In answer to Jennifer’s question in the comments section of the previous entry, here are my plans for genealogy research in the next few months.
It goes without saying that I could simply enter data I’ve already collected, and that would take me probably two months working 40 hours a week. So that’s an ongoing, behind-the-scenes process.
In terms of new research, I would like to take stock of where I am in all major lines of research and update the Research Log in TMG (The Master Genealogist, my genealogy software) accordingly. Then I want to start sending out more letters—I have documents that I need to request (birth, marriage, death certificates, etc.) and other items that are not so clearly defined. I would very much like to try to find out what orphanage Gertrude (Leo’s mom, my great-grandmother) was at in Cleveland, Ohio. There are many documents that I’d like to have not only to prove things but also that may include a tidbit here or there that opens up new avenues for information.
I also have a wealth of information from Brian (Dale’s dad) that I need to sort through—documents need to be copied, pictures need to be scanned, information and theories need to be entered. There’s not all that much that could be done on the Churchett line, I think, as Brian’s uncle Frank spent 30 years on it before he died this last December, but it would be very nice to see it all documented and sourced. And you never know, with records becoming more available all the time, one might find a connection not known of before.
Finally, I have things that insidiously lurk in my mind. How in the h*** did Sarah Dohoney and her three daughters come to the US? I can find no record at all of their entry (at least not in the online databases at genealogy.com); Sarah Dohoney is my great-great-great-grandmother, as her daughter Bridget married John Kenefick, and their daughter Sadie married John McCullough and produced Grama Karl as one of their children. I also cannot find John Kenefick coming into America, even though his naturalization paper says he came in September 1855. This frustrates me greatly! I’ve tried the obvious name changes but still come up with nada. So I’d like to explore that a little more. I’d also like to trace the McCulloughs back a bit further, which will require some documents (birth and death would be a great start). Their origins are very murky, and I would like to shed some light there.
Posted by elizabeth at May 23, 2003 11:03 PM