tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post6002334673713081548..comments2023-08-27T05:02:41.353-07:00Comments on Mid Century Pink: My Family History MysteryMid Century Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-19677668721690426952013-05-10T13:04:14.188-07:002013-05-10T13:04:14.188-07:00I just started on ancestry.com this week. I honest...I just started on ancestry.com this week. I honestly started it to seek out info on my biological parents. But then got the idea to do a family tree for my adopted fam since it has been my fam since i was 2 days old. It has been difficult. All my elders are dead from my grandparents generation. A bunch are gone from my parents age, the few that are left didn't pay attention to thier elders stories and are not much help. It's just as hard searching when your family was eastern european immigrants. My husbands fam has been in America forever, they have so far traced back as far as a judge in texas during the civil war. My moms side came from Russia, the first great grandparent came in 1885, the last came in the early 19teens. I have found very little, and can trace nothing from before they came here. Most of what I have, I already had before I started. My dads parents came from Poland and except for death records and one 1940s census (that had my grandmas name mispelled and my dads age wrong), nothing. A friend whose family came from Ireland at the same time had a way easier time finding records. I wonder if language barriers have anything to do with it.Lynn Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02993492904050155464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-10729323369629516712013-05-08T04:21:06.357-07:002013-05-08T04:21:06.357-07:00Wow! How exciting, and amazing that you were able...Wow! How exciting, and amazing that you were able to find out so much about your family history online! It's also very cool that you have found Jennifer, another family member to connect with. I will be curious to hear the rest of your research!<br /><br />On a side note - I really like your new header! :) Incendiary Blondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528321687210279974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-79496865889443653182013-05-07T21:18:42.650-07:002013-05-07T21:18:42.650-07:00Wow!! That's interesting!!! I never thought of...Wow!! That's interesting!!! I never thought of how hard it would be for other cultures who aren't European to track their history!! Crazy!Mid Century Pinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-62763494028192832712013-05-07T21:05:43.084-07:002013-05-07T21:05:43.084-07:00Being Egyptian, our names carry on the father'...Being Egyptian, our names carry on the father's line. For example you're first name, then middle name is your father, then last name is his father, then his father and so on.I know names, but not much history. My mother always tells me stories. and we know about 4 generations upwards. But I can never remember them. I might have to create my own family tree on these websites. My mum has around 30 first cousins on her own! Its near impossible.<br />But definatly a great important project to keep track of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-30902130312746032722013-05-07T20:13:11.774-07:002013-05-07T20:13:11.774-07:00OMG! Thanks so much for all of the useful informat...OMG! Thanks so much for all of the useful information!!! That is REALLY helpful!!Mid Century Pinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-83761260111943603702013-05-07T19:57:03.028-07:002013-05-07T19:57:03.028-07:00That's exciting news!! I am the family histori...That's exciting news!! I am the family historian of my family and have been researching for about 17 years. Census records are great as well as newspaper articles, obituaries, marriage records, death and burial/cemetery records. Also do a Google search of the county your ancestors lived in and add GEN WEB to the search (for example "Onondaga County Gen Web") it will lead you to a wonderful website dedicated to the area that your family lived in, they usually have great search engines and also extensive cemetery records for the area. Any family bibles kicking around?? Those may have written information in them, or daily journals. Ancestry.com is great but the website familysearch.org run by the Latter-Day Saints is extremely helpful (great for death, census and marriage records). Also try findagrave.com for cemetery listings and burial info. If you ever have time, interview the eldest members of your family (while they are still here, I've missed out on so much information by waiting too long and people passing away) pick their brain and tape them talking and also write it down. It's like your are on a treasure hunt! Happy hunting!!Lorie ~ Luray Lane Vintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16244464984450361656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-50607563798530092932013-05-07T19:49:51.820-07:002013-05-07T19:49:51.820-07:00Oh I will definitely keep you posted!!!Oh I will definitely keep you posted!!!Mid Century Pinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-74009179645683158932013-05-07T19:49:26.432-07:002013-05-07T19:49:26.432-07:00YAY!!! YAY!!! Mid Century Pinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-1849129455217285792013-05-07T19:48:36.164-07:002013-05-07T19:48:36.164-07:00I hope so too!! We've connected through FB alr...I hope so too!! We've connected through FB already! Maybe it's time to make a trip to Chicago!Mid Century Pinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-33356765558016752972013-05-07T19:46:54.208-07:002013-05-07T19:46:54.208-07:00THANKS!!! I kinda love it too!!THANKS!!! I kinda love it too!!Mid Century Pinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-86740099177933849982013-05-07T16:36:41.576-07:002013-05-07T16:36:41.576-07:00Oh forgot to say, love it that you added your grea...Oh forgot to say, love it that you added your great- grandmother to your header:)Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439393534029787165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-10274065011437926182013-05-07T16:35:51.718-07:002013-05-07T16:35:51.718-07:00Great project, I hope one day you and Jennifer can...Great project, I hope one day you and Jennifer can meet and discuss your family:)Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439393534029787165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-83651875984190131412013-05-07T15:11:33.120-07:002013-05-07T15:11:33.120-07:00I'm so excited and thrilled for you sweetie! I...I'm so excited and thrilled for you sweetie! I have been doing the same a bit here and there but hitting lots of walls. In my case many people have the names of the people in my family and about 90% of all the elders are gone now including my grandparents. That might be the reason why I scrapbook and memory keep for my family-I want my children to have a sense of their history!!! Keep us posted-this is truly beyond exciting!!!! xoxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07399307155035285501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-28366711753653520022013-05-07T14:05:24.030-07:002013-05-07T14:05:24.030-07:00Hey Cuz. I had to use google chrome to comment. Lo...Hey Cuz. I had to use google chrome to comment. Love your blog. Love it even more that you're psyched about genealogy. But be warned. It's very addictive. <br />I told my mother about our emails and she says she remembers your great great grandmother. Sometimes you never know until you ask.<br />I left a reply to your response on my blog. Just FB me when you can. I look forward to sharing more with you.<br />Jenniferhttp://blackgenealogy-griot.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-72754706841674898622013-05-07T14:01:51.338-07:002013-05-07T14:01:51.338-07:00Isn't it? Totally excited.Isn't it? Totally excited.Mid Century Pinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-46016622294071981462013-05-07T14:01:13.978-07:002013-05-07T14:01:13.978-07:00I'm almost positive we have skeletons! Some of...I'm almost positive we have skeletons! Some of the things I do know are scandalous enough. Can't imagine some of the stories I don't know!Mid Century Pinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-77544478601961573702013-05-07T13:59:37.626-07:002013-05-07T13:59:37.626-07:00That is the funniest thing ever!!!That is the funniest thing ever!!!Mid Century Pinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-77826338688481144112013-05-07T13:59:02.605-07:002013-05-07T13:59:02.605-07:00I think you're right about it being generation...I think you're right about it being generational. And with my grandma being elderly and in poor health its hard to get anything out of her. I'm going to keep digging though.Mid Century Pinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-3243384577234820892013-05-07T13:55:53.489-07:002013-05-07T13:55:53.489-07:00Oh definitely! Its an exciting venture that I can&...Oh definitely! Its an exciting venture that I can't wait to really get started on! I will definitely need your ear!Mid Century Pinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-41018186225656387292013-05-07T13:54:23.404-07:002013-05-07T13:54:23.404-07:00Aaron Burr!?!?! That's crazy!!! And yeah... mu...Aaron Burr!?!?! That's crazy!!! And yeah... multiple last names can problem get confusing!!<br />Mid Century Pinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121172283126858494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-13087141073493837272013-05-07T13:04:23.654-07:002013-05-07T13:04:23.654-07:00very cool project!very cool project!J. MacIsaac Studioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16583156682341880069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-78153064616797847422013-05-07T11:48:12.190-07:002013-05-07T11:48:12.190-07:00I'm so glad you're able to find some info ...I'm so glad you're able to find some info and best of luck in your attempts to find more.I have the same problem,as much as I LOVE elements of the past as far as my past I don't know a lot and everyone in my family is pretty hush hush about it.The funny thing is the more I find out over the years the more I start to understand why no one talks much.Lots of skeletons!art deco damehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08918869259278566485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-29722959132692644262013-05-07T11:46:19.321-07:002013-05-07T11:46:19.321-07:00I love family mysteries like this. How exciting. M...I love family mysteries like this. How exciting. My brother and I have been trying to find out about our family and it's starting to get expensive trying to get the records from Europe. But I found out that I had butchers on both sides of my family which is crazy because several of us are vegetarians! Good luck with this!Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03938255518222756688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-10228369140412321252013-05-07T11:43:28.731-07:002013-05-07T11:43:28.731-07:00That is so exciting. I realized a few months ago t...That is so exciting. I realized a few months ago that even though I have a genealogy on both sides of my family, I know little about how my grandparents grew up. They just don't talk much about those things. I don't know if it is a generational thing, since we are so used to sharing every aspect of our lives these days, or it was a personal thing. It is really cool to find out about your ancestors lives. It helps us feel like we're complete, knowing where we got our bits and pieces from.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04468783873431316217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121660866664890658.post-17393011734694489082013-05-07T11:35:54.898-07:002013-05-07T11:35:54.898-07:00What a beautiful, fascinating post and look at som...What a beautiful, fascinating post and look at some of your family history. I've always been fascinated by genealogy and in the start of 2010, decided it was high time I really applied myself to researching and learning more about both sides of my family, too (or which, I relatively little to go on in most cases when I began, too). From the first moment onward, genealogy took hold of my heart and has been one of the biggest passions in my life. I usually devote at least a few hours to it each week now (and sometimes many more), and have made some tremendous strides with certain branches (others remain much more elusive, but I won't ever give up the search for more information). <br /><br />I use the site Geni.com (highly recommended!) to build and (privately) store my tree and also, to a lesser extent, for research. One of the features of that site that I just adore is that if you have the pro membership (it's about $60 annually), there's a feature that allows you to search through the huge database of profiles there, select a name (famous or otherwise) and try to determine if you're related to that person (based on the names and connections in your own tree). It's really fun because sometimes you'll find out you're, for example, fifth cousins three times removed with someone famous. <br /><br />I love genealogy in general, not just my own family's and am always here to help if you need a hand or just want to talk shop, dear gal.<br /><br />♥ Jessica Witchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.com