So…I went fishing. I was hoping to catch a big fish or two. I had a methodical laundry list of non-digitized books and microfilms as bait for big fish. And what did I catch? Nothing. Yes, my trip to Salt Lake City was a bust. About the only thing I accomplished was validating that my … Continue reading Fishing in Salt Lake
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Going to the Library
It’s time to make a big push on some research. It’s time to look at some records not available online. It’s time to go to the library. I love libraries. But I am going to the mother of all libraries – the Family History Library in Utah. I have not been able to go back … Continue reading Going to the Library
DeJean Cousins in America
NOTE: Since this family group uses the same batch of names in several generations, with multiple same-named men in each generation, I will identify each man for the first time by his Christian name and birth year, then refer to them as their namebirthyear altogether as one. In my article for Stephen DeJean, I mentioned … Continue reading DeJean Cousins in America
Life in Prussia: A Kucks Story
Time flies when you have too much to do. Between starting a new home remodel project, helping two friends establish lineage to their Revolutionary Patriot, work, and warming weather (yard work, yard work, yard work), it is difficult to make much progress on the genealogical front. I continue to work through my Jacob Roth to … Continue reading Life in Prussia: A Kucks Story
Marian Tucker’s Foster Family
While I mull over how to proceed with my Kuck’s in Germany, I decided to revisit Marian Tucker DeJean (note: I have made some updates to her original article). She is one of my brick walls and was apparently Myrle Gage Grimes’ as well. When I wrote about Marian originally, I had not noticed a note … Continue reading Marian Tucker’s Foster Family
Our Many Pasts 