The Genealogy Search

I am getting ready to visit family in Illinois and decided to get my to do list completed.  There are several books I need to check out located in various libraries in the area.  I decided to check the several online catalogs of nearby universities to see which of the books I needed where located where.  Imagine my surprise when I found quite a few of the books I needed online and digitized.  Here are a few of the digital books I located through the University of Illinois: Fayette County in the World War , by Hanes, Rederick M., published in 1922, Historical encyclopedia of Illinois , by Bateman, Newton published 1901-1902 History of Fayette County , Ohio : her people, industries and institutions / by Allen, Frank M. Published 1914 History of Macon County , Illinois, from its organization to 1876 by Smith, John W. Published 1876 I think I will spend part of the day checking the other universities online catalog to see what else I can cross of the list.  

Michael and Steven Urman cir 1963, Phoenix, Arizona

Otis Elmer Clark, Army, World War I  Lloyd Clark, Marine William Skibbe, Army, World War I William Skibbe, Jr., Army, World War II 

1930 Acadian Inn, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Frank Urman is standing on far right.  Frank 1975 Milwaukee Wisconsin

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1944 Bob Urman and his catch with Dan Urman in the background 

Ready, Set, Go! Family History How-To Everyone Should Know Session Start Time: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 8:00 PM Eastern (New York) - 5 PM Arizona time if I figured the time difference correctly Interested in beginning your family history research, but not where, when or how to dive in? Join long-time family historian and Barefoot Genealogist, Crista Cowan, in this free online class that will have you researching like a pro in no time. Speaker: Crista Cowan ,  Ancestry.com Crista Cowan has been doing genealogy since she was a child and has been an Ancestry.com employee since 2004. Known as the Barefoot Genealogist, she brings her passion for family history into her presentations and provides common sense solutions for the challenges we face in the search for our ancestors. Moderator: Juliana Smith ,  Ancestry.com Juliana has been working for Ancestry.com for just shy of 14 years and began her family history journey trolling through microfilms at the tender age of 11 with

g Row 1:  Glenda Clark, Liz Clark, Nina Damery, Ruby Poundstone Clark (Grandma), Wilma Clark and Maxine Damery. Row 2:  Ann Clark Ray, Irene Clark Baker, Marsha Clark Chappell Row 3:  Dennis Michael Ray, Charles Dean Clark, Leo Otis Clark, Max Damery, Bill Damery, John Clark,  David Kent Clark, Otis Elmer Clark (Grandpa)   UPDATE:   Irene Clark Baker provided the following information:  Ann Ray Clark, she is deceased. Then I think the next one may be me Irene Clark Baker, and the next one is Marsha Clark Chappell, she is also deceased. Back row is Dennis Michael Ray he was Ann’s husband and he passed this last week. The second guy is Charles Dean Clark, Deceased. these are all brother or sister of mine and Dennis Michael Ray was my brother in law the third guy I believe is Otie Aunt Ruby and Uncle Otis's son.   Thank you Irene! This is a new found favorite photo of mine.  One of my cousins provided this photo to the funeral home when my Aunt Maxine passed away.

Liberace visiting Marquette University  Homecoming Sweethearts in Chicago about 1955 - Janice (Grandma) is second from the left  

It was an innocent request that has taken up quite a bit of my free time and money.  When I became pregnant for the first time I was so excited, the doctor not so much.  He decided to send me to a  geneticist.  Why?  Marfan Syndrome ran in my family, as did diabetes, high blood pressure and cancer.  The assignment from the geneticist - family pedigree, family medical history and any death certificates  I could locate for members of my family that had passed. The request for the information had me speaking to relatives, requesting death certificates, ans searching for answers.  Even after the geneticist had all the information he needed - I still needed more.  The search has lead me to many interesting characters.  A great great grandmother that married a already married man, a great great uncle  struck down my lightening, a great grandmother that refused to marry after becoming pregnant, a grandfather's whose age changed often,  many that served in the military, and pioneers to

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