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Jan 02, 2008 04:33AM

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I'm new (obviously), a local historian in Middle Tennessee, and I'm the author of a book on researching and writing American local and family history.

Be blessed everybody.
Pat
www.patsimmons.net

I have done a little genealogy and belong to a few MyFamily groups online. I especially like FindaGrave.com also. Its very helpful. Some of the groups I am on for this post the last names they are looking for. Would that be appropriate here?





Robin, it does feel a bit intimidating the first time you try anything new! It gets easier with time and after a few visits, you really start to feel at home. Feel free to ask for help! Everyone needs help at the start.


I love reading, southern fiction is my favorite. I like history if it's something that I can connect with my ancestors. For years I would carry a book with me every I went, now I have a kindle that I take everywhere. It also has an ancestry app with my family tree on it. I love it.

Mary



right now my sisters and I just think it's fun, but i've been writing down only verified facts in my actual tree. nobody seems to think we're princesses anyway! haha


I'm not actively involved in any genealogical research at the moment although I have been in the past. However, I still retain my interest. My experience was back in the 80s and 90s before it became so completely computerized. Looks like I have a lot to catch up on.
My primary genealogical interest at the moment however is to find information about my half-sister. I discovered several years ago that my mother had a daughter before she married my father in the late 1930s in Cincinnati, Ohio. She tried to keep the child for a while but had to eventually give her up for adoption. It was a different time back then. Mother was unemployed and in a big city abandoned by her family in the middle of the depression.
I know a fair amount about my sister -- adoptive name, adoptive father name and profession, birth date. I even have some pictures. But I'd like to know more. I'm not sure whether I want to actually contact her; it would depend on what I find out. She may not even be alive, since she was born in 1935.
Right now, I just want to know information about her -- is she alive, did she marry, did she have children. My mother is 98 and doing surprisingly well, but her memory is failing. Before she forgets completely, I'd like to be able to find out something about her lost daughter for her.
Anyway, I would appreciate any advice any of you could offer for resources. I already want to check that book on Google researching in your shelves. Are any of you from Ohio, especially the Cincinnati area, and if so do you know of any researchers I might be able to hire? I live in Seattle, and travel is just too difficult for me any more.
Anyway, thanks for any help you can give me.

Contact the Historical Society in the area you wish to research. If they do not have the resources to assist you, they can provide you with the names and contact information for professional genealogists.
Good Luck.
Denise

My name is Kellie and I have been doing genealogy on my own and my husbands family lines for aout 2 decades now. I am trying to start doing genealogy professionally but it has been difficult to get started. I would be willing to put in a few hours of researching and seeing what I might be able to find for you (no promises as you never know what you can find and what is hiding in more difficult places) in exchange for a "review" from you that I can use in advertising and such (website, brochure, etc).
If you like this idea, my personal email is:
tracingyourtree.kellie@gmail.com
Thanks so much!


I currently live in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama but my family and I have lived in a number of places (Las Vegas, NV; Bozeman, MT; Tacoma and Puyallup, WA; Redondo Beach, CA; Johnson City, TN).
I enjoy doing census research and vital records the most because they are the most successful, but it is so much more rewarding when you find something that finally proves something you have struggled with!
I guess I would have to say my area of specialty is really United States research - and in many locations. I have a lot of lines that I work on that are located in Chicago, IL; Kokomo, IN; Lewis County, WA; Pike Co, KY; Tuscaloosa County, AL so I am most familiar with records in those areas at this point.
Thank you for asking.