Hope You Don’t Need a Mo. Divorce Case File
Posted by David | Filed under Missouri
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Law shuts files in old divorce cases.
Summary: New divorce cases will have certain information blacked out to protect against identity theft, while cases already on file are now closed to the public.
The Human Family Tree
Posted by David | Filed under DNA
Next Sunday evening (check local cable or dish listings), National Geographic will air The Human Family Tree.
Trip to Nebraska: Odds and Ends
Posted by David | Filed under Nebraska
The libraries in Seward, David City, Stanton and West Point were all very nice — the Seward Memorial Library was outstanding — but each only having one microfilm reader was a disappointment. This was my fault, though, as from now on I’ll be asking in advance about equipment if I have someone along to help. [...]
Trip to Nebraska: Day 5
Posted by David | Filed under Nebraska
No genealogy. This day was all about checking some things out and getting home.
We woke up early, got breakfast, checked out and went to the Omaha Zoo. In some respects, it was nicer than the St. Louis Zoo, which is pretty good (and free). I particularly enjoyed the Scott Aquarium and Lied Jungle, an indoor [...]
Trip to Nebraska: Day 4
Posted by David | Filed under Nebraska, cemetery, genealogy
We began the day by doing a little backtracking to Ashland to see the Strategic Air and Space Museum. We liked the museum, but one or two of my other brothers would have really enjoyed this stop. Afterwards, we then drove through a “safari.” Not much to write about here.
Getting back on the highway, we [...]
Trip to Nebraska: Day 3
Posted by David | Filed under Nebraska, cemetery, genealogy
The plan was to hit some of the same spots on the way north to another cemetery (St. Mary’s) and library (Hruska Memorial), so it was first back to Seward from Lincoln for more obits. It was slow and tedious again this day. There were a surprising numbers of newspapers to choose from considering it’s [...]
Trip to Nebraska: Day 2
Posted by David | Filed under Nebraska, cemetery, genealogy
I really didn’t want any hotel issues during the trip, so ignoring my initial plan to stay close to my research targets I booked rooms in Lincoln and Omaha. Though there were some minor issues with these hotels, both rooms were exactly what I wanted: clean, quiet and comfortable. The downside was that my research [...]
Trip to Nebraska: Day 1
Posted by David | Filed under Nebraska, cemetery, genealogy
Most of the first day was spent driving to Nebraska, with stops at one cemetery and assorted Roadside America attractions. We did not arrive in Seward and Staplehurst until later than expected because of two time killers. First, too much time was devoted to the roadside “attractions.” This won’t happen again, though some stops did [...]
Yet Another 16
Posted by David | Filed under genealogy
One last list for Genea-Musings’ SNGF.
Again, no guesses about ethnicity for this list. I haven’t gotten that far. In fact, looking at this list, there’s still a lot of work to do.
1. Lewis GREEN
b. ca. 1822 in Illinois
2. Sarah GATLIN
b. ca. 1825 in Illinois
3. Jacob Logan JACKSON
b. ca. 1840 in Kentucky
4. Sidney Ann HENDERSON
b. ca. [...]
Another 16
Posted by David | Filed under genealogy
This is a continuation of Genea-Musings’ latest SNGF.
I’m not going to attempt to guess ethnicity on this list other than to mention that it appears to be roughly half English on the Maryland side and half Polish from the Chicago side.
1. Robert L. WHARTON
b. 12 Jan 1849 in Newport, New Jersey
d. 29 Oct 1923 in [...]
