Saturday, June 26, 2010

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Why Do Genealogy?

Hey genealogy buffs - it's Saturday Night - time for more Genealogy Fun!

Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to:

1) Think about the question: "Why do I pursue genealogy and family history research?"

2) Tell us about it on your own blog post, in a comment to this blog post, or in a comment on Facebook.

This question was prompted by a current ongoing discussion on the APG Public mailing List about celebrities and their relationship to royalty of famous historical persons. There are some excellent responses in this mailing list thread.

Here's why I pursue genealogy and family history research:

1) To find out more about my family and find out what place they held in history.

I've always been interested in history and think its important to find out how we fit into it. I like to find that hidden gem of what drove people to move, become missionaries, how the names carried through the years.


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Monday, June 21, 2010

Events Week of June 21 - 27

Happy Birthday
Cass, John Sr. 21 Jun 1680
Hussey, George 21 Jun 1694
Judd, Paul Cram 22 Jun 1876
Bachelor, Stephen R 23 Jun 1561
Frost, Amos 23 Jun 1777
Dearborn, Abigail 24 Jun 1700
Cram, Mary 24 Jun 1735
Cram, Joseph 24 Jun 1750
Dearborn, Esther 25 Jun 1694
Cram, Samuel Tilton 25 Jun 1760
Frost, Lydia Almira 25 Jun 1806
Heath, Elizabeth 26 Jun 1709
Frost, Joseph 27 Jun 1694
Cram, Elizabeth 27 Jun 1719
Cram, Sarah 27 Jun 1719

Happy Anniversary
Nisbet, James 21 Jun 1911 Ada Bertha Cram
Lane, William Jr 21 Jun 1680 Sarah Webster
Cram, Victor Dee 22 Jun 1910 Emily Isabel Rasband
Frost, John 26 Jun 1666 Rebecca Andrew
Allred, Angus 26 Jun 1918 Lulu Prescott Cram
Page, David Sr. 27 Jun 1728 Ruth Dearborn

In Memoriam
Baxter, Gregory 21 Jun 1659
Hull, Olive Josephine 21 Jun 1923
Berry, William 22 Jun 1654
Page, Robert Sr. 23 Jun 1617
Cram, Joseph 24 Jun 1648
Bemis, Henry 24 Jun 1833
Bowers, Lydia 25 Jun 1806
Page, Rebecca 27 Jun 1673


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Monday, June 14, 2010

Events Week of June 14 - 20

Happy Birthday to
Tilton, John 14 Jun 1702
Plaisted, Alice F. 14 Jun 1897
Darling, Judith 15 Jun 1714
Hadley, Selena 15 Jun 1811
Plaisted, Helen Doris 16 Jun 1905
Brown, Mary 17 Jun 1647
Weare, Sarah 17 Jun 1666
Dockham, Polly 17 Jun 1778
Plaisted, Warren Arthur 17 Jun 1898
Cram, Owen Prescott 17 Jun 1900
Bean, Mary 18 Jun 1655
Stewart, Charles Nelson 18 Jun 1826
Clement, Thomas Burr 19 Jun 1834
Carr, Joseph 20 Jun 1806
Knudsen, Milton Herman 20 Jun 1881

Happy Anniversary
Knudsen, Jay Donald 17 Jun 1949 Gwen Peterson
Webster, Thomas IV 19 Jun 1717 Mary Greely
Hansen, Richard Oliver 19 Jun 1946 Elaine Knudsen
Frost, David Henry 20 Jun 1848 Caroline Eaton

In Memoriam
Weeks, Alice 14 Jun 1648
Fifield, Mary 14 Jun 1817
Bemis, Isaac 14 Jun 1878
Wood, Mary 16 Jun 1660
Wadleigh, John 17 Jun 1654
Sherburne, Joseph 19 Jun 1621
Hendrickson, Charles O 19 Jun 1979
Nurse, Benjamin Jr. 20 Jun 1806



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Monday, June 7, 2010

Events Week of June 7 - 13

Happy Birthday to
Frost, Samuel 07 Jun 1700
Knudsen, Jay Donald 10 Jun 1923
Knudsen, Elaine 10 Jun 1925
Hussey, Theodate 12 Jun 1660

Happy Anniversary
Cram, John Sr. 8 Jun 1624 Hester (Ester) White
Cram, Thomas Sr 8 Jun 1624 Jane Unknown


In Memoriam
Plaisted, Samuel Jr 10 Jun 1888
Batchelder, Ruth 11 Jun 1725
Frost, David Henry 11 Jun 1897
Dearborn, Jonathan 12 Jun 1780
Unknown, Susannah 12 Jun 1680
Prescott, Sarah S. 12 Jun 1828
Clench, Thomasine 13 Jun 1653



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