Category: Tolf
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A Second Look at December
Organizing one’s family history research is practically a full time job, isn’t it? I already have a full time job, so I have to get (and stay!) organized to make the most of the tiny windows of time I have available to actually do research. December first I began scanning records…
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Reasons to Research
How many names are in your tree? How far back have you gone? If you’ve ever told anybody that you are climbing your family tree, chances are you’ve heard these questions more than once. The answer I’d like to give? Ugh. Why? Because I’m not a collector of names and…
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October Birthdays in My Family Tree
Happy October birthday to the leaves on my family tree including my dad, who would have been 81 on October 25th; and to my grandson and my niece, my cousins Cynthia and Rosemary, and my grandaunt Lucy. Happy birthday to Anna, David and Frank – my first cousins once-removed, to James – my first…
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June Anniversaries
Ancestors in my family tree who married this month include: 04 Jun 1895 Theodore REVERMAN and Mary Anna SCHMITT in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio. 10 Jun 1869 William HOGG and Mary Jane WALTON in Lonan, Isle of Man. 17 Jun 1920 Peter BERNARD and Edith Josephine WALTON in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.…
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May Anniversaries
Happy May anniversary to cousins Sean and Gina, Jim and Cindy, and Lynn and Steve! Ancestors in my family tree who married in May include: My 2nd great grand-uncle Gustaf TOLF married Nettie JOHNSON 17 May 1879 in Batavia, Kane, Illinois, USA. Gustaf’s sister Frida Katrina TOLF and Carl Johan YOUNGBERG were married…
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They Make My Heart Race
Are all ancestors created equal? Not so much, no. I don’t have any fancy-dancy ancestors. No one I know of (yet) signed the Declaration of Independence, was an Indian Princess, or held court from a throne wearing a diamond tiara. Most of the people from whom I descend were pretty…
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April Anniversaries
Happy 31st anniversary to my sister and her husband – a real feat these days (especially in our family)! An April anniversary that tugs at my heartstrings is that of my grandparents John George WALTON (1905-1980) and Harriet Kathlyn TOLF (1909-1954) who were married 12 Apr 1930 in Chicago Illinois.…
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