tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post8127868005460037800..comments2024-02-06T01:45:26.884-06:00Comments on The We Tree Genealogy Blog: Genealogy is UnfairAmy Coffin, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612044786240692282noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-11942595697085210032011-11-27T14:26:41.668-06:002011-11-27T14:26:41.668-06:00Ha!Ha!Ha! I love this post Amy. Where do I sign-up...Ha!Ha!Ha! I love this post Amy. Where do I sign-up for the "trade an ancestor week"?gensearchdebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007273108314789315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-14774020124861270942011-11-26T11:54:32.142-06:002011-11-26T11:54:32.142-06:00Love this post and the comments ,especially "...Love this post and the comments ,especially "Those surnames look like my cat walked across the keyboard."<br /><br />My kids stifle their yawns politely when I land something on something new .<br /><br /> I am in the club too - Jones and Millers and Vladikovskys.Magdahttp://www.hungarianfamilyrecord.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-32673812227037670702011-11-23T08:38:20.143-06:002011-11-23T08:38:20.143-06:00I can understand completely, though I have no surn...I can understand completely, though I have no surnames in my family without vowels, though being from Enid, I grew up around a few. As my mother's side of the family is completely Southern I have experienced the same trials with Southern genealogy. Southern courthouses were given to spontaneous combustion of the non-Sherman variety. My Yankee are not that much better, they were in Connecticut and Long Island, at the time, part of Connecticut, founding colonies and then the line to my ancestor, who seems to have popped up out of the prairie in Illinois, dims a bit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17514877313601379515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-71203673934965737782011-11-21T21:51:21.191-06:002011-11-21T21:51:21.191-06:00I volunteer to be treasurer. And if I see one more...I volunteer to be treasurer. And if I see one more Ag-Lab in a census I'll scream. I'ld love to see a signature somewhere on a marriage register but no, X marks the spot for most of mine up until the very late 19th century.<br /><br />My one exception are my convicts; all 4 of them transported from England and Scotland to "Down Under" leaving behind a lot of detail in the criminal registers and prison archives.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230436754902585388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-18455952309489528742011-11-21T12:18:21.453-06:002011-11-21T12:18:21.453-06:00I have come up with my own variation on Finagle...I have come up with my own variation on Finagle's Law: Any Packard listed in any database, book, index, or other finding aid is someone else's Packard, not mine. Sigh.<br /><br />Mine ancestors did not keep records or journals, either. And drat it all, most of them behaved themselves!<br /><br />That makes it really hard!Karen Packard Rhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641711434283636830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-33214957893333515242011-11-20T18:57:17.921-06:002011-11-20T18:57:17.921-06:00This sounds like my KERR family except they arrive...This sounds like my KERR family except they arrived from Ireland on alien space ships. On the other hand, the 'non-genealogist' hubby has an abundance of genealogy glory awaiting him at every turn in North eastern USA. It ain't fair. Can I join the club too?Joan Miller (Luxegen)http://www.luxegen.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-34424017597330238242011-11-20T18:36:16.874-06:002011-11-20T18:36:16.874-06:00This is the case in our family. I was born in Esse...This is the case in our family. I was born in Essex County, Massachusetts which has wonderful archives, town histories, and a plethora of resources. My family lived there for 12 generations or more. However, my husband is a first generation American. To work on his family tree we have to physically go to Spain and visit the village churches. There are few town histories, and fewer other resources. However, familysearch.org has recently provided us with many, many scanned images from some of these church records. We even found some scanned records on the Spanish National Archives website that we didn't find in an actual trip to the same archive in Madrid. Now I no longer have to wait for a return trip to Spain to look up many records. This was impossible 25 years ago. Who knows what the future will bring.Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-7611784873906728612011-11-20T10:56:50.705-06:002011-11-20T10:56:50.705-06:00I have access to a very few letters. No diaries. ...I have access to a very few letters. No diaries. And when my ancestors married out of the family, they gravitated toward people whose surnames were Smith and Jones.<br /><br />I'd be happy to be the cupcake chairman for the club.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-39128770013295550922011-11-20T09:03:52.031-06:002011-11-20T09:03:52.031-06:00I'm in....with all the comments I am beginning...I'm in....with all the comments I am beginning to think that there are more ancestors with no information than there are with information.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-24492095215964337572011-11-19T14:49:41.580-06:002011-11-19T14:49:41.580-06:00Since we all seem to have better success researchi...Since we all seem to have better success researching other peoples’ lines, perhaps we should organize “Trade an Ancestor Week”! I have a John Smith in early Kentucky...anyone wanna trade?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-24884060786504536952011-11-19T09:02:11.633-06:002011-11-19T09:02:11.633-06:00May I join your club? Please????May I join your club? Please????Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15183898974865488232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-76432830682809642042011-11-18T20:12:05.803-06:002011-11-18T20:12:05.803-06:00I feel your frustration. Many times while working ...I feel your frustration. Many times while working at the FHL I would instantly find information for a patron, yet search in vain for info. On my own. Definitely not fair!Valerie Elkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480644845944396292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-42207333333303011612011-11-18T19:45:02.064-06:002011-11-18T19:45:02.064-06:00Love your post. I have so felt that way when readi...Love your post. I have so felt that way when reading about people easily finding family in books etc. I thought genealogy was all about sweat and poor eyesight from reading films. ; )FranEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727917499152200255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-29405719481610757132011-11-18T16:56:37.695-06:002011-11-18T16:56:37.695-06:00I wonder if that's why I stick to my mom's...I wonder if that's why I stick to my mom's family more than my dad's family. My mom's family is from Michigan and Canada, which have plenty of records, particularly online records, going back to the 1830s.Jennifer Sepulvadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167830746219581066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-65438821263038834242011-11-18T16:54:35.939-06:002011-11-18T16:54:35.939-06:00I read it :).I read it :).CTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173691027966409399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-26694067082756957732011-11-18T16:50:48.452-06:002011-11-18T16:50:48.452-06:00Cynthia - I guess I should be thankful that only a...Cynthia - I guess I should be thankful that only a portion of my tree needs to buy a vowel. It's the Hungarians. On the other hand, I have too many Smiths and Jones in my opinion.Amy Coffin, MLIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612044786240692282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-53447761367252453062011-11-18T16:20:18.845-06:002011-11-18T16:20:18.845-06:00Between my Poles and my husband's Ukrainians I...Between my Poles and my husband's Ukrainians I'm exhausted, and of course spellings change depending on the direction of the wind. Some days I feel like I'm on Wheel of Fortune. I'd like to buy a vowel...Cynthia Shenettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07089125778529696076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-90647915446362840192011-11-18T12:36:05.601-06:002011-11-18T12:36:05.601-06:00DianaR, We're looking for a Secretary. Your j...DianaR, We're looking for a Secretary. Your job will be to mention us by name OFTEN so that future generations will find us.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-67456595433716001642011-11-18T12:13:46.135-06:002011-11-18T12:13:46.135-06:00What, genealogy isn't fair?!?! I wish someone...What, genealogy isn't fair?!?! I wish someone had told me this earlier. :-0<br /><br />Wendy - if you are president and Amy is VP can I at least be a flunky? I think my ancestors made it their personal goal in life to NEVER be mentioned in anything - county histories, newspapers etc. I have a friend who is only very marginally interesting in genealogy and I can find boatloads of stuff - for her!Diana Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954839264299339937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-10339364120789052892011-11-18T11:57:05.989-06:002011-11-18T11:57:05.989-06:00The Path Traveled - I expect it to skip a generati...The Path Traveled - I expect it to skip a generation or two. I'm ready for that. My research will hold. :)<br /><br />Wendy - yes, sign me up for this club. No diaries on my side, either.Amy Coffin, MLIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612044786240692282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-44998047705887610912011-11-18T11:26:51.397-06:002011-11-18T11:26:51.397-06:00Welcome to the club. I'm the president. You ...Welcome to the club. I'm the president. You can be vice-president or sergeant-at-arms, take your pick. I'm sure I'm the only genealogy blogger whose ancestors didn't write letters or keep diaries. Lord knows they didn't make it into a book.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-91083451378198798092011-11-18T11:24:37.684-06:002011-11-18T11:24:37.684-06:00Great post. I hope your son is reading this becaus...Great post. I hope your son is reading this because the next generations fall on his shoulders to be the chosen one...The Path Traveledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17931107657755324419noreply@blogger.com