I just decided to post a short excerpt from the genealogy book I am writing about one aspect of my g-g-grandmother’s life.
Though, a bit of data and two photos first.
Irene Mary (Beckman) Seibert; born 28 November 1890 in Bowling Green, Kentucky and died 12 Aug 1985 in Akron, Ohio.
Irene with her two daughters, Dorothy Dixie [...]

… and I wasn’t able to finish those six chapters like I had hoped I would. Boo!
I really just couldn’t help it though. I had a couple good days where I was happy with my progress, but most of the days I had this week were those where every time you [...]

This photo was found in an old family photo album belonging to my great-great-grandmother, Irene (Beckman) Seibert of Louisville, KY. None of the photos were labeled, so no one knows who this is a photo of. It could just be a friend or neighbor, because we have identified a few neighbors in some [...]

I was just reading some posts over at 24-7 Family History Circle and saw these valuable tips regarding names on baptismal certificates:
According to a birth certificate, my oldest sister’s birth name was Alberta. Her baptism certificate indicated her name was Margaret Alberta. This was because the Catholic Church required that a saint’s name be included. [...]

In the past week or two, I’ve come to the conclusion that I am not going to be able to complete my genealogy book in time for this year’s reunion. There is still way too much that I need to get done. But I still want to take something to the reunion for [...]

I went to my grandfather’s yesterday to try to find two photos that I knew he had. In the process, I found a small booklet published by the Christ Evangelical Church of Louisville, Kentucky, dated February 1928.
It is called “Our Church and Home Monthly”
It is a 16 page booklet that lists all of the [...]

Well, I couldn’t find some of the photos I had wanted to use, but I was still able to find enough to show 4 generations of women in my family in their swim wear.
Here is a photo of my great-grandmother, Thelma (Seibert-Osborne) Furry, and her daughter (my grandmother), Jacqueline (Osborne-Furry) Cummings, in 1940:

And a photo [...]

The topic for the 47th Carnival of Genealogy, is called A Place Called Home. I was to pick out a town where one of my ancestors once lived and tell you about it. These questions were asked: When was it founded? What is it known for? Has is prospered or declined over the years? [...]

Script Frenzy 2008 is now officially over. A big congrats to all those people who finished their script!
I didn’t get much done on the script project I mentioned earlier, but I’m happy with what I did do. Unlike the past times I’ve tried to write this story, I finally got across what I’ve [...]

The 46th Carnival of Genealogy topic is “What traits run in your family? Which of them did you inherit?”
The only trait that I can think of that I have inherited is a stubborn streak. Pretty much everyone in my family on my mom’s side has had very strong opinions on things. Unless you [...]