Genealogy… September 8, 2011
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Most recent data is some information on my brother’s naval discharge.. on 7/18/1945… after service on the USS Sarsfield (DD 837)…
and a picture of the 1941 St. Paul’s graduating class. Also, a copy of Bieger Genealogy (my Aunt) going back to the 1600s. Now to
get this info into TMG and then ultimately phpGedview.
Ask and you shall receive!…….on the internet. March 13, 2007
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This is one of my favorite pictures of my dad. While I may have known then which grandchildren were taken in hand; I sure didn’t know it a year ago when I posted the picture in my gallery. Today I got my answer from my niece…Kathleen Dixon and with date too!
The picture entitled GrdPaWalks was taken in 1986 at Emery Park (a family reunion) and Grandpa is walking Jaimee Reed and Derek Dixon. I only remember it because Stephanie was just born (so it was after Aug 17, maybe Labor Day weekend?)
One Stop on the Journey January 20, 2007
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So,………… we’re cruising up the Northway just outside Albany. I’m reading the Times while Liz drives…. and talks of stopping in Saratoga. We’ve often stopped at Gallagher’s for lunch on the way to the Adirondacks. I finally figured out she was talking about playing the slots as respite.. “Oh, what will you do though..?” I’m deep in the business section (Circuits on Thursday!) as we start to pass Exit 13 out in the passing lane. Having waited for exact right moment, I threw out: “I don’t know why you don’t stop for an hour or so?”; we’re crossing the travel lane, heading for the exit! Wow, such quick reaction.. and no accident either.
We’ve stopped before, but I never realized the Casino was right next to the track. Trotters were exercising. So after Liz went inside, I pulled over to the south end of the track in the parking lot. What a great view of the action. And the clippity/clop of horse was terrific. Luke even listened for 30 seconds before going back to sleep. I tried to remember whether I’d EVER seen Trotters race; perhaps 30 years ago.
Anyway, it was a great noontime stop in the Journey. And my bride of 43 years came back with a $100 win!! You can’t beat that number 13 Exit!
December 23, 2006
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This has been an exciting Genealogy week for me… The addverts finally hooked me on taking an Ancestry.com trial run; and the rest is (my) history! The first discovery was how easy it was find (new and old) family census images. The 1930 US census was recently made available; and I saw the entry for the 4 Murphys on Stillwell Ave. in Kenmore. RJM, Catherine, James and Jean. It’s also easy to find their ancestors in 1851 Scotland; just 3 years before RJM’s grandfather, Mungo Muir, left for the U.S.
Another discovery turned from disaster to wonderful new information.. and I found a relative in Ottawa Canada I never knew I had.. The Ibbotsons I’ve had on the net for a couple years was based on finding a William/Sara Ibbotson that fit the birthdates of WHI. I found a fitting pair a few years ago; albeit there was no sister, Martha who never came over. I thought I’d try and find other Ibbotsons who stayed behind. When I looked at the 1891 census on ancestry; disaster: my William was still there!! And I knew he was in either Buffalo or Colorado. So, I began looking harder.
At one point, I limited the search to the Family Trees that had been uploaded. I stumbled on one mentioning WHI and his 1st wife: Louise Girardin. I only knew the name Gerarden which was spelled wrong. The contributor had their marraige and generations going back to France and Switzerland!! Boy, was I excited. One problem was ferreting out the maker. By looking in the forums for someone talking about other Girardin family members, I chased down Bob Covert. His wife is a Girardin. It is likely to be a few weeks before I get the data all integrated; but here’s a snapshot:
Joseph Girardin b1822 France
+Maria Anna Breton b1832 Switzerland
Louise Girardin b1860 in Cheektowaga
Peter Breton b1804
+ Maria Anna Pretre b1805
Maria Anna Breton b1832 Switzerland
Similarly, I found a Tree put up by Elaine Pikard with a Sara and William that fits much better than the prior information I had. And it even had a sister: Martha. After trading a few emails with Elaine, I concluded, this was a definite match. And the story behind the story kinda fits too. Mom had told me that WHI left Sheffield when his father remarried. It turns out that, his mother Harriet, had her first three children (Martha, William & Sarah) out of wedlock!! She married William Flowers when WHI was 10. The married couple had Ada Flowers in 1880. WHI left for Buffalo c1884.
Check the site of my 2nd Cousin Twice removed (Elaine in Ottawa) to learn about the Sheffield of old.
Writing for sake of blogging December 18, 2006
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I can’t believe it’s been so long since I last wrote here… been so busy!! I should have at least written about the great mini-cruise we had in October. The pictures are in the Gallery. Another new album there is “Old Christmas’”. I have a few pics alread up there; and plan on adding more shortly. I’m converting old slides to digital… and it sure takes time. But the old pics are facinateing. I haven’t seen some of these slides in a loooong time. Some pics were put in “old wine” album.
Can’t remember if I’ve mentioned new Fr. Harold page. That was an interesting, satisfying effort.
Trying to get back in the writing habit..
More Rambling September 1, 2006
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Trying to improve the blog looks, tain’t easy.
Testing with green on green..
Trying to enlarge the font here; I think it’s hard to read. Not easy in Worpress.Com. Think I have to try a fresh post and figure out how to “turn off the Visual Rich Editor.. !!
Well I got green on blue………
I changed the Links a little. Hover your mouse over them to see (hopefully helpful) comments. And for all you folks who visited us at Schroon Lake, I’m sure you’ll enjoy the new Adirondack Stuff link. Over to the right, and down… And take a look at his LONG list of Adirondack Links/Sites/Blogs… or whatever they are.
Some stats from my Genealogy data base:
(they were lined up when I left them….will work on them another day 
)
Statistical Report
STD ID ID
Total People: 1081 POP AVG DEV MIN MAX MIN MAX
Age at first marriage 176 25.7 5.8 11 474 38 566
Age at first child 217 28.5 6.2 14 536 69 35
Age at last child 217 35.0 7.6 16 574 80 416
Age at Death 173 68.4 21.1 0 101 8 1003ID
Males: 561 POP AVG DEV MIN MAX MIN MAX
Age at first marriage 84 26.6 5.1 13 39 227 1081
Age at first child 109 29.8 6.2 18 53 441 35
Age at last child 109 36.7 8.3 19 57 479 416
Age at Death 95 66.3 22.6 0 101 8 1003
I hope you’ve figured out by now that this is sort of a “test it all” post…
Got a new idea to keep me up… on posting Book entries: I first blog WHAT I’m reading. Then regular entry when I finish it..
Now on America, the Last Best Hope, by William J. Bennett. A nice sized History so far.
More Rambling than Life September 1, 2006
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Amber Nicole is doing fine. Sleeping for hours on end, Caroline says.
Heard from quite a few relatives lately…. very nice. I’ve got to get back up to Buffalo soon.
<font size=”2″ color=”#188400″ face=”Times New Roman” >Testing with green on green.. </font> Trying to enlarge the font here; I think it’s hard to read. Not easy in Worpress.Com. Think I have to try a fresh post and figure out how to “turn off the Visual Rich Editor.. !!
Can you believe! September already.
Next few posts will be “Try this” kind of things… So I’ll temporarily change the Colors too…
Links & Leaps August 17, 2006
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It’s curious how your mind makes links & leaps in exploring a topic. The guest priest at St. Patrick’s in East Hampton, Ct. this Sunday was from the Phillippines. This reminded me of my Uncle Harold, a Jesuit Missionary in the Philippines from 1937 to his his death in 1970. Relooking at this 1945 artical
yesterday, for the first time I realized he must have been in the Army. I’d read the piece a number of times, but never caught the implication of “Chaplain” Murphy. When did he join? How and where did he serve in the Philippines? And most important, where is he buried? So I collected most of the material I had into a webpage. There is always something new in the Genealogy Hobby to explore; and the net makes it much more possible for an amateur
Genealogy Blog addendum July 29, 2006
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This should be a comment to my previous entry… but I wanted to first see if Trackback works for me. Not yet it hasn’t. Maybe Lorelle has to approve the comment…. When I looked on her blog; she’s already gotten further. AND it demonstrates the difference between a designer (Lorelle) and a stylist ( yours truly). I can hardly believe you will be interested in A List Apart: Articles: The Bathing Ape Has No Clothes (and other notes on the distinction between style and design) , please let me know if you actually read the article. It is not for the faint-hearted.
