My Genealogy Journey!

 

I started doing genealogy many years ago.  At first it was just some mysteries that intrigued me. Then I became hooked like many others. Today I do research almost daily.   However, I often focus on someone else’s mystery.  So, I don’t make as much progress on my own family as I would like.

 

My passion is for people’s stories, but I am also careful not to create too much of their story myself.  Putting together pieces of the puzzle logically and filling in the blanks without too many assumptions can be a challenge.  Sometimes it is a logic puzzle that needs to be solved, sometimes it requires studying history, sometimes you have to take a fresh look at everythings, and sometimes it requires challenging what everyone else believes.

 

Recent Blog Highlights

Thomas

Too Many Thomases

  I don’t know if my Thomas ancestors lived near the most relatives of any of my family lines or not.  However, according to reports my 3g-grandfather Henry Thomas  (shown above) claimed the family left North Carolina because they were...
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Jury

Using The Least Number of Eggs

  Some recipes call for one egg, some for two, sometimes one instead of two will do.  But, sometimes, one will not do if it calls for one or two. And, trouble can arise when one person thinks one will...
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Ronald Thomson

The Long Road To A Homestead

    Arthur Reid Thomson was only 16 years of age when he boarded a ship for America.  His grandfather, he claimed, was sending him to his uncle in New York.  However, he never arrived at his uncle’s doorstep.  Had...
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