tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post5016548448449069895..comments2024-03-12T04:00:04.167-07:00Comments on Nutfield Genealogy: The National Archives - Good News/ Bad NewsHeather Wilkinson Rojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-76643596445932216332020-01-28T08:24:59.634-08:002020-01-28T08:24:59.634-08:00I searched the Vermont records at Family Search ht...I searched the Vermont records at Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/47?region=Vermont<br />I found some censuses (1940) listing him with Ethyl, and the 1920 census listing him with parents Charles and Helen taken in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont. Herbert was 18 in this census record. This is a good start. Now you know his parent's names and can search from there. I'd contact Windsor for any birth records or church records of Herbert. And search for a probate record that names Herbert as the son of Charles and Helen, too. Ooops, you are in luck! In the Vermont Town records there is Herbert's birth record born 15 July 1902 in Wilder, Hartford County, Vermont to Charles A. Poland and Ellen Gilbert Poland. The parents were born in Hanover, NH. This link to this page is https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99D-M95S-L?i=128&cc=1987653&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQPQD-YQ5J <br /><br />Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-47883939010685623862020-01-28T08:16:22.421-08:002020-01-28T08:16:22.421-08:00I searched Family search at this link: https://www...I searched Family search at this link: https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/41?region=New%20Hampshire There are many records for Herbert Poland. Since you didn't give me a timeline, I don't know which one is your grandfather. One record is a marriage in Pembroke in 1927 to an Ethel Harriet Keefe, which is probably him. It doesn't list parents for Herbert or Ethel, but it says he was born in Wilder, Vermont<br />Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-23339624881877818562020-01-28T08:12:15.547-08:002020-01-28T08:12:15.547-08:00Do you have a birth record for Herbert Poland? Do...Do you have a birth record for Herbert Poland? Do you know his birthplace? Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-66107762771260191832020-01-28T08:10:34.014-08:002020-01-28T08:10:34.014-08:00Good morning. I have been trying to find informati...Good morning. I have been trying to find information about my family and hope that you might have information to share. My grandfather was Herbert Poland - my grandmother, Ethel Poland. They lived in White River, Vermont. My father, Albert Poland was born in Manchester, NH. I, April Athena Poland, was born in Claremont, NH, not far away. Do you know who Herbert Polands father was? Are we related? I have always wondered if any of my relative fought in either the Revolution War or the Civil War and I would love any help/info you can provide. Thank you. April Poland April Poland Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06590286629783581876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-75711890211865345702011-04-16T02:11:44.325-07:002011-04-16T02:11:44.325-07:00Wow, just reading this now. Great story Heather!Wow, just reading this now. Great story Heather!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12372422403211492872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-91756126027784505332011-04-10T05:23:15.260-07:002011-04-10T05:23:15.260-07:00Great story, Heather! Wish I had read it earlier.....Great story, Heather! Wish I had read it earlier... It would have been fun to hear more about your adventures in D.C. I enjoyed meeting you and your husband at NERGC. What a great guy. Hope to catch you at another event.Family Curatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187854767575444823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-27979277806953831482011-04-09T03:07:13.160-07:002011-04-09T03:07:13.160-07:00Super blog post!Super blog post!Midge Frazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817669854967092840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-38555218312716702802011-04-08T10:16:21.117-07:002011-04-08T10:16:21.117-07:00Very interesting, we all learned something here. I...Very interesting, we all learned something here. I'm wondering what made you think it was an original signature in the first place? Because his signature seems to be on everything. Nice work, glad you kept at it.Barbara Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07440544740334032378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-44047246122514488702011-04-08T01:07:05.542-07:002011-04-08T01:07:05.542-07:00Excellent work, Heather. It just shows that persi...Excellent work, Heather. It just shows that persistence pays off, and how approaching a repository from different angles can have different results :-) JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-58785229058243338502011-04-06T19:01:19.545-07:002011-04-06T19:01:19.545-07:00It sounds as though on balance the good news was b...It sounds as though on balance the good news was better than the bad news was bad!Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-10992095661519169272011-04-06T09:30:52.960-07:002011-04-06T09:30:52.960-07:00I suspect had you just "dropped by" you&...I suspect had you just "dropped by" you'd not have gotten the answer to your question about the authenticity of the signature. Three cheers for doing your prep work! And what a fabulous bit of history for your family.Susan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009218875010743399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-39835273450732017932011-04-06T09:19:02.249-07:002011-04-06T09:19:02.249-07:00So very interesting. I am not sure I would have be...So very interesting. I am not sure I would have been so philosophical about the results, I would have wanted to see that paper. But it is a great story.GrannyPamhttp://www.warrenweb.info/genealogynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-71456321355059536012011-04-06T08:02:17.275-07:002011-04-06T08:02:17.275-07:00Excellent! Keep asking questions, tenacity! BA B...Excellent! Keep asking questions, tenacity! BA BA BOOM!!<br /><br />Well done Heather!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-86490064436315734592011-04-06T05:22:18.175-07:002011-04-06T05:22:18.175-07:00Really interesting, Heather, and a good lesson abo...Really interesting, Heather, and a good lesson about not giving up in the quest for more info!TKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14556045553534725632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-80625832248921664582011-04-06T05:09:45.222-07:002011-04-06T05:09:45.222-07:00That's great Heather! Just goes to show that ...That's great Heather! Just goes to show that things might not always be as bad as they first seem. What an interesting piece of history to add to your family.<br /><br />LucieLucie LeBlanc Consentinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480035657625949265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-215756331134489022011-04-06T05:07:51.701-07:002011-04-06T05:07:51.701-07:00Great story! I'm glad your trip to the Nation...Great story! I'm glad your trip to the National Archives was a productive one even if they wouldn't let you see the original document with George Washington's signature. It's still kind of cool knowing the signature is real and that it's "in the vault."Cynthia Shenettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07089125778529696076noreply@blogger.com