So Many Beginnings

Obituary for Ira Dyson Briner, 1935

In an effort to write more regularly for this blog, I decided to go through the awesome list of daily prompts at the GeneaBloggers Tribe website. The prompt I picked…

August 27, 2018

Personal Research

Briners in Vira Methodist Church Cemetery, Mifflin County, PA

Today’s GeneaBloggers Tribe topic selection is: “Tombstone Tuesday – exactly what it sounds like it is.” Most of the family tombstones I’ve been able to find are pretty plain, which…

September 4, 2018

Personal Research

Weekly Wrap-up: Dec. 6-12, 2020

I finally decided to get back to genealogy blogging this week! This year’s been a horrible for trying to stay focused on anything for long, but I’m determined to at…

December 13, 2020

Personal Research

Research Plan – April 2018

So much for updating once a week! At this rate, I’ll be lucky to update once a month. For this post, I thought I’d go over what I’m hoping to accomplish for the rest of the month. I’m prepping for Genealogy Jamboree in June, which means tidying up my various genealogy websites! I’m currently trying to get my family history site looking nice, adding photos and documents, etc. and trying to get the layout to look not TOO out of date.

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Pennsylvania Genealogies by William Henry Egle

Notes First edition: 1886. Second edition: 1896. Includes an index of surnames.

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The Pioneers of Mifflin County by John Martin Stroup and Raymond Martin Bell

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The Genesis of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania by John Martin Stroup and Raymond Martin Bell

Notes There’s also a 1957 reprint version with additional info from the Mifflin County Historical Society.

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Historical Souvenir of Lewistown, Penna by the Old Home Week Committee

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In the Seven Mountains by Henry Shoemaker

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