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Thursday’s Thoughts . . . .
Welcome Spring!
Hi genealogy friends! This post – Thursday’s Thoughts is an assortment of ideas that have crossed my mind this week! Nothing profound, just observations and who knows, maybe you’re thinking the same thing!
I read where the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City currently has a display – Photography and the American Civil War. The exhibit runs from April 2 to September 2, 2013.
There are more than 200 photographs and a couple side exhibits as well. It looks so interesting, informative and any other adjective I can come up with. Now to figure out how to get to NYC in the next few months!
I belong to the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War. As you can tell by the name the members all have ancestors that were Union Civil War veterans. Our local group, called a “tent” is trying to make their way in social media to hopefully attract younger members. Would you mind following us on Facebook and Twitter? Most of the posts and tweets are from me so they’re not a scam or anything.
On Twitter we’re DauOfUnionVeterans, on Facebook our page is here and we even have a website, here! If you’d like us or follow us I’d really appreciate it! Thanks!
Thursday Thoughts on Genealogy and Everything Else
Hi genealogy friends! Thursday’s Thoughts here again. Nothing profound, just observations and who knows, maybe something here will spark a conversation or two!
• I have updated Genealogy Circle with a new look and logo! I hope you find it easy to read. I continue to work on the broken photo links on some of the old posts. I am a little more than half finished but will have that completed soon. I also added new family charts to my surname links on the front page. (Again the old links were broken.) Hopefully I’ll have the site update completed in the next week!
• Last week on Thursday Thoughts I mentioned looking through the Roster of Ohio Soldiers 1861-1866. I received a comment on the post from from Debbie Mayes.
Did you know there’s an index there for the Roster of Ohio Soldiers 1861-1866? It’s on microfilm and is called the G.A.R. Index. It’s in alphabetical order by surname so if your ancestor had brothers or other relatives who served, you’ll find all of them listed together in the index. Next to
Thursday’s Thoughts on Genealogy and Everything Else
Photo In Possession of Author
Hi genealogy friends! This post – Thursday’s Thoughts is an assortment of ideas that have crossed my mind this week! Nothing profound, just observations and who knows, maybe you’re thinking the same thing!
#Genchat is tomorrow night (Feb 8th) and is sponsored by the staff at The In Depth Genealogist. (For further info click here.) The first #Genchat was fast and furious. I was happy to observe and gain some really helpful tips. Tomorrow night’s subject is Weekend Warriors: best tips for 60 minutes of research but let me tell you, many other genealogy questions are asked and answered. So don’t skip #Genchat lots of subjects are covered.
Me and my genea-buddy sister did some courthouse research this past week. She has a new wand scanner. Boy was it nice. She gave me copies of what she scanned and I was very impressed with the quality. (I’m lucky I can borrow it if she isn’t with me on a research trip!)
I am fascinated with the discovery of the remains of King Richard III. Using DNA to accomplish the identity of a man who lived in the 1400s is remarkable.
Genea-buddy sister and I also went to our local museum’s library to do some research. Actually she does a good work and volunteers there, I was doing research. One of the items I was looking through was the Roster of Ohio Soldiers 1861-1866. I have gone through it many times online but
