Herding Cats Genealogy
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact
  • BLOG TOPICS

Leave a legacy...write down
the history of your family.

Picture
Picture
Picture

Memorial Day 2023

5/27/2023

0 Comments

 
Picture
Springfield, MO, USA Photo by Robert Linder on Unsplash
It seems like Spring has taken forever to arrive in the upper plains but now we have the beautiful green grass, blooming trees and hardy perennials are making an appearance. However, it is hard to believe that Memorial Weekend is here. Summer unofficially starts!
​
While we all enjoy summer, let's pause and remember all those who have served and given their lives so that we can enjoy the everyday things like grilling, playing ball and spending time at the lakes with family and friends. I use this time to remember my ancestors and beloved family members.
​
Here's a brief history on Memorial Day from the National Park Service.
Memorial Day - Over 150 Years of Remembrance (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
Happy Memorial Day to you and yours!
0 Comments

Revisiting Databases for Brick Walls

5/20/2023

0 Comments

 
Picture
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands Photo by Will van Wingerden on Unsplash
​We all have brick walls in our family history research. Sometimes they exist because there are gaps in available records. Let’s look at the importance of revisiting databases for overcoming brick walls.

Read More
0 Comments

Ancestors Prior to 1850s in America

5/13/2023

0 Comments

 
Picture
Photo by Steven Van Elk on Unsplash
Recently I was assisting a friend with her family research. She had inherited old family trees and other information without any source documents. While searching on WikiTree and Ancestry and similar sites, she found trees with her ancestors plus additional ancestors two generations back. That’s great, right? Hmm or maybe not. Let’s look.

Read More
0 Comments

Ontario Resources

5/6/2023

0 Comments

 
Picture
Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario 60, Ontario, Canada Photo by Trevor Minett on Unsplash
For those who have Ontario roots, I’d like to recommend this site: Where the story takes me… – Tales of family and local history research and folk I meet along the way by Jane E MacNamara. Let’s look.

Read More
0 Comments

    Author

    With a lifelong passion for genealogy and history, the author enjoys the opportunity to share genealogy tidbits, inspiring others to research and write their family story.

    Archives

    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Herding Cats GENEALOgY ©2018-2025
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact
  • BLOG TOPICS