Lineagekeeper's Genealogy

Samuel Waychaster, Gustavious Kelley and Wesley Phillips spent 5 April 1919 getting drunk.  While walking north on Merchant Street near 100 North in American Fork, Utah, Waychaster pulled a pistol…

Weekly presentation of art by great granduncle Frans Hals.   Saint Matthew.

Attending the RootsTech 2012 conference on Thursday, Friday and today, Saturday, 3 Feb 2012 has dominated my daylight hours. I’ve visited with old friends, new friends, bloggers, genealogists and technology…

Half-mile long lines of U. S. Marines string from LST’s to the beaches of Saipan in June 1944.

Diary of Lorenzo Dow Young Utah Historical Quarterly, 14:1–4 (1946), 133 –70 [p.133] Written—most of it by his wife, Harriet Page Wheeler Decker Young, on journey from Nauvoo to Salt…

Here’s yet another good presentation using the online presentation tool, Prezi. The Descendants of Edward II of England.  Click to play.  Click “More” for full screen.

Trucks lined up at a starch factory in Aroostook County, Main in October 1940.

Genealogists constantly encounter Latin words in their research efforts.  Even seasoned researchers forget the English equivalent words from time-to-time.  Most of us have created ‘cheat sheet’ Latin to English conversion…

Weekly presentation of art by great granduncle Frans Hals.   Singing Boy with a Flute.

The excellent RootsTech genealogy conference will be on February 2 – 4, 2012 at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City.   The organizers are giving a real treat to everyone…

If sketches of old armor are accurate, then this may be one of the more stylish designs I’ve encountered. Note the long, sharp pointed foot design that can be use…

I suppose it is sad that I can remember making copies using gel cells because our little town didn’t have any carbon paper.  Now, we growl if the toner runs…

A cousin and I have been working on our common ancestry during the past few weeks.  One of the books we needed to review was “John Rogers of Marshfield and…

Many genealogists aren’t aware of a research Gem that is a bit hidden on the FamilySearch site.   When I’ve asked people in my genealogy classes and presentations if they have…

The news from 1905 is echoed frequently today, although in the case of power usage, we typically aren’t told that using a light or motor during daylight hours will result…

Weekly presentation of art by great granduncle Frans Hals.   Shrovetide Revellers

Many if not most of us are bloggers, writers and contributors to Wiki’s.  How many of us take the time to organize our creations using a consistent writing style?  The…

I once held an original copy of the book “The Visitations of the County of Devon” in my hands.  It was well worn from use by other genealogy researchers. The…

The spirit of cooperative repair of the Union as exemplified by Abraham Lincoln is needed in current day United States, replacing the never ending stream of divineness..

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