Mystery Monday: Enumerated Twice in the 1910 Census?
Posted by Liv | Filed under Blanton, Chapple, Mystery Monday, Surname
What I enjoy most about Ancestry.com is its intuitive search interface! After locating my great-grandparents –Lewis & Carrie (Blanton) Chappel– in the 1910 Census and adding data from that record to each of their Ancestry timelines a “shaky leaf” hint appeared! When I followed that hint, the historical record that it referred me to was [...]
Tags: 1910 census, ancestors, ancestry, Carrie [Blanton] Chappel, great aunt, great-grandmother, Rose (Blanton) Williams
Tech Tuesday: Relative History, the First Genealogy App for the Windows Phone Platform
Posted by Liv | Filed under Tech Tuesday
When I wanted to go “mobile” with my family research earlier this year, I was a bit frustrated by the fact that most, if not all, of the popular genealogy apps available were developed mainly for iPad/iPhone, and Android devices. As a result, me and my wonderful Windows Phone were left out in the cold [...]
Tags: ancestry, GEDCOM, genealogy app, mobile app, Papillon Productions, Philip Colmer, Relative History, Tech Tuesday, Windows Phone
Was April 2012 a great month for genealogists?
Posted by Liv | Filed under Genea Musings
Was April 2012 a great month for genealogists? I truly believe it was! If nothing else, it was one of the BEST and most EXCITING months for me in the world of genealogy! It began with the most anticipated genealogical event to date — the release of the 1940 United States Census on Monday, April 2, [...]
Tags: 1940 census, 1940s, African ancestry, ancestral origins, ancestry, family history expo, Family Tree DNA, genealogists, genealogy, google earth, H-town, houston, lanyrd.com/cgqwc, mitochondrial DNA, mtDNA, US Census
