Today, May 12, is Mother's Day.  By coincidence, May 12 was also my stepmother's birthday, so I decided to write about her this year for Mother's Day. Virginia Ann "Ginny" Daugherty (if I remember correctly, she pronounced it "dockerty") was born May 12, 1932 in Cuyahoga Falls, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.  Her parents were Clarence Elmer Daugherty and Clara Margaret Petro. My father was ..read more

There's nothing like an open-ended invitation to write about almost anything, which is what we have tonight from Randy Seaver for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun. Come on, everybody, join in and accept the mission and execute it with precision. 1.  When was the last time you had genealogy fun?  It could be research, conferences, a society meeting, or just talking with friends about ..read more

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Yom HaShoah falls on 27 Nisan of the Jewish calendar, which measures days from sunset to sunset.  This year on the Christian calendar it began at sunset today, May 5, and will end at sunset on May 6.  It is the annual day of remembrance to commemorate the fates of the approximately 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust during World War II. The following are my family members I ..read more

This week's challenge from Randy Seaver for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun is almost something I can do from memory, at least for some of my family lines (okay, only on my mother's side). Come on, everybody, join in and accept the mission and execute it with precision. 1.  How complete is your family tree?  Do you have information about your cousins, both close and more distant?&nbsp ..read more

I love newspaper research, so this week's challenge from Randy Seaver for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun should be right up my alley. Come on, everybody, join in and accept the mission and execute it with precision. 1.  What newspaper article is the best one you've found to help you with your family history?  Tell us about it:  where you found it, and what you learned from it. 2 ..read more

I'm going to date myself here.  Are you old enough to remember when you did not actually own your telephone, but you only leased it from Ma Bell (American Telephone and Telegraph Company or AT&T, which many years earlier had started as Bell Telephone Company)? Today is National Telephone Day, and I am old enough to remember that. In fact, those were the days when in order to be able to ..read more

I had to really think about the answer to this week's question from Randy Seaver for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun.  It wasn't what what came to mind first. Come on, everybody, join in and accept the mission and execute it with precision. 1.  What was your best genealogy research achievement this past month?  Tell us about it — what you achieved, and how does it affect your 2024 ..read more

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This year National Volunteer Week runs from April 21 through 27.  The week, observed in Canada and the United States, is designed to honor volunteers and the contributions they make.  I use it to highlight the work that volunteers do within the family history world and projects that can currently use their assistance.  And I know about a few projects right now that would like your ..read more