By 1892, the Brooklyn Dorrell’s are living on Carleton Street (mom, dad and 2 sons) in the same home as Mrs. Dorrell’s (Maggie) parents and one of her sisters. A.E.W. Dorrell appears to have continued to work in the shoe…
Read MoreLetters from the past – continued
The census in England is a strange thing. The question that was asked when taking the census was “who slept here last night?”. As you can well imagine, this information can lead researchers on a wild goose chase, when what…
Read MoreLetters from the past…..
“Love to your wife and the boys and accept the same for yourself. Your affectionate father – Alfred Dorrell” This is how the correspondence ends for each of the 9 letters I have from Alfred Dorrell (1813-1894) London, England…
Read MoreCLOSET CLEANING TREASURES
This is a re-post of a previous page as I am re-arranging my website. Thanks for your understanding! In the spirit of transparency… I told you I would deal with the underbelly of life….cleaning closets! We have 6 closets…
Read MoreTELL ME A STORY – GENEALOGY 101
LET’S GET TO RESEARCHING! You should have been looking at some of the free resources I have suggested. I also encourage you to Google genealogy resources and pick some of your own. There are a plethora of items out there…
Read MoreSTART WITH YOURSELF – GENEALOGY 101
GETTING STARTED: Now that you have explored some of the free places on the web and have chosen a way to record the information which you will be gathering -let’s get started on your history! Always remember, it is easier…
Read MoreWHOSE YOUR DADDY – GENEALOGY 101
I spend days on end researching my family history. My DH and I have also spent thousands of dollars over the last 30 years on this project. We, by far, are not the experts in this field, but we do…
Read MoreTHE CONTRACTING PARTIES
I recently shared a 104 year old newspaper clipping of my maternal grandparents wedding announcement on Facebook. I was shocked at the number of folks who liked my post – the majority of them non-family members. The clipping had many…
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