Posted in Personal on Jun 27th, 2008 No Comments »
Hi everyone!
I just need to drop in and ramble a while today. I’ve had lots of stuff happening lately and I wanted to fill everyone in on a few things.
First off, we have cancelled our move. We encountered a few unexpected snags and decided it wasn’t worth it to move right now. Of course, you [...]
Posted in Personal on Jun 26th, 2008 1 Comment »
Well, it happens to everyone and it hasn’t happened to me in several years now but I guess it was just my turn!
Monday night I came home from work (actually, early Tuesday morning!) and decided I would check some stuff on the computer. I typed in my password and logged on and the first thing [...]
Posted in Blogging In General on Jun 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
Hi everyone!
I am just checking in to let everyone know that there will probaby be periods of slow to no blogging in the next 2 or 3 weeks. I’ve grown tired of the problems and this house and, since I am renting, I have decided it is time to relocate.
This week my wife, daughters and [...]
Posted in Funny Genealogy on Jun 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
OK, maybe I should rephrase that but I just wanted to grab folks’ attention!
Lately, I’ve taken to just throwing surnames into the Historical Newspaper Collection at Ancestry and seeing what might come up. You know, I’ll put “Spangler” in the surname box and then choose a state I’m interested in and “Obituaries” in [...]
Posted in Family on Jun 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
If you haven’t already discovered the Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 database on Family Search, you owe it to yourself to visit. If you have Texas connections it is very beneficial!
One thing that happens with a database such as this is that it will add new questions and new mysteries to your research! Today, while searching the [...]
Posted in Personal on Jun 22nd, 2008 2 Comments »
Hi everyone! I wanted to post something a little unusual today. I know it may not be the place to do so but I wanted to solicit advice from anyone who would be willing to give it!
My wife and I are busy planning a trip to see my son in August. He is in Cherry [...]
Posted in Carnival Of Genealogy on Jun 18th, 2008 No Comments »
Wow! That is so amazing! 50 edtions so far!
I love the Carnival of Genealogy and I do what I can to support it. I just wanted to let everyone know that the 50th edition of the Carnival of Genealogy has been posted. It’s being hosted this time around by Bill West of West in New [...]
Posted in Obituaries on Jun 18th, 2008 No Comments »
Thanks to a volunteer at Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness, I now have a copy of the obituary for Martin Isaic Spangler’s youngest child, Lonnie Lawrence Spangler. Here is a transcript of the obituary:
Lonnie Lawrence Spangler, 48, died Tuesday in Loma Linda. A native of Sherry, Tex., he had lived in Redlands for many years [...]
Posted in Family on Jun 17th, 2008 2 Comments »
I just wanted to post about a find I made today just by chance!
Yesterday I was doing some more searching for descendants of Martin Isaic Spangler and was looking for a volunteer for Harris County, Texas on RAOGK. I just happened to notice that there was a volunteer for Harrison County and the name stuck [...]
Posted in Family on Jun 16th, 2008 3 Comments »
Wow, I can’t believe that I am still writing about this! It seems that since I posted about this that I’ve just been able to find more and more about the descendants of Martin. Not enough to make contact with anyone yet but I do feel I am getting closer. I just felt it was [...]
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