Tuesday's workshop began with a roundtable with some of the members sharing discoveries they've recently made and others presenting a brick wall that is currently in place. I'm sharing a few of those today: I would love to hear from members when they've made a breakthrough, as many times their research process will help someone else.
Ann Snyder contacted the Buffalo Historical Society and is corresponding with a member who is searching for obituaries that Ann needs in the Buffalo, NY area.
Royal Stokes has used the passenger list databases to learn that a grandfather evidently came to the U. S. in 1900, returned to Sweden, married and traveled back to America in 1913.
Lisa Haas attended a reunion where a cousin brought family papers that included German ancestors' permissions to leave for America. This provided her with name of the village where the ancestor was born--absolutely necessary for further research in Germany.
Brenda Burden has made contact with a cousin in Sweden and will be traveling to Sweden for a visit this year.
Trish Kelly has continued to advance her DNA research and has been able to help several other people with their family origins.
Whitey Hoehn was able to locate a marriage registration in Cook County, IL by using a family story about a name change.
Skip Nirenberg received a small box of family papers that contained obituaries and other family information to catalog for his research.
Nancy Archibald, Grant Villetard and Annie Rietz also related recent successes in their research.
If I have missed anyone, my apologies! Please let me know about any genealogy-related news.
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