Julie's Genealogy & History Hub

Aren’t these little boys adorable?  Unfortunately there is no identifying information for them.  The imprint reads” F. B. Strathmann, Mascoutah, Ill.”

This is the obituary for my third great-grandmother, Margaret RYAN Murnane McMahon.  It, along with the 1880 census helped me to identify that she was married prior to marrying my third great-grandfather, Timothy McMahon in 1873.  The 1880 census provided the maiden names of the […]

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve learned or found.

Part of my next assignment is to create a research plan.  We are to pick a problem from our own genealogy and develop a research plan around that problem.  I’ve blogged (see related posts) about my second great-grandfather in the past, and two of those […]

I started this blog one year ago today.  Even though the blog had some down time during September through November, I still managed to post roughly 50 photographs.  I was fortunate to have reunited one photo with family, and have others in the works.  Here’s […]

There is no identifying information for this young gentleman.  The photograph is cut to an oval and mounted on a board measuring 5-7/8” x 8-7/8”.  The imprint reads: “Kahn’s Studio, Farmington, Mo.”

My grandmother, Joan McMAHON Cahill made many ceramics.  This one was made for me when I was born.  It’s in the shape of a large mug; my mom thinks it was meant to be a planter.

Just got word that Legacy FT version 7.4 will integrate with FamilySearch.  Version 7.4 should be available sometime this month.  Read more at their website.