Friday, January 24, 2014

Success Story

Congratulations to Ann Snyder, who was able to locate the passenger list for her grandmother after two years of searching!

What Ann did right: when she took a few of the "freebies" home to discard for me, she decided to read through the Everton's Helper magazine before tossing it. The article by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack on researching your Italian ancestors was the key to Ann's success. One of the tips was to try the maiden name of your ancestor (even though she was married), as many European women used that name to be "official." That's when the right passenger list appeared, showing Ann's grandmother, aunt and mother.

The moral of this story: read articles (even in out-of-date magazines) that may help in your research, be willing to try new suggestions, and don't give up!

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