Long before my Grandma met my Grandfather, he was a US Marine during World War II. I never had met my Grandfather, however I do know that he meant a lot to my Grandma for her to keep all his photos, service papers through the years and to never remarry. Finding the perfect digital kit [Read On]
Timeline for Andrew E. Tryon
June 3, 2012 by 5 Comments
This last week I really enjoyed discovering new facts about my Great Great Grandfather Andrew E. Tryon. A cousin put together this timeline of the information she has found out so far. The court case appears to be more about money than the well being of the children, the reason I personally feel this way [Read On]
Another piece of the puzzle
May 30, 2012 by 2 Comments
Last week when we discovered the court case involving my Great Great Grandfather, it opened up another door. We found a site that had listed the death record for my Great Great Grandfather, and Margurette Tryon, known in the court case and 1900 US Census as Ada Tryon. The Death record for Ada (aka Margurette [Read On]
Another lead discovered
May 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Researching my Great -Great Grandfather Andrew E. Tryon has been a mystery for our family for a long time. He died leaving behind 3 motherless children in 1902. We kept hitting brick walls, between the Orphanage, and county records. Either the records were destroyed in fires or no direct family link to apply for the [Read On]
Who Do You Think you Are?
May 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tonight is “Who do you think you are?” Finale, and Family Tree Shop has a great companion bookI wanted to share since it went on sale. Who Do You Think You Are?: Be a Family Tree Detective by Dan Waddell is on sale for 15.99. It includes tips and ideas for interviewing family, looking through treasured photos, letters, [Read On]
Today’s Flip pal deal
April 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Here is today’s Flip pal Deal for spring. I absolutely love my flip pal, it is so simple to use and easy to carry around. It is the size of an ereader. Here is a video demonstrating the flip pal, When using Promotion Code: sdd416 you will save $30 when you purchase a Flip-Pal mobile scanner with [Read On]
1940’s US Census Update
April 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This has been a great week with the 1940’s US Census indexing. Here is the latest update on the states currently available for indexing and the upcoming states. Who are you searching for? I am looking for more information on my Great Grandma’s son who died during WWII of a Brain Tumor. Not much is [Read On]
Heritage Collector Software
April 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
As I sort through all these beautiful family memories that my Grandma had saved, I am always looking for wonderful ways to organize these photos to better share our families story. One software I have found is Heritage Collector software does all this. You Can Organize, find, and share your Photos. With the Heritage Collector [Read On]
1940’s US Census Access
April 3, 2012 by 1 Comment
Today since 9 am there were 37 million hits to the National Archives data base for the 1940’s US Census, social media really helped get the information out there. So if you experienced any glitches today you weren’t alone, and it will get better. You can See 1940 the Way America did with 1 Billion Records [Read On]
