The last few days have seen me very busy with my new genealogy software. After being a subscriber to a mailing list about it for nearly two months now, I finally feel comfortable enough with it to start entering data. It’s so much fun! The last few days I’ve been working on a lot of stuff on Dale’s side of the family, particularly his mum’s family. Brian has brought me lots of wonderful information and documents for his branch of the family that I will tackle very soon.
I did also get a tip from my mailing list that some public libraries allow their users to access a bunch of HeritageQuest data online for free. I immediately checked out the Austin Library web site, and sure enough, I can do it through my membership. I managed to find a couple of Gertrude’s (Leo’s mother) brothers in the 1910 census, which I’ve not had access to before. They’re living with different families, so her mother must have died by then.
I also found Grandpa Jack (Leo’s father) in the 1910 census—he’s 20 years old and living back at home, working in the mill. My dad thought he’d worked in a mill in Youngstown rather than Dover, but that must not be the case. Also, he must have already been to and departed from the seminary & school in Herman, PA. It was very interesting to finally find out where he was in 1910.
On his trip down here, my dad brought two boxes absolutely full of stuff about my mom’s family. Most of it is Sprong stuff but there are some things regarding my Grama Sprong too. I think I now have enough to keep me going for at least six months just sorting through it all!
Posted by elizabeth at January 9, 2003 10:12 PMSounds like the family geneology is turning into a life-long hobby. It's great that you're enjoying the research so much. I'm looking forward to hearing about your future discoveries.
Posted by: Jfer on January 14, 2003 08:07 AM