Julie's Genealogy & History Hub

Okay, so based on this quiz at Blogthings, I’m just like my mom…so true! You and your mom are practically clones.You think alike, and you even seem to read each other’s minds. You’re definitely you’re mother’s child… and that’s just fine with you. Are You Like Your Mom?

Okay, so based on this quiz at Blogthings, I should play the guitar…here’s what that says about me…it’s eerily true. You’re very independent – both in spirit and in the way you learn. You can teach yourself almost anything, even if it makes your fingers bleed. You’re not really the type to sit patiently through a music lesson – or do things by the book. It’s more your style to master the fundamentals and see where they take you. Highly creative and a bit eclectic, you need a wide range […]

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

I have many brick walls, but this one is kinda tricky.  Feel free to weigh in. Here’s what I know: My great-great-grandparents were Emil MILLER and Hulda WACH.  Both were born in Germany in immigrated to the U.S.  They were married in Chicago, Cook, Illinois on 8 August 1886. [1]  Based on the marriage license, Emil was 23 and Hulda was 18, which makes their estimated year of birth 1863 and 1868 respectively.

A week or so ago, I challenged my fellow Genea-Bloggers to decide what family heirlooms they would risk saving in the even of a disaster.  I received 10 responses with an array of precious treasures.  So, without further ado, let’s open the treasure chest and take a peak at our collection of family treasures!

I’ve been busy catching up on the last 55 editions of the Carnival of Genealogy. Since I’ve only been involved with the blog community since July of this year, I’ve had a LOT of reading to do. Although the list is available at the Blog Carnival site, it only lists the hosting blog and the date; unfortunately not the topic. With that said, and to catch up all the other new genea-bloggers out there, and to celebrate the good news about COG being a featured carnival this week, I thought […]

The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) has started a new project to collect family sketches for each household enumerated in the 1790 census for Western Massachusetts.

To me and my hubby, Jim! We’ve been married five years today.