Saturday in the Attic – 07/04/09

This appears to be a dues receipt for my great-granduncle, James Norton GARRISON.  Looks like he belonged to the Knights of Pythias.

Weekly Genealogy Blogging Prompt #26

Prompt:  Visit a cemetery. Take photos and comment on unusual/unique grave monuments. Most cemeteries have at least a monument or two that make you stop and look, so do just that. Take a picture of the grave marker that made you pause and tell us […]

Orphan Photos #21 & #22

These two orphan photos may very well be a brother and sister.  Both of the photographs are cut in an oval and mounted on a board measuring 2-15/16” by 16-1/16”.  The boards are mounted on black paper (similar to scrapbook paper). The imprint in the […]

SNGF – Genealogists I’d Like to Meet

Here’s Randy’s challenge for this week: Identify one genealogist that you would like to meet. The person could be living or deceased. Why do you want to meet with this person? What would you talk about? What questions would you ask this person? Write about […]

SNGF – Death Clock

Here’s Randy’s challenge: Go to www.DeathClock.com (it takes awhile to load) and enter your birth date, sex, mode (normal, optimistic, pessimistic or sadistic), BMI (body mass index – there’s a handy calculator for this) and smoking status. Click on the “Check Your Death Clock” button. […]

Family Events – Week of June 28 to July 4

Weekly column sharing birth, marriage, and death events for people in my family tree.

Saturday in the Attic – 06/27/09

This is a baptism certificate for my great-grandfather, Emil Charles MILLER.  The document is 120 years old and is in written in German.

Friday Finds – 06/26/09

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