Turning Leaves Genealogy

11/01/2022

08/19/2022

Todays genealogy quest has me reaching out to Maryland. Researching late 1700 to early 1800's marriage records and another example of how much harder it is to find women back then. Did you know census records did not list womans names then? They only listed the man of the house, then tally marks for each female and male by age category.

08/17/2022

Helen Bartels. Isn't she beautiful? I found her at an antique store yesterday. Wonder what mystery I will unfold with trying to find her. Did you know women are tougher to find? Due to marriage their names change. Sometimes more then once.

08/07/2022

Last Wednesday I went to a funeral of a distant cousin, Ron Emmons. I had actually became acquainted with Ron's mother Cora Belle a few years ago before she passed and talked family history with her. I learned at the funeral that Ron was a simple man. He loved animals and visiting with people. He was quite the artist too. Sadly I was only one of seven people who attended the service. All his close family is gone. I'm glad I got to attend and show my respects.

08/02/2022

Check out the super creative packaging and the beautiful business cards I received today!!

07/31/2022

Sarah Bantu designed my beautiful new logo!! She is wildly creative and my business cards she designed also are in the mail! Can't wait to get them! She is also a West Tenth business.

07/26/2022

A couple of weeks ago I joined a company called West Tenth. It is a woman ran business only site. Though there I received my first search inquiry. And boy is it a search!!! I am being asked to find family in Russia from an adpotee. This should be interesting. I will update everyone as it goes. As far as West Tenth, if you are a small woman ran business that does original things (sorry no direct sellers) then hit me up to find out more!!

07/24/2022

Why pictures are important in genealaogy: This is a photo of my grandfather Earl, and two women on my grandfather's wedding day. After some talking to relatives I was able to distinguish that the two women were my grandmother Leona's paternal and maternal grandmothers. Why is this so important? I did not have any pictures of the woman on the right, Julia Staniec. And it is a very nice photo. You never know who you will find in older photos!!

07/20/2022

Genealogy isn't just boring old research. It's finding families and relatives you never knew you had. It's connecting dots in time. It will take you to interesting places. It tells a story for every person.