The Genealogy Search

Ruby Poundstone age 5, Virgil Poundstone age 2,   with their grandparents Susanna Zeck Poundstone and Richard Poundstone cir 1913. back of the photo This one just can't be wordless!  Here is a photo shared by my cousin Tim Clark showing my Grandma Ruby Poundstone Clark at age five, her brother Virgil age two and her grandparents Susannah and Richard Poundstone.  I think the photo was taken in Bement, Illinois where the family lived during most of my Grandmother's young life.

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I am in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, the current home of my parents.   I have confiscated mom and dad's pictures and I have been busy scanning.  I can't wait to share some of the pictures I located.  I found one of my Uncle Bruce, my Aunt Maxine's high school graduation, some interesting pictures of my Aunt Wilma and Uncle John, some wonderful blackmail pictures of my cousins.   I visited Illinois prior to North Carolina and had a wonderful time catching up with my family at the reunion. The picture above was shared by my Cousin Zena of her Grandfather, Grandmother, Aunts and Uncles.  My Grandfather Otis Clark was her Grandfather Charlie Dial's half brother.   I visited the folks at the Decatur Genealogy Society Library in Decatur, Illinois. They have a nice sized library that includes periodicals, Illinois county books, state books, and clip files.  The best part of the library is the people that volunteer their ...

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Violet Gollnick Lundquist with sister Lorraine Skibbe Clark

Nancy adjusting Janice's veil before the wedding. Janice and Bob Urman at the reception Away they go!

Crista Cowan from Ancestry Aces provided the following blog prompt: When you encounter a new location, a new time period, a new religion, or a new military conflict in your family history where do you do to learn about it so you can do better genealogy research?  What are your favorite resources for genealogy education? First I consult the books in my personal library.  I have built up my library to roughly over 100 books.  Some of my favorite standbys include: Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 by William Thorndale and William Dollarhide Census Substitutes & State Records Vol 1 and 2 by William Dollarhide The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy by Val D. Greenwood Land and Property Research in the United States by E. Wade Hone Online my favorite sites include: U.S. GenWeb  http://usgenweb.org/ FamilySearch, the Learning Resources area, specifically the Research Wiki   https://www.family...

Lloyd Clark seated on left with two unknown marines, May 1955. 

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A blog prompt  from Crista Cowen of   "What I Wish I'd Known When I Got Started In Genealogy" got me thinking of all the things I wish I had known.  So here are my Top Ten:  1.  Never add anyone's research to your database until it has been thoroughly researched and sources have been checked.  2.  Interview the living as soon as possible, they won't always be there, do it now!!!!!  3.  Read every line of every form, document, and always look at the original yourself.  4.  Always record your research, both positive and negative findings.  5.  Cite your sources.  6.  Research your location thoroughly.  Find out if and when state and county boundaries changed.    7.  Re-run your searches on the internet. New information is constantly being added to the web.  8.  Never take no as an answer from the courthouse.  Try another day ...