Genealogy- Southeast Michigan

Interment records St Joseph- Washtenaw County

2011-12-09T01:55:00.001-05:00

http://www.interment.net/data/us/mi/washtenaw/stjoseph/index.htm

Jackson County Michigan meeting

2011-12-05T05:59:00.001-05:00

Jackson County Genealogical Society monthly meeting is this Tuesday, Dec. 6th, 6:30PM, at Jackson Dept On Aging cafeteria. Phil Rosenberger will talk on adoptions, searching for adoptees, and life at the Kellogg Sanitarium. Would love to see you there!!

Check this out

2011-12-02T16:08:00.001-05:00

Welcome to the Detroit Society for Genealogical Research

www.dsgr.org

Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, Inc. Est. 1938, works in conjunction with the renowned Burton Historical Collection at the Main Detroit Public Library to research, preserve, and transcribe

Classes to check out

2011-11-22T14:07:00.001-05:00

Michigan Genealogy Crash Course: Find Your Great Lakes Ancestors | FamilyTreeUniversity.com

www.familytreeuniversity.com

Michigan's unique position as the Great Lakes state means that it has a long and colorful history. Whether your ancestors passed through Michigan or stayed for

Bad software

2011-11-21T05:07:00.001-05:00

6 Bad Things About Today's Genealogy Software
http://www.beholdgenealogy.com/blog/?p=875

Quesitons about the Grandparents

2011-11-16T08:49:00.001-05:00

Where and when were your grandparents born? (both sets) What do/did they look like? What were their occupations? How did they come to meet and marry?

This is a important question, because this moves us on to the next generation. Family members did not always come from where you thought they did. My fathers family was in Ohio when he was born, but they were regionally from Michigan. My mom was born in Michigan, but her family was originally from Ohio. Both families moved a great deal prior to getting settled in one place, but would eventually locate where other family members had already located.

Asking questions about appearance may not seem like much, but they may provide clues on ethnic origins. It will explain many of the features and characteristics of our current generation that we may not understand today.

Jobs were so important to understanding our nations transition from a Agrarian society to a urban setting. In my own family they had been farmers for generations, but then in the early 1900's they moved to cities and started working factory and railroad jobs. They moved from living on large pieces of land. They located in apartments and city houses. Many things had changed from living a farmers life.

It is important to understand where your grandparents met, because it will offer clues on other family members. Did they meet at church or school? Maybe a place they worked or someone that lived in the neighborhood. Were they friends with other family members? All of these are important facts for our continued genealogical journey.

Family Interview continued

2011-11-15T08:33:00.001-05:00

When and where were your parents born? What are their full names? What do/did they look like? What were their occupations? How did they come to meet and marry?

Again the plan here is to the more interesting information about our families histories. Understanding if they were born in the same town they live in now. Were they born overseas and where? Understanding what there full names will help in looking for future generations, because of the use of common naming patterns. Understanding if names were changed and why.

I am always struck the looks of ancestors two generations ago and the resemblance to the people of today. My father is short, but if you look at my grandpa and all his brothers they are very tall.

Where did they work? The jobs of yesteryear are often ones that do not even exist in today's world. Were they laborers, farmers or work for the railroad. Occupations and the accumulation of wealth often explains the lack of a paper trail. People that did not have a lot of money did not normally have very good paper trails.

Where did they meet shows the closeness of neighborhoods. Did they meet at church or school? Were they a friend of another member of the family? All important items for putting the pieces of the puzzle together.

Michigan State Archives

2011-11-08T17:12:00.001-05:00

A big chunk of the previously-missing death records from the "Death Records, 1897-1920" database have been posted at the Seeking Michigan web site.

More coming in the next few days, check it out!

Good advice

2011-10-22T07:29:00.001-04:00

Sometimes we need to forget we are a genealogist and

think about census taking as if it were our job
pretend we were the clerk that couldn't understand your ancestor
imagine we are a semi-literate frontiersman collecting taxes
imagine you are a non-English speaker with a fear of the government who sees the census taker coming
think what it might have been like to have 4 small children, little money to spare, and barely able to afford a burial plot, let alone a tombstone

Remember, the research is about our ancestors and the people who created the records that we use--not necessarily about us.

Good advice from Michael Neill.

Online genealogy classes for begineers

2011-10-20T15:49:00.001-04:00

Big news! We've created a whole new series of courses for beginners. These First Steps classes are designed to help you build a solid foundation of good research skills. Click on the link below to learn more about our newest class, "Using Birth Records" (but hurry—it starts on Monday!).

First Steps: Using Birth Records | FamilyTreeUniversity.com

www.familytreeuniversity.com

National Black Genealogy Summit

2011-10-12T18:33:00.001-04:00

Still time to register for the National Black Genealogy Summit, Fort Wayne, Indiana 20-22 October. (Walk-in registrations will be accepted, but register ahead of time --frees up time for research in the Genealogy Center!)

Court house visit

2011-10-11T18:34:00.001-04:00

If you are going to visit the court records office in a rural courthouse, considering finding out what days are days when court is in session. Offices are usually busier those days, and if possible, going on off court days may make things easier.

Migration site

2011-10-10T21:01:00.000-04:00

Great site. www.migrations.org

Genealogy class Detroit Public Library

2011-10-06T16:23:00.002-04:00

Saturday, October 8 · 10:30am - 4:00pm
Location: Detroit Public Library (Explorer's Room)
5201 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI

Detroit Society for Genealogical Research

After a 15 minute business meeting to elect the proposed slate of officers and to approve the 2011-2012 budget, we will begin our program on Beginning Genealogy. 10:45 - 11:15 - Getting Started on Your Family History (Sue Cromwell); 11:30 - 12:00 - Researching in Church Records (Rev. Cory Randall); 12:00 - 12:45 Break for Lunch; 12:45 - 1:15 - Census Records Research (Jim Jackson); and 1:30 - 2:00 - Newspaper Research (Karen Krugman). After the last presentation, DSGR members will be available to assist you in your research in the Burton Collection records.

Google Tips

2011-10-06T13:36:00.002-04:00

Google Search Tips for Genealogists | TechTips | FamilySearch

www.familysearch.org

The Google Genealogist shares some tips to utilize the latest tools from Google to find your family history.

Input needed

2011-10-05T17:55:00.001-04:00

Folks I need your input. Do you have things you come across while searching your family that you have questions about? Please post them on this site and I will respond with answers that will help you as well as other readers. I look forward to your comments.

For the New genealogist

2011-10-04T18:29:00.001-04:00

We're looking for our next Family Tree Firsts blogger. Maybe it's you! Click the link below to find out more.

Genealogy Insider - We're on the Lookout for a Family Tree Firsts Blogger!

blog.familytreemagazine.com

Continuning the family interview

2011-10-04T08:06:00.001-04:00

When and where did you meet your wife/husband? How did your meeting come about? Was she/he your first love? Can you describe the proposal, the wedding ceremony, the honeymoon?

The stories that make genealogy interesting are those that brings our relatives lives alive. These are not normally going to be found in a book or online. They come from the memories of our relative both oral and those that have been documented.

Learning the events that led up to our parents marriage adds the important parts to our genealogy. Getting the specifics of where they met. How long the courtship lasted and such always provide interesting stories. Learning of previous loves is always a interesting feature of the family interview.

Then finally all the dealing with the wedding. Who was in the wedding? Who attended? What church were you married in? Did you have a reception? For future generations this is genealogy gold. This is why we do the research we do. We want to learn about our families lives. Through understanding them our own lives start to make more sense.

Genealogy Timelines

2011-10-03T10:37:00.001-04:00

Historical Timelines | Luxegen Genealogy and Family History

Using a Timeline - Historical events help determine why our ancestors chose to migrate from the homeland to a new country.

Excellent search helper

2011-10-02T19:03:00.002-04:00

just installed 16,234 new US and surname genealogy links from Karen and the Linkpendium volunteers at http://www.Linkpendium.com/ Linkpendium now indexes 9,467,172 genealogical Web pages. THANKS to all the volunteers who are submitting links -- everyone, please make sure we include your favorite sites!

Linkpendium

Andersonville Civil War

2011-09-28T13:55:00.002-04:00

Folks here is a new civil war site dealing those soldiers from the North that spent time at Andersonville. It also talks about the Sultanna disaster that was bringing many poor souls back up North when it sank.

http://www.civilwarprisoners.com/

Using that GPS for genealogy

2011-09-25T12:30:00.000-04:00

Mapping and Geolocation | TechTips | FamilySearch

www.familysearch.org

You need at least three pieces of information to identify an ancestor: a name, a date, and a place. I often see individuals listed in pedigrees by genealogists with a name and a date, but often the place is something really general like Michigan or United States. Since almost all genealogical records ar...

Revolutionary Thought

2011-09-24T17:27:00.001-04:00

Genealogy Tip of the Day
Not every research problem can be solved by an internet search. Some sources are only in their original form and require onsite access.

Genealogy- Putting together the flavr of family

2011-09-19T12:20:00.001-04:00

When and where were your brothers and sisters born? Did they marry? Have Families? (Follow up for the details) What were they like? Do you have any favorite memories of them?

The important element of identifying the location of birth for the siblings is to put together the migration pattern of the family. In my own family my grandmothers family moved from Northwest Ohio, Northeast Indiana, Northeast Ohio and then finally to Southeastern Michigan. The motivation was the time period and the constant need to find employment. In this situation it was not driven by family already being located in the area. Each of my G Aunt's and Uncle's was born in a different location. Meeting their spouses all along the way.

The importance of marriage is when you are looking to trace the siblings lines. Learning about these families help in understanding the fabric of the family.

Understanding more about siblings helps in understanding more about your own family line. This to me is what makes genealogy fun.

Genealogy- Confirming the location

2011-09-15T11:09:00.001-04:00

Where were you born and when? Do you remember any stories that your parents shared with you about your birth? Do you have your birth and/ or baptismal certificates?

It is important that you get all the information when determining where people were born. Remember in rural locations the family home was a common place or the local midwife. Remember to people would go to the closest city which did not always mean in the same county, state or country. I did research for a client who had family in Vermont and could not locate them. They happened to live along the US Canadian border. Guess what the family filed all their records in Canada.
When interviewing for stories in large families remember memories are going to vary a great deal from the youngest child to the oldest. You will get surprises from the people that you would not have felt when you started would have had the most information. Interview everyone that is willing.
In many cases the best source for birth records prior to a civil record would be the church. Remember that baptismal certificates often indicate the date they were baptized not the day they were born.
Tomorrow more insight into the questions.

Genealogy- Southeast Michigan

Interment records St Joseph- Washtenaw County

Jackson County Michigan meeting

Jackson County Genealogical Society monthly meeting is this Tuesday, Dec. 6th, 6:30PM, at Jackson Dept On Aging cafeteria. Phil Rosenberger will talk on adoptions, searching for adoptees, and life at the Kellogg Sanitarium. Would love to see you there!!

Check this out

Classes to check out

Bad software

Quesitons about the Grandparents

Family Interview continued

Michigan State Archives

A big chunk of the previously-missing death records from the "Death Records, 1897-1920" database have been posted at the Seeking Michigan web site. More coming in the next few days, check it out!

Good advice

Online genealogy classes for begineers

Big news! We've created a whole new series of courses for beginners. These First Steps classes are designed to help you build a solid foundation of good research skills. Click on the link below to learn more about our newest class, "Using Birth Records" (but hurry—it starts on Monday!).

National Black Genealogy Summit

Court house visit

Migration site

Genealogy class Detroit Public Library

Google Tips

Input needed

For the New genealogist

We're looking for our next Family Tree Firsts blogger. Maybe it's you! Click the link below to find out more.

Continuning the family interview

Genealogy Timelines

Excellent search helper

Andersonville Civil War

Using that GPS for genealogy

Revolutionary Thought

Genealogy Tip of the Day Not every research problem can be solved by an internet search. Some sources are only in their original form and require onsite access.

Genealogy- Putting together the flavr of family

Genealogy- Confirming the location

A big chunk of the previously-missing death records from the "Death Records, 1897-1920" database have been posted at the Seeking Michigan web site.

More coming in the next few days, check it out!

Genealogy Tip of the Day
Not every research problem can be solved by an internet search. Some sources are only in their original form and require onsite access.