv_vO6lUWx54SG-L8V5eFFyAuk73NklRJJUcUTE1xFXv9Slt0yEPACHFAIi1BZd2BaQxAtHViksejtd6khV1131vrceLmnsK04C8K0YjT08F3dRoJisJUfbg6ITIm_SQVMe940Aox2Sg8Mh0kV2xF5vYX32LpVE/s750/1910%20ca%20Elizabeth%20Walker%20Cooper%202-Enhanced-Color-Restored%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="470" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5i1iew0dNWv4ieyX2bjAzdcLaAshTv_vO6lUWx54SG-L8V5eFFyAuk73NklRJJUcUTE1xFXv9Slt0yEPACHFAIi1BZd2BaQxAtHViksejtd6khV1131vrceLmnsK04C8K0YjT08F3dRoJisJUfbg6ITIm_SQVMe940Aox2Sg8Mh0kV2xF5vYX32LpVE/w126-h200/1910%20ca%20Elizabeth%20Walker%20Cooper%202-Enhanced-Color-Restored%20red.jpg" width="126" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Elizabeth Walker Cooper (1882-1922), my wife’s grandmother. The
professionnla portrait photo would have been taken in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland,
possibly around 1910. Photodater estimated it was taken in 1912, which is
probably a good date.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivh3fwXjxbEeeBa5JIOv9xcnFwehINqFTNubsaNlRiwNZYavn4zaTYJ7d2ZPmYS8d8DreQDv-SrjNrSOQh3O7Z7Gp1I0BKH6CG7uDyzCQbNROb_PRihvSExiG0v_wubtNUDi67LiCA3PTbI5l3AcSMEb_tHA_ZT_9IvM1OFhZ6XQcxyqjCkG6hF4raylk/s750/1911%20James%20%20&%20Mary%20Walker%20anniversary-Enhanced%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="532" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivh3fwXjxbEeeBa5JIOv9xcnFwehINqFTNubsaNlRiwNZYavn4zaTYJ7d2ZPmYS8d8DreQDv-SrjNrSOQh3O7Z7Gp1I0BKH6CG7uDyzCQbNROb_PRihvSExiG0v_wubtNUDi67LiCA3PTbI5l3AcSMEb_tHA_ZT_9IvM1OFhZ6XQcxyqjCkG6hF4raylk/w142-h200/1911%20James%20%20&%20Mary%20Walker%20anniversary-Enhanced%20red.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">James (1829-1913) and Mary (Watson) (1930-1911) Walker, my
wife’s 2<sup>nd</sup> great-grandparents. The photo was taken by a professional
photographer in celebration of a diamond wedding anniversary in February 1911,
in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. Photodater was unable to provide a date from any of
three different versions of the photograph.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nimMg4xI9qF9uGGH1_6ExC3cPNsdl7uylBhL_3itnkYpDl2fI8oeolMg9ElHmk_yzi9zPBglKOw8D3uHop5eFJInV4p83xze6JyL7NXlDMtQDW-OrxyJtZFrPCVEoKDOwbeXJyHjs5MqrD_PG8XdN5nK6WkanlTUW9CgEHhCvtEus6xL6GPAaH6kRqE/s750/1917%20NewtonMary%20%20Mae%20Thompson-Enhanced%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="549" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nimMg4xI9qF9uGGH1_6ExC3cPNsdl7uylBhL_3itnkYpDl2fI8oeolMg9ElHmk_yzi9zPBglKOw8D3uHop5eFJInV4p83xze6JyL7NXlDMtQDW-OrxyJtZFrPCVEoKDOwbeXJyHjs5MqrD_PG8XdN5nK6WkanlTUW9CgEHhCvtEus6xL6GPAaH6kRqE/w146-h200/1917%20NewtonMary%20%20Mae%20Thompson-Enhanced%20red.jpg" width="146" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Newton Isaac and Margaret Mary (Anderson) Thompson, my
great-grandparents and their daughter, Elizabeth Mae (1898-1985). I believe this
photo was taken by a professional photographer about 1917, as Mae was a
teenager and Margaret died in 1919. Photodater estimated it was taken in 1919.
Photodater dated two versions of a photo of just Newton and Margaret, taken
during the same sitting, as 1917 and 1920.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_ZCy9P89lZ_QCHnoIDY8BTd4V0hZ2F2O1MBp8Hs3EtUGzq3QapaFjDBSeTt-oPVjMNDFKu6IsMikYmhkol7F8LecOBTex_IVoHHD0r0Y6-WZ1nodbqbCGnSFtmkMtg2fAYUpEu486NI_awLSiCEWrHXVnhfbhfSbZhZhLRKFJkCv-slZ-ZRIVs5BnxY/s750/1920%20ca%20Shepheard%20Three%20Generations-Enhanced-Colorized%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="750" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_ZCy9P89lZ_QCHnoIDY8BTd4V0hZ2F2O1MBp8Hs3EtUGzq3QapaFjDBSeTt-oPVjMNDFKu6IsMikYmhkol7F8LecOBTex_IVoHHD0r0Y6-WZ1nodbqbCGnSFtmkMtg2fAYUpEu486NI_awLSiCEWrHXVnhfbhfSbZhZhLRKFJkCv-slZ-ZRIVs5BnxY/w200-h110/1920%20ca%20Shepheard%20Three%20Generations-Enhanced-Colorized%20red.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">James Pearson Shepheard, centre, his father, James, on the
left and sons Edward and William (my father). Photo was enhanced and colourized
by MyHeritage. Given the ages of the children, I believe the picture was taken
around 1920. Photodater did not provide a date, possibly because the
individuals were too small.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPswQ3-9i2xhACJV1RITX-dBKKCy0zha5ihzQjEaBDgvUACgNlepuh5Bqe-6X0ERXnjKv3vnlkZ4DhvGffrYFd7I1uk_w8Ds3kLl6S3gPWEkkAa23P9J0cyceXWcSdOjlibahd0lzGGkrxfzx0DYPfNbOTZTlnRg8E016MNqd1xLaQetCMf4lZOmaU90/s750/1922%20ca%20Harry%20Sarah%20Elizabeth%20Margaret-Enhanced%20GS%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="552" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPswQ3-9i2xhACJV1RITX-dBKKCy0zha5ihzQjEaBDgvUACgNlepuh5Bqe-6X0ERXnjKv3vnlkZ4DhvGffrYFd7I1uk_w8Ds3kLl6S3gPWEkkAa23P9J0cyceXWcSdOjlibahd0lzGGkrxfzx0DYPfNbOTZTlnRg8E016MNqd1xLaQetCMf4lZOmaU90/w148-h200/1922%20ca%20Harry%20Sarah%20Elizabeth%20Margaret-Enhanced%20GS%20red.jpg" width="148" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Harry, Sarah, Elizabeth and Margaret Cooper, my wife’s uncle
and aunts. Given the children’s relative ages, I believe the photo was taken
around 1922, in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland. Photodater estimated two versions of
the photo as 1923 and 1925.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhy3tFKaAA5ijCwiLTshjiPqgeRKq1XwilRVJG4AJHA5MBHF8PnyHZ8pyYF00PUBmWc6_AQo-Cflk0eus7ibFD7jcN_jnAtRs5uv_3T08HmslOFJ6iVrP2V2WxPPcOM1_lhJASI4WYN0w5uYc1_1UgEgxposITpZMhu6ceSNqMONNk__bJW0-dtTPgu4E/s750/1926%20Thompson%20Grandchildren-Enhanced%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="750" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhy3tFKaAA5ijCwiLTshjiPqgeRKq1XwilRVJG4AJHA5MBHF8PnyHZ8pyYF00PUBmWc6_AQo-Cflk0eus7ibFD7jcN_jnAtRs5uv_3T08HmslOFJ6iVrP2V2WxPPcOM1_lhJASI4WYN0w5uYc1_1UgEgxposITpZMhu6ceSNqMONNk__bJW0-dtTPgu4E/w200-h114/1926%20Thompson%20Grandchildren-Enhanced%20red.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Cousins on the farm, including my father, William Calvin
Shepheard (1914-1983), on the left. Given the ages of the children, I believe
the picture was taken in 1926. Photodater estimated it was taken in 1925.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBw6ckoNKrN1Bb6JOlR7m-GW2sed30t1iqb9x31D8e5JVNepHLAkXoU7P3Oez76GgMWiCUaZlztDNV5rSBhV-Zndfj-BJQWzHyaqKIfIPsuJJ-rkFcmf6XTKOcBdOtZl4Qlb9KIB6ACIfWClc5FnMGYUB59l0nTtE6AdZMdEFOW0dV7-NR86JrqEDm5WI/s750/1928%20Jessie%20at%20Victoria%20Hospital%20enhanced-Enhanced%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="750" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBw6ckoNKrN1Bb6JOlR7m-GW2sed30t1iqb9x31D8e5JVNepHLAkXoU7P3Oez76GgMWiCUaZlztDNV5rSBhV-Zndfj-BJQWzHyaqKIfIPsuJJ-rkFcmf6XTKOcBdOtZl4Qlb9KIB6ACIfWClc5FnMGYUB59l0nTtE6AdZMdEFOW0dV7-NR86JrqEDm5WI/w200-h146/1928%20Jessie%20at%20Victoria%20Hospital%20enhanced-Enhanced%20red.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Nursing assistants at Victoria Hospital in Glasgow, Lanark,
Scotland, including my wife’s mother Jessie Cooper (1908-1998), middle left..
Photograph was enhanced and repaired by MyHeritage. I believe the photo was
taken in 1928. Photodater estimated it was taken in 1935 which is too late as
she had immigrated to Canada in 1930.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ftIGs_Ez87ArJqSg_AteYoPhsFd_ub68o-94qZlEnPFNpCANbTFTcxdTm8VRs-E_DHevOCv2Ae5LE35ww0apwRBFa1mhaPfUuz-3IATpBbbu_UQwNy60uWUHJlyrA74thK_1XaJWA82y2ijaOjeEaLMDEE7z1B5Wq_CnMeawUPGmgXlkYIA6LnkLJ0s/s750/1929%20Irricana%20School-Enhanced%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="750" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ftIGs_Ez87ArJqSg_AteYoPhsFd_ub68o-94qZlEnPFNpCANbTFTcxdTm8VRs-E_DHevOCv2Ae5LE35ww0apwRBFa1mhaPfUuz-3IATpBbbu_UQwNy60uWUHJlyrA74thK_1XaJWA82y2ijaOjeEaLMDEE7z1B5Wq_CnMeawUPGmgXlkYIA6LnkLJ0s/w200-h179/1929%20Irricana%20School-Enhanced%20red.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">This photo is of an elementary class at Irricana School, in
Alberta, Canada, and includes my mother, Norma Miller (1917-1974). It was taken
in 1929, just after she and her parents immigrated to the area. The photo was
scanned from a book about the area so is of poor quality. Photodater estimated
it was taken in 1922 which is too early. The error was probably due to the
graininess of the image.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbbwRVL95F4dA6_BgMF0NhO28HXivAOpCA-DuBozpQjUaHLjGi7VftAABi_FR0uz9rtMDmTNhZ3t27smpQl7bBXpOLERXcSxos6zm0PuvtQPrdGG_woI7LYp7wnoHrf_S4G6GrbEOaC3f3WJNTet41beoZkvMt4TGgsRRhNt4Ky9BwDPs9kj2jEKBdhc/s750/1930%20ca%20James%20Shepheard-Enhanced%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="465" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbbwRVL95F4dA6_BgMF0NhO28HXivAOpCA-DuBozpQjUaHLjGi7VftAABi_FR0uz9rtMDmTNhZ3t27smpQl7bBXpOLERXcSxos6zm0PuvtQPrdGG_woI7LYp7wnoHrf_S4G6GrbEOaC3f3WJNTet41beoZkvMt4TGgsRRhNt4Ky9BwDPs9kj2jEKBdhc/w124-h200/1930%20ca%20James%20Shepheard-Enhanced%20red.jpg" width="124" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">James Shepheard (1865-1940). I am confident that this
photograph was taken in 1930. In spite of its good quality Photodater could not
produce a date for it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjafbm6MeWho_GU6jbFrWq42MYq5mCxxaVM2tCENMUAFumX4oAIISnOgaoqGHaueRVWM4qFxnBA7-8Hke-hqnGTmsUmEThIDdyQJvUg4oiBrq3oWbZihoqysMO3LNP2M2X9FN2Ib5XNAeKMQ_xIZ56K7bIMytMio583uWCixBBCjA9HCTstPAij3DsCYqc/s750/1937%20James%20Shepheard%20%20Ethel%20Mae%20at%20Carnwood%20Homestead%205-Enhanced-Colorized%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="750" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjafbm6MeWho_GU6jbFrWq42MYq5mCxxaVM2tCENMUAFumX4oAIISnOgaoqGHaueRVWM4qFxnBA7-8Hke-hqnGTmsUmEThIDdyQJvUg4oiBrq3oWbZihoqysMO3LNP2M2X9FN2Ib5XNAeKMQ_xIZ56K7bIMytMio583uWCixBBCjA9HCTstPAij3DsCYqc/w200-h131/1937%20James%20Shepheard%20%20Ethel%20Mae%20at%20Carnwood%20Homestead%205-Enhanced-Colorized%20red.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">James Pearson and Carrie Jane Shepheard family, including
father James and children, William (b.1914), Edward (b.1916) and Ethel Mae
)b.1935). According to the relative ages of the individuals and location, the
photo would have been taken about 1937. Photodater estimated it was taken in
1936.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm8HtdXTKJJU3UYYd0KgCDU7AmHTxgF9WdgY0knjJ6WTBENpKfQctZ8l_pdZDPW-WwPQ338F4X3bC0fbdzO8aMdppCS277FTO-6AMDqeIM6lyC0MvDaGkld4FtAkkRIuUBQL3uAPBToxNm4D7_rybRW3cmzlpnfxhsrIvD9JxV5AIwvq_HeAnP-rbIcHY/s750/1939%20Oct%2001%20parents%20%20grandparents-Repaired-Enhanced%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="750" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm8HtdXTKJJU3UYYd0KgCDU7AmHTxgF9WdgY0knjJ6WTBENpKfQctZ8l_pdZDPW-WwPQ338F4X3bC0fbdzO8aMdppCS277FTO-6AMDqeIM6lyC0MvDaGkld4FtAkkRIuUBQL3uAPBToxNm4D7_rybRW3cmzlpnfxhsrIvD9JxV5AIwvq_HeAnP-rbIcHY/w200-h131/1939%20Oct%2001%20parents%20%20grandparents-Repaired-Enhanced%20red.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Wedding photo of William Calvin Shepheard and Norma Mabel
Miller, with their parents. The picture was taken in 1939. Photodater estimated
it was taken in 1935.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8P92bgjPOAnAF3HHAHj-Q13UM5N3Dr160YLOflwbAnUlqr_1HKfPMfvXfdSgvPad4OXIynaTrmvy7ByIowtS4NoY5s4f4EEzjO9FhcyIp-RHSYsAh9Ew5EkVg2_kjHqSQoFp9wsW9pKor8tDAp8KefJQDwVUDoDktwwb1lDnbCaqGs3u6pdTKN_B2Rc/s750/1944%20Sharon%20Mom%20Lynn-Enhanced%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="538" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8P92bgjPOAnAF3HHAHj-Q13UM5N3Dr160YLOflwbAnUlqr_1HKfPMfvXfdSgvPad4OXIynaTrmvy7ByIowtS4NoY5s4f4EEzjO9FhcyIp-RHSYsAh9Ew5EkVg2_kjHqSQoFp9wsW9pKor8tDAp8KefJQDwVUDoDktwwb1lDnbCaqGs3u6pdTKN_B2Rc/w144-h200/1944%20Sharon%20Mom%20Lynn-Enhanced%20red.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Norma Shepheard with daughters Sharon (b. 1942) and Lynn
(b.1940). The photo was taken in 1944.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Photodater estimated it was taken in 1945.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOWXieV_Vf1vJntQ2wwMqpSXm0eFYlw00_G5Gz6FKXzxXTZomg5khZzEf1o98dIdc2FRxJ2iP8Usm7aQnypzTRXFhlbroZ2mRJvm5_WT7WrObGPEeWk8TCxg9PRNIFODn71Z6oNG-yZ1FaMEpkkpsvATSMakNIdyO8ZJwPddEFTzvs8UtbjAveO_QQXrw/s750/1949%20Sharon%20Wayne%20Jimmy%20Lynn-Enhanced-Color-Restored%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="750" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOWXieV_Vf1vJntQ2wwMqpSXm0eFYlw00_G5Gz6FKXzxXTZomg5khZzEf1o98dIdc2FRxJ2iP8Usm7aQnypzTRXFhlbroZ2mRJvm5_WT7WrObGPEeWk8TCxg9PRNIFODn71Z6oNG-yZ1FaMEpkkpsvATSMakNIdyO8ZJwPddEFTzvs8UtbjAveO_QQXrw/w200-h156/1949%20Sharon%20Wayne%20Jimmy%20Lynn-Enhanced-Color-Restored%20red.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sharon, Wayne, Lynn and Jimmy, children of William and Norma
Shepheard. The photo was taken in 1949. Photodater estimated it was taken in
1955 which date is significantly in error.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aJ5lXOeKsKFVHIZW7GUj0EeE0RHMD49BaE7SuIl9NCuF7O2thVNF-q-VSYr_WFkG8v6jjF3cDVCiou4bOhRqVaUeP_5j4n1EuBjlwl6cKKgdJrDMldftQYxiiq1BxgcD4AjoyQU_T58VxArDJ3qsVrsHzYGsgoCRgVrHg3fER9rWChU-__D7Rr1fZTU/s750/1952%20Betty-Enhanced%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="434" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aJ5lXOeKsKFVHIZW7GUj0EeE0RHMD49BaE7SuIl9NCuF7O2thVNF-q-VSYr_WFkG8v6jjF3cDVCiou4bOhRqVaUeP_5j4n1EuBjlwl6cKKgdJrDMldftQYxiiq1BxgcD4AjoyQU_T58VxArDJ3qsVrsHzYGsgoCRgVrHg3fER9rWChU-__D7Rr1fZTU/w116-h200/1952%20Betty-Enhanced%20red.jpg" width="116" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Betty Mae (McKay) Relf (1934-1991). This picture of my
wife’s sister was taken in 1952. Photodater estimated it was taken in 1955.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXz0voAEYWQo35P18SpqNqdvXFvM2v6sMctnyDvlsEoZ9Bf5urS1N-HkfCGqFDqJkQiYVmgnTyY_pBfFKFmwSHyyH6mczD6aKtV_85LEoBoqQ-lNVWeC-ZFOnuOQZja2X2VAcqx4YtdmjPKCImjCvMAu4vLcLT8ICc2LIZvKT7n0frlgrqqY-ItK1tYM/s750/1960%20Lynn%20%20Roy-Enhanced-Color-Restored%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="522" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXz0voAEYWQo35P18SpqNqdvXFvM2v6sMctnyDvlsEoZ9Bf5urS1N-HkfCGqFDqJkQiYVmgnTyY_pBfFKFmwSHyyH6mczD6aKtV_85LEoBoqQ-lNVWeC-ZFOnuOQZja2X2VAcqx4YtdmjPKCImjCvMAu4vLcLT8ICc2LIZvKT7n0frlgrqqY-ItK1tYM/w139-h200/1960%20Lynn%20%20Roy-Enhanced-Color-Restored%20red.jpg" width="139" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Alan Roy and Pricilla Lynn (Shepheard) Pettitt. This photo
was taken in 1960 on the day of their marriage. It was enhanced from a
poor-quality snapshot. Photodater estimated it was taken in 1961.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqRuacBY2Rk_il39XN8Ml9hHEypWhP474K3lgN9nr5IagBxeysVApYCNZvwelCvFOSbV3sUyPb8YjDUe2bj_IJewulPCQQpXnNHKliLtm-pk6FOaFRfZbqfay-zli7belkhwDJOpbNubI_rCNvU48-EYwYOZPTpCd0m9EAb34AIBPg7MZeYgXzPlZJyo/s750/1969%20Bill%20&%20Norma-Enhanced-Color-Restored%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="476" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqRuacBY2Rk_il39XN8Ml9hHEypWhP474K3lgN9nr5IagBxeysVApYCNZvwelCvFOSbV3sUyPb8YjDUe2bj_IJewulPCQQpXnNHKliLtm-pk6FOaFRfZbqfay-zli7belkhwDJOpbNubI_rCNvU48-EYwYOZPTpCd0m9EAb34AIBPg7MZeYgXzPlZJyo/w127-h200/1969%20Bill%20&%20Norma-Enhanced-Color-Restored%20red.jpg" width="127" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">William and Norma Shepheard. The photo was taken in Calgary,
Alberta, Canada in 1969. Photodater estimated it was taken in 1969.
Interestingly, before the photograph was colour-restored by MyHeritage,
Photodate could not give a date estimate.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZeKCrb4rXr_pkNKS7HCOTgy13PLRO5vzP-tWJV9pZa6ikcLTs9UiWa-bJxaW16cWv3ops_RtF7LTxTtb8OUEE4LyPzhgkgandSpT5epDZSQFBmtGvDcl_fKAVz2e50cBkbIW6FLE1aOh8pIasjO2lFDb5lXfF_wT4v7JQsJL_DsJQnxfD1Bbr5CEU2w/s750/1970%20Harrison%20Hot%20Springs%202-Enhanced%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="750" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZeKCrb4rXr_pkNKS7HCOTgy13PLRO5vzP-tWJV9pZa6ikcLTs9UiWa-bJxaW16cWv3ops_RtF7LTxTtb8OUEE4LyPzhgkgandSpT5epDZSQFBmtGvDcl_fKAVz2e50cBkbIW6FLE1aOh8pIasjO2lFDb5lXfF_wT4v7JQsJL_DsJQnxfD1Bbr5CEU2w/w200-h152/1970%20Harrison%20Hot%20Springs%202-Enhanced%20red.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Wayne and Linda Shepheard. This picture was taken in 1970 on
our honeymoon. Photodater estimated it was taken in 1970.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">While a few results suggest the program was of limited use,
the overall outcome is very positive. Of 25 photos analyzed:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->11 estimated dates from Photodater were within
five years of actual or very confident dates I already have (44% of total). That
was true of photos across the century sample.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Four of the estimates (16% of total) were
identical to my dates. Of those, three matched exactly the known dates of the
photos, including the two most recent examples.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Six estimates (24% of total) were more than five
years away from what I have, although one was for a very poor-quality image and
three were from photo dates that I did not have solid evidence for.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Dates were not offered by Photodater for four
photos (16% of total), for pictures taken around 1900, 1911, 1920 and 1930. One
was a scene of individuals in a field that would logically post a difficulty. The
others were good quality professional portraits, though, which one might assume
would have been dated.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Fifteen of the photographs were taken by
professionals but the dating of them did not show any trend for accuracy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What I have found out now is that almost every photo I open
in my MyHeritage library now, a date is automatically generated. If I load a
new image, a date is generated. I don’t have to do anything. Not all of them
are right but at least I get something I can look at in terms of further
analysis. Enhancing and other restoration techniques seemed to improve the
dating result for a few photos.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My recommendation is to try it out, especially for those old
photos for which you don’t have a good handle on in terms of its age. Use the
other tools as well. You may be surprised and delighted by the results.
Enhancing images is particularly valuable as it can bring fuzzy and indistinct
images into clear focus. <o:p></o:p></p>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-82883557997042498742023-09-12T08:57:00.003-06:002023-09-18T08:17:52.128-06:00All About That Place<p><span style="background: white;">Celebrating
the 10<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of the Society for One-Place Studies, this
unique event is spearheaded by the Society of Genealogists, the Society for
One-Place Studies, Genealogy Stories, and the British Association for Local
History</span>. This is happening from Friday 22 September to 1 October 2023.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">I have one
of the presentations you can see called, <b>All About Cornwood</b>, a talk is
about a small rural parish in southwest Devon and will delve into the place,
the people and the history of the area.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">There are
130 talks, 93 speakers and 10 days of history fun!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Join like-minded history
lovers to explore the places your ancestors lived in, all from the comfort of
your own home. Inside our pop-up Facebook Group and on our YouTube channel,
you’ll be able to enjoy a plethora of free online bite-sized recorded talks
from a wide range of speakers (all of whom have kindly donated their time to
celebrate One Place Studies).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">With event sponsors
including eminent organizations like The Genealogist, Name and Place,
University of Strathclyde, Pharos Tutors, The Historic Towns Trust and Family
Tree magazine, you can be sure to enjoy a truly engaging educational
opportunity like no other.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">This one-of-a-kind event
isn’t just about idly watching though! It’s specially designed to help you to
take part and start diving into local history. Alongside the wide collection of
talks on research tools, analytical techniques, and place history, you’ll be
provided with motivating challenge instructions. Perhaps you’ll even start a
One-Place Study. You’ll be able to download a free challenge workbook to record
your learning activity and complete challenge tasks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Plus, to celebrate your
amazing progress you’ll be offered the opportunity to enter a prize draw
consisting of a wide range of history goodies (such as 1-year membership to the
SoG, the Curious Descendants Club, BALH, Name and Place, a discount on The Genealogist’s
Diamond subscription, 4 Historic Towns maps and more)!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For more information go to the All About That Place <a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/allaboutthatplace">subscription page</a>.</p>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-39881045216941185022023-09-08T05:19:00.002-06:002023-09-08T05:19:45.893-06:00Writing for Publication<p> Last week I was part of a short online presentation
organized by <b><i>Pro-Am Genies</i></b>, a group of individuals whose common
background includes having taken a Pharos Tutors course about becoming a
professional genealogist. I took the course in 2010, along with several others
in the pursuit of a certificate in <b><i>Family History Skills and Strategies
(Intermediate)</i></b>, which I earned in 2012.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Members of Pro-Am Genies are mostly involved in some manner
in consulting work with family historians. The meet regularly to compare notes.
The latest online meeting was to look at what may be involved in writing for
publications.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Following are comments I made as one of the presenters.<a name="_Hlk141530449"> They are focused on writing about genealogical subjects,
but they could be applied to almost any topic.<o:p></o:p></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;">They come from my
own writing experience as well as to my previous roles as a family history society
journal editor. I have had 50 articles published in various family history
society journals, newsletters and commercial magazines since 2010, some of
which I have mentioned on this blogsite. I have also given nearly 40 talks to
various groups about a variety of genealogical-related subjects. And I have
published two books.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;">Using this
background, I tried to give a short summary to the group about how to go about
getting ideas and stories into print for other family historians to read.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Write about things that interest you and that
you enjoy talking about.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l5 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->That seems self-evident but tackling a broad
subject might feel more like a dreaded school assignment rather than a trip to
a playground.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l5 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Writing is always easier if you have fun with
it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l5 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Stories about family or personal experiences are
good places to start.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l5 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->As you write these stories you probably will
also be inspired to look for more information about an event to really flesh it
out.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Write
about things that you know about.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l4 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->If you have some knowledge or expertise about a
subject, it will be useful to let others know.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l4 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->That might be in specific types of research,
areas you have studied, time periods, individual characteristics like
occupations or military service.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l4 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Sometimes articles come from presentations you
might have given.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l4 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->I have developed a niche regarding the impact of
natural phenomena, or Mother Nature, on the lives and livelihoods of our
ancestors which is serving me well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l4 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The view that I like to promote is that humankind has
always had to adapt to the ever-changing physical environments in which they
lived and that family histories are not complete until such events are
incorporated.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Start
a blog.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->This is a great way to practice writing as it
allows you to focus on single subjects with each post. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->I started mine over 10 years ago and have posted
more than 360 times.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Blogs are a good way to communicate with friends
and family about common ancestors, events or ideas they may know nothing about.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Over time you may find many individual blog
posts can be connected into a larger article that will be of interest to a
journal or magazine with a broader audience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->In
terms of publishing, start with local society journals and newsletters.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Every society that has a newsletter or journal,
no matter what its level of sophistication, is looking for contributions to
fill their pages.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->You don’t have to be a member to submit an
article, but you might wish to join.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->These may be just short blurbs with information
you have found about an ancestor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Contribute
short stories at first.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l7 level1 lfo8; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Many commercial publications as well as society
newsletters welcome short stories of just a few hundred words.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l7 level1 lfo8; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->You can make them about family members or
ancestors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l7 level1 lfo8; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->These are popular with readers and editors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Get
a friend to proofread.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->If you lack confidence in writing, initially, get
someone to proofread your attempts to begin with, especially someone who has
writing experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Research
your subject.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l6 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Whether you are writing about a particular study
or family member, be sure to research all aspects.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l6 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Confirm names, dates and places of events and
any side stories or facts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l6 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->And, of course, cite your sources.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->(Re)learn
the rules of good writing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Harken back to your schooldays when you were
taught about basic grammar and spelling. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->It’s most important that whatever you write is
clearly expressed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Edit your work strenuously to prevent repetition
and to clarify ideas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->You may go through several drafts. Set them
aside for a few days and then come back. You’ll find you have new thoughts or
ideas on how to improve the piece.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->As you progress, and especially when writing for
professional publications, learn about the formal styles that different
publications may demand.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;">Good writing comes
with practice. Even experienced writers always endeavour to improve on what
they produce.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;">Everyone has a
story. Don’t be shy about telling yours.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">By the way, if you are interested in extending your
education in genealogy, have a look at the courses offered by <a href="https://www.pharostutors.com/">Pharos Tutors</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGc-m_Fu6abD-TBQeb5cC65h-poeyB-RWUBBr3OcMCxXL71ATSkoi6oeZykjGBoDNJGrBfmFh1X-_YZPpaTd2RLVw6gqInUzA7dqOlSgjX3g5SE0cjjsjzCCaY83BTcbgEXXLx2GS_BNdTG2v5umOmv6SBCwzEJYAqv9JbLvEHi93H9PFKbz9DLmDh9PE/s3300/Professional%20Writing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="3300" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGc-m_Fu6abD-TBQeb5cC65h-poeyB-RWUBBr3OcMCxXL71ATSkoi6oeZykjGBoDNJGrBfmFh1X-_YZPpaTd2RLVw6gqInUzA7dqOlSgjX3g5SE0cjjsjzCCaY83BTcbgEXXLx2GS_BNdTG2v5umOmv6SBCwzEJYAqv9JbLvEHi93H9PFKbz9DLmDh9PE/w400-h225/Professional%20Writing.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141530449;"></span><p></p>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-69811478859559095352023-08-08T13:36:00.002-06:002023-08-08T13:42:39.149-06:00Peggy’s War: A story of a Land Girl and the Women’s Land Army <p>In the September 2023 issue of <i>Family Tree</i> magazine
(UK), now on sale, I have an article about the Women’s Land Army (WLA) of
Britain, featuring the life of Laura May (Fisher) Marshall, known to her family
and friends as Peggy. Unfortunately, there was not the ability or space to
include many of the background stories and pertinent photos of Land Girls,
especially those of Peggy and her husband, Arthur Marshall.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you do not have a <a href="https://www.family-tree.co.uk/store/subscriptions/family-tree-magazine/"><i>Family
Tree</i> subscription</a>, I recommend getting one.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbVpVnmdlzRoz-04VpLWqFMGkeHMuW1K7-f_uwutN9kZJseQjatDy-dmib2etErbEDKRIZQL_EvWIm9Jq9nsPosfvsJgjRNLgjCiLtXh2fOfa68EhG7jDcJF0A_abImPVfEX6haPreshJ27gJOsZaw9-VMMsAP8iWEQB_GpJjBu2rAWi6hqVLEuDL7eE/s2000/p001_FTMSept23%20NORMAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1425" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbVpVnmdlzRoz-04VpLWqFMGkeHMuW1K7-f_uwutN9kZJseQjatDy-dmib2etErbEDKRIZQL_EvWIm9Jq9nsPosfvsJgjRNLgjCiLtXh2fOfa68EhG7jDcJF0A_abImPVfEX6haPreshJ27gJOsZaw9-VMMsAP8iWEQB_GpJjBu2rAWi6hqVLEuDL7eE/s320/p001_FTMSept23%20NORMAL.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">So, here is a bit of an addendum to the published article.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It was titled “Peggy’s War” both for her involvement in the
WLA as well because so many of her family had roles in the conflict. One of
Arthur’s brothers gave his life. At times she might well have thought the war
was a personal struggle.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The Women’s Land Army<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The WLA was forged with the intent to support agricultural
activities in Britain at a time when many farm workers elected to join the
military in the fight with German forces in Europe. Thousands of young women,
many from urban localities joined the WLA, partly to expand their own personal
experiences, but also to assist in the war effort. While most women in rural
communities were already working on farms, there were still not enough people
to provide the labour for efficiently food production. Thus, a concerted effort
was made to recruit those in towns and cities across the country.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Land Girls, as they were called, were recognizable in the
long smocks, unique breeches, boots and head gear, and badges and armbands they
wore.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6hDoDLFglb1EvNKXRl1rUDEvdyVWARoIMCeiUgTFd5hpt099kT095F8OQh76EnU-FSQ2DN7PIUqIAJsaNcrJjctsXv50emquG8AMQGXxqjVjisXHs_j8kUMvsF3LttUrC7CkP_oM6z_bwgOBwSF06cP6mgA3VKUgTDv_PP6t2fPAnwMTlCtRkPuKDjo/s1873/WLA%20Badge,%20Arm%20Band%20&%20Good%20Service%20Ribbon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="1873" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6hDoDLFglb1EvNKXRl1rUDEvdyVWARoIMCeiUgTFd5hpt099kT095F8OQh76EnU-FSQ2DN7PIUqIAJsaNcrJjctsXv50emquG8AMQGXxqjVjisXHs_j8kUMvsF3LttUrC7CkP_oM6z_bwgOBwSF06cP6mgA3VKUgTDv_PP6t2fPAnwMTlCtRkPuKDjo/w400-h100/WLA%20Badge,%20Arm%20Band%20&%20Good%20Service%20Ribbon.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">They were celebrated in almost every community in which they
worked and lauded by governments for their dedication.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqVXwoiA6XkBmhMs68ZXaQXH6MzEOImrAHhHBNkp8AMLOv_7A8vJmwPbcNxV_ldHCt4M3e7842EAssje9DN8zO-qrrYyPVfNlqszSiVtAYQ0oW6nFTe-MdSK2gg_fx6yfYLsY81OcWEWfBtUpXBLrWd5NMBmFmMILgQ0mF1pwJTn3zi6f98KV7rwG-MU/s5000/Parade-of-First-World-War-Land-Girls%20-%20Lord%20Mayors%20Show%20March%201918%20-%20London%20Daily%20mail%20trimmed-Enhanced%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2896" data-original-width="5000" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqVXwoiA6XkBmhMs68ZXaQXH6MzEOImrAHhHBNkp8AMLOv_7A8vJmwPbcNxV_ldHCt4M3e7842EAssje9DN8zO-qrrYyPVfNlqszSiVtAYQ0oW6nFTe-MdSK2gg_fx6yfYLsY81OcWEWfBtUpXBLrWd5NMBmFmMILgQ0mF1pwJTn3zi6f98KV7rwG-MU/w640-h370/Parade-of-First-World-War-Land-Girls%20-%20Lord%20Mayors%20Show%20March%201918%20-%20London%20Daily%20mail%20trimmed-Enhanced%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><o:p></o:p><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">WLA members march in the Lord Mayor of London’s Show
in 1918 (photo originally published in <i>London Daily Mail</i>; image captured
from website </span><a href="https://www.womenslandarmy.co.uk/ww1-photo-the-march-of-the-land-girls/"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Women’s Land Army & Timber Corps</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt;">; this work is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There is a great deal of information to be found about the
WLA on the website <a href="https://www.womenslandarmy.co.uk/">Women’s Land
Army & Timber Corps</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The Fisher Family<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Laura May
Fisher, known by her family and friends as Peggy, was born 9 April 1898 at 4
Headstone Terrace, Harrow on the Hill, London, to parents, James John and
Minnie Elizabeth (Buckland) Fisher. James was an independent house builder and
decorator.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS60kKYmYHj1PzMlCcE8RjZeHpFH6SJKA-U5SXQdEsgtWrhTPjr0Q0wNg5wxN166TJRNoIIzmWecLbg1gqB1Ur3ctPE6JGyseRyUmcLUZS6D5wKfY476Mvhkqy7oYV1QkFE36xKAJJHoZNeoPG63zS-EMkKsPKV5bUXxil7ItU0NPX1aXEx_KKZVSf8iI/s3277/1898%20Fisher,%20Laura%20May%20birth.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="3277" height="76" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS60kKYmYHj1PzMlCcE8RjZeHpFH6SJKA-U5SXQdEsgtWrhTPjr0Q0wNg5wxN166TJRNoIIzmWecLbg1gqB1Ur3ctPE6JGyseRyUmcLUZS6D5wKfY476Mvhkqy7oYV1QkFE36xKAJJHoZNeoPG63zS-EMkKsPKV5bUXxil7ItU0NPX1aXEx_KKZVSf8iI/w640-h76/1898%20Fisher,%20Laura%20May%20birth.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1898 birth record for Laura
May Fisher (acquired from General Record Office)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Peggy was
the fourth of five children. Her three older sisters, Doris Isabel (b. 1890),
Barbara Joan (b. 1892) and Marjorie Eileen (b. 1893), were born in Lewisham,
Kent, <a name="_Hlk124235959">where their parents had met and married</a>. By
the time the third child came along the family were in the process of
relocating to Forest Hill, Kent. A brother, Harland, was born across the Thames
River, in Paddington, Middlesex, in 1896.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Shortly
after Laura’s birth, the family moved to Eastbourne, Sussex. Her youngest sibling,
Ivor Albert, was born there in 1899. </span>Peggy would have received her
education in East Sussex, likely in a number of different schools.<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
birthplaces reflect the movement of the family around southeast England as the
father secured work as a house contractor in developing communities. </span>The
family lived on Gore Park Road in Eastbourne between 1899 and at least 1908.
They then moved up the coast to Old Church Road in Hollington, north of
Hastings, where they resided until after 1911. By 1918<a name="_Hlk124236897">,
with all their children gone, </a>James and Minnie had moved across town to 375
Harold Road, where they remained until 1928 when Minnie, by then a widow,
immigrated to Canada. James had died in 1927. Minnie lived with her son, Ivor
Albert, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, until her death in 1955.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59Zas8KvioF80vr7aGrYF_IpoXkopw91k2zCd5f2zcTYPY_RsdhTsbykvFQ1ilnmFm8GvJdAMIRbv9oRey1DkW0askCcqgMSa5p3dhoyNpkRhs4nXWhTQRgDlsnBcCIZNthWJR10iKpIt0eozTO-n1NN_9VuU_ra4qsvdhFPzYaka-A9dUCeD22M4r3Y/s5571/London%20&%20Sussex%20Residences%20-%20Fisher%20Family%20&%20Broomhill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="5571" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59Zas8KvioF80vr7aGrYF_IpoXkopw91k2zCd5f2zcTYPY_RsdhTsbykvFQ1ilnmFm8GvJdAMIRbv9oRey1DkW0askCcqgMSa5p3dhoyNpkRhs4nXWhTQRgDlsnBcCIZNthWJR10iKpIt0eozTO-n1NN_9VuU_ra4qsvdhFPzYaka-A9dUCeD22M4r3Y/w640-h230/London%20&%20Sussex%20Residences%20-%20Fisher%20Family%20&%20Broomhill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><o:p></o:p><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Locations of Fisher and Marshal family residences from
1890 to 1927 in London and East Sussex (base maps used under a Creative Commons
Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Peggy appears to have begun her new role as a Land Girl in
mid- to late 1918 at Barkham Manor Farm, in East Sussex, owned by Robert
Kenward. Her name was posted on the first Good Service Ribbon list published
for East Sussex, in April 1919.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOOjRR1QRnqAc-oL4Q7LdA4cimiTsXI6nn_4e8lQbxqaZmsGxy7h_nrLOkDxthd_-74e3SI2cTERe3-dPKpbGIKAv5FgTIkyKI8f7_83HPrld7vcFGI6MYU882dTN0SE_f6Y7yHSGMcLR2PG58qPpxMjCgu7TdKfYcR_xh-uNfZZ3cgniZxQ08gScPgM/s2892/191904%20GSR%20East%20Sussex-Enhanced%20with%20photo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2892" data-original-width="1666" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOOjRR1QRnqAc-oL4Q7LdA4cimiTsXI6nn_4e8lQbxqaZmsGxy7h_nrLOkDxthd_-74e3SI2cTERe3-dPKpbGIKAv5FgTIkyKI8f7_83HPrld7vcFGI6MYU882dTN0SE_f6Y7yHSGMcLR2PG58qPpxMjCgu7TdKfYcR_xh-uNfZZ3cgniZxQ08gScPgM/w230-h400/191904%20GSR%20East%20Sussex-Enhanced%20with%20photo.jpg" width="230" /></a></div> <o:p></o:p><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">List of Good Service Ribbon winner in East Sussex; acquired
from <i>The Landswoman</i>, April 1919 issue, published on website </span><a href="https://www.womenslandarmy.co.uk/ww1-photo-the-march-of-the-land-girls/"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Women’s Land Army & Timber Corps</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Several workers were hired on at Barkham Manor following the
war, including a stockman named Arthur Samuel Marshall. Arthur was an army
veteran, having served with the 5<sup>th</sup> Royal Sussex Regiment in France
following his enlistment on 18 February 1915. He was demobilized on 12 March
1919 and returned to find work in his home county of East Sussex.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">From the time they both arrived at Barkham, Arthur and Peggy
became close.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The Marshall Family<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Marshall family lived in Broomhill, a rural district of
Rye, East Sussex, on the Dungeness Peninsula, during the time Arthur and his
siblings were born and raised. Arthur’s birth date was 1 February 1893.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBB775D92O8v0rpgF3-9dd6U_iAMhGjXV9XpTvtUP3PXtlRx917p8IEu4E-PTEoLRj0TDeoHXbvghyHAsTSIfhQcA_CCM_nUytk8R3vrJpOVVuc9LPqqHDFVUJiEc_cRG3w-yv20ghm3__g-FTzkkArK5CLYjSmxmZ9TqmCW7HyRUBNgSwBNG_DgXtntU/s3161/1893%20Marshall,%20Arthur%20Samuel%20birth.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="3161" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBB775D92O8v0rpgF3-9dd6U_iAMhGjXV9XpTvtUP3PXtlRx917p8IEu4E-PTEoLRj0TDeoHXbvghyHAsTSIfhQcA_CCM_nUytk8R3vrJpOVVuc9LPqqHDFVUJiEc_cRG3w-yv20ghm3__g-FTzkkArK5CLYjSmxmZ9TqmCW7HyRUBNgSwBNG_DgXtntU/w640-h70/1893%20Marshall,%20Arthur%20Samuel%20birth.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><o:p></o:p><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1893 birth record for Arthur
Samuel Marshall (acquired from General Record Office)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Samuel Arthur Marshall, Arthur’s father, was a farm
labourer, born just to the east, in Lydd, Kent. Arthur’s mother, Emma Jane
Roope Loraine, was born in Dartmouth, Devon, but came to the Rye area with her
family, when her father, a coastguardsman, was transferred there.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Arthur took up animal husbandry, first as a shepherd and
then looking after cattle and horses. From his home at Broomhill Farm, he
joined the British Army. Following his service, he began work at Barkham Farm,
over 30 miles to the east of Broomhill. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We don’t know what prompted Arthur to take up employment
there. It appears, though, that he may have served under Lt. Robert Kenward,
Jr. in the Royal Sussex Regiment with both being deployed to France the same
day. Robert, who died during action nat Auvilliers, France in 1916, may have
indicated to Arthur that there could be work at Barkham Farm after the war. His
employment probably began there in the spring of 1919.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Marriage of Peggy & Arthur<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The marriage of Peggy and Arthur was supported by the whole
community and publicized by many news agencies. No doubt her being awarded the
Distinguished Service Bar for heroic efforts in saving the life of her fiancé
led to her acclaim.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CXR-tdqGRSCfPT2bY62HBQ1_5ONskroBklEu71S70XEd0aUUTSa4rKMziir25QFhjPNukpOGWVCSVY6_TXWX4A6w3whgtPf7ics2-Q0ZsqwGRu7I8lRf8X_Woy3Dymvezluh2TM5dIgn_eZjkXvMdBl6mBbyY2hXznNHt3V6OLKOe1CpQqFpDetqkgE/s2000/19191110%20Daily%20Mirror%20marriage%20pics.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1643" data-original-width="2000" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CXR-tdqGRSCfPT2bY62HBQ1_5ONskroBklEu71S70XEd0aUUTSa4rKMziir25QFhjPNukpOGWVCSVY6_TXWX4A6w3whgtPf7ics2-Q0ZsqwGRu7I8lRf8X_Woy3Dymvezluh2TM5dIgn_eZjkXvMdBl6mBbyY2hXznNHt3V6OLKOe1CpQqFpDetqkgE/w640-h526/19191110%20Daily%20Mirror%20marriage%20pics.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><o:p></o:p><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Photos from <i>The Daily Mirror</i>, 19 November 1919
issue, published in recognition of the marriage of Peggy Fisher and Arthur
Marshall; images acquired from website The British Newspaper Archive (used with
permission from </span><a href="https://www.reachplc.com/"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Reach Plc</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt;">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Peggy’s bridal party was made up mostly of Land Girl friends
with whom she served. She and her husband were given a guard of honour by 12 Sussex
Land Girls, in full WLA uniforms, in exiting the church after the wedding. A
decorated farm wagon accompanied by horse-mounted Land Girls accompanied the
couple to their reception.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Peggy & Arthur<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">While Peggy and Arthur and their families may have been
“typical” people who served their country during WWI, their personal accomplishments
were deserving of the accolades they received. As did all the Land Girls who
volunteered in both world wars, I should add.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I hope you will read the whole story in <b><i>Family Tree</i></b>
magazine.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Some Other Photos & Media<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">See <a href="https://www.womenslandarmy.co.uk/category/ww1-photos/">Women’s Land Army</a>
and <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-womens-land-army-in-pictures">Imperial
War Museum</a> websites for many more pictures. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Movies of Land Girls from World War I vintage </span><a href="https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/77320/"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/77320/</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> &
</span><a href="https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/77035/"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/77035/</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSKV-gnkx6QCgreU-h1C4GjdqSkyjFVoJpbqFeIP3wBdcMeHyoCKQ-sdiWofrQ10l-W0hvto0e34g2MpJTT51zzm6TMOepXSAcGdBT_ZUjCJaj34UjiM33h-UeeAOBKYHOumXcPpRon5SKX1sB8mC1eaw8hzePfsIkcKZqpZ94rT-R33tcvFI4PnNxQY/s981/Emma-Jolly.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="981" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSKV-gnkx6QCgreU-h1C4GjdqSkyjFVoJpbqFeIP3wBdcMeHyoCKQ-sdiWofrQ10l-W0hvto0e34g2MpJTT51zzm6TMOepXSAcGdBT_ZUjCJaj34UjiM33h-UeeAOBKYHOumXcPpRon5SKX1sB8mC1eaw8hzePfsIkcKZqpZ94rT-R33tcvFI4PnNxQY/w245-h400/Emma-Jolly.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Emma Jolly, Land Girl; photo acquired from Women’s
Land Army & Timber Corps</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsxgH5ffK22_rRzqwO2sgTZPsGRVrKH1UrXtaoxqwaMhDS8kNgXSk1rO2cb3ALSrR5CEhxUfkX8BG8QObHBnlwfuZXer4HtSv89EA6n_N9cfOf_6rIsj7aNpUfmm5LqafQihNrJbh0opJCG6Bpfl7Djz7w3lMwC144MZzCUrT14Q7z_K3Mi-YOWevyCA/s5000/Womens%20Land%20Army%20members%20outside%20County%20Hall%20Lewes%20adjusted-Enhanced.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3100" data-original-width="5000" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsxgH5ffK22_rRzqwO2sgTZPsGRVrKH1UrXtaoxqwaMhDS8kNgXSk1rO2cb3ALSrR5CEhxUfkX8BG8QObHBnlwfuZXer4HtSv89EA6n_N9cfOf_6rIsj7aNpUfmm5LqafQihNrJbh0opJCG6Bpfl7Djz7w3lMwC144MZzCUrT14Q7z_K3Mi-YOWevyCA/w640-h396/Womens%20Land%20Army%20members%20outside%20County%20Hall%20Lewes%20adjusted-Enhanced.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Photo of East Sussex Land Girls outside Country Hall
in Lewes, 1919 (Peggy Fisher may be in the group (captured from inactive website
</span><a href="http://www.eastsussexww1.org.uk/womens-land-army-3/index.html"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">the first world war east sussex</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt;">)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhbdvorwFLB1iFzxapYoUw9F8XJDWhoiIzEGTx-JGaOVUG4eU9l9mlFndqqutZvvf5PYyfPRr9wCofkQYvJp9gZfpVejo-JOs8oa3Ls6Xl0donb3e8C6wfp2xPaw2MnGFDuSwSgHL32x9-oqiiJUQjNwNokJ38wGMPEeQqV-arwPfw_GHgTf9HBpT_So8/s800/IWM%20-%20Q%2054307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="800" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhbdvorwFLB1iFzxapYoUw9F8XJDWhoiIzEGTx-JGaOVUG4eU9l9mlFndqqutZvvf5PYyfPRr9wCofkQYvJp9gZfpVejo-JOs8oa3Ls6Xl0donb3e8C6wfp2xPaw2MnGFDuSwSgHL32x9-oqiiJUQjNwNokJ38wGMPEeQqV-arwPfw_GHgTf9HBpT_So8/w640-h448/IWM%20-%20Q%2054307.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A member of the Women’s Land Army operating a
single-furrow plough on a British farm; Imperial War Museum reference IWM (Q
54607)<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnIlo4pFGouqM9zljsSmkgGW3keKOdxJrme9OXcEuL87ZlNesV7JNEXsS0xBqW8PYhsZ5heSslFEvZ5NY99xEah6lNNOooU4PtFb8vPFoJvhQcpH7PuvNoEfwTw2poKlkRPmmChmjtq-3-YZgqoW3TgfeJx3R9fHVtyo_SNEoTX5Gq5-nUAbL1u7IrIk/s4000/19180328%20Daily%20Mirror%20-%20Devon%20land%20Girls%20on%20way%20to%20potato%20field-Enhanced.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3032" data-original-width="4000" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnIlo4pFGouqM9zljsSmkgGW3keKOdxJrme9OXcEuL87ZlNesV7JNEXsS0xBqW8PYhsZ5heSslFEvZ5NY99xEah6lNNOooU4PtFb8vPFoJvhQcpH7PuvNoEfwTw2poKlkRPmmChmjtq-3-YZgqoW3TgfeJx3R9fHVtyo_SNEoTX5Gq5-nUAbL1u7IrIk/w640-h486/19180328%20Daily%20Mirror%20-%20Devon%20land%20Girls%20on%20way%20to%20potato%20field-Enhanced.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Devon Land Girls on the way to the potato fields; images
originally published in <i>The</i> <i>Daily Mirror</i> on 28 March 1918,
acquired from website The British Newspaper Archive (used with permission from <a href="https://www.reachplc.com/">Reach Plc</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWpUjYon4cYxAdRvqnaWKqfvNHJp6Aw_ulNO3Y79qfvm7AQOQh3QDAUwjJpiOhdn3f0V0879iT8PKN3umb-2lAXZqsW1O-BD79_HtDs-9T9U4Qv6EsC3q73m81itA-vkepyTrFTo7_T1mgD6oJ3wS3UHTXDI9r97eC7ndRzR87FS3pW50G9-mJev0Kmg/s1917/19180313%20Illustrated%20War%20News%20-%20Brighton%20parade.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="1917" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWpUjYon4cYxAdRvqnaWKqfvNHJp6Aw_ulNO3Y79qfvm7AQOQh3QDAUwjJpiOhdn3f0V0879iT8PKN3umb-2lAXZqsW1O-BD79_HtDs-9T9U4Qv6EsC3q73m81itA-vkepyTrFTo7_T1mgD6oJ3wS3UHTXDI9r97eC7ndRzR87FS3pW50G9-mJev0Kmg/w640-h460/19180313%20Illustrated%20War%20News%20-%20Brighton%20parade.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Parade of Land Girls in Brighton in March 1918; published
on 13 March 1918 in <i>The Illustrated War News</i>, acquired from website <i>The
British Newspaper Archive</i> (used courtesy of the British Library Board)<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7tejOl0W2OLTqcrd95vgBTmUqoQw_E2e-IewZfyKiaNnI1dmWV-MML0N0Pnv7d6eJPlEurKWGPZ2p3Z0VQD42FqXLjlLAj8qbXTszvvj2fb0U16S4BnD67-CZgtGaFZbC_ISSrJG9hlLiXO4ds1TVXyar6SKjf1OZgMyT46F-BW3WVPPsEN0uHc-5js/s1537/Women's_Land_Army_statue.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="987" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7tejOl0W2OLTqcrd95vgBTmUqoQw_E2e-IewZfyKiaNnI1dmWV-MML0N0Pnv7d6eJPlEurKWGPZ2p3Z0VQD42FqXLjlLAj8qbXTszvvj2fb0U16S4BnD67-CZgtGaFZbC_ISSrJG9hlLiXO4ds1TVXyar6SKjf1OZgMyT46F-BW3WVPPsEN0uHc-5js/w256-h400/Women's_Land_Army_statue.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: #202122; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Statue at the National Memorial Arboretum, </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Alrewas<span style="background: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: #202122;">, </span>Staffordshire; image
acquired from website </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Land_Army"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Women’s Land
Army</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
(photo used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0
International License)<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-35078182707730165032023-08-08T13:22:00.002-06:002023-08-08T13:22:19.601-06:00A Blogiversary<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXlBgZRgeHC8dsYPVhkIx1rogZ-olN64xXWGxo01jmkxS8srDVb9J6Z6uEgYyWQ1LTrHnf4r2vLSWXZ6_273sAESoWyta9gIQm7ox4ZXOD8_MMNwYd1llOb_nV8hdduElOYoBIRGllMmycXev5YhyYlV_qNfqOUSirXdSJZPGw2dWKRl9q4Hy1mYq7_E/s850/10th%20anniversary%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="850" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXlBgZRgeHC8dsYPVhkIx1rogZ-olN64xXWGxo01jmkxS8srDVb9J6Z6uEgYyWQ1LTrHnf4r2vLSWXZ6_273sAESoWyta9gIQm7ox4ZXOD8_MMNwYd1llOb_nV8hdduElOYoBIRGllMmycXev5YhyYlV_qNfqOUSirXdSJZPGw2dWKRl9q4Hy1mYq7_E/w200-h179/10th%20anniversary%203.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">This post marks the 10<sup>th</sup> anniversary of my <b><i>Discover
Genealogy</i></b> blogsite, the first one, <a href="https://discovergenealogy.blogspot.com/2013/08/discovering-genealogy.html">Discovering
Genealogy</a>, having been published on 11 August 2013. I have learned a lot
myself since that date and shared many experiences and ideas that I discovered.
While the numbers of posts have slowed since the early years, I have endeavored
to continue to pass along some thoughts that might help others with their
family history research.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Along the way, I developed some ideas about how Mother
Nature had a role in the lives and livelihoods of our ancestors and related
many examples of how natural phenomena impacted people and communities. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It’s been a pleasure to offer stories and tidbits about genealogical
studies since 2013 and I will try to present what I hope will be regular posts
that are informative and entertaining in the future, starting with post number
374, <b>Peggy’s War</b>, below.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for being a part of <b><i>Discover Genealogy</i></b>
by reading my posts and occasionally commenting on them.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p></p>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-57358372597863697792023-07-05T08:59:00.003-06:002023-07-05T08:59:53.757-06:00A Storm at Torquay, part of The Great Blizzard of 1891. <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">My grandfather,
James Pearson Shepheard, was born on 12 March 1891, in Torquay, Devon, during
the height of a major weather disruption. I wrote about this event in an
article published in the March/April 2021 issue of <i>Your Genealogy Today</i>.
The piece described the events and ramifications of the <b>Great Blizzard of
1891</b> that struck Southwest England on March 9<sup>th</sup> and which
wreaked havoc across Cornwall and Devon for several days. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The story might be
subtitled, <b>You never know what can happen during a storm!</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The town of
Torquay itself received a heavy snowfall with substantial drifting. Areas along
the shoreline took the brunt of the winds, causing damage to buildings and
infrastructure. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The Torquay Times</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, the local newspaper, reported (13 March 1891, page
2): <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">A snowstorm and gale of unprecedented fury
has been experienced in Torquay this week, in common with all South Western
parts of the Kingdom. . .</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> Five weeks of
glorious weather with cloudless skies, but frosty mornings and evenings, seemed
to be an ideal spring, and although the adage that “March comes in like a lion,
and goes out like a lamb,” was realized, so far as the advent of the month was
concerned, no one was prepared for what followed. . . An easterly gale
commenced to blow, and the snow continuing to fall with increased vigour.
Tuesday morning revealed to the gaze of the astonished Torquinians a “world of
white.” In the town, the snow was nearly a foot deep, and in the more exposed
parts it had drifted several feet deep. . .</span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> The wind was very
boisterous, and great damage has been done in all directions. . . The snow
continued to fall heavily throughout Tuesday, but it cleared soon after
midnight, and on Wednesday morning a cloudless sky and warm sunshine showed
that a return had been made to the normal condition of the town</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJwKAnFpodG9GpmkBM9LSDtbkDmjCGsmWA8IT9WLzDde9YCZrAWfdj7RvYajLTAFxMgrYikEYnw404Jalqz8a3ZR7AcLc0NQ-vCtXhQjUUbIJ35gL9tynGcU0hgQ3xBuNlcrBhYP7CaDODsC75isW1Sn22CG3X-gLQ8vXy3QT8j90QDvmhmm7oKMa-SU/s2400/Figure%204%20-%20Flying%20Dutchman%20derailed%20Enhanced.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1778" data-original-width="2400" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJwKAnFpodG9GpmkBM9LSDtbkDmjCGsmWA8IT9WLzDde9YCZrAWfdj7RvYajLTAFxMgrYikEYnw404Jalqz8a3ZR7AcLc0NQ-vCtXhQjUUbIJ35gL9tynGcU0hgQ3xBuNlcrBhYP7CaDODsC75isW1Sn22CG3X-gLQ8vXy3QT8j90QDvmhmm7oKMa-SU/w400-h296/Figure%204%20-%20Flying%20Dutchman%20derailed%20Enhanced.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Flying Dutchman</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, behind Great Western Railway No. 2128, <i>Leopard</i>
class engine, derailed near Camborne, Cornwall on 9 March 1891 (retrieved 3
February 2020 from </span><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BASA-3K-7-518-56.jpg"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BASA-3K-7-518-56.jpg</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">)<o:p></o:p></span></p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />It appears our
family was not seriously inconvenienced, and no injuries or deaths were
reported among them. But I do wonder if the stress of the weather prompted my
great-grandmother to go into labour. James Pearson Shepheard was born at home,
perhaps an indication that, even though home births were not uncommon, it may
not have been convenient or easy for his mother to get to a local clinic or
hospital.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCItOiaHtqbwa6_A-2V6GD63WQHgDXnd1UdmRUOHiwK8MNHdYF8AUZLZ2vpxdQQsIKWhwEL-NYx7wSX3CF6AziQPkHMvuR7R8ajRXj7wzM-W4W1jNH1Ep1GDEU_Mv_0BG-E8-Y8XWZTeO6gdpoQqkpLP_xALQhxUBp3NVzhASjANR0upuJa4JHfigMuM/s2435/Figure%203%20-%201891%20Shepheard,%20James%20Pearson%20Birth%20Certificate%20&%20Photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="2435" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCItOiaHtqbwa6_A-2V6GD63WQHgDXnd1UdmRUOHiwK8MNHdYF8AUZLZ2vpxdQQsIKWhwEL-NYx7wSX3CF6AziQPkHMvuR7R8ajRXj7wzM-W4W1jNH1Ep1GDEU_Mv_0BG-E8-Y8XWZTeO6gdpoQqkpLP_xALQhxUBp3NVzhASjANR0upuJa4JHfigMuM/w640-h157/Figure%203%20-%201891%20Shepheard,%20James%20Pearson%20Birth%20Certificate%20&%20Photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">James Pearson Shepheard, 1891 photo and birth
certificate</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">At the time of the
storm, my grandfather’s grandfather, John Shepheard, was the proprietor of a
dairy business in Torquay. One can only imagine what the difficulties were in
getting the cows milked and the milk delivered that week. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I write and talk a
lot about the impact Mother Nature has had on communities and families in the
past. This is just one little event my ancestors had to get through. Others
were not so lucky. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On land, several
people lost their lives having been trapped in the open during the blizzard.
Many others were injured by falling trees or parts of buildings collapsing on
them, or from the effects of frost bite. At sea, 17 ships were wrecked along
the coasts of Devon and Cornwall with the deaths of 79 sailors. Businesses were
disrupted for weeks and farms suffered terribly from the loss of hundreds of
cattle and sheep.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Regarding my
grandfather’s birth, was it initiated by a storm or was it just coincidence?<o:p></o:p></span></p>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-21075535669327689912023-06-08T11:53:00.001-06:002023-06-08T11:55:15.077-06:00What do we Know about the Medieval Warm Period?<p>I have
written a great deal about the Little Ice Age (LIA) that lasted from about 1300
to 1850. It’s an important period for family historians as it encompasses most
of the centuries during which a substantial number of records were created that
assist us in identifying our ancestors. Prior to those years, documents that
describe people are in short supply, especially regarding recording of their
surnames upon which we base much of our family research.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In
discussions about my articles and presentations, I get asked many questions
concerning climate change: Where are we going? How warm could it get? What
causes climate change? etc. The short answer to all of these is: No one really knows!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">There are
lots of theories, of course. But if we cannot predict weather more than a few
days or weeks in advance, how can we predict climate change many decades in the
future. Perhaps one way of understanding the current Modern Warm Period, and to
put it into long-term perspective, is to look at what happened many centuries
in the past, when previous warm climatic periods occurred.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Are areas
around the world warmer now that they were during the 18<sup>th</sup> century?
Yes, they are. Is warming proceeding still? Very possibly it is. Is the rate of
such warming increasing? There the jury is still out as warming has been going
on since at least the middle of the 17<sup>th</sup> century at a relatively
constant rate. While there have been decades when temperatures rose at
seemingly alarming rates, there were also years when it dropped significantly
as well.<s><o:p></o:p></s></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We can all
accept that the world today is warmer than it was. What many people do not
realize, though, is that it is not the first climatic period during which the
Earth was very warm. Within just the last 10,000 years of human history, there
have been at least six major warm periods, each period lasting several hundred
years (Shepheard, 2018). These alternated with colder climatic periods.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0L33QYY9P0wUGblnKbL62J59rkstAztbmn6gZfAv61ozCeUo1KhRJlN4bIJZXj2a8ZuaQMFWCVlqZVcicmE6VT8vtB8BfkoCIbJtQ-x2M0N_kejfKOO6S4QEMEe7wHL7_LdFGF52wM5sRX7qUxafd9hBEWTBmR4C9n0n-Ei9UxxlssDV1mOZNp7hG/s2389/Holocene%20Temperatures%20colour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="2389" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0L33QYY9P0wUGblnKbL62J59rkstAztbmn6gZfAv61ozCeUo1KhRJlN4bIJZXj2a8ZuaQMFWCVlqZVcicmE6VT8vtB8BfkoCIbJtQ-x2M0N_kejfKOO6S4QEMEe7wHL7_LdFGF52wM5sRX7qUxafd9hBEWTBmR4C9n0n-Ei9UxxlssDV1mOZNp7hG/w640-h196/Holocene%20Temperatures%20colour.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Average
near-surface temperatures of the Northern Hemisphere during the last 11,000
years based on analyses of the changes in <sup>18</sup>O isotopes from
Greenland ice cores; diagram demonstrates the alternating periods of warm (red)
and cold (blue) that occurred throughout the Holocene Epoch; after Dansgaard et
al, 1969</span></p>What is
interesting in looking at the last 100 centuries is that there is a strong
parallel between the warm and cold periods and the rise and demise of
civilizations. During most of the warm periods average temperatures were high –
estimated from scientific and archaeological studies to be much higher than
today – and societies of those times flourished. During each of the cold
periods: climate cooled, harvests often failed, famine was common and pressure
on societal structures increased.<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In the end
major civilizations each collapsed, probably not coincidentally, as climate
conditions worsened.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Of more
particular note, we can learn about the effects of climate change and the
present environmental conditions by reviewing what went on during the last warm
phase, the Medieval Warm Period (MWP) which lasted from about 900 to 1300.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Overall,
data is still too sparse and unevenly measured to conclude what temperatures
were like during the past two millennia on a global or even hemispheric scale. Even
for the relatively short period of the last 700 years, after the first
instruments were invented to measure it, different parts of the Earth have
shown different trends or anomalies, although the LIA is readily observed in
all regions. The Northern Hemisphere shows a relatively steady temperature
increase from the coldest part of the LIA in the late 17<sup>th</sup> century.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6e3iA8y-usnaFT0OWQqsKYc-uLkZNmiZtIra3IxKAoqcXyZ9XD6xcc7GB-rjR96EYPZ200KradrVzQ3kgzQ2DhDRFcT-avBAFmUV_M0fMMb6tHI7BSz0lc5Sq8zkryD24_JBPx-22DSyb7dLwUJuKRELzG4d0zRPCkR5wHbU8Y9vocUfn7etImRPv/s1466/Bradley%20&%20Jones%20-%201993%20-%20composite%20temperature%20colour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1428" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6e3iA8y-usnaFT0OWQqsKYc-uLkZNmiZtIra3IxKAoqcXyZ9XD6xcc7GB-rjR96EYPZ200KradrVzQ3kgzQ2DhDRFcT-avBAFmUV_M0fMMb6tHI7BSz0lc5Sq8zkryD24_JBPx-22DSyb7dLwUJuKRELzG4d0zRPCkR5wHbU8Y9vocUfn7etImRPv/w390-h400/Bradley%20&%20Jones%20-%201993%20-%20composite%20temperature%20colour.jpg" width="390" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Composite temperature anomaly
series (</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">º</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">C) for North America, Europe,
China and all the Northern Hemisphere, with reference to the period 1860-1959
(Modern Warm Period); source Bradley & Jones, 1993</span></p>Of
necessity, scientists have had to use proxies to infer relative heat and cold
for centuries before instrumental measurements were possible. Such elements
include changes in oxygen isotopes derived from ice core samples, tree rings,
fossil vegetation, corals, pollen, dinoflagellate remains, deep sea or lake
sedimentary deposits and others.<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Geological
studies show how sea level fluctuated during the past several millennia. One
recent article (Balco et al, 2023) concluded that the Antarctic ice sheet was
likely 115 feet thinner thousand years ago and, through successive cold periods
– the LIA being the last – thickened to the extent it is today. Over recent
decades various studies have shown Antarctic ice sheets have occasionally
shrunk in some regions but simultaneously expanded in others with the result
that, overall, the ice shelves may now be larger than they were many years ago
(Andreasen et al, 2023).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In a 2010
study which involved temperature reconstruction of the last two millennia,
researcher Fredrik Ljungquist concluded that “[t]<i>he highest average
temperatures in the reconstruction are encountered in the mid to late tenth
century and the lowest in the late seventeenth century</i>.” These results are
consistent with many other studies of climate although most have not used or
compared the number of proxies of this study.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTT3v2iJCcJ9btg56tT2fFI57SfCNSec6uMFR-geR2E2D_Ud0JfynURBpt1nJj8OBowfK1yae9ftU6tsw1OhLk8w9N4QaqEdvb_lESgGdCjIOTG4JgaeqrlrsEHCa7kSj8kpCDAbNRyVMFb6hEoGT1F24oj0c-kUPcveHUjOZc_rq1DLsTsh08wjYO/s2500/Extra%20tropical%20Northern%20Hemisphere%20decadel%20mean%20temperature%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1270" data-original-width="2500" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTT3v2iJCcJ9btg56tT2fFI57SfCNSec6uMFR-geR2E2D_Ud0JfynURBpt1nJj8OBowfK1yae9ftU6tsw1OhLk8w9N4QaqEdvb_lESgGdCjIOTG4JgaeqrlrsEHCa7kSj8kpCDAbNRyVMFb6hEoGT1F24oj0c-kUPcveHUjOZc_rq1DLsTsh08wjYO/w640-h326/Extra%20tropical%20Northern%20Hemisphere%20decadel%20mean%20temperature%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Estimations of extra-tropical
Northern Hemisphere (90–30°N) decadal mean temperature variations (black line)
AD 1–1999 relative to the 1961–1990 mean instrumental temperature from the
variance adjusted CRUTEM3+HadSST2 90–30°N record with two standard deviation
error bars (blue shading); source Ljungquist, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>Conditions of the MWP, particularly in Europe, featured
higher overall temperatures and stable weather patterns over many decades. That
resulted in expansion of arable land and population growth. Polar ice was rarely
seen in the North Atlantic in contrast to during the LIA when ice packs often
surrounding Iceland. Mountain passes in mountain ranges around the world were mostly
free of ice, allowing frequent contact between communities and greater trade
interactions. By 1300 almost all of Europe was part of an integrated and
vibrant, international trading system doing business around the world.<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Drought and famine were not unknown especially in those
parts of the world where temperatures were very warm, and precipitation was
very low. For example, Central and Western North America experienced several
mega-droughts during the 10<sup>th</sup> to 13<sup>th</sup> century. Many
indigenous societies disappeared or were forced to migrate away from homelands
they had occupied for hundreds of years.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There were certainly droughts during the LIA, however, these
were mostly resulted from lower precipitation levels over extended periods, not
from excessive heat and evaporation. What rain did occur in many regions was
often not sufficient to recharge aquifers or raise groundwater levels.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigI_rSvVbJ5lNokHtXBjz-XleYAFeTwb7s6D9AUyVCQFSoNasxMdQITM1xqOCqOvHy7FWL-RCZmd4lH_vCZ-J_6y7YQURs1q9Q9BtPlXmG49iyVDvR6yGFDSvVS05rGetlGOcCL9hj4ibWrP8xShS4MKPgpJEfM8bRm48efJwg5g8k4ZyW6D26FVQ/s2744/Western%20North%20America%20longterm%20aridity%20changes%20and%20drought%20conditions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1128" data-original-width="2744" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigI_rSvVbJ5lNokHtXBjz-XleYAFeTwb7s6D9AUyVCQFSoNasxMdQITM1xqOCqOvHy7FWL-RCZmd4lH_vCZ-J_6y7YQURs1q9Q9BtPlXmG49iyVDvR6yGFDSvVS05rGetlGOcCL9hj4ibWrP8xShS4MKPgpJEfM8bRm48efJwg5g8k4ZyW6D26FVQ/w640-h264/Western%20North%20America%20longterm%20aridity%20changes%20and%20drought%20conditions.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Left: Drought Area Index (DAI; percent area covered by
PDSI < -1 each year) over time in the West as reconstructed by tree rings,
both annual in pale brown and 60-year low-pass filtered in black. The dashed
blue curves are two-tailed 95% confidence intervals for the latter. The red and
blue lines are mean DAI for the MCA (ca. AD 900–1300) and the 20th century out
to 2003, respectively. This record shows that the MCA (ca. AD 900–1300) was
much more arid on average than the 20th century; source Cook et al, 2009;
Right: gridded summer Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), reconstructed for
period 1146–1155; source Woodhouse et al, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></p>As the MWP came to a close during the 13<sup>th</sup>
century major storms became more frequent, pummeling European coastlines in
particular. These destructive events continued into the LIA period beginning in
the 14<sup>th</sup> century.<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rising sea
level, resulting from melting glaciers and polar ice during the MWP, had led to
building of dikes and land drainage in the Low Countries of northern Flanders,
Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg to protect farming operations developed
during the preceding decades. These would come under major attack by storms in
the lead up to and early decades of the LIA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The MWP was a time when societies advanced, population
expanded, food production grew, and commercial ventures developed worldwide.
Families became more prosperous and life spans increased. While records are sparser
than in subsequent centuries, this is the time when genealogical studies can
commence.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In the
analysis of any area in which one’s ancestors lived it may be valuable to
research what the climatic conditions were through scientific and historical
studies. Going back decades before existing family records will also show
conditions of the environment that perhaps attracted or kept families in the
areas in which future generations lived.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">References<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Drought Atlases: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Old World – <a href="https://www.drought.gov/data-maps-tools/old-world-drought-atlas">https://www.drought.gov/data-maps-tools/old-world-drought-atlas</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->North American – <a href="http://drought.memphis.edu/NADA/">http://drought.memphis.edu/NADA/</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Latin American and Caribbean – <a href="http://www.climatedatalibrary.cl/CAZALAC/maproom/Historical/index.html">http://www.climatedatalibrary.cl/CAZALAC/maproom/Historical/index.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Eastern Australia and New Zealand – <a href="http://drought.memphis.edu/ANZDA/">http://drought.memphis.edu/ANZDA/</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Andreasen, Julia R., Anna E. Hogg & Heather L. Selley.
(2023). Change in Antarctic ice shelf area from 2009 to 2019. The Cryosphere,
17 pp. 2059-2072. <a href="https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/17/2059/2023/tc-17-2059-2023.pdf">https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/17/2059/2023/tc-17-2059-2023.pdf</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Balco, Greg, Nathan Brown, Keir Nichols, Ryan A. Venturelli,
Jonathan Adams, Scott Braddock, Seth Campbell, Brent Goehring, Joanne S.
Johnson, Dylan H. Rood, Klaus Wilcken, Brenda Hall & John Woodward. (2023).
Reversible ice sheet thinning in the Amundsen Sea Embayment during the Late
Holocene. The Cryosphere, 17 pp. 1787-1801. <a href="https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/17/1787/2023/">https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/17/1787/2023/</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bradley, Raymond S. & Philip D. Jones. (1993). Little
Ice Age summer temperature variations: their nature and relevance to recent
global warming trends. <i>The Holocene,</i> 3(4), pp. 367-376. <a href="http://www.geo.umass.edu/faculty/bradley/bradley1993b.pdf">http://www.geo.umass.edu/faculty/bradley/bradley1993b.pdf</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cook, Edward R., Richard Seager, Richard R. Heim Jr.,
Russell S. Vose, Celine Herweijer & Connie Woodhouse. (2009). Megadroughts
in North America: placing IPCC projections of hydroclimatic change in a
long-term palaeoclimate context. <i>Journal of Quaternary Science</i>, 25, pp.
48-61. <a href="file:///F:/Downloads/2009_Cook_IPCC_paleo-drought%20(2).pdf">file:///F:/Downloads/2009_Cook_IPCC_paleo-drought%20(2).pdf</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dansgaard,
W., Johnsen, S. J., Moller, J. (1969). One thousand centuries of climatic
record from Camp Century on the Greenland Ice Sheet. <i>Science</i>, 166(3903),
pp. 377-381. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lungqvist, F. C. (2010). <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">A new reconstruction of temperature variability in the extra-tropcial
Northern Hemisphere during the last two millennia.</span> <i>Geografiska
Annaler</i>, Series A92, pp. 339-351. <a href="https://cp.copernicus.org/articles/8/765/2012/cp-8-765-2012.pdf">https://cp.copernicus.org/articles/8/765/2012/cp-8-765-2012.pdf</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Le Roy
Ladurie, E. (1967). <i>Histoire du Climat depuis l'an mil</i>. Flammarion,
Paris. (translated by B. Bray as <i>Times of Feast, Times of Famine: A History
of Climate Since the Year 1000</i>, Doubleday and Co., 1971).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Shepheard, W. Wayne. (2018). <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Surviving Mother Nature’s Tests: The effects climate change and other
natural phenomena have had on the lives of our ancestors</i>. St. Agnes, South
Australia: Unlock the Past, 179 pp.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Woodhouse,
Connie A., David M. Meko, Glen M. MacDonald, Dave W. Stahle & Edward R.
Cook. (2010). A 1,200-year perspective of 21st century drought in southwestern
North America. <i>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</i> (PNAS), </span><a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0911197107"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0911197107</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-1929417435823713302023-05-09T09:02:00.003-06:002023-05-09T09:02:56.917-06:00Reading Samuel Pepys’ Diary<p><span lang="EN-US">Genealogists
researching their London ancestors will find the diary of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Pepys"><span lang="EN-US">Samuel Pepys (1633-1703)</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> of great interest and value. I am
currently working my way through the entire book and getting an appreciation of
the people and events of the period about which he wrote.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqcgbmPZToLAEfBlhAmouxYQL2CgPnbxxgc_FjLHRPrsj8oa0xJrrn_x7tzoKSGtSaY_hRo855MoZE3LPrSi4xrSWJMjvzloedxMwKtJcziH2wSN5QYJutyI_-EWKWD4w6iWbHx5La4Mjwdq-NbASeaFQZ-Px7H1xu1VSd8HcChE3xsFgIHjvfM3-/s2343/Samuel_Pepys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2343" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqcgbmPZToLAEfBlhAmouxYQL2CgPnbxxgc_FjLHRPrsj8oa0xJrrn_x7tzoKSGtSaY_hRo855MoZE3LPrSi4xrSWJMjvzloedxMwKtJcziH2wSN5QYJutyI_-EWKWD4w6iWbHx5La4Mjwdq-NbASeaFQZ-Px7H1xu1VSd8HcChE3xsFgIHjvfM3-/s320/Samuel_Pepys.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The book is
a unique collection of observations of someone who lived in London and relates
Pepys’ daily experiences with people (family, friends, work cohorts,
politicians and regular citizens), the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Plague_of_London"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Great Plague of London</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Dutch_War"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Second Anglo-Dutch War</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_London"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Great Fire</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, local weather and other normal and
not-so-normal events that transpired between 1660 and 1669. Pepys was just 26
when he started recording his thoughts. His observations span the last year of
the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interregnum"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Interregnum</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> and the early years of the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Restoration"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Restoration</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> and reign of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_England"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">King Charles II</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
original diary along with other artifacts and manuscripts collected by the man
are preserved in the </span><a href="https://www.magd.cam.ac.uk/pepys"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Pepys Library at Magdalene College</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, University of Cambridge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Various
versions of the diary in book and digital format can be purchased from many retailers
or read and downloaded directly from </span><a href="https://archive.org/stream/diaryofsamuelpep04200gut/old/sp85g10.txt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Internet Archive</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> or through </span><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/files/4200/4200-h/4200-h.htm"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Project Gutenberg</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">. For background, it is worth looking at both webpage
sets. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The diary
was originally written in Pepys’ own shorthand which has challenged people to
transcribe it. The 1893 published version by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mynors_Bright"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rev. Mynors Bright</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> was a tremendous accomplishment in making the complete
record available for everyone to be able to read.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8NuftmFB6SvaICsy3YL4TfGozOhIC-hmJffB3HbxSiPG0SJsaSPac9RlYkaehIesW-arLLKwxgPMFQ7WBMTCQxjU_KNKOhi_5ZSOgb1J-qu7jC_i5mmc3Gsk5wJubsQKy1eYY1_Um2sFI8CvzJxUk5wVbKY0CLEYHzpdNpebksB4pCwk0djIv-ei/s2305/Manuscript%20The%20opening%20of%20Samuel%20Pepys%E2%80%99s%20Diary%201660%20&%20Translation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1810" data-original-width="2305" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8NuftmFB6SvaICsy3YL4TfGozOhIC-hmJffB3HbxSiPG0SJsaSPac9RlYkaehIesW-arLLKwxgPMFQ7WBMTCQxjU_KNKOhi_5ZSOgb1J-qu7jC_i5mmc3Gsk5wJubsQKy1eYY1_Um2sFI8CvzJxUk5wVbKY0CLEYHzpdNpebksB4pCwk0djIv-ei/w640-h502/Manuscript%20The%20opening%20of%20Samuel%20Pepys%E2%80%99s%20Diary%201660%20&%20Translation.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I started
reading the diary while researching information about the plague of 1665-66 and
about the local weather during this period of the Little Ice Age. It is an
invaluable resource for information about the epidemic and surrounding events
and the people in London during the late 17<sup>th</sup> century. His
experiences in moving around London during the height of the infection brings
home the fear residents felt, the precautions they took to avoid catching it,
how efforts were made to handle the sick and dying and some of the horrible, daily
scenes witnessed. He also quotes weekly statistics of deaths which makes the
publication a good reference source.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Samuel
Pepys served as a clerk and administrator in the Royal Navy, rising to become
Chief Secretary to the Admiralty. He was elected to Parliament in 1673. The
diary provides first-hand glimpses into the lives of Londoners during the
Restoration almost from the time Pepys began his working life until what he
believed was failing eyesight forced him to halt his writing. The affliction
turned out to not be true. No doubt our knowledge of British history would be
much greater had he continued to document his experiences until his death in
1703.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In addition
to Pepys’ own recollections and records, the book also has considerable
background history about his family as well as the (notable) people with whom
he came in contact as friends and work colleagues. Incorporated into the digital
text provided by Project Gutenberg are many editor’s notes explaining who
various people were and what events were occurring that were referenced by
Pepys.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Pepys’
writing contains many personal comments about his own life. One of the early
notes from 3 January 1660, gives us a peek into that day’s activity that would
be a preview of what comments about future days would be like:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I went out in the morning, it being a great
frost, and walked to Mrs. Turner' s to stop her from coming to see me to‐day,
because of Mrs. Jem' s corning, thence I went to the Temple to speak with Mr.
Calthrop, and walked in his chamber an hour, but could not see him, so went to
Westminster, where I found soldiers in my office to receive money, and paid it
them. At noon went home, where Mrs. Jem, her maid, Mr. Sheply, Hawly, and Moore
dined with me on a piece of beef and cabbage, and a collar of brawn. We then
fell to cards till dark, and then I went home…</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">and there found Mr. Hunt and his
wife, and Mr. Hawly, who sat with me till ten at night at cards, and so broke
up and to bed.</span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhnZd_cAXeeF7qGwOWwyLag--MOJKXrMNrDLSmJzp205mEzICXydG14-8-9HJRbNBBW9fhaFG6WucFVaZo_9Y6buoPD8_dQwJgD-z31zED-curu8bvCOFfKXCQLLQ9GJrBhlyZ6dwatBEkByfV6R3GrIVWdLw2-EWj2p_m6xhKvLT3CGT3H9w-96hq/s2500/Samuel%20Pepys%20Residence%201660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1139" data-original-width="2500" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhnZd_cAXeeF7qGwOWwyLag--MOJKXrMNrDLSmJzp205mEzICXydG14-8-9HJRbNBBW9fhaFG6WucFVaZo_9Y6buoPD8_dQwJgD-z31zED-curu8bvCOFfKXCQLLQ9GJrBhlyZ6dwatBEkByfV6R3GrIVWdLw2-EWj2p_m6xhKvLT3CGT3H9w-96hq/w640-h292/Samuel%20Pepys%20Residence%201660.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">From July
1660, Pepys’ home was in the Navy Office buildings on Seething Lane, near The
Tower of London. Pepys, of course lived in the city during the last major
plague of 1665-66. None of his family were infected but he does comment on many
of his friends who succumbed such as this comment on 25 August 1665:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This day I am told that Dr. Burnett, my
physician, is this morning dead of the plague; which is strange, his man dying
so long ago, and his house this month open again. Now himself dead. Poor
unfortunate man!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Samuel
often mentioned the weather conditions, probably as his travels around the city
were mostly on foot. And without the modern conveniences of air conditioning or
central heating, people were much more attuned to the temperature and
precipitation (or lack thereof) around them. Still though, many comments are
not unlike one might today or at any time over the past centuries. These
contrasting entries are typical of his observations:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">6 February 1665 – <i>this being one of the coldest days, all say, they
ever felt in England</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">7 June 1665 – <i>it being the hottest day that ever I felt in my life,
and it is confessed so by all other people the hottest they ever knew in
England in the beginning of June</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">18 March 1666 – <i>very fine fair weather, but all cry out for the lack
of rain</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1 January 1667 – <i>being a bitter, cold, frosty day, the frost being
now grown old, and the Thames covered with ice</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">7 March 1667 – <i>this day was reckoned by all people the coldest day
that ever was remembered in England</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">27 July 1667 – <i>it having not rained, I think, this month before, so
as the ground was everywhere so burned and dry as could be; and no travelling
in the road or streets in London, for dust</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
location of Pepys’ home was very fortunately just outside the area that was
consumed during the Great Fire in 1666. Pepys makes many comments about the
fire, the people who fought it and those who were impacted by it in losing
their homes and businesses such as this on the day it started – 2 September
1666:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">So down, with my heart full of trouble, to the
Lieutenant of the Tower, who tells me that it begun this morning in the King' s
baker' s' house in Pudding‐lane, and that it hath burned St. Magnus' s Church
and most part of Fish‐street already. So I down to the water‐side, and there
got a boat and through bridge, and there saw a lamentable fire. Poor Michell' s
house, as far as the Old Swan, already burned that way, and the fire running
further, that in a very little time it got as far as the Steeleyard, while I
was there. Everybody endeavouring to remove their goods, and flinging into the
river or bringing them into lighters that layoff; poor people staying in their
houses as long as till the very fire touched them, and then running into boats,
or clambering from one pair of stairs by the water‐side to another.</span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcDUeXwgy0OKCGEjXLqA4hnetF_W5JQQjzHDs58uSYpcqOMDp6UhBBAxjj4G6PB6uhN0rG8n3kvzFpfSKZ-lIIkutIUmrbhpNA2KqM4KC0yE6yDgkUmxGATLBdBzXJtzpDys-shhd0DW5J2eY3ZsBV1lHcCVR9AkuslT5dawygNCdT4Cib7RV0_j1/s2500/Great%20Fire%20map%20w%20Pepys%20residence.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1641" data-original-width="2500" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcDUeXwgy0OKCGEjXLqA4hnetF_W5JQQjzHDs58uSYpcqOMDp6UhBBAxjj4G6PB6uhN0rG8n3kvzFpfSKZ-lIIkutIUmrbhpNA2KqM4KC0yE6yDgkUmxGATLBdBzXJtzpDys-shhd0DW5J2eY3ZsBV1lHcCVR9AkuslT5dawygNCdT4Cib7RV0_j1/w640-h420/Great%20Fire%20map%20w%20Pepys%20residence.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Whether or
not you have ancestors in the London area, the diary is a must read to gain
insight into how locals viewed what we now regard as important history of late
17<sup>th</sup> century England.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-54307244875511900332023-03-23T09:10:00.000-06:002023-03-23T09:10:07.335-06:00A clerical error or were they lying?<p>In the preparation
of an article I am writing, I have been looking at the history of a particular
family. One of the individuals was a woman by the name of Doris Fisher. She was
the first-born of a couple by the names of James Fisher and Minnie Elizabeth
Buckland.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Before I
get to Doris, I would note that James was actually James John, but on almost
every document I have found he did not use his second name. Being a relatively
common name, it led to some complicated searching to figure who he was and to
what family he belonged. His birth registration filed in 1854 shows his full
name. So does his baptism record, however, he was not baptized until 1872 which
added to the complexity of the search.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiunBa-53d0VhtlnYVj0bRhUCfLiarZy4sblJC9_CrTC0xIrfmuWWxugR3eLkdDuM3qbzlCpezf_bdEX5vq3KiMqI1nTtah_Sotg8K8A1IKRT9R21u9GQzr6ESsl6DPtpPPtZNAOSATXtiG_uLU7TtnyKglOK4s3hI3isWIj_1OwNpDYE76_n0SQwpF/s2000/1872%20Fisher,%20James%20John%20baptism.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="2000" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiunBa-53d0VhtlnYVj0bRhUCfLiarZy4sblJC9_CrTC0xIrfmuWWxugR3eLkdDuM3qbzlCpezf_bdEX5vq3KiMqI1nTtah_Sotg8K8A1IKRT9R21u9GQzr6ESsl6DPtpPPtZNAOSATXtiG_uLU7TtnyKglOK4s3hI3isWIj_1OwNpDYE76_n0SQwpF/w640-h264/1872%20Fisher,%20James%20John%20baptism.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On every
census, voters list, birth and baptism records of his children, and even on his
marriage record James John was shown as just James. On his 1927 death
certificate his full name was finally recorded again. One of the things that
allowed me to identify him was his occupation. For most of his life he was a
builder / decorator. From that and the names of his children I could track him
around southeast England as he obviously moved to find work in developing
communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Doris was
born in 1890. Her birth record shows just “Doris” but her baptism record has
Doris Isabel. The second name was important in finding her on subsequent
documents. She was living at home with her parents in 1891 when the census for
that year was taken but disappears from family records afterward. I thought for
a long time she might have died or emigrated, but I could find no death or
passenger record to confirm either scenario.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKEZhL7e7lgjKwHiFZgbRxpHKZ8wq6eR6ChtSSXPzd4Nu8VWmqCeJIPwndKjMIei0_wM2qcFiEWFUItaOjdbs7w2TpxrcZxTuot4vPLzYz3O0XvzbH-nm2FKgEJ__jimmhi0lP0zLAJUWHiO3ZLc5YLe5l44Grx_glNza0oIA4ylgsNzZmKVD5AO0/s2000/1890%20Fisher,%20Doris%20Isabel%20birth%20&%20baptism.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="2000" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKEZhL7e7lgjKwHiFZgbRxpHKZ8wq6eR6ChtSSXPzd4Nu8VWmqCeJIPwndKjMIei0_wM2qcFiEWFUItaOjdbs7w2TpxrcZxTuot4vPLzYz3O0XvzbH-nm2FKgEJ__jimmhi0lP0zLAJUWHiO3ZLc5YLe5l44Grx_glNza0oIA4ylgsNzZmKVD5AO0/w640-h352/1890%20Fisher,%20Doris%20Isabel%20birth%20&%20baptism.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A 1928
passenger list recorded her mother, Minnie E. Fisher, on her way to Canada, to
join with a son, Mr. H. Fisher (Harland), who lived in Vernon, British
Columbia. There was also a note that her nearest relative left behind was a
daughter, Mrs. D. Wood, of 375 Harold Road, Hastings, Sussex. The address was
the family home for many years and the person I thought could only be Doris.
Now the challenge was to find when she married and what his name was.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7zlH9iA78Rep7-o2G7pdIpvAPqd02CXC_9bpLpotyFUmLj3ASF5OeOIc0dz5EyZ01mW8U0AeEsieUTDiEm5hNvCYYdTLZHntCxYiSOFPJ8bYG4Q7pI0ih299z98ONc9bUyqppSeH1UcHCVE5466gWrpVrukoRJArnyrg1_Xc-fzpoD87wMzJuDSi/s3000/1928%20Fisher,%20Minnie%20passenger%20list%20incoming%20Canada.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="3000" height="104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7zlH9iA78Rep7-o2G7pdIpvAPqd02CXC_9bpLpotyFUmLj3ASF5OeOIc0dz5EyZ01mW8U0AeEsieUTDiEm5hNvCYYdTLZHntCxYiSOFPJ8bYG4Q7pI0ih299z98ONc9bUyqppSeH1UcHCVE5466gWrpVrukoRJArnyrg1_Xc-fzpoD87wMzJuDSi/w640-h104/1928%20Fisher,%20Minnie%20passenger%20list%20incoming%20Canada.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The search
led me in circles, though. Voters lists for Hastings for 1929 showed both
Minnie Elizabeth Fisher and Doris Wood living together at 375 Harold Road. This
list post-dated when Minnie left the country which is not unusual as it can
take a while for civil record administration to catch up. By 1930, Doris, now
shown as Doris Isabel Wood, had moved to another location in Hastings.
Interestingly, Doris’s husband was not shown on any voters list with her
indicating they had separated or even divorced.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLc0ckDNngoDHfRk5cAt0qWKBD4yI0ETOz0ceCyBOUFfes1NYGMZcTp_RqQk2ClKxUinZvmF-9ke5YFsCV5fiu3Kaetoo1CZB5Jq3oSOK7x7HKfUZjdloeJEhmTqQETXhQJwbeZqDR8ypRo50oS0cRW2144LNJ4x94NTMz973cRe4YezVrxbOgUI2E/s2000/1929%20Electoral%20List%20-%20Hastings%20trimmed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="2000" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLc0ckDNngoDHfRk5cAt0qWKBD4yI0ETOz0ceCyBOUFfes1NYGMZcTp_RqQk2ClKxUinZvmF-9ke5YFsCV5fiu3Kaetoo1CZB5Jq3oSOK7x7HKfUZjdloeJEhmTqQETXhQJwbeZqDR8ypRo50oS0cRW2144LNJ4x94NTMz973cRe4YezVrxbOgUI2E/w640-h124/1929%20Electoral%20List%20-%20Hastings%20trimmed.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I wondered
if she had died in Hastings and when. The death record might give me some
information on her family connections. A search on FreeBMD found only one
person who fit her age and location: Doris Wood, age 60, died in 1951, in
Hastings. I took a chance and ordered the record from the General Record Office.
On the certificate her usual residence was 69, Southwater Road which was the
same as on the voters list; her husband was George Wood, kennelman; and the
informant was her son, L. P. A. Wood, living at the same address as Doris.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvf4ghTSaqwiQOjUmuAevwHNS-VuqhjuvjHku7JCWWY3kOMW10_0h0l8ClNx3ydbzb3XZEnj18svX2lzOYUd6n2xTLQwk0EJ_bgAm5MrLVx0iIzh4m5mk8nfXqhqgrtpSCzOvEhXY1B0cmfMX5fCCJqeF7XT97mprmOMk3tG6fylbzY8vJvWAB6mo4/s3006/1951%20Wood,%20Doris%20death.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="3006" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvf4ghTSaqwiQOjUmuAevwHNS-VuqhjuvjHku7JCWWY3kOMW10_0h0l8ClNx3ydbzb3XZEnj18svX2lzOYUd6n2xTLQwk0EJ_bgAm5MrLVx0iIzh4m5mk8nfXqhqgrtpSCzOvEhXY1B0cmfMX5fCCJqeF7XT97mprmOMk3tG6fylbzY8vJvWAB6mo4/w640-h134/1951%20Wood,%20Doris%20death.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Now I had
another name to look up. So, I did. Leonard George Albert (not L.P.A. as Doris’s
death record had stated) was born in 1920 in Wood Green, Middlesex to parents
George Edward Wood and Doris Isabel n</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">é</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">e Fisher. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeetJEs6BJQkx-UM-GfQ-lQPwa6moWQdWbKxz3fD5qSfJYKkmPtDC0yeo52ldMy0XuXSkcIDVdrnZ8oS52sOkgTITHJQbxYG3Wu3s5GI5zbZJl8Cxod2sRHQvSTsnRADlyMVYwDNiVdARWjl-8bJYBhpPWvMkcAwuXU8nYsMpCUpZu03v1it68m6I/s2000/1920%20Wood,%20Leonard%20George%20Albert%20birth%20trim.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="2000" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeetJEs6BJQkx-UM-GfQ-lQPwa6moWQdWbKxz3fD5qSfJYKkmPtDC0yeo52ldMy0XuXSkcIDVdrnZ8oS52sOkgTITHJQbxYG3Wu3s5GI5zbZJl8Cxod2sRHQvSTsnRADlyMVYwDNiVdARWjl-8bJYBhpPWvMkcAwuXU8nYsMpCUpZu03v1it68m6I/w640-h172/1920%20Wood,%20Leonard%20George%20Albert%20birth%20trim.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In later
years, Doris was found on voters’ lists and the 1939 register living with her
son, Leonard, in Hastings. Leonard served in the military during World War II
but returned to Hastings after it was over to again live with his mother until
her death in 1951. It appears he never married.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3kEgI2n90OUx_ngwpYWNjeTLS_MRSw3-7VDaUuhuJ9P-SwxUw4ZVAdkmrvbbaiBJMEXH-fBuFLKgW9KTZ_zkb89ZuKlskTEVOM9c7mSNyvdLeZjsazJp-6OCAI3tsj6na79wNSCKuOIr9ef2YYi7RRE9K5fsA1gztwBCGeAZ5ugPJmp9TT3ns7oD/s3000/1939%20Register%20Doris%20&%20Leonard%20Wood%20-%20Hastings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="3000" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3kEgI2n90OUx_ngwpYWNjeTLS_MRSw3-7VDaUuhuJ9P-SwxUw4ZVAdkmrvbbaiBJMEXH-fBuFLKgW9KTZ_zkb89ZuKlskTEVOM9c7mSNyvdLeZjsazJp-6OCAI3tsj6na79wNSCKuOIr9ef2YYi7RRE9K5fsA1gztwBCGeAZ5ugPJmp9TT3ns7oD/w640-h126/1939%20Register%20Doris%20&%20Leonard%20Wood%20-%20Hastings.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRenkyRwglq3Zu2urFJdkEkep6KpJhUhmnD4TilHW6VGa82OrmRIcTOlq5DyeQq5Pytchz42tZOJ4ccH4VnIpowYtAhUjQTS8qnX-tBRB8tHOqysCPuP_TINsIeDbynbduY8lOf0kchBqw0s7ngvHKPNKCFkvawSw4FJuxWAG-mPZ5cH7JWNxUvN_/s2000/1950%20Electoral%20List%20-%20Hastings%20trimmed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="2000" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRenkyRwglq3Zu2urFJdkEkep6KpJhUhmnD4TilHW6VGa82OrmRIcTOlq5DyeQq5Pytchz42tZOJ4ccH4VnIpowYtAhUjQTS8qnX-tBRB8tHOqysCPuP_TINsIeDbynbduY8lOf0kchBqw0s7ngvHKPNKCFkvawSw4FJuxWAG-mPZ5cH7JWNxUvN_/w400-h161/1950%20Electoral%20List%20-%20Hastings%20trimmed.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />The family
was also found on the 1911 census, living at 30 Guildford Road, Brighton,
Sussex. They had been married less than a year then. With them were Charles
Wood (b. 1868-69) and Emily Frowd Wood (b. 1866-67). All of them were indicated
to be Visitors. But were they related?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4rQtxIBuxSsQpryDZFJTlg5sXSUj5li17VBZwUfXWFs8bI0mn-PF-9e4_JdP-FmfaIf6v6h9dLc7LzCg_cjMK-a-mpqYWcF00sMVo-waWoMCN1-5MtIVTLeyU_PWZo7O9TDz2YUnjdoLr4m8dzPKjNj-WN_bGNpMyuPjHC-Ck6qbGr3YHMycqYzx/s3000/1911%20England%20Census%20George%20&%20Doris%20Wood%20trimmed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="3000" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4rQtxIBuxSsQpryDZFJTlg5sXSUj5li17VBZwUfXWFs8bI0mn-PF-9e4_JdP-FmfaIf6v6h9dLc7LzCg_cjMK-a-mpqYWcF00sMVo-waWoMCN1-5MtIVTLeyU_PWZo7O9TDz2YUnjdoLr4m8dzPKjNj-WN_bGNpMyuPjHC-Ck6qbGr3YHMycqYzx/w640-h98/1911%20England%20Census%20George%20&%20Doris%20Wood%20trimmed.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I had found
most of the information related to the Fisher family. The rest of the Wood
family was to be a bit more complicated. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The 1921
census stated that Doris, George and Leonard lived in a residence belonging to
H. C. Pearcy. In 1911 Henry Charles Pearcy (b. 1873-74) and his wife Martha
Alice (b. 1875-76) lived with Annie Wood (b. 1841-42), who was the “wife’s
mother.” Their address of 48 Pellatt Grove, Wood Green, Middlesex was also the
address shown on the 1909 marriage for Charles Valentine Vickers Wood (b.
1868-69) and Emily Frowd Keevil (b. 1862-63).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoCb6byeVPnA5f-2yGyMFg7TVzSspSgycUN_cP_9vWWoM4jZBD2N8DndktCgzZFA3gUHUxbeLN1G0j3K3s1X0CpzKDbIUsDzFuViiITXCsNrSWX_xYuDnMAOTnbuioFVRMKqJSaUCaJMTeZbhGDDUrx8EbGKHx0hrZWQQugxtfZNbgL_JPYRPXVhl/s3000/1921%20England%20Census%20George%20&%20Doris%20Wood%20trimmed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="3000" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoCb6byeVPnA5f-2yGyMFg7TVzSspSgycUN_cP_9vWWoM4jZBD2N8DndktCgzZFA3gUHUxbeLN1G0j3K3s1X0CpzKDbIUsDzFuViiITXCsNrSWX_xYuDnMAOTnbuioFVRMKqJSaUCaJMTeZbhGDDUrx8EbGKHx0hrZWQQugxtfZNbgL_JPYRPXVhl/w640-h136/1921%20England%20Census%20George%20&%20Doris%20Wood%20trimmed.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">One of the
witnesses to the nuptials was Alice Pearcy, very likely Charles’s sister. That
seemed to establish connections between George Edward Wood, Charles Wood and
the Pearcys. Was George a son, a nephew, or what?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-THkCPyY9UJUli4D_ROt-CNNlWbqojlMg0jQlCnBpQNqaAssR7EfYtFsXZdIjiYzmjFl6OEE6ayad0lZXzEo-_GO8eRWMXWdfU4qz1ta_QzMqs3FvyZobzIwtlzED0BR6zVaPuQtpSrqE1Ps5pnbqNHpm-6tKIjw8DOzZAGME1FWTsWe8iJtnfz5/s2000/1909%20Charles%20Wood%20&%20Emily%20Keevil%20marriage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="2000" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-THkCPyY9UJUli4D_ROt-CNNlWbqojlMg0jQlCnBpQNqaAssR7EfYtFsXZdIjiYzmjFl6OEE6ayad0lZXzEo-_GO8eRWMXWdfU4qz1ta_QzMqs3FvyZobzIwtlzED0BR6zVaPuQtpSrqE1Ps5pnbqNHpm-6tKIjw8DOzZAGME1FWTsWe8iJtnfz5/w640-h202/1909%20Charles%20Wood%20&%20Emily%20Keevil%20marriage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The family
of Charles Valentine Vickers Wood (b. 1836-37, d. 1879), from results of
searches of censuses and other records, included parents Valentine Vickers and
Annie (Woodall) Wood (b. 1841-42) and their children, Annie Jane (b. 1862-63),
Martha Alice (b. 1863-64) and Charles (b. 1865-66). Charles’s 1950 death record
has his age at 86, suggesting a birth year of 1863-64. We had our Wood family
then. Given their unusual names it is hard to argue that Charles and Emily are
not the same people on the several documents even though their recorded ages
differ. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Census
records have a variety of ages for the Wood children. On the 1881 census, Annie
Jane’s birth year was shown to be 1863-64, Martha Alice’s was 1864-65 and
Charles’s was 1865-66. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the 1901
census, there is a family headed by widow Annie Wood (b. 1843), living in Great
Yarmouth, Norfolk, with children Charles (b. 1868-69), Annie J. (b. 1866-67)
and Alice (b. 1870-71). Their birthplaces match most other records even though
their ages do not. Some liberties appear to have been taken relative to the
birth dates. Also on this census record is a George Young (b. 1892-93) an
“adopted son.”</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ljRY61Q-flM2RqDtlua7V8Artj44LFLk73TS6DOq8bpyu25MiT-G1C4BIps-qbZUVlvxWn_wfZlKNaH3HVTDHFCX1monY6KD5HV08TGSme-9YomobkCZYlTWfIierBsf6nLrw03IUOp7xaRDn4SxW1rc6uBxqkavguq0Hiu6V96Rm-ah_6mhjRbC/s3000/1901%20England%20Census%20Annie%20Wood%20family.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="3000" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ljRY61Q-flM2RqDtlua7V8Artj44LFLk73TS6DOq8bpyu25MiT-G1C4BIps-qbZUVlvxWn_wfZlKNaH3HVTDHFCX1monY6KD5HV08TGSme-9YomobkCZYlTWfIierBsf6nLrw03IUOp7xaRDn4SxW1rc6uBxqkavguq0Hiu6V96Rm-ah_6mhjRbC/w640-h138/1901%20England%20Census%20Annie%20Wood%20family.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Now I came
to a dilemma. Or was it a fabrication? The only marriage record I could find
was dated 30 November 1910 between George Edward Wood and Doris Isabel Young.
His father was shown as Charles Wood and hers as George Young. The relationship
with Charles could have right, but the name of Young appeared to be totally
wrong, given other information from the 1911 and 1921 censuses and the 1920 birth
record of Leonard Wood.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneqAQd51fdaaeiALHBeQcAgR4t8zPQrNgY7GEHdSNDmfUP8thGIhBrcJMYH77e7C0e3mxbMmMPQ93qTszwCbtrKz58dxIIK84Fy0AHq1lPOS_6EoVEjeqAMQjITeE2XgmrIu4i3F7bARTgWg60-cD5VXUGr8SqpJkzxmxOA_rEmbWw99Hv2h2Bx80/s2000/1910%20George%20Wood%20&%20Doris%20Fisher%20marriage%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="2000" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneqAQd51fdaaeiALHBeQcAgR4t8zPQrNgY7GEHdSNDmfUP8thGIhBrcJMYH77e7C0e3mxbMmMPQ93qTszwCbtrKz58dxIIK84Fy0AHq1lPOS_6EoVEjeqAMQjITeE2XgmrIu4i3F7bARTgWg60-cD5VXUGr8SqpJkzxmxOA_rEmbWw99Hv2h2Bx80/w640-h202/1910%20George%20Wood%20&%20Doris%20Fisher%20marriage%20red.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Was George
Edward Wood actually George Young, the adopted son of Annie Wood? The age
matched and the name shown on the marriage record was curious.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">George was
very likely not the 22 years of age (b. 1887-88) shown on the marriage
certificate as most other documents show his birth around 1892. With George
being underage, it might have led the couple to take liberties with the truth
and marry in the register office rather than in a local church. He was recorded
as being 20 on the 1911 census (b. 1890-91) and 29 on the 1921 census (b.
1891-92). So, there was a pattern of growing younger as he aged.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Was there a
clerical error made when the marriage record was filled out or did George and
Doris conspire to give wrong information. The fact that Doris signed as Doris
Young suggests the latter. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I am not
sure we will ever know the true facts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-58984051162293852402023-03-01T07:38:00.001-07:002023-03-01T07:39:19.476-07:00Old City Maps & Aerial Photos<p>In Calgary,
where I was born, there is a website where you can look at air photos of the
city from 1924 to 2022. That date range covers a great deal of the expansion of
the city and certainly my own family’s lifetime residences there.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">With the
mapping tool you can set up side-by-side views from different years to see how
the locations of your old house changed. Or look at individual maps for almost
every year there were aerial photos taken. The maps are all georeferenced so the
views are exactly the same as you flick through the years without changing the
screen view.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLeFzpGY9FrEhQ_wdQv8LdJ3uVSHBYmfwQanHEntaWzM2yga45JBpiogks7DxmiCnT8o-OSuSggrnG4CbZ9NVdnSsmVJmPBUiK8_6E9GQYq24PQMnBFHTdCCP_T1Bti_GjR50eNQzDonJ3FARwGa5Szo9YomLxOx21gjcbmt1G9I8Sirf0-p6u0b4/s3030/Hunterburn%20Cr%201969,%201972,%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="3030" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLeFzpGY9FrEhQ_wdQv8LdJ3uVSHBYmfwQanHEntaWzM2yga45JBpiogks7DxmiCnT8o-OSuSggrnG4CbZ9NVdnSsmVJmPBUiK8_6E9GQYq24PQMnBFHTdCCP_T1Bti_GjR50eNQzDonJ3FARwGa5Szo9YomLxOx21gjcbmt1G9I8Sirf0-p6u0b4/w640-h180/Hunterburn%20Cr%201969,%201972,%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US">Our first house on Hunterburn Crescent NW from
1970 to 1980</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">We designed
and built our first house in northwest Calgary in a brand-new subdivision. The montage
above shows the bare lands in 1969 before roads were graded, in 1972 when the
home was finished and we had moved in, and today with planted trees now mature.
The 14<sup>th</sup> street extension was not begun until 1976.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDfXzIFZdgd6ZStBhHcDUj9JwudZFHsivP9KdjBWS-xNIantOSEex0jI0Hzct5BvTwcPzWltLz6zyQqIaU4caP2Dvbd3SLluiSTpaNKcXjYygOh7vLLv9HNqlXbO-WvIxsBkDLIkh6R63kJKSaVWL-mYfJRQEoxs_NvBL6uxUbqYHXfgdETGJ_X9-/s1690/Superior%20Ave%20House%201926%20&%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="1690" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDfXzIFZdgd6ZStBhHcDUj9JwudZFHsivP9KdjBWS-xNIantOSEex0jI0Hzct5BvTwcPzWltLz6zyQqIaU4caP2Dvbd3SLluiSTpaNKcXjYygOh7vLLv9HNqlXbO-WvIxsBkDLIkh6R63kJKSaVWL-mYfJRQEoxs_NvBL6uxUbqYHXfgdETGJ_X9-/w640-h296/Superior%20Ave%20House%201926%20&%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US">Our house on Superior Avenue SW from 1980 to
1990</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Our house
on Superior Avenue was built in 1929 for the William Thomas and Anna Esdale
family. He was a local druggist. Anna was involved in the Calgary Women’s
Musical Club which was founded in 1906. The living room of their custom home
featured a raised stage at one end which we believe was used for choral
presentations and rehearsals.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The house
was greatly in need of renovation when we bought it and I spent hundreds of
hours doing the work to bring it back to its original state, with some modern
improvements of course. As can be seen on the montage, the location was still a
vacant lot in 1926, as was most of the area.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Anyway, the
point of this post is that old maps and especially old aerial photos are great
ways to source information about past family residences and businesses. I found
the site for Calgary aerial photos with a simple Google search for “Calgary
1920 map” when I was looking for information about our old neighbourhood. Two
blog posts came up: <i>Daily Hive</i> and <i>Everyday Tourist</i>. They led me
to the <i>Calgary Imagery</i> webpages.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Try a
search for your own location and see what comes up. You may be pleasantly
surprised.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I am
certainly going to have more fun with this website in looking at all our family
homes and businesses over the years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Websites
for Calgary:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Dayhive.com
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<p class="MsoNormal">by Wayne Shepheard<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">paperback 84 pages, published 2023, illustrated in colour<o:p></o:p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7HRgva_b0ftaWMjMNSp0I3MGcfEzfBIq1ju1jcS8AucoeLH_MC6JaK10wPXkwen2dkuPByJWyX_-FFxlQtRRg6JNbGKDtlYtBFDA9MF9V8xy_Rz_5g5BUwBkMsZTF7iE7_gGC0GXdV7i5Cpa833iFRNeSoHFRSiiAt2h-Sg-KRs4JupBXmdbS84F/s1333/LIA%20book%20summary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1333" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7HRgva_b0ftaWMjMNSp0I3MGcfEzfBIq1ju1jcS8AucoeLH_MC6JaK10wPXkwen2dkuPByJWyX_-FFxlQtRRg6JNbGKDtlYtBFDA9MF9V8xy_Rz_5g5BUwBkMsZTF7iE7_gGC0GXdV7i5Cpa833iFRNeSoHFRSiiAt2h-Sg-KRs4JupBXmdbS84F/w640-h384/LIA%20book%20summary.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">A new book by the author of <a href="https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=1095252187&msgid=32076010&act=W5X6&c=89171&pid=16719823&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gould.com.au%2Fsurviving-mother-natures-tests-the-effects-climate-change-and-other-natural-phenomena-have-had-on-the-lives-of-our-ancestors%2Futpm004-2%2F&cf=135363&v=5e390e189af2ded3d2962900eab6c435e78b5a12e3619515c4bfa9e21397922a" target="_blank">Surviving Mother Nature’s Tests: The Effects Climate Change and
Other Natural Phenomena have had on the lives of our Ancestors</a>.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Amazing presentation Wayne. Thank you for reminding me
that you can never research an ancestor's life separately from their
environment. Their life stories become so much richer when you have a better
understanding of the context in which they were living.</i> - Linda.
comment on Wayne's presentation on "The Little Ice Age" at Family
History Down Under 2021.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This book deals with the physical parameters of the Little
Ice Age (1300-1850), the effects climatic conditions of that period had on
people and how the environmental situations influenced the broader society.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">That era is particularly important for genealogists to
understand as it encompasses the time interval during which most of the records
relating to family history interest were created. It was also the time from
when surnames were first commonly used by our ancestral families.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In assembling the most complete histories of families it is
important to understand the physical environment in which people lived. The
Little Ice Age was a cool climatic period, a time in history when, from a
physical or environmental standpoint, in comparison to the warm periods that
preceded and followed: temperatures around the globe were substantially cooler;
weather was mostly unstable; food production was especially challenging; and
living conditions overall were difficult and harsh.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">These factors had enormous impact on the lives and
livelihoods of people, contributing to famine, spread of disease, injury to
being and habitat, untimely deaths, social unrest and, in many cases,
migration.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Much of the information summarized has been taken from
published articles and books researched and written by a large and varied group
of scientists and historians concerned with weather and climate; population;
economics and marketplaces; sociology; medicine; archaeology; and geology,
astrophysics, oceanography, and other natural sciences.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>CONTENTS</b><br />
Introduction<br />
Little Ice Age definition<br />
Relevance to family history<br />
Little Ice Age time period definition<br />
Climate relationships during the Holocene<br />
Warm & cold periods<br />
Rise & fall of civilizations<br />
Weather versus climate<br />
Climate zones<br />
Climate mechanisms<br />
El Niño & La Niña<br />
Little Ice Age impact<br />
Medieval Warm Period<br />
Circumstances of the Little Ice Age<br />
Parameters<br />
Consequences of the change in climate<br />
Measuring climate changes<br />
Impact on the physical environment<br />
Landforms & geography<br />
Glaciers<br />
Northern Atlantic Ice Pack<br />
Weather<br />
Drought<br />
Famine<br />
Impact on people<br />
Population<br />
Agricultural developments<br />
Urbanization<br />
Rivers and coastlines<br />
Holderness Peninsula, East Yorkshire,
England<br />
Major storms<br />
1342 Magdalene Flood<br />
1530 St. Felix Day Flood<br />
1703 The Great Storm<br />
1780 San Calixto Hurricane<br />
Drought, deluge and famine<br />
1315-1317 The Great Famine<br />
1540 Drought & famine in Europe<br />
1585-1612 Roanoke & Jamestown
Droughts<br />
1739-41 Great Frost & Famine<br />
1788-93 Australia<br />
Disease and epidemics<br />
Migration<br />
Indigenous populated regions<br />
Impact on society<br />
Enclosure<br />
Age of Enlightenment<br />
Welfare programs and the end of
feudalism<br />
Industrious Revolution<br />
Industrial Revolution<br />
Surname usage<br />
Information sources for genealogists<br />
Summary<br />
References<br />
Index<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>AVAILABLE in both print and ebook editions </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Listen to
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<o:p></o:p></span></p>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-70640068809472960422023-02-23T05:25:00.000-07:002023-02-23T05:25:10.099-07:00Happy Birthday Jimmy!<p>Today I am
repeating part of a blog post I wrote seven years ago. As you get older, I
think you more often remember those people that were close to you that are now
gone – both family and friends. And you wonder what life might have been like
if those that died very young were still around or at least had accompanied you
further into old age.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I never
really got to know my brother, but I often find myself missing him. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Jimmy would
have been 75 years old today. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">These words are from my post, <a href="https://discovergenealogy.blogspot.com/2015/02/my-brother-jimmy-and-loss-of-other.html">My Brother Jimmy and the Loss of Other
Siblings of Past Ancestors</a><span lang="EN-US">, published here on February 24<sup>th</sup>, 2015:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">James Edwin Shepheard, named for
his two grandfathers, was born on February 23<sup>rd</sup>, 1948 and passed
away on May 15<sup>th</sup>, 1950. The clinical cause of death was from a
pulmonary infarction due to <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/eisenmenger-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20350580#:~:text=In%20Eisenmenger%20syndrome%2C%20there%20is,blood%20vessels%20in%20the%20lungs.">Eisenmenger’s
Syndrome</a>, a congenital heart defect. We were just told he had a hole
in his heart, which is true.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">We don’t know if surgery could
have saved Jimmy. In any case the first open heart surgery to correct such
defects was not accomplished until 1952. Surgeries involving a heart-lung
machine were not done until much later.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">I am reminded of Jimmy often,
particularly around my own birthday and those of my sisters, and I often wonder
how our lives might have been different if he had survived. I also think about
him when I come across the deaths of other infants and children of my
ancestors’ families. And, to my surprise, there have been many!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">I only have snippets of memories
of him, playing quietly with him in the back yard or on the living room floor. My
two older sisters remember Jimmy as “a little angel who came to brighten our
family . . . a happy, sweet tempered little boy . . . and so cute.” He never
learned to walk – he was not strong enough – but he did talk and loved to
laugh. His favorite game with our oldest sister was the nursery rhyme, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One,_Two,_Buckle_My_Shoe"><i>One Two,
Buckle My Shoe</i></a><i>.</i> When they got to ten, he would laugh
and shout out, “Big Fot Hen!” in his growly little voice.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-D_E93Y_8RmNCDZYsRt_zROAChDdV6elX_DfYfZYiTNIOxcR3tL97pTSNbNQ2zSACCO6ABDXhU5_6pl30-a3rMgniCCMZg8hJw5AReLPmnjww-8qLBT-kGsnsJOW8CCb0BbkRUEYB5i8XN79IDOjRmRt0oU9rSJtv7-4vxuhLT80c6Qz6mTObC9w/s1964/1948%20Jimmy%20%20Wayne%20b-Enhanced.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1964" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-D_E93Y_8RmNCDZYsRt_zROAChDdV6elX_DfYfZYiTNIOxcR3tL97pTSNbNQ2zSACCO6ABDXhU5_6pl30-a3rMgniCCMZg8hJw5AReLPmnjww-8qLBT-kGsnsJOW8CCb0BbkRUEYB5i8XN79IDOjRmRt0oU9rSJtv7-4vxuhLT80c6Qz6mTObC9w/w400-h293/1948%20Jimmy%20%20Wayne%20b-Enhanced.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: center;">Me and
my brother Jimmy in 1948<o:p></o:p></p>Some of the things that go
through your mind as a surviving sibling are: If he had not been ill and we had
grown up together, would we have shared similar interests? Would we have played
sports or had business interests together? Might he have been my best man when
I got married? There are so many scenarios that can be imagined with stories
like these.<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span lang="EN-US">My youngest sister came along after Jimmy died. She likes to tell
everyone that she was the only one of us that was planned. Of course, we
disagree about that. She has also commented that she might not be here if Jimmy
had lived. I think she would have, and that we would have been a family of five
children. But her initials would probably not have been J. E.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span lang="EN-US">Psychologists suggest there can be major conflicting emotions when
siblings die, especially at a very young age. Some individuals will be fearful
or anxious; some may feel guilt. Others may feel abandoned especially if there
are no other brothers and sisters to lean on. I think most children will
experience a loss of innocence or, at least, an unwanted welcome into the real
world. In our family, we learned that death is a part of life, that it is not
to be feared nor dwelled upon but, basically, that things often happen that are
beyond our control. While we can and will be sad that someone close was lost,
we do have to move on. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span lang="EN-US">Perhaps because we were ourselves so young, my sisters and I did not
fully appreciate the seriousness of Jimmy’s illness or how his passing would
affect any of us. It’s only as we get older that we really understand death and
the loss of a loved one. The more years we have together the closer we become
and therefore parting with the person, and our interactions together, is so
much harder. We cannot know if Jimmy’s death had any lasting effect on us as
siblings since our lives unfolded in what we have come to believe was the way they
were supposed to. Perhaps there were some scars that accompanied the pleasant
memories. . .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span lang="EN-US">My maternal grandfather was a twin. His brother was still born. I think
he also always wondered what life might have been like had his brother lived,
especially so since they were born on the same day. Edwin Miller was a
sensitive and caring man who, on the day of his 83<sup>rd</sup> birthday wrote
the following poem. It relates a sentiment that I think all of us feel who have
lost a brother or sister at a very young age.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><i><span lang="EN-US">My Birthday – February 17th, 1870<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><i><span lang="EN-US"> </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><i><span lang="EN-US">In a Kansas shanty – in a form more like a toy,<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><i><span lang="EN-US">Eighty-three years ago today, was born a baby boy.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><i><span lang="EN-US">A Kansas blizzard raged without; within, a tiny wail<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><i><span lang="EN-US">Came from the throat of that little form so frail.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><i><span lang="EN-US"> </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><i><span lang="EN-US">You may believe it or may not; that feeble little cry<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><i><span lang="EN-US">Came from that babe, that little babe – the babe that once was I,<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><i><span lang="EN-US">At the same time there lay beside me on that bed<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><i><span lang="EN-US">A normal child in every way except that child was dead.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><i><span lang="EN-US"> </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><i><span lang="EN-US">And so the little weakling grew up to be a man,<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><i><span lang="EN-US">They laid the strong beneath the sod as only parents can.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><i><span lang="EN-US">It seemed to me my greatest loss as I grew up alone<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><i><span lang="EN-US">Was my twin baby brother whom I have never known.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span lang="EN-US">Edwin died just seven months after writing this remembrance poem.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span lang="EN-US">I never really knew my brother either, but I do still miss him. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Happy Birthday Jimmy! Wish you were here.</span>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-37775622307171908992023-02-13T12:52:00.003-07:002023-02-13T12:52:56.303-07:00Preserving Home Movies<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">My dad was a great movie maker! No, not for Hollywood
but for the family. He was one of the earliest people who took up
picture-taking with 8 mm movie cameras. He shot thousands of feet of film. The
first years of action were in black and white.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Taking movies was part of regular family activities.
Dad usually had his movie camera(s) everywhere we went. Some of the family
activities every year was getting together with other keen members of the
Calgary Movie Makers club for picnics and other events where, of course,
everyone took movies. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I believe Dad may have been a charter member of the
group which was just a bunch of friends who loved to take movies and enjoy each
others’ company. When my parents moved away from Calgary in 1971, they were
presented with a Lifetime Membership certificate "in recognition of long
and meritorious service." They had previously been awarded an Honorary
Membership in 1970 “in recognition of 25 years continuous service” (from 1945).
I do not think the club is active anymore as all the old friends are gone. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CaJE6v0QLIhKy8-KaBc7iQqk8XFl1W4u8wAcm7wioe71I_B_8uz1EbxyFuwXOQ0Mv7bOwx2koQvzUA09o3lmRdf337x8dnGb9ISW4TtkkPZhrWCpodteFqEUW5WwmRcNt2edp_P7i0ll1JseJXtwJASjKWlE1ayCWQYjOppzI6EvkLmC5ounwgIs/s1615/Movie%20Club%20Honorary%20Membership.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1615" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CaJE6v0QLIhKy8-KaBc7iQqk8XFl1W4u8wAcm7wioe71I_B_8uz1EbxyFuwXOQ0Mv7bOwx2koQvzUA09o3lmRdf337x8dnGb9ISW4TtkkPZhrWCpodteFqEUW5WwmRcNt2edp_P7i0ll1JseJXtwJASjKWlE1ayCWQYjOppzI6EvkLmC5ounwgIs/w400-h308/Movie%20Club%20Honorary%20Membership.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I still have Dad’s movie cameras, as I wrote about in
a previous blog post (<a href="https://discovergenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/10/my-amazing-picture-taking-machines.html">My
amazing picture-taking machines</a>, 22 October 2019. They have become family
memorabilia, even antiques given their age, and rest proudly in my camera
cabinets.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I got involved a bit as well, but never to the same
extent. I do own movie cameras, but they never got a lot of use. I switched to
video records when they came out, first a big ungainly VHS machine and then a
Sony camcorder.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYs5528GgfNUtJWKcWaOUaqXwkhNMA1yPBWgUckbKVE_031rwvGDNiGHN6fI7j9cUZNvQzMrB62eX7N8rQu6DAujvJxat27V4Mb4a3H02ZtnKEAElxWyQxSfJzODnc8__0LuGRrbwtVbg67L1mqpAM5IKm2LNxcFC1_-x4XG3_B_mIiuWqdLh54JN/s1500/Camcorder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="1500" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYs5528GgfNUtJWKcWaOUaqXwkhNMA1yPBWgUckbKVE_031rwvGDNiGHN6fI7j9cUZNvQzMrB62eX7N8rQu6DAujvJxat27V4Mb4a3H02ZtnKEAElxWyQxSfJzODnc8__0LuGRrbwtVbg67L1mqpAM5IKm2LNxcFC1_-x4XG3_B_mIiuWqdLh54JN/w400-h201/Camcorder.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">These days we all use our iPhones or other such
digital equipment to take videos (they are not called home movies anymore). Our
kids and their kids are very active in this realm, and we must have hundreds of
hours now in our digital libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">We moved from VHS recordings to Camcorders which was a
real boon to getting videos of special occasions as the equipment was light and
easily portable and tapes could be stored in smaller places. The tapes could be
converted to longer MP4 files using video converter software. We have several
videos taken at events such as birthday parties.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Several years ago, I decided I needed to get all our
8mm films digitized and put into a format that everyone could enjoy and get a
copy of. It was getting to the point that the old film was deteriorating. It
only has a certain shelf life. So do CDs and DVDs as we are learning now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Part of the problem, of course, was that the films
were on dozens of individual rolls, some of which had been compiled by my
father on to large reels but many that had not. Dad’s idea of giving people
copies of the old movies was to cut up the various rolls and put them together
in four individual collections. That way, my sisters and I would each have a
copy of some of the memories of trips and special events.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">The downside, of course, was that we would only have a small piece of each film record, mainly ones with ourselves in them. At the time he started the project, which was just in the year or so before his death, he did not have access to techniques with which he could convert the films to other types of media.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I have all the films still stored in a suitcase-like
container, but I suspect over coming years they will continue to dry out and
eventually will not be playable.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVp0tK4_gh8PUmb-9FHqiA73uaOB1Lz9cSrSLIGdi9HFJrjLNP0mK0NLCY4BbHMXFqCUzICfz0t3nl4_swyAcTL2T677Ss6ZZFkQCH2wR1x2ddD-dViYuOIVOPIvtfYtnmBg74QLM2h49oWOSC1uUvR2A7UEUIxaZgORzMeOrJBRYwhn6t231mJ7eq/s813/IMG_1955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="813" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVp0tK4_gh8PUmb-9FHqiA73uaOB1Lz9cSrSLIGdi9HFJrjLNP0mK0NLCY4BbHMXFqCUzICfz0t3nl4_swyAcTL2T677Ss6ZZFkQCH2wR1x2ddD-dViYuOIVOPIvtfYtnmBg74QLM2h49oWOSC1uUvR2A7UEUIxaZgORzMeOrJBRYwhn6t231mJ7eq/w400-h223/IMG_1955.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">I thought the best way to accomplish my preservation goal, was to
put together all of the small bits and pieces of film that had been cut up and,
together with the original and compiled reels, find someone to convert them to
a format that could be put on a DVD.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I contacted Myron and Malcom Achtman, at Adita Video
Inc., again, who had done the wedding slide shows for me. They were willing and able
to digitize all the old films and get them in a form that I could assemble into
reasonably sized files that would be copied on to DVDs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I broke down the collection into films from the 1940s,
1950s and 1960s, which spanned the life of my father’s movie taking. For each
collection I chose a number of songs that had been hits during those decades to
use as background music to the films. The old movies, of course, were recorded
without sound and it would have been boring to just sit and watch pictures with
no background noise.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBgTRiDomgVA2Nz1Xg2gu99XGGxMY7o9834rsftOLa4bcbWqYGl5nzc2NUb8Ee_1oZDm6Bfk89--MS30kS9IBOVw-nIOa638dKLwUKaWc3TOC0igS_d34U5iPiZZyjjT6GhFCGBKc4uS0OVKxuy7bNcIgDcccgbdgJrlPfVa5ri0ActgA5wcdiGZGe/s2124/IMG_1954.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2124" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBgTRiDomgVA2Nz1Xg2gu99XGGxMY7o9834rsftOLa4bcbWqYGl5nzc2NUb8Ee_1oZDm6Bfk89--MS30kS9IBOVw-nIOa638dKLwUKaWc3TOC0igS_d34U5iPiZZyjjT6GhFCGBKc4uS0OVKxuy7bNcIgDcccgbdgJrlPfVa5ri0ActgA5wcdiGZGe/w602-h640/IMG_1954.jpeg" width="602" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Each DVD comes with a list of what scenes are present,
the locations and dates when the films were taken and the people who are shown.
The names of the songs are also on the list so that people under 50 years of age
(now) who eventually view the DVDs will know what the music is.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><a name="_Hlk127178280"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The videos each
run for about an hour so there is lots to see (almost three hours of action). There
are some rare movies of all of us as we grew up, as well as members of the
family who no longer are around. The quality is not always great, but these are
live-action scenes which will never come again.</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><a name="_Hlk127178280"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">If you have old movies still on film, look at getting them into digital format. The film will deteriorate with time.</span></a></p>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-12633670082007786492023-02-06T12:30:00.006-07:002023-02-06T12:30:55.574-07:00Constructing Slide Shows<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I first
wrote about preserving family photos in a blog post titled </span><a href="https://discovergenealogy.blogspot.com/2017/03/digitizing-memories.html"><span lang="EN-US">Digitizing Memories</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> (7 March 2017). Our photo albums
remain in storage boxes but the scanned pages are in the cloud where family
members can look at them anytime. Perhaps we will eventually find a place where
we can set up shelves and put the books back on display and people can then thumb
through them again.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Since that
post, I have been meaning to address related subjects involving 35mm slides and
8mm movies. Here is the next part about slides.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I am an
incorrigible slide-show maker. For decades now, I have been putting together
presentations using photos from our family albums, to celebrate weddings,
birthdays and other special occasions. It has been a way to share memories with
the whole family. Learning how to do it has also been greatly helpful in
putting together the many presentations I have made to the genealogical
community.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">It seems
like centuries have past (well, it was in the last century) since I was doing
slide shows with 35mm projectors. I have hundreds of slides from both personal
(family) activities as well as professional (geological) pursuits. Prints of
some of them were made years ago and put into photo albums. The vast majority,
though, have not been scanned and remain hidden away in metal storage boxes. I
can inspect them on a hand-held, single-slide viewer, but I gave away/sold my
carousel projectors and screens years ago, so I can’t do a regular “slide show”
anymore.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAYsWZP1XtZkjUQwfV6Td6lODu1yjDniVgROltZilJzwVR3Bb-xA4D3E4IaRqqf6QDjTuRmJJuOaujdxjAEVc3aYt3bDZfebithGKrCN2NfDiPaNWEmU23m_9JqBbUnVaHBi2_c9lThTh9LpoIXpdLOPbEvQ7Su-1q_7dVkBKDm4TOLTCOaBOd7WT/s2000/35mm%20slide%20file%20box.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAYsWZP1XtZkjUQwfV6Td6lODu1yjDniVgROltZilJzwVR3Bb-xA4D3E4IaRqqf6QDjTuRmJJuOaujdxjAEVc3aYt3bDZfebithGKrCN2NfDiPaNWEmU23m_9JqBbUnVaHBi2_c9lThTh9LpoIXpdLOPbEvQ7Su-1q_7dVkBKDm4TOLTCOaBOd7WT/w400-h400/35mm%20slide%20file%20box.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">One of the
projects on my to-do list (which never seems to get shorter) is to digitize all
the slides for preservation and possible reference in the future. I do have a
slide scanner but it has seen limited action.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The first electronic
or digital slide show was one I made was for our daughter Tamara’s wedding in
1999. It was on VHS tape. Many people reading this may remember what that was.
That media went out of use and favour with the advent of the DVD and more
recently with conversion of video and still picture files to MP4 and other
formats that can be stored on personal computers, in the cloud or on a smart
phone.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">For that
first one I found some people whose business it was to digitize photos (among
many other digital projects), Myron and Malcom Achtman at Adita Video Inc. in
Calgary. I took them photos of my daughter from the time she was born along
with a couple of songs on DVDs (<i>Daddy’s Little Girl</i> and <i>Thank Heavens
for Little Girls</i>). Yup, that was before you could download them from iTunes.
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">With a script
I wrote and some narrated comments by me, they scanned the photos and put it
all together with the music to produce a VHS tape that I showed at her wedding
reception. It was not very long (less than seven minutes) and the quality is
not as good as I can do today, but it was a hit with the audience and something
I am still proud of having done.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I did a
similar thing for the 2001 wedding of James (our son) and Alice (his bride).
This time I took copies of old photos I had scanned, music I had downloaded, recordings
by the parents of the bride and groom, and some videos copied from television
and recorded on video cameras. That one was much longer at 21 minutes but still
just as much of a tear-jerker as the one for Tammy. Myron and Malcolm put this
one directly on to a DVD. I had progressed a bit farther with the technology. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">After the
wedding projects, I found some software that allowed me to make slide shows on
my own. The one I have become comfortable with is put out by </span><a href="https://www.avs4you.com/"><span lang="EN-US">AVS4YOU</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> (AVS Video Converter and AVS Video
Editor). The basic version is a free download. I can input scanned photos or
videos, add music and narration, and other special effects, and do all kinds of
things to produce a seamless video file. Then it can be saved in a number of
different formats: AVI, DVD, MOV, MP4, MPEG, and others. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Most
recently I have saved the finished files on my computer and in the cloud rather
than put them on DVDs but I have made copies on DVDs for family members.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0uXeDaYs3yt3AeO_LliBC8iAzkbAtdfEvyhYet7GWkPUlyQNedAwW3lD-XVC9MHtgK6JWkC1bSY6gtZPH8VYLtbgFfBjTuzaLVmfJOTknH3kyzT126S0Y0baB7e3H8sSMZO71aObiIh-BmmnPNs5KehPtRZBTdCmPeqaE_UQrJ5uV3sb3Mb-PBYx/s1200/IMG_1950.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1171" data-original-width="1200" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0uXeDaYs3yt3AeO_LliBC8iAzkbAtdfEvyhYet7GWkPUlyQNedAwW3lD-XVC9MHtgK6JWkC1bSY6gtZPH8VYLtbgFfBjTuzaLVmfJOTknH3kyzT126S0Y0baB7e3H8sSMZO71aObiIh-BmmnPNs5KehPtRZBTdCmPeqaE_UQrJ5uV3sb3Mb-PBYx/w400-h390/IMG_1950.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">For
presentations I use <i>PowerPoint</i>. These are basically slide shows as well.
The program allows me to add narration to each slide if I want to have them
available for recorded webinars.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">My last
major slide show was one I put together for Christmas 2020 when the family was
unable to visit in person. We played it live on Zoom on Christmas Eve so that
everyone could view it together.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Slide Shows! They are wonderful ways to share
memories and easy to put together. And when they are done you can send them
around the world through file transfer services like <i>WeTransfer</i>.</span></p>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-90613574187341450262023-01-12T08:14:00.007-07:002023-01-12T13:33:45.082-07:00Climate Always Has and Always Will Change<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I write a lot about the implications of climate change on people and families of past centuries. What about the future? Here is an article that explains very clearly why what we see today is perfectly natural.</span></p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">While the Climate Always Has and Always Will Change, There Is no Climate Crisis</span></h3><ul class="list-inline" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -5px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="icon-user" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; height: auto; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; text-decoration: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;"></span>by <span class="small" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Wallace Manheimer</span> </span></li></ul><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Abstract</span></h4><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The emphasis on a false climate crisis is becoming a tragedy for modern civilization, which depends on reliable, economic, and environmentally viable energy. The windmills, solar panels and backup batteries have <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">none</em> of these qualities. This falsehood is pushed by a powerful lobby which Bjorn Lomborg has called a climate industrial complex, comprising some scientists, most media, industrialists, and legislators. It has somehow managed to convince many that CO<span style="bottom: -0.25em; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 0; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">2</span> in the atmosphere, a gas necessary for life on earth, one which we exhale with every breath, is an environmental poison. Multiple scientific theories and measurements show that there is no climate crisis. Radiation forcing calculations by both skeptics and believers show that the carbon dioxide radiation forcing is about 0.3% of the incident radiation, far less than other effects on climate. Over the period of human civilization, the temperature has oscillated between quite a few warm and cold periods, with many of the warm periods being warmer than today. During geological times, it and the carbon dioxide level have been all over the place with no correlation between them.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">Download and read the whole piece using the following link. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/2b08cd26e9678fed50f297333bb831dcb828ebc9?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fccsenet.org%252Fjournal%252Findex.php%252Fjsd%252Farticle%252Fdownload%252F0%252F0%252F47745%252F51231%26userId%3D6834814%26signature%3D3748fa55f50c734d&source=gmail&ust=1673638849235000&usg=AOvVaw2Qx4RwYsijq5t8Ueo3xlqg" href="https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/2b08cd26e9678fed50f297333bb831dcb828ebc9?url=https%3A%2F%2Fccsenet.org%2Fjournal%2Findex.php%2Fjsd%2Farticle%2Fdownload%2F0%2F0%2F47745%2F51231&userId=6834814&signature=3748fa55f50c734d" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" target="_blank">https://ccsenet.org/<wbr></wbr>journal/index.php/jsd/article/<wbr></wbr>download/0/0/47745/51231</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1CHPYwNrdgA7EZk-RfEKXKXltxkpRICPG6tHOzQaefhjNV2iFSXAw-rVLDjNZiFUob-HQigqSM_8BXXRPo4x48AQzCakmMHVwOtOR7E4t5pyRKYqri-8FcukngqDtI5YllGVcrSkX4tRA2TIU85VpQTs8jQUEyDuiEDI_ZzBYYoCIv4wDVyx0DXe/s2389/01%20Holocene%20Temperatures%20with%20legend.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="2389" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1CHPYwNrdgA7EZk-RfEKXKXltxkpRICPG6tHOzQaefhjNV2iFSXAw-rVLDjNZiFUob-HQigqSM_8BXXRPo4x48AQzCakmMHVwOtOR7E4t5pyRKYqri-8FcukngqDtI5YllGVcrSkX4tRA2TIU85VpQTs8jQUEyDuiEDI_ZzBYYoCIv4wDVyx0DXe/w640-h196/01%20Holocene%20Temperatures%20with%20legend.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-17684068797209731012023-01-09T11:38:00.001-07:002023-01-09T11:38:07.638-07:00Record cold and snow decimates cattle herds: 9 January 1887<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim6rIJnUSaJfI8jPo6qcNGjhQN1h4_dVGFquPmm8y66xAVq-2oGpBCgSJEkijXxRmYrOlJ2ERmabYJrV_PdyiKIBu6-An2fevaDyZLdxZ2m63V1sL5WL7xEoYFnz99iLzKOLNqYCKwVxCcDKcmG56LjbpocY5EbZiONyW1X0frFsZuh3H_Y4j2mnTE/s1748/Cattle%20in%20a%20blizzard%20on%20the%20plainsduring%20the%20Big%20die%20Up%20trimmed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1173" data-original-width="1748" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim6rIJnUSaJfI8jPo6qcNGjhQN1h4_dVGFquPmm8y66xAVq-2oGpBCgSJEkijXxRmYrOlJ2ERmabYJrV_PdyiKIBu6-An2fevaDyZLdxZ2m63V1sL5WL7xEoYFnz99iLzKOLNqYCKwVxCcDKcmG56LjbpocY5EbZiONyW1X0frFsZuh3H_Y4j2mnTE/w640-h430/Cattle%20in%20a%20blizzard%20on%20the%20plainsduring%20the%20Big%20die%20Up%20trimmed.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cattle in a blizzard on the plains during the Big Die Up (Harper's Weekly)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />If you
wonder whether winter conditions are better or worse these days, here is a
story from that past that illustrates not much has really changed. The
following is from History.com’s <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/record-cold-and-snow-decimates-cattle-herds?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2023-0109-01092023&om_rid=3ec067c7538cc919330eb8fe8748b6d1c1fe0425b4d7322ac84d43b8346bb2e5">This
Day In History</a> website:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On one of the worst days of the “worst winter in the West,” nearly an
inch of snow falls every hour for 16 hours, impeding the ability of already
starving cattle to find food.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The plains ranchers had seen hard winters before, but they had survived
because their cattle had been well-fed going into the winter. By the mid-1880s,
though, the situation had changed. In the hopes of making quick money, greedy
speculators had overstocked the northern ranges in Montana, Wyoming, and the
Dakotas. Deceived by a string of mild winters, many ranch managers were also no
longer putting up any winter-feed for their stock. Disaster arrived in 1886.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The summer of 1886 was hot and dry, and by autumn, the range was almost
barren of grass. The cold and snow came early, and by January, record-breaking
snowfalls blanketed the plains, forcing the already weakened cattle to expend
vital energy moving through the snow in search of scant forage. In January, a
warm Chinook wind briefly melted the top layers of snow. When the brutal cold
returned (some ranches recorded temperatures of 63 degrees below zero), a hard
thick shell of ice formed over everything, making it almost impossible for the
cattle to break through the snow to reach the meager grass below. With no
winter hay stored to feed the animals, many ranchers had to sit by idly and
watch their herds slowly die. “Starving cattle staggered through village
streets,” one historian recalls, “and collapsed and died in dooryards.” In
Montana, 5,000 head of cattle invaded the outskirts of Great Falls, eating the
saplings the townspeople had planted that spring and “bawling for food.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">When the snow melted in the spring, carcasses of the once massive herds
dotted the land as far as the eye could see. One observer recalled that so many
rotting carcasses clogged creek and river courses that it was hard to find
water fit to drink. Millions of cattle are estimated to have died during the
“Great Die Up” as it came to be called, a darkly humorous reference to the
celebrated “Round Up.” Montana ranchers alone lost an estimated 362,000 head of
cattle, more than half the territory’s herd.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Besides sending hundreds of ranches into bankruptcy, the hard winter
also brought an abrupt end to the era of the open range. Realizing they would
always have to grow crops to feed their animals, ranchers decreased the size of
their herds and began to stretch barbed wire fences across the open range to
enclose new hay fields. By the 1890s, the typical rancher was also a farmer,
and cowboys spent more time fixing fences than riding herd or roping mavericks.
Belatedly, settlers realized that they had to adapt to the often-harsh demands
of life on the western plains if they were to survive and thrive.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A quick search
of the Internet will reveal other similar storms and outcomes on the North American
prairie: Schoolhouse Blizzard (12 January 1888); Kansas Monster Blizzard (1-3 January
1886).<o:p></o:p></span></p>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-68228253098518336802023-01-03T07:45:00.001-07:002023-01-03T07:45:15.205-07:00MyHeritage 2022 Yearend Summary<p> News report
from MyHeritage:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">2022 was quite a year here at MyHeritage. We released several fantastic
new features, including DeepStory, Family Tree Timeline, Photo Tagger, and AI
Time Machine™;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>added 2.5 billion
historical records in 271 new collections; launched our podcast, Blast From My
Past; and released several improvements to existing features to make your
family history discovery experience on MyHeritage that much better. We also
facilitated many emotional reunions and enjoyed the stories of incredible
discoveries our users made through family history research and DNA — all while
keeping true to our core values of innovation, compassion, and the desire to
have a positive impact on the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And those are just a few of the highlights! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">There’s a lot to look forward to in 2023… so stay tuned!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnlQOk-l7dlfhI5237tqw9t-_Y_VeU8Lj1KEvxL8aA2n9A4-JUDQUBhbqp26DysHZB1ZQ58cYGRmGZtMnV_MBFK4KPjYZQFB2CIHVxqC0CmD89GdC44ZDSr8xQ0m3EgvFZcCzEe-ov3qNDMsRQVG4TQyWVxiHktg4gJDOe0WFAhqGbalpNeNRhkEAX/s2560/MyHeritage%202022%20Summary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1438" data-original-width="2560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnlQOk-l7dlfhI5237tqw9t-_Y_VeU8Lj1KEvxL8aA2n9A4-JUDQUBhbqp26DysHZB1ZQ58cYGRmGZtMnV_MBFK4KPjYZQFB2CIHVxqC0CmD89GdC44ZDSr8xQ0m3EgvFZcCzEe-ov3qNDMsRQVG4TQyWVxiHktg4gJDOe0WFAhqGbalpNeNRhkEAX/w640-h360/MyHeritage%202022%20Summary.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><o:p></o:p><p></p>Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.com0