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Here are some major genealogy gifts I received this year. I was amazed when I looked through my blog
posts from 2011 and I found ten big discoveries or experiences that enhanced my
genealogy research:
1. The maiden name of my 4x great grandmother In The
Batchelder, Batcheller Genealogy by Frederick Clifton Pierce, 1898 she
is known as just “Nancy”. I never found
a death record for her . I finally found
her daughter’s marriage and her daughter’s death record, which named her as
Nancy Thompson. She married Jonathan
Batchelder on 11 February 1822 in Belmont, New Hampshire, but that record doesn’t
give her parents, Darn! Stay tuned… this one isn't a post quite yet!
2. I got to go to the
Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree! Yahoo!
http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-hampshire-yankee-at-jamboree.html
3. The City of
Beverly helped me to find my 3x Great Grandfather’s military records, and his
death in June 1862 in Saint Charles, Arkansas during a battle which sunk his
vessel, the USS Mound City a Union iron clad ship. http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/11/healey-square-beverly-massachusetts.html
4. Thanks to Thomas
MacEntee and Flip-Pal to receive a portable scanner as part of the Simple Gifts
Genealogy Blog Hop promotion. http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/11/flip-pal-blog-hop.html I had fun creating some heritage Christmas
gifts, and also scanning dozens of family photographs!
5. I discovered a great genealogical resource at the Hampton
Historical Society Library http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/10/another-new-to-me-repository-of.html and I plan to visit often to check out the
books and materials on their shelves.
6. I enjoyed my
second visit to the Mayflower Triennial Congress in Plymouth, Massachusetts and
met dozens of Mayflower cousins, heard some terrific lectures by leading
Pilgrim researchers http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/09/women-of-mayflower-project.html,
and got to visit Plimoth Plantation again http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/09/visit-to-plimoth-plantation.html,
and the Jabez Howland House for the first time http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/09/howland-spoon.html
7. Made a cousin connection for my husband
through my blog http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/01/gracias-eduardo.html
when a second cousin recognized a photo I had posted of their great grandparents.
It was a fun international reunion!
8. In October I was
invited to meet up with the Legacy 2011 Genealogy Cruisers when they had their
port of call at Boston, and we had a fun day at the New England Historic
Genealogical Society http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/10/legacy-genealogy-cruise-hits-boston-and.html
9. The New England
Geneabloggers had their first Bash at our home in August, and we missed
Hurricane Irene! It was a wonderful gift
to meet lots of bloggers I had only previously known online. http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-england-geneablogger-bash.html
10. I had a chance to visit the National Archives in
Washington DC, but didn’t get to see the document I wanted to view in
person. But when I blogged about my
experience, the archivists relented and sent me a fine high quality digital
image of my ancestor’s discharge from the Revolutionary War, signed by George
Washington http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/04/national-archives-they-read-my-blog.html Yahoo, again, for the power of blogging!
Also, I discovered lots of books, blogs, websites, and
genealogy friends online and at the Hudson Genealogy Club that meets every
first Friday at the Rogers Public Library in Hudson, New Hampshire. It’s been an amazing year!
Thank you Genea-Santa Claus!
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Copyright 2011, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
Yes..Genea-Santa was quite generous this year!
ReplyDeleteYou had quite the year Heather. I hope 2012 is just as good to you. And I hope you find Nancy Thompson's parents!
ReplyDeleteYou had a wonderful year for genealogy. I'm very happy for you. :)
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