tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.comments2024-03-19T08:59:55.743-04:00Karen About GenealogyKaren Packard Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07641711434283636830noreply@blogger.comBlogger318125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-30381387791104694572024-03-15T11:26:58.791-04:002024-03-15T11:26:58.791-04:00Sounds like an interesting theme. I wish you luck...Sounds like an interesting theme. I wish you luck with it!<br />https://nydamprintsblackandwhite.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-to-z-2024-theme-revelation.htmlAnne E.G. Nydamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406524149458743460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-24694483773247921232024-03-14T20:14:48.989-04:002024-03-14T20:14:48.989-04:00Stopping in to take a look at your theme and wish ...Stopping in to take a look at your theme and wish you a happy March and a wonderful April. Can't wait to read more during April! ♥Mysteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875717620779057250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-12656285767720836352024-03-14T16:03:56.382-04:002024-03-14T16:03:56.382-04:00My goodness, that's awesome! Knowing your ance...My goodness, that's awesome! Knowing your ancestors so far back. I wish I would. <br />I agree that the challenge is a fantastic way to resurrect a blog. It did it for me more than once ;-)<br />https://theoldshelter.com/the-lost-generation-introduction/JazzFeathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08650512457155395633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-16553861592145819162024-03-06T18:05:57.046-05:002024-03-06T18:05:57.046-05:00@Linda Stufflebean: I didn't mention the name...@Linda Stufflebean: I didn't mention the names because I am not sure what Blogger's policy is on that. No, Deed Mapper wasn't one of the two I found. I will take a look at it. Thanks, and thanks for reading and commenting on my blog.Karen Packard Rhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641711434283636830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-19760751862812722982024-03-06T09:15:26.425-05:002024-03-06T09:15:26.425-05:00Take a look at DeedMapper. I don't think it...Take a look at DeedMapper. I don't think it's one that you are describing in this post. I've used it for years.Linda Stufflebeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10652044674485948749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-82254985638780315702024-03-03T19:54:07.105-05:002024-03-03T19:54:07.105-05:00Names (first and middle) can sometimes be key in u...Names (first and middle) can sometimes be key in unraveling family ties. Sometimes surnames show up as middle names, other times middle names honor another family member. Every clue is important, and this is no exception. And thanks for mentioning Family History Daily. I just subscribed. Molly of Molly's Canopyhttps://mollyscanopy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-57771997726811778042024-02-25T16:01:14.323-05:002024-02-25T16:01:14.323-05:00So true about middle names. Many in my family, on ...So true about middle names. Many in my family, on both sides, harken back to earlier generations -- a grandmother's name, a great-grandfather's name, etc. Often the first name was the one a couple chose, but the middle name would be the one with family significance.Molly's Canopyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571003887840906315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-2441008875094490082024-02-24T11:55:27.710-05:002024-02-24T11:55:27.710-05:00Glad you pointed this out for others! Yes first &a...Glad you pointed this out for others! Yes first & MIDDLE names can give tons of clues in helping to hunt down ancestors. Learning everything you can about naming patterns can help break through brick walls. Usually given names and middle names are handed down from close family, and other relatives, along with close family friends and associates, among other reasons. :)Diane Henrikshttps://www.knowwhowearsthegenesinyourfamily.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-9786389081750062972024-02-24T02:57:50.279-05:002024-02-24T02:57:50.279-05:00@Jennifer Jones: Your statement reminds me of a d...@Jennifer Jones: Your statement reminds me of a dear friend's lament to me one day. Her husband is of Irish descent, and she was pursuing his genealogy. Her husband's given name + middle name is Thomas Francis. His father was Thomas Francis. His grandfather was Thomas Francis. That's as far as my friend had gotten when she wailed to me, "It's Thomas Francis all the way down!"Karen Packard Rhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641711434283636830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-86909099396806192942024-02-23T21:03:55.219-05:002024-02-23T21:03:55.219-05:00I find this a very interesting topic as in our fam...I find this a very interesting topic as in our family we have a couple of unusual second christian names and a christian name that reoccurs in every male child in every generation to my father's generation. #geneabloggers Jennifer Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775109431603341328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-54856362983254827842024-02-23T13:19:26.045-05:002024-02-23T13:19:26.045-05:00@Linda Stufflebeam: I have no idea where the noti...@Linda Stufflebeam: I have no idea where the notion arose that my grandmother had been adopted. The DNA picture looks pretty clear, comparing me to other descendants of the Nave family. The centiMorgans are in an acceptable range for the relationships stated. Thank you for reading my blog.Karen Packard Rhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641711434283636830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-82302565960788403522024-02-23T13:17:16.731-05:002024-02-23T13:17:16.731-05:00@Anne Young: I share your husband's skepticis...@Anne Young: I share your husband's skepticism about AI. I concur in what he said about it. Thank you for reading my blog, and I send your good wishes back, tenfold! Have a good year.<br /><br />Karen Packard Rhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641711434283636830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-49609054661602142302024-02-23T11:32:02.669-05:002024-02-23T11:32:02.669-05:00I have also had the luck of a maiden name passed d...I have also had the luck of a maiden name passed down in the family. My sixth-great-grandfather, Richards Packard, was named for his mother's maiden name, explaining the "s" on the end of the name. It is often mistranscribed as Richard. My husband and I were very keen that our children would have names that remembered their ancestors. Our older daughter is named for our mothers, our younger daughter for aunts. If we had had a son, he would have been named for my husband's grandfather and my father. Funny thing is, all of these names gave initials with double letters. Our daughters are Martha Margaret and Elizabeth Evelyn. If we had had a son, he would have been Andrew Arden. Thank you for reading my blog entry, and for commenting. Karen Packard Rhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641711434283636830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-13452518201036831872024-02-22T12:06:06.596-05:002024-02-22T12:06:06.596-05:00This is awesome. While I haven't sat down and ...This is awesome. While I haven't sat down and sketched out all the connections, I am sure that there are many such instances in my family and my husband's as well. At the very least I know that my name Nancy is a derivation of my mother's name Anna. She was named for her grandmother and aunt. I passed the name on to our daughter with a twist of different spelling: Anne. I just love the practice of reusing family names for their descendants. <br /><br />I've also seen some use of maiden names in my husband's lines. Those come in handy for the poor women who seldom had records of their maiden names. Nancy Gilbride Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397564132846489346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-65673640168907707662024-02-18T17:19:55.587-05:002024-02-18T17:19:55.587-05:00That's a fun find! Great job making the connec...That's a fun find! Great job making the connection.DNA Seek and Findhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10300024424326101541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-36178660687039930822024-01-17T23:31:21.092-05:002024-01-17T23:31:21.092-05:00How much fun to find your blog! Oh I completely a...How much fun to find your blog! Oh I completely agree with you re family history being therapy. I think it is great therapy on so many levels. I've always been interested in the nature/nurture debate and wonder how much of your personality is inherited from family members.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-18926295048167748452024-01-16T17:10:17.461-05:002024-01-16T17:10:17.461-05:00I agree genealogy is very therapeutic.
I heartil...I agree genealogy is very therapeutic. <br /><br />I heartily concur that we are better at researching than AI - I recently reviewed the new tools at MyHeritage - my husband added his views - he is a harsh critic and said "... disgraceful fraud and an insult to the reader’s intelligence.<br /><br />“Designed to mine scholarship and appropriate and re-shuffle commonplace opinion on historical matters, the AI squeezes out platitude upon platitude in turgid prose like a butcher making sausages, plop plop plop. The recipe is simple: find a plausible historical context for a person’s actions and announce, breathless with excitement at the discovery, that he had a place in it. In 1914 Joe Blow found himself caught up in one of the great historical upheavals of the twentieth century. He joined the Army. Mick O’Brien, short of spuds, emigrated to Australia in search of a better life, like countless others at the time.<br /><br />“The scheme employs boiler-plated historical factoids as a cheap substitute for a careful survey of the period and Cudmore’s place in it, with no attempt made to weigh and consider the nature and causes of the historical trends to which he was exposed and to which he supposedly contributed."...<br /><br />I hope you have a successful researching and blogging year in 2024<br /><br />Regards<br />Anne<br />https://anneyoungau.wordpress.com/2023/12/15/2023-progress-on-my-family-history/Anne Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970750528434435027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-47377195110974082962024-01-16T14:16:51.003-05:002024-01-16T14:16:51.003-05:00Interesting that your aunt had stated that your gr...Interesting that your aunt had stated that your grandmother was adopted. How did that bit of family lore come to be? I also believe that genealogy is excellent therapy. :)Linda Stufflebeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10652044674485948749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-66545824887366950222023-12-22T15:55:19.620-05:002023-12-22T15:55:19.620-05:00What a great list! Agree wholeheartedly about AI -...What a great list! Agree wholeheartedly about AI -- only WE can write about our families. With age, I also appreciate having so many documents online that were once only reachable through travel -- although it's not entirely as much fun as an old fashioned road trip. Hope your New Year goes as well!Molly's Canopyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571003887840906315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-15672490847323767552023-12-21T08:55:49.636-05:002023-12-21T08:55:49.636-05:00How sad they were split up like this, especially d...How sad they were split up like this, especially dealing with the trauma of losing their father, but it seems like they all did well, and most importantly they kept a bond with each other. That is really great. Great photos!Jenny Hawranhttps://like-herding-cats.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-23076754007188171812023-12-16T16:14:32.135-05:002023-12-16T16:14:32.135-05:00I agree that Genealogy is good Therapy.I agree that Genealogy is good Therapy.Colleenhttps://leavesnbranches.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-32907598207650461512023-12-12T21:24:17.325-05:002023-12-12T21:24:17.325-05:00I was thrilled to see your response to the "A...I was thrilled to see your response to the "Accentuate the Positive" challenge. So pleased you found it through Jennifer Jones.<br /><br />Your positivity comes through in your post. Thanks for reminding me that our own writing "comes from the heart". I hadn't thought of genealogy as therapy but realise that, when I need a release from everyday life, I hop on the computer and go hunting for family. <br /><br />Your readers are welcome to join the challenge - the prompts are here: https://geniaus.blogspot.com/2023/12/accentuate-positive-geneameme-2023.html<br /><br />Cheers Jill aka GeniAus<br /><br />GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-60770028133469113292023-12-12T18:45:52.860-05:002023-12-12T18:45:52.860-05:00I enjoyed reading your responses the the Geneameme...I enjoyed reading your responses the the Geneameme and agree that researching your family history is good therapy. It’s also helped me over the years to realise why I am the way I am. Thankyou for the shout out. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-82292512744725081842023-12-12T11:19:41.188-05:002023-12-12T11:19:41.188-05:00I truly believe genealogy research is good for the...I truly believe genealogy research is good for the soul. As you said, it connects you with your past and gives you an idea what your ancestors went through in their lives. Thanks for sharing your journey. Jenny Hawranhttps://like-herding-cats.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601084536508318012.post-35660056761015713892023-12-08T19:51:05.015-05:002023-12-08T19:51:05.015-05:00Haha, hilarious memory! I'm glad you are jotti...Haha, hilarious memory! I'm glad you are jotting them down for future generations! There could possible be enough for future generations to publish a book with. ;)Diane Henrikshttps://www.knowwhowearsthegenesinyourfamily.com/blognoreply@blogger.com