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Saturday, November 19, 2011

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Thanksgiving Edition

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Hey genea-philes ... it's SATURDAY NIGHT again - time for more GENEALOGY FUN!!!

Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to:

1)  Think about the answers to these questions:

a.  Which ancestor are you most thankful for, and why?

b.  Which author (book, periodical, website, etc.) are you most thankful for, and why?

c.  Which historical record set (paper or website) are you most thankful for, and why?

2)  Tell us about it in a blog post of your own; in a comment to this blog post; in a Facebook status line or a Google Plus stream post.

Here's mine:

a.  The ancestor that I'm most thankful for my great-grandmother, Della (Smith) Carringer (1862-1944) because she saved all of the Smith and Carringer papers and photographs for several generations, including her own scrapbook with wonderful playbills, articles, calling cards, etc.  My grandfather, Lyle L. Carringer, and my mother, Betty (Carringer) Seaver, kept them also, but Della is the one who created many of them and kept them through travels across the country to San Diego.

b.  The author that I'm most thankful for is Elizabeth Shown Mills, who has not only written and edited "Bibles" and periodicals of the genealogy industry, makes wonderful presentations, and  encourages and educates many researchers through email and mailing lists. 

c.  The historical record set that I am most thankful for is the Revolutionary War Pension Files (National Archives files, images on Fold3.com) because they provide significant detail about several ancestral families and the soldier's service; many of the facts would not be known without these files. 
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10 comments:

  1. Dorene from OhioSaturday, November 19, 2011 at 12:54:00 PM PST

    Randy - Thanks for a special edition of SNGF! Here is my post:

    http://graveyardrabbitofsanduskybay.blogspot.com/2011/11/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-november.html

    or

    http://tinyurl.com/7r9h9vs

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  2. LizSaturday, November 19, 2011 at 1:59:00 PM PST

    Here's my post:

    http://gatapleytree.blogspot.com/2011/11/saturday-night-genealogy-fun_19.html

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  3. ErikTheRedderSaturday, November 19, 2011 at 2:14:00 PM PST

    Twitter fan here! Here are my answers:

    a. I'm most thankful for my ancestor Nicholas Hutchins, who was the patriarch of my grandfather's family line.

    b. I don't have a particular author I'm thankful for, but I am very grateful for the forums at genealogy.com, which got me in touch with distant relatives who had actually authored a book on our ancestors.

    c. I've gotten a lot of use out of ancestry.com (using my library's subscription).

    Thanks!

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  4. UnknownSaturday, November 19, 2011 at 3:21:00 PM PST

    Hi, Randy - Here's my post:

    http://reflectingongenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/11/saturday-night-genealogy-fun.htmls

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  5. Jenny JonesSaturday, November 19, 2011 at 9:09:00 PM PST

    stosedsA little late, but better late...
    Thanks!

    http://jenny-rakingtheleaves.blogspot.com/2011/11/thankful-thursday-four-days-early.html

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  6. GeoloverSunday, November 20, 2011 at 2:16:00 AM PST

    Randy, thank you for the timely and thought-provoking questions. My post is here:

    http://wv-family-tracks-trails.blogspot.com/2011/11/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-november.html

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  7. Tessa KeoughSunday, November 20, 2011 at 8:28:00 AM PST

    I am late but here is my post:

    http://scandiamusings.blogspot.com/2011/11/sngf-thanksgiving-edition.html

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  8. Susi's QuarterSunday, November 20, 2011 at 1:47:00 PM PST

    http://www.genealogywise.com/profiles/blogs/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-thanksgiving-edition

    Not sure where went but sent at 5 a m.

    Thanks for this topic, It is a good reflective item for this time of year.

    Yes, have Linda buy you a ticket to the Spring Seminar for CVGS. She will not probably get a better bargain.
    $35.

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  9. AnonymousSunday, November 20, 2011 at 3:48:00 PM PST

    I know it's now Monday but here is my response to this challenge:

    http://cassmob.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-on-monday-thanksgiving-for-family-history-blessings/

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  10. WendyThursday, November 24, 2011 at 3:40:00 AM PST

    Here is my post:
    http://jollettetc.blogspot.com/2011/11/thankful-thursday-saturday-night.html

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