tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post7559657428217204160..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Saturday Night Genealogy Fun (SNGF) -- Best Find of 2014, and Research Challenge for 2015Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-6144148733701001432015-01-07T07:40:39.225-08:002015-01-07T07:40:39.225-08:00Great idea! I list my top six and how I found the...Great idea! I list my top six and how I found them on my blog at:<br /><br />http://seedstotree.blogspot.com/2015/01/my-top-six-2014-genealogical-finds.html<br /><br />Seeds to Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07146194433439896630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-84127689430432767212015-01-04T21:16:33.774-08:002015-01-04T21:16:33.774-08:00I only began researching in May, but my love affai...I only began researching in May, but my love affair with genealogy had flourished quickly! I will never forget the day I opened my laptop and thought to myself "My grandfather fought in WWII and I don't know anything about what he did. I bet I can find it online." Well, it took me a few weeks to find his enlistment records and months to find discharge records, but in the meantime I found tons of other information! The rest is history!<br /><br />My hope for 2015 is to scan and preserve all our old family photos and documents, which my mother was very eager to pass on when I became interested in them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09326201879351581078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-22283633497917031692015-01-04T11:44:27.970-08:002015-01-04T11:44:27.970-08:00Here is my entry (and thank you Randy for providin...Here is my entry (and thank you Randy for providing these weekly prompts!)<br />http://www.researchjournal.yourislandroutes.com/2015/01/sngf-best-find-2014-hopes-for-2015/Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13311557694307825428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-29743759030924391172015-01-04T09:53:39.300-08:002015-01-04T09:53:39.300-08:00I just posted mine! Thanks for the challenges. I&#...I just posted mine! Thanks for the challenges. I'm excited about another new year to research!<br /><br />http://theenthusiasticgenealogist.blogspot.com/2015/01/sngf-best-find-of-2014-research.htmlDana Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387705697369311607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-89767704175112611772015-01-04T08:40:35.164-08:002015-01-04T08:40:35.164-08:00My best research achievement in 2014 was finding t...My best research achievement in 2014 was finding the manuscript of the SHACKFORD genealogy written by Samuel Shackford of Winnetka, Ill to include boxes of his source material. The achievement was made due to the gracious help of a library reference librarian and a volunteer genealogist at that library. I haven't actually been able to see this document yet but know that years of review await me when I can get to Chicago and review the material. Not only will it be wonderful to see Samuel's through research done in the 1880-1900 timeframe but apparently the boxes also contain diaries written by other family members after the Great Chicago Fire. What a treasure found due to help from others!<br /><br />In 2015 I will continue to research SHACKFORD genealogy and blog at least weekly about my finds at www.shackfordgenealogy.weebly.com sharing sourced material with references. SearchShackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543551931494201343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-47965291932716148072015-01-03T20:17:57.592-08:002015-01-03T20:17:57.592-08:00Here's mine: http://amandaeperrine.blogspot.co...Here's mine: http://amandaeperrine.blogspot.com/2015/01/sngf-best-find-of-2014-and-research.html <br /><br />Thanks for the reminder that I did find some awesome stuff this year!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985092052362235580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-23430925500032905532015-01-03T18:14:30.931-08:002015-01-03T18:14:30.931-08:00Thanks for the mission, Randy. Here's my post:...Thanks for the mission, Randy. Here's my post:<br />http://geneginny.blogspot.com/2015/01/sngf-best-find-of-2014-research.htmlGeneGinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05172142394579145655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-28309795688951077412015-01-03T17:49:08.433-08:002015-01-03T17:49:08.433-08:00Thanks for the mission. My greatest discover was a...Thanks for the mission. My greatest discover was about my Finnish ancestry and I'm hoping to find out more in 2015. I posted on my blog.<br /><br />http://jacqueline-journeyback.blogspot.ca/2015/01/sngf-best-find-of-2014-and-challenge.htmlJacquelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699562920337634780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-43798066242923703112015-01-03T13:07:23.315-08:002015-01-03T13:07:23.315-08:00My biggest breakthrough was getting my father-in-l...My biggest breakthrough was getting my father-in-law's original birth certificate. I now have his biological parents' names, ages, and places of birth. I've already started up his tree which is exciting as half my husband's chart was blank until a week ago.<br /><br />My most elusive ancestor is grandfather's parents. He was adopted before adoptions were a regulated thing in England. We know the man listed on his birth certificate is not his father, and we think we have it narrowed down to a few people, but I think this is where DNA is going to be the key. I'm still hoping my mum will do a DNA test, but failing that, I will.Chrisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09754253285534700656noreply@blogger.com