Journal
138 articles on finding ancestors, reading records, and keeping the story with the evidence.
June 10, 2021 · Tracy Hall
Have you ever been to a funeral of a religion other than yours? Maybe a funeral for someone from a different country? Were things different from funerals you have been to for your own family members? I once went to the funeral of a friend who was Cambodian, and they mixed the...
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May 30, 2021 · Christopher Hall
Generation Two of our two-generation study concerns the family of Mark Hall Shearn. The first generation was Charles Hall Shearn born 1830 in Radstock, Somerset, England. Mark Hall Shearn was his father.
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May 20, 2021 · Tracy Hall
Do you have German ancestors? Have you had trouble finding them in German records? Do you think you found them but the names are spelled wrong? Here are a few tips to help you when you are searching for your German ancestors.
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May 10, 2021 · Tracy Hall
What do you know about your immigrant ancestors? When did they come to the United States or wherever you are? Do you know if there were immigration laws when your ancestor came to your country? Did they learn the language of your country or always speak their native language?...
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April 20, 2021 · Tracy Hall
Diaspora has been used throughout history to refer to a mass dispersion of a population from their home country. Most countries have had some form of a diaspora. There are also many reasons for people leaving their homelands in large numbers such as famine, war, better opportu...
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April 10, 2021 · Tracy Hall
Why do you spend so much time finding your ancestors? That is an interesting question. Has anyone ever asked you that question? How would you answer? I find many people have more than one reason. Which makes sense because you may have had one reason when you started but then i...
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March 30, 2021 · Christopher Hall
We begin Generation Two of our two-generation study. The first generation was Charles Hall Shearn born 1830 in Radstock, Somerset, England. His father, Mark Hall Shearn, and his family are the focus of generation two.
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March 22, 2021 · Tracy Hall
We are coming up on the end of National Women's Month, and many countries celebrated their own Women’s Days. I came across this story and thought it would be an eye opening story from the UK to share. Have you heard of the Window Smashing Campaign that happened in 1912?
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March 10, 2021 · Tracy Hall
Have you ever seen the musical 1776? I highly recommend it if you haven’t. It is about the letters written between John Adams and his wife Abigail Adams during the First Continental Congress in 1776. I remember thinking she must have been one strong lady. Since it is Women’s H...
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February 28, 2021 · Christopher Hall
This is the second installment of Generation Two of our two-generation study and our ninth installment overall. This generation is concerned with Mark Hall Shearn born 1800 in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England and his family. The first generation was concerned with Mark’s son...
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February 28, 2021 · Christopher Hall
This is the seventh installment of our two-generation study. This is the final installment of the first generation of our two-generation study, the family of Charles Hall Shearn. The previous installments can be viewed as follows:
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February 20, 2021 · Tracy Hall
Have you ever stopped and wondered the path your pioneering ancestors took when they moved westward? Do you ever wonder if you could follow that path? First and foremost, the people moving to new areas would have tried to take the path of least resistance. Many utilized rivers...
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