Posted in Internet Services on May 30th, 2007 No Comments »
Wow! I am so thankful for all the folks who volunteer at Random Acts Of Genealogical Kindness! Thanks to a volunteer in Louisiana, I have finally found a copy of my maternal grandparents marriage!
Not only did Susan find a copy, she also emailed me a copy as an attachment. It was so awesome to finally [...]
Posted in Military on May 28th, 2007 No Comments »
It’s Memorial Day! It’s also very late but I wanted to share this. As I got around to checking some of the other blogs, I thought it would be nice to list those who I know have served in the Armed Forces in my family. Not all have given their lives for their country, but [...]
Posted in Genealogy In General on May 26th, 2007 No Comments »
Hi again everyone! I’ve been looking at a lot of neat stuff in the last couple of days. One really neat thing deserves mentioning on here!
I have searched for my grandfather and grandmother Forbes’ marriage license for the last 7 years and have yet to locate it! Of course, I know they were married, I [...]
Posted in Internet Services on May 26th, 2007 No Comments »
For those of you who don’t know, Ancestry.com has announced a huge new Military Release and it is currently FREE! I believe it is until June 6 (D-Day). You should hop over there and check it out!
While there, be sure to check out the FREE e-book download of Military Records On Ancestry.com. I never shun [...]
Posted in Funny Genealogy on May 24th, 2007 No Comments »
I love reading The Genealogue! Every now and then I run across a story there that I just have to share with everyone else. This is one of those stories.
This article tells about an unusual child custody case! How do you determine which of the identical twins is the daddy? It’s a very interesting situation [...]
Posted in Personal on May 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
Well, I have to give a little time to my son today! After all, it’s his turn to shine!
My son, Joseph David Spangler, will be graduating this Friday from North Lamar High School in Paris, Texas. I couldn’t be prouder! He’s the oldest of my three children and it’s a sad feeling knowing that he [...]
Posted in Obituaries on May 21st, 2007 No Comments »
OK, this wraps up this little series of obituaries that I was able to find during the week of 5-7-2007. I hope you have enjoyed it. I will try to post some info on my maternal side in my next series!
Miss Nancy E. Presley, longtime resident of Lone Star community, died at home there Monday [...]
Posted in Military on May 21st, 2007 1 Comment »
I don’t usually link to other posts, although I don’t have a problem with it if it is a good post. Today I am linking for the first time. Denise Olsen at Family Matters has posted a great video. I was really touched by it and thought I would love to share it with others. [...]
Posted in Obituaries on May 19th, 2007 No Comments »
OK, this is the 5th of the 6 obituaries I was able to get the week of 5-7-07.
Mrs. J. N. (Sally) Childres of Rt. 1, Clarksville, died Thursday in Baylor Hospital in Dallas.
Funeral services were to be held today at 2 p.m. at the Lone Star United Methodist Church, with interment following in Lone Star [...]
Posted in Website Updates on May 17th, 2007 1 Comment »
Hi again everyone. I thought I would take a moment and update everyone on how things are going. I’ve been busy, busy, busy lately but I have had lots of fun!
First off, I hope you have noticed that I added a separate page for my Blog Roll. I added in links to blogs that I [...]
