The Morrison House Museum, Londonderry Historical Society Londonderry, New Hampshire |
Many readers are not sure how to use my blog to help with
researching their Nutfield (Londonderry, Derry, Derryfield (Manchester) or Windham),
New Hampshire ancestors. I also have a large list of over 300 of my own ancestor sketches on the blog, covering settlers and colonists from Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Connecticut. Here are a few
pointers for searching and using the nearly ten years worth of blog posts (that
is nearly 3,000 blog posts!).
First, look up at the top of the blog page (not on a mobile
device - if you are on a mobile device scroll to the bottom and switch to "web view") and see the search bar in the top left corner? You can enter any surname, topic, geographic
area (town, state, etc), and the results will be any blog post that mentions
that word or phrase. If you are
searching for a particular Scots Irish early settler, or any other New England
family, try that name and see what pops up.
Next, (also, not on a mobile device) look under the image at
the top of the page and you will find clickable tabs that will take you to
permanent pages. Here are explanations:
2.
A list of all the surnames in my family tree for
nine generations (do we have a cousin connection?). This is where you will find a list of over 300 names, and most are clickable to find their surname sketch full of information about the first few generations and a lineage down to my grandparents.
3.
A chart of all the known descendants of Thomas Wilkinson (about 1690 – about 1739) my 6th great grandfather from
Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
4.
Chart of all the known descendants of Samuel Wilkinson (about 1722 – 1795) a possible son or cousin of Thomas Wilkinson.
Samuel lived in Deerfield or Epping, New Hampshire and had three children named
in a will.
5.
Nutfield “Frequently Asked Questions”. These are questions and answers for Nutfield genealogy
research. This page is very useful for genealogy research on Londonderry
settlers. I tell most people to start on
this page when researching their family tree! This includes a link to the first sixteen families to settle in Londonderry in 1719 with Rev. James MacGregor. There are links to sixteen blog posts with
detailed genealogy sketches and sources for each family.
6. Do you have Mayflower ancestors? Are you interested in the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower? Check out the tab for "Mayflower 400th" at the top of the page. You will find links to over 180 blog posts with Mayflower themes, including a schedule of events for 2021 commemorating the 400th anniversary of the First Thanksgiving.
On the webpage, in the right hand column near the top is
contact information. My email address is
vrojomit@gmail.com Please check the tab “Nutfield FAQ’s” before
emailing me. Your answer just might be right there in the FAQ's.
Next on the right hand column is a blog archive where you
can see all the blog posts for the month, and also click on past months and
years to look up past articles.
Also in the right hand column is a list of “labels” or
keywords for blog posts. For every blog post I label all the surnames,
geographic locations, themes, and topics (such as Quakers, poetry, census, DNA,
etc). If you peruse this list and click
on a keyword, it will sort out all the blog posts labeled with that word. This is not as complete as using the search
bar mentioned above, but it can be useful for “picking your brain” as you browse
the list of surnames and towns and topics in the list.
If you scroll way down to the bottom of the right hand
column (way, way, way down!) there is a handy list of Nutfield links to other
websites about Nutfield, and the towns that broke off from Nutfield. Some are websites for newspapers, others are
blogs, museums, and other handy websites for researchers.
All of my suggestions above are also applicable to most
other blogs by other bloggers. Try out these suggestions at other genealogy blogs to
maximize your research time.
NOTE: If you are
using a mobile device such as a phone or tablet, you may not be able to see the
right hand column I described above. You
also may not be able to see the search bar.
On my iPhone the list of pages (the clickable links under the home page
image described in the third paragraph) is presented as a gray bar under the
image with a down arrow. If you click
the down arrow, there is a pop up window with the links available to scroll
through. This gets you access to the six
permanent pages of information.
Good luck, and let me know if you still have questions by
leaving a comment or sending me an email!
Great advice! Your blog does have a wealth of information. (Even if my Wilkinsons have thus far managed to stay hidden. I'm sure if they were in New England instead of Virginia, you'd have them on your site!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this how-to post to access your content.
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