52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks #15 ~ Christian Zaugg
Written for Amy Johnson Crow's Challenge 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. (click on the icon in the sidebar for details at Amy's blog)First just the facts:Name: Christian ZauggBorn: 07 Dec 1822, Eggiwil,...
View Article52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks #16 ~ Frederick Samuel Zaugg or What Can Be Found on...
Written for Amy Johnson Crow's Challenge 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. (click on the icon in the sidebar for details at Amy's blog)First just the facts:Name: Frederick Samuel ZauggBorn: 09-Jun-1871, Salt...
View Article52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks #17 ~ Anna Zaugg Meier/Meyer
Written for Amy Johnson Crow's Challenge 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. (click on the icon in the sidebar for details at Amy's blog) I said I was going to write about Jacob Zaugg Sr's children and I'm...
View Article52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks #18 ~ Samuel Zaugg
Written for Amy Johnson Crow's Challenge 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. (click on the icon in the sidebar for details at Amy's blog)Keeping with my plan of going in order through Jacob Sr's children we are...
View Article52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks #19 ~ John Wanner
Written for Amy Johnson Crow's Challenge 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. (click on the icon in the sidebar for details at Amy's blog)Once again deviating from my plan of going in order through Jacob Zaugg...
View Article52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks #20 ~ Frederich Zaugg
Written for Amy Johnson Crow's Challenge 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. (click on the icon in the sidebar for details at Amy's blog)Getting back to my plan of going in order through Jacob Sr's children we...
View Article52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks #21 ~ Daniel Zaugg
Written for Amy Johnson Crow's Challenge 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. (click on the icon in the sidebar for details at Amy's blog) Recently on Facebook there was a conversation about someone ending up...
View ArticleA Shaking Leaf Told Me So
I know that we like to make fun of Ancestry's little shaking leaf, but it really cleared up a mystery for me recently. Actually, it was a mystery that I had even forgotten about. In an old box of...
View Article52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks #22 ~ Magdalena Zaugg
Written for Amy Johnson Crow's Challenge 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. (click on the icon in the sidebar for details at Amy's blog) I've gotten a little out of order with my Zauggs. Daniel, last week's...
View ArticleSaturday Night Genealogy Fun
I know it’s Monday and Randy’s post is called SATURDAY Night Genealogy Fun, but hey, what’s to say that Monday nights can’t be fun as well?? Not only is it not Saturday, but instead of doing a bucket...
View Article52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks #23 ~ Peter Zaugg
Written for Amy Johnson Crow's Challenge 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. (click on the icon in the sidebar for details at Amy's blog)First just the facts:Name: Peter ZauggBorn: 22 Aug 1839, Eggiwil, Bern,...
View Article52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks #24 ~ Barbara Zaugg
Written for Amy Johnson Crow's Challenge 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. (click on the icon in the sidebar for details at Amy's blog) And now we come to the last child of Jacob Zaugg and Anna Stetler as...
View Article52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks #25 ~ William Eickelberg, You're Fired!
First just the facts:Name: William Eicklberg Born: 24 Mar 1863, Cölpin, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, GermanyMarried: 01 Jan 1884 to Nellie Auflick, Charleston, West VirginiaDied:11 Dec 1934, Denver, Colorado...
View ArticleThe Genealogy Do-Over Part 1 – The Software Dilemma
Back in December, Thomas MacEntee announced the Genealogy Do-Over. Since then the big red button above has been popping up all over! There is also a related Facebook group that has generated a ton of...
View ArticleThe Genealogy Do-Over Part 2– Analyze
Back in December, Thomas MacEntee announced the Genealogy Do-Over. Since then the big red button above has been popping up all over! There is also a related Facebook group that has generated a ton of...
View ArticleThe Genealogy Do-Over Part 3 – Organize
Back in December, Thomas MacEntee announced the Genealogy Do-Over. Since then the big red button above has been popping up all over! There is also a related Facebook group that has generated a ton of...
View ArticleWelcome 2016
It’s a bright, sparkly New Year full of resolutions that I haven’t yet broken and goals that I haven’t yet failed to meet. When it comes to goals I find I’m rather like Jane Austen’s heroine, Emma,...
View ArticleFINALLY Get Organized! Jan 3rd-9th 2016
[If you'd like more information on Dear Myrtle's Finally Getting Organized - click on the picture to the right]Here are our marching order for this week along with my progress. I'm pretty good for...
View ArticleFamily Events ~ January 31 - February 7
[Yes, I know - February 6th should be the last day...but I have a special reason for including it here!]January 31st ~ On this day in 1901 in Edinburgh, Scotland William Hannan RITCHIE, my 2nd cousin...
View ArticleAnother SCORE for the Shaking Leaf Hints
I have a confession to make and I hope it doesn’t get me thrown out of the highly selective genealogy club. I love the shaking leaf hints on Ancestry. I even wrote a blog post about them a few eons...
View Article#GenealogyPhotoADay ~ starts with A AUFLICK
Written for Genealogy Photo A Day ~ a list of photo prompts provided by Genealogy Girl Talks.Name: Nellie [possibly Margaret or Mary Ellen] AuflickBorn: 29-Apr-1864, Minersville, Meigs County,...
View Article52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: #1 ~ Caroline Flory and My First Great Genealogy...
Written for Amy Johnson Crow's Challenge 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. (click here for details at Amy's blog) Week 1: First "Who was the first ancestor you found who you didn't personally know? Who was the...
View Article52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: #13 ~ Nelle Eickelberg is "In the Paper"
Written for Amy Johnson Crow's Challenge 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. (click here for details at Amy's blog)Week 13: In the Paper"Newspapers are fantastic resources for our family history because they are...
View Article52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: #1 ~ The Zaugg Family Looks for A “Fresh Start” in...
Written for Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. (click herefor details at Amy's blog) First just the facts:Name: Jakob Zaugg, Sr [as the head of the family, I’ll start with him]Born:...
View Article52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: #46 ~ Birthdays
Written for Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. (click here for details at Amy's blog) Just the facts:Ancestor name: Mary Ellen (Nellie) AuflickBirth: 29 April 1864, Minersville, Meigs,...
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