Treasure Chest Thursday - Post 197: 1887 Marriage Certificate for Henry A. Carringer and Della A. Smith

It's Treasure Chest Thursday - time to look in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history and genealogy musings.

The treasure today is the marriage certificate for Henry Austin Carringer and Della A. Smith in 1887 in Wano, Cheyenne County, Kansas: 

This certificate is in a frame and hangs on my "Ancestor Wall" at the entrance to the genealogy cave.  I love that the couple added their photographs to the certificate.  I took a photograph of the framed certificate on my wall rather than take it out of the frame and scan the certificate.  The certificate has hung in a family home since 1887 - first in the home of Henry Austin and Della A. (Smith) Carringer's home from 1887 to 1946, then in the home of Lyle L. and Emily (Auble) Carringer from 1946 to 1977, then in the home of Frederick w. and Betty (Carringer) Seaver from 1978 to 1988, and in my home since 1988.  

The transcription of this certificate is (handwritten portions in italics):

THIS CERTIFIES:

That on the 11th day of September in the year 188 7

Mr. Henry A. Carringer and Miss Della A. Smith 

were united by me in the Bond of Marriage at Wano, Kansas.

Witness:  A.E. Boring                        Rev. Emanuel Richards

                                                        Minister of Congregational Ch.

The source citation for this marriage certificate (crafted using the RootsMagic source template for "Marriage Certificate (church)"):

Mr. Henry A. Carringer and Miss Della A. Smith marriage, 11 September 1887, Congregational Church, Wano, Kansas. Marriage Certificate; held in 2014 by Randall J. Seaver ([address for private use], Chula Vista, Calif. 91911).

This marriage certificate is an Original Source record, is Primary Information for the names of the parties, the marriage date and place, and is Direct Evidence for the marriage event.  I have not found any official record for this marriage event.  I do have entries in loose family Bible pages in my possession that provide the same information.

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/01/treasure-chest-thursday-post-197-1887.html

Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

RootsTech 2014 - My Friday (7 February) Class Choices

A reminder:  the $159 Early Bird registration fee for the full pass at RootsTech 2014 in Salt Lake City will be available until 27 January - after that, the full pass registration fee will be $239.

I've started looking at the class schedules for each day at https://rootstech.org/schedule-info/session-viewer/ and these are the classes that I most want to attend on Friday, 7 February:

8:30 a.m. - Friday General Session, Keynote Address -- Dr. spencer Wells (the Genographic Project) and Judy G. Russell (The Legal Genealogist blog) (Hall E)

10:30 a.m. - Luther Tychonievich:  "When Researchers Disagree: Facilitating Helpful, Respectful Collaboration" (Ballroom H)

10:30 a.m. - Kory Meyerink: "Effective Database Search Tactics" (Hall D)

1:00 p.m. - Laura Prescott: "How the Internet Makes Us Sloppy Genealogists and How To Thwart the Trend" (Room 251D)

1:00 p.m. - Pamela Weisberger: "Cartography for Genealogists: Digitally Mapping Time and Generations" (Ballroom G)

2:30 p.m. - Ron Arons: "Putting Flesh on the Bones" (Ballroom E)

2:30 p.m. - Curt Witcher: "Remembering Those Who Have Passed: Why Obituaries Are So Key" (Room 251D)

4:00 p.m. - Jason Butterfield: "Take Your Research Anywhere With Ancestry's Mobile App" (Ballroom A)

4:00 p.m. - Tammy Hepps: "Story by Story: Preserve Your Family History" (Ballroom I)

I have these classes already starred in my RootsTech 2014 App on my iPhone. 

Of course, there is no guarantee that I will attend any of these presentations (other than the keynote session).  I usually hang out in the Media Center and write a blog post or two every day at RootsTech, and also walk through the Exhibit Hall several times a day asking questions and learning about new resources.  I do plan to watch the Live Streaming sessions when I get home.  But I have good intentions!

I highlighted my Thursday class choices in RootsTech 2014 - My Thursday (6 February) Class Choices (posted 6 January 2014). I will highlight my Saturday class choices in the next post in this series.

Are you attending RootsTech 2014?  If so, which classes do you want to attend?

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/01/rootstech-2014-my-friday-7-february.html

Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

CGSSD Meeting on Saturday, 18 January Features Butch Hibben

The Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego (CGSSD) meets on the 3rd Saturday of each month (except December) from 9:00 a.m. to noon on the campus of UCSD, University of California, San Diego.  See our web page www.cgssd.org  for directions.

The next meeting will be held on 18 January 2014 from 9:00 am to noon. Here are the details:

9:00 - SIG and User Group Coordinator Judy Jiru will introduce group leaders and request feedback from the members for any new ideas/SIGs/user groups.

10:00 - Break

10:20 - Announcements followed by program:

Free Smart Phone Apps - Presented by Lynn A. (Butch) Hibben, CLA

Presentation Description: Learn some of the free apps for cell phones that can help genealogists be more effective. If you are still wondering if a smart phone is for you, this program may be helpful in making that decision.

Biography: L. A. (Butch) Hibben, Certified Legacy Advisor, has been involved in the field of family history from his youth.  He serves as Assistant Director in the Corona Family History Center, and is married to Jean Wilcox Hibben, CG. They make their home in the Lake Mathews area of Western Riverside County, California.

We meet at the Robinson Auditorium complex on the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) campus in La Jolla. From North Torrey Pines Road, turn at Pangea Drive into UCSD. Free parking is available in the parking garage on the left; use any space other than those specifically reserved for UCSD vehicles. Signs will mark directions to our meeting room. Please refer to our website www.cgssd.org; or the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies website (click here) for driving directions and a map.

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/01/cgssd-meeting-on-saturday-18-january.html

(Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 290: The Hildreth/Seaver House in Leominster, Mass.

I'm posting family photographs from my collection on Wednesdays, but they aren't Wordless Wednesday posts like others do - I am incapable of having a wordless post.

Here is a photograph of an ancestral home taken on one of our vacation/genealogy trips to Massachusetts:

These photographs are of the house at 149 Lancaster Street in Leominster, Massachusetts.  I took them in 2007 on a visit to Leominster to celebrate the life of my aunt Geraldine (Seaver) Remley.  

My great-great grandparents, Edward and Sophia (Newton) Hildreth, resided in this house from before 1870 until their deaths (Edward in 1899, and Sophia in 1923).  Their daughter, Hattie Hildreth (1857-1920) lived here with her husband, Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922) until their deaths.  My grandfather, Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) grew up in this house.  

A family story says that the Hildreths lived in the left-hand side of the house, and that the Seavers lived in the "ell" on the right-hand side of the building.  They were likely connected with a door.  

Looking closely at the front of the present house, you can see three different entrance doors and three different mailboxes (one in the front porch of the left-hand side and two on the right-hand side of the building).  So there are at least three residences in this building now, one on the left-hand side, one upstairs and one downstairs on the right-hand side.  

I have not been inside this house, and now wish that I had had the gumption to walk up and ask to see if they would let me in to see the living room, parlor, kitchen, etc.  My great-grandparents and my great-great-grandparents died in this house.  My aunt and uncle recall seeing them laid out in the parlor before their burial.  

Here is the Google Map snippet that shows the location of 149 Lancaster Street in Leominster;

The house is on the southwest side of Lancaster Street, just southeast of the intersection with Cedar Street.  I realized early on that Frank Seaver lived with his parents, Isaac and Lucretia Seaver at 7 Cedar Street, which was just across Lancaster Street from Hattie Hildreth's home.  Frank and Hattie were neighbors and ran off to Keene, New Hampshire in December 1874 to get married.  

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/01/not-so-wordless-wednesday-post-290.html

Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

Marian Pierre-Louis Radio Shows are Great!

Do you like listening to radio shows?  What about genealogy and family history radio shows?

Genea-blogger Marian Pierre-Louis now has two radio shows that are available on the Internet.

1)  Fieldstone Common is up to Episode 73, and focuses on Marian's interviews with authors of genealogy, family history and local history books.  The publicity for this show includes:

"Fieldstone Common is a weekly internet radio show (podcast) for genealogists and history buffs.

Host Marian Pierre-Louis will introduce you to authors and historians who bring history alive! Topics focus on history and genealogy in the Northeast United States.

"Authors, historians, curators, archivists, genealogists and other stewards of history are interviewed about their books or projects."

The archived shows are listed at http://www.fieldstonecommon.com/show-schedule/.

Here is the page for the interview with George G. Morgan and Drew Smith on 2 January 2014 about their book, Advanced Genealogy Research Techniques:

Earlier interviews of note include:

*  Elizabeth Shown Mills on her book, The Forgotten People (21 November 2013)

*  D. Brenton Simons on his book, Witches, Rakes and Rogues (3 October 2013)

*  Helen Ullmann on Colonial New England Research (12 September 2013)

Each episode has a web page, with show notes, and a link to listen to the radio show/podcast is provided.

2)  The Genealogy Professional Podcast is up to episode 7.  Marian interviews notable genealogy professionals about their experiences, businesses, and research specialties.  The archived shows are listed on the home page in the right-hand column.  The publicity for this podcast includes:

"Whether you are transitioning into the world of professional genealogy or already an experienced genealogy professional, this podcast will give you new ideas to make your business even better.

"Each week I will interview experienced genealogy professionals about the challenges they had in starting their business and the strategies they took to overcome those obstacles.  

"Are you ready to learn and grow in your business? Join me and let’s get started."

Here is the page for episode 7, the interview with California professional genealogist, Sheri Fenley:

If these types of radio/podcast shows are of interest to you, I encourage you to listen to them.

In addition to the Internet access, you can subscribe to them through the iTunes app for Apple or through the Android Stitcher app.  

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/01/marian-pierre-louis-radio-shows-are.html

Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

Technology Tuesday: Read the RootsTech 2014 Flipboard Magazine

I received this announcement via email from Sunny Morton, who works with Lisa Louise Cooke:

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Free Flipboard App Now Delivers Exciting Genealogy Content


Now that it’s 2014, RootsTech is almost upon us, so the genealogy industry is abuzz with new and emerging technologies for family history. Consider what’s been happening in the mobile space this last year:

§  Smartphone usage in the U.S. increased by 50 percent (Kleiner Perkins)

§  The number of emails being opened on mobile increased by 330 percent (Litmus)

§  Tablet usage doubled in the U.S. (Pew Research Center)

The bottom line: More than ever folks are accessing websites, videos, podcasts, blogs and other online information on their mobile devices.

As part of its mission, RootsTech helps family historians embrace these new technologies. Well, RootsTech has already gotten off to a running start by introducing attendees to Flipboard, a free magazine app available for all major mobile platforms.

RootsTech 2014: Where Genealogy and Technology Converge is a Flipboard magazine published by Genealogy Gems in conjunction with the RootsTech team. The magazine crowd-sources great web content from RootsTech speakers, exhibitors, and official bloggers in one beautiful and convenient place. It is multimedia, too – you’ll find video and audio content as well as text.

How to Access the Magazine in Flipboard:

1.      Get the free Flipboard app at flipboard.com, in iTunes or Google Play.

2.      Set up your free account.

3.      In the search box at the top of the homepage, search for ROOTSTECH.

4.      Tap “RootsTech 2014″ by Lisa Louise Cooke (you’ll see a magazine icon next to it).

5.      When the magazine loads, tap the SUBSCRIBE icon at the top of the page.

6.      Starting at the right hand side of the page, swipe your finger from right to left over each page to “flip!”

You can also access the magazine through your browser at http://tinyurl.com/RootsTech2014.

As you can see, Flipboard offers exciting possibilities for curating, organizing, and presenting online content. It aggregates social network, other online content and RSS channels for Android, Blackberry 10, iOS, Windows 8, and Windows Phone 8. Content is presented in a captivating magazine format, allowing users to “flip” through it with a simple swipe of the finger.

As a genealogy new media content creator and publisher, Genealogy Gems is excited to introduce this creative use of this emerging technology to the genealogy industry. Check out two more new FREE Flipboard issues from Lisa Louise Cooke that you can share with your audience:

Using Newspapers for Genealogy and Family History
Using Historic Maps for Genealogy and Family History

How to learn more about Flipboard:

·         PODCAST: Tune in to the newest Genealogy Gems Blog and Podcast episode #163 for Lisa’s exclusive interview with the folks at Flipboard who provide tips and tricks for creating magazines!

·         FAMILYSEARCH: Click here to read FamilySearch’s press release on RootsTech 2014: Where Genealogy and Technology Converge.

·         ROOTSTECH: Attendees can catch Lisa’s workshop “Flipboard for Genealogy: Create Incredible Mobile Magazines of Your Favorite Genealogy Web Content” on Thursday at 4:00pm (LAB1263T) and Friday at 2:30 PM (LAB-1263F). Register at www.Rootstech.org. Session description: Turn your favorite genealogy web content into a customized and personalized digital magazine with the free Flipboard app. You’ll add free genealogy blogs, podcasts and video channels to your mobile devices (tablets, smart phones) in this hands-on session.

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I was very pleased to see my picture of Tammy Hepps and my blog post featured on the cover of this premier issue of the RootsTech 2014 Flipboard Magazine!  

I downloaded the app to my iPhone and flipped through the pages.  Here are my screen shots from my iPhone:

My thanks to Lisa for the Flipboard app information and the RootsTech 2014 magazine.

The one quibble I have with the RootsTech 2014 magazine is that the byline for every article is Lisa Louise Cooke.  She wrote some of the articles included in the magazine, but she didn't write all of them.  I think that there should be a clear byline for the author of each article.  There are links to the blog posts or news articles, but a magazine reader might think that Lisa wrote all of the articles herself.

I find it easier to read the magazine on my desktop computer and laptop computer than on my iPhone and small tablet.  I don't have an iPad or large tablet to compare the experience.  But it looks like a great way to make a short presentation (or perhaps even a longer one) if you have Internet access at the venue.

 I can see tremendous potential for this as a way to interest our family members in their ancestors and their heritage, or to advertise for a local genealogical society.  A genealogist could create the magazine, then email the link to their family or society members, just as Sunny did with the notice above.  

Who else in the genealogy world has a Flipboard magazine published?  What other examples might there be to promote family history and genealogy research?  Tell me in comments!   

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/01/technology-tuesday-read-rootstech-2014.html

Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

Tuesday's Tip: Obtain the New Genealogy Standards Manual from BCG

This week's Tuesday's tip is to:  Obtain the new Genealogical Standards book from the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG).

I received this notice via email from the National Genealogy Society (NGS):

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NGS is pleased to share the following limited time discount offer, which is available until 27 January 2014. Genealogy Standards, an essential reference work for solid genealogical work, is an important addition to any genealogist’s bookshelf.

BCG has provided the following information about Genealogy Standards and a pre-publication discount that NGS members are encouraged to take advantage of.

In honor of its fiftieth anniversary, the Board for Certification of Genealogists® (BCG) has issued Genealogy Standards, a revised edition of the manual for best practices in research and assembly of accurate family histories. This new book completely updates and reorganizes the original 2000 edition of The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual.

“Accuracy is fundamental to genealogical research,” writes editor Thomas W. Jones, phd, cg, cgl, in the introduction. “Without it, a family’s history would be fiction. This manual presents the standards family historians use to obtain valid results. These standards apply to all genealogical research, whether shared privately or published.”

The 83 specific standards cover the process of researching family history and the finished products of the research in an understandable language with a new glossary of terms. Chapters include:

* Genealogical Proof Standard;

* documenting (standards 1–8);

* researching (standards 9–50), including planning, collecting, and reasoning from evidence;

* writing (standards 51–73), including proofs, assembly, and special products;

* teaching and lecturing (standards 74–81); and

* continuing education (standards 82 and 83).

The appendices in the 100-page book include the genealogist's code, a description of BCG and its work, a list of sources and resources where examples of work that meet standards are regularly published, a glossary, and an evidence-process map distinguishing the three kinds of sources, information, and evidence.

“We are delighted to provide this new edition, which is meant for all genealogical researchers and practitioners as a way to recognize sound genealogy,” said BCG president Elissa Scalise Powell, cg, cgl. “We appreciate the many hands that helped bring this new edition to fruition and look forward to its widespread usage in the field.”

Only 13 more days to SAVE 20% off the cover price! Regularly priced at $14.95, the pre-publication softcover version price is $11.95 for orders placed until 27 January 2014. Orders are fulfilled through http://www.bcgcertification.ornumg/catalog/index.html by Maia’s Bookstore and benefit BCG in its work in the genealogical community.

For more information, please contact the Board for Certification of Genealogists, PO Box 14291, Washington, DC 20044,office@BCGcertification.org.

*Certified Genealogist (CG) and Certified Genealogical Lecturer (CGL) are proprietary service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists used by the Board to identify its program of genealogical competency evaluation and used under license to the Board’s certificants.

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I have ordered mine, have you ordered yours?

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/01/tuesdays-tip-obtain-new-genealogy.html

Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

Have You Looked Through Ancestry Anne's Presentations?

I try to keep track of what Ancestry.com's presenters are doing online by checking the Learning Center, the YouTube Channel, the Ancestry.com Blog, and Ancestry Anne's (Anne Mitchell Gillespie) Ancestry Reference Desk blog.

Anne provides links on her Slides From Presentations page to PDF files showing her presentations.

 She has done this for several years now, and the page above lists her 2013 presentations.  Her latest two presentations are from November 2013.

I clicked on the link to see the "PDF Slides" for the first one on the list and saw the title screen of the Military Records presentation:

  This is in PDF format, so the reader can advance to the next slide by using the "Page Down" key.

My thanks to Anne for doing this - she is helping Ancestry.com users advance their knowledge and showing how to search Ancestry.com effectively.

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/01/have-you-looked-through-ancestry-annes.html

Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

Amanuensis Monday - Post 201: Will of Daniel Dinkel (1713-1755) of York, Pennsylvania

Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent TransylvanianDutch blog) started his own Monday blog theme many months ago called Amanuensis Monday. What does "amanuensis" mean? John offers this definition:

"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."

The subject today is the will of Daniel Dinkel (1713-1755) of York township, York County, Pennsylvania.  It was written 6 April 1754 and registered in the Probate Court on 7 November 1755.  It starts near the bottom of the left-hand page on the first image below, and concludes near the top of the right-hand page on the second image below:

This is a probate court clerk transcription, and the original will is probably in the York County, Pennsylvania Probate Court Records files. The images above are from Volume A, pages 119-123 in the Probate Court Clerk files:

[page 119, near bottom of page]

1  In the Name of God Amen,
2  The Sixth day of Apprill in the Year of our Lord one
3  thousand seven hundred and fifty four.  I Daniel Dinkel
4  in the Town & County of York and Province of Pensil-
5  vania Yeoman being at Present well & healthy in body
6  & of Perfect Mind & Memory thanks be given unto

[page 120]

7  God therefore calling unto Mind the Mortality of my bo-
8  dy and knowing that it is appointed for all Men once
9  to Dye, do make and Ordain this my last Will & Testamt.
10 That is to say principally and first of all I give & Recommend
11 my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it and for
12 my Body I recommend it to the Earth to be buried in
13 a Christian like and Decent Manner at the discretion
14 of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the General
15 Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the
16 Mighty Power of God and as touching such wordly
17 Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to bless me
18 in this life I give devise & dispose of the same in the
19 following Manner and Form (Viz)

20 Imprimis It is my will and I do order that in the first Place
21 all my Just Debts & Funerall Charges be paid & satisfied.
22 I give and bequeath unto Mary Ursula Dinkel me dear-
23 ly beloved Wife my Fedder Bed & Bead Stead and
24 all what belongs thereunto for her own for ever, like-
25 wise all her apparell and all my whole Estate Real
26 & moveable during her life Time, but if it should hap-
27 pen that She should Marry again to another Husband
28 then it shall be divided one half of my said Real
29 & moveable Estate one half to her & the other half to my
30 Six Children which half shall be Equaly divided
31 amongst them Namly Daniel dinkel & Peter Dinkel
32 and Margaretha Salome Dinkel Annamary Dinkel Mary 
33 Catharina Dinkel and Mary Dorothea Dinkel and
34 not before She intend to Marry again, and as for the
35 other half it is to be in her Possession During her life
36 Time, and if she should get Children with the other
37 Husband then the said half of her shall after his Decease
38 be Equaly divided among the aforenamed the afore-
39 named Six Children but if She should Dye without
40 Children by the next Husband then it shall fall to 
41 my said six Children be Equaly divided amongst them
42 as aforesaid.

[page 121]

43 Lastly, I Constitute nominate and appoint my Dearly beloved
44 Wife Mary Ursula Dinkel and my trusty Friends George
45 Jon & George Christian Sinn to be my only & Sole Exec^rs
46 of this my last Will & Testament And I do herby Utterly
47 Disallow Revoke and Disannual all & every other former
48 Testaments Wills Legacies and Exec^rs by me in anyways be
49 for ^this time^ named Willed & bequeathed Ratifying & Confirming
50 this & no other to be my last Will & Testament.  In Wit-
51 ness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal dated
52 the Day & Year first above written.

53 Signed Sealed Published               }   Daniel Dinkel  {Seal}
54 Pronounced & Declared                }
55 by the said Daniel Dinkel               }
56 as his last Will & Testament          }
57 in the presence of us the Subscri-   }
58 bers Viz    Jacob Billmyer              }
59 Jacob Fackler   Barth Maul            }
60 York County 
61                       Before me George Stevenson Esq^r
62 Deputy Register for the Probate of Wills and gran-
63 ting Letters of Administration for the County of York
64 Personally came Jacob Billmyer & Jacob Fackler two
65 of the Subscribing Witness to the Foregoing Instrument
66 of Writing and on there Solemn Oath respectively do say
67 that they saw & heard Daniel Dinkel Sign Seal
68 Publish and declar the foregoing Instrument of
69 Writing as & for his Testament and last Will that
70 they subscribed their Names as Witnesses to the same
71 and saw Barth^o Maul subscribe his Name as a witness
72 and that the Testator was of sound & disposing Mind
73 and Memory at that Time.
74 Sworn & Subscribed          }  Jacob Billmyer
75 the 7^th of Novem^r 1755  }  Jacob Fackler
76 Cor Geo Stevenson D^y R^r
77                           A true Copy SS  Geo Stevenson D^r R^r

[page 122]

78 We George John & George Christian Sinn Executors in the foregoing
79 Will named do hereby renounce the said Executorship  Witness our Hands
80 and Seals the 7^th Nov^r 1755.                    George John               {Seal}
81 Sealed & Delivered in the presence of us }  George Christian Sinn  {Seal}
82 Tho^s Armor   Jacob Billmyer                }

83 Memorandum that Letters Testamentary in common form
84 were Granted to Aushilla Dinkel (the other Exec^r have renounced) Executrix of
85 the Testament and last Will of Daniel Dinkle Deced Inventory to be
86 exhibited into the Registers Office at York on or before the twenty ninth Day
87 of January ^next^ and an Accompt or reconing on or before the twenty ninth
88 Day of December next Given under my Hand & the seal of the s^d Office at
89 York the twentieth day of December Anno Domini 1755.  SS Geo Stevenson D R

The source citation for this will, entered into the Probate Court clerk record book and accessed on FamilySearch.org, is:

"Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994," digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org), Daniel Dinkel will, written 6 April 1754, registered 7 November 1755; accessed in York County, “Wills, 1749-1779, Vol. A-D,” Book A, pages 119-123, images 84-85 of 647.

The will names his wife Mary Ursula Dinkel, and his six children, including: Daniel Dinkel; Peter Dinkel; Margaretha Salome Dinkel; Annamary Dinkel; Mary Catharina Dinkel; and Mary Dorothea Dinkel.  

Daniel Dinkel (1713-1755) and his wife Maria Ursula (Von Ernest) Dinkel (1713-1793) are my fifth great-grandparents.  I descend through the daughter, Maria Dorothea Dinkel (1748-1835) who married Rudolf Spangler, whose son Daniel Spangler (1781-1851) married Elizabeth King (1796-1863), my third great-grandparents.

The URL for this post is:   http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/01/amanuensis-monday-post-201-will-of.html

Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

Best of the Genea-Blogs - 5 to 11 January 2014

Hundreds of genealogy and family history bloggers write thousands of posts every week about their research, their families, and their interests. I appreciate each one of them and their efforts.

My criteria for "Best of ..." are pretty simple - I pick posts that advance knowledge about genealogy and family history, address current genealogy issues, provide personal family history, are funny or are poignant. I don't list posts destined for daily blog prompts or meme submissions (but I do include summaries of them), or my own posts.

Here are my picks for great reads from the genealogy blogs for this past week:

*  Surprise!  A Birth Record Where It Wasn't Supposed To Be by Diane Gould Hall on the Michigan Family Trails blog.  Diane is persistent, and it paid off!  Revisiting record collections works.

*  3 Genealogy Goals for 2014: Tasks & Tips for a Great New Year by Gena Philibert-Ortega on the GenealogyBank Blog.  Gena shares three excellent tips we all should follow on a regular basis.

*  Artificial Insemination Nightmare Revealed by DNA Test by CeCe Moore on the Your Genetic Genealogist blog.  Fascinating, horrifying, perhaps more common than we know.

*  A Challenge for 2014: Three Steps for Sharing Your Family History by Michael J. Leclerc on the Mocavo Genealogy Blog.  Michael has sage advice for readers in this post.

*  Using Evidence to Solve a Murder by Diane Boumenot on the One Rhode Island Family blog.  Diane digs deep and finds that her ancestor, and his mother, did not http://finding-forgotten-stories.com/murder his wife.

*  Ordering an SS-5 Social Security Application by Philip Trauring on the B&F: Jewish Genealogy and More blog.  Philip describes the process of ordering, and the limitations imposed by recent changes to the laws.

*  Properly Analyzing Documents -- A Key to Genealogical Success by Diane L. Richard on the Upfront With NGS blog.  I love the National Archives analysis document!  Check out Diane's other links also.

*  Twenty Tips for Living With the Obsessed Genealogist by Lauren Mahieu on the GeneJourneys blog.  Lauren nailed it, I think!

*  52 Ancestors Challenge: Week 1 Recap by Amy Johnson Crow on the No Story Too Small blog.  Amy had 123 entries in this weekly theme in the first week.

*  A Diversion - the Professional Management Conference in SLC and Day 2 Professional Management Conference in Salt Lake by Jill K. Morelli on the Genealogy Certification: My Personal Journal blog.  Jill is sharing her experiences at the APG PMC in Utah this weekend.

These genea-bloggers wrote weekly pick posts and news summary posts this week:

*  NN Genealogy Things You Should Know This Morning, Sunday, 5 Jan 2014; Monday, 6 Jan 2014; Tuesday, 7 Jan 2014; Wednesday, 8 Jan 2014; Thursday, 9 Jan 2014; Friday, 10 Jan 2014; Saturday, 11 Jan 2014 by Caroline M. Pointer on the 4YourFamilyStory.com blog.

*  Writing Challenges! Photographs! The Golden State! -- It's Follow Friday by Anne Gillespie Mitchell on the Finding Forgotten Stories blog.

*  Friday Finds - 1/10/14 by Julie Cahill Tarr on Julie's Genealogy & History Hub blog.

*  Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for January 10, 2014 by Jana Last on Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog.

*  Genealogy News Corral, Jan. 6-10, 2014 by Diane Haddad on the Genealogy Insider blog.

*  News and Blog Posts for Genealogists, January 10, 2014 by Michael J. Leclerc on the Mocavo Genealogy Blog.

*  Saturday Serendipity (January 11, 2014) by John D. Tew on the Filiopietism Prism blog.

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