So Many Beginnings

Rev. Arthur Vespa, Mary Chiappelli Vespa retirement notice, 1973

I’m currently waiting for a (very late) train up to Burbank for the Genealogy Jamboree this weekend, and to kill some time I thought I’d do some transcriptions. I really…

May 30, 2019

Webinars

Webinar: From the 18th to the 21st: The Records of Prohibition (BCG)

Title: “From the 18th to the 21st: The Records of Prohibition” Presenter: Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL (LegalGenealogist.com) Date viewed: December 15, 2020 (1h15m) Permalink: https://familytreewebinars.com/download.php?webinar_id=1286 Summary: The 18th…

December 15, 2020

Personal Research

Letter to Franciscan Missionary Sisters regarding Resta Reeves Finch, 1947

I enjoyed doing my last Amanuensis Monday post so much, I think I’ll make it a regular feature of the blog. Today’s transcription is part of a mystery I’m trying…

September 3, 2018

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 and trying to get the layout to look not TOO out of date.

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Library

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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