…we did our research in libraries, courthouses, and cemeteries. “Armchair research”  is the new normal. ~~ I just watched Dr. Oz, on TV, regarding microwave meals. Convenient “yes,” but nutrition is lacking. Ancestry and Family Search are convenient but (imho) quality is missing. (Personally, I do not use a microwave. I store plastic bags [in the microwave] until returning them to recycle bins at the grocery store.)

The first email message that greeted me this morning: A ninety-nine-page printout. It lists all the ancestor and descendant information associated with individuals in the obituary I documented yesterday.

I had every intention of ignoring Ancestry today. How can I ignore such a tantalizing source of information?

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My brain is full of surnames; they are all part of a BIG jigsaw puzzle. Today I worked with the information I received in the email message. One surname after another–and another surprise. Another “Frantz” woman married into that family. OMG!! That was unexpected.

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Between sources on Ancestry and information on the printout (viewed on second computer monitor) an entire day putting pieces into the puzzle. Judging today’s progress, it will take a week or more to process through the information received in the email message.

A good conspiracy!!

Yesterday I discovered the book titled History of George Miller, Sr., and Catherine, his wife and their descendants. That’s a link to an e-book but very honestly I would not have the time to read it. I am overwhelmed with information. Many, many sources for information on Ancestry. (A deluge of information!!) I’m not complaining because this “trip” takes me into areas I’ve visited (doing genealogy), into the homes of “cousins,” and tramping through cemeteries where the family is buried.

I say “It’s a conspiracy”  because while documenting this branch of the tree and mentioning the name of the author of valuable reference material (Rosa Lucille Hufford), an obituary arrived via email from a genealogy cousin. (Not a “cousin” to my knowledge but a fellow genealogist.) In the fourth paragraph of the obituary  see the name of Lee and Rosa Yoder (her in-laws).

It’s a good conspiracy because I feel my Heavenly Father is directing my path as I document Neher, Blocher, Hufford, Miller, etc., etc. (Remember my windfall of Neher  family information eleven days ago?) Now the valuable book about George Miller’s descendants–and the obituary full of additional information.

I need to clone myself several times over!! I have more “family” than I can document. I need more hands!! **If** I had more time (or more hands), I would edit the database of avid genealogy/historian (who sent the obituary). There are many duplicate records that should be merged.

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PS: I feel like I’m in a pressure cooker. “Pressure” to get more accomplished and “cooker” because it feels like one-hundred nine degrees outdoors. My trailer home isn’t very cool but I don’t want to drop the temperature and make the air-conditioner work harder.

Can’t tear myself away from the computer; still in my pajamas; haven’t even had breakfast!!

“Good Friday” because I’m revisiting old friends (via the computer). I started with one surname (“Blocher”) and then found myself with “Hufford.” Rosa’s books were extremely valuable many years ago and I reached out to that material the other day (from cargo trailer [storage] to my living room).

There isn’t a stopping point!! I continue to find new sources and it’s so fascinating to explore the information. Click to enlarge the picture and look closely for the name Rosa Lucille Hufford.

(See why I’m eager to “pay it forward”? So many dear cousins helped me compile Frantz Families–Kith & Kin.)

Yours truly dressed up in red, white and blue before joining the crowd of residents at the Club House. Hamburgers, hot dogs, etc., etc. to celebrate the 4th of July. Moments after I joined the group, a lady-friend approached me and asked: “Are you OK?”  She reads my blog and is concerned when I skip a day or two without a blog message. As you might surmise, I’ve been “climbing the family tree.”

Of no particular interest to the reader but I’m going to share illustrations of my frustration with Ancestry Member Family Trees. There are “sources” available if the “member” would only spend some time with the “search” feature. (Click the pictures to enlarge for a better image.)

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There is such a sense of satisfaction when I can go to a book I published (1989) and add those details to individuals I am documenting. (A surprise around every corner!) Ancestry provides a green leaf as a “hint” for a source. Frequently I find a “hint” in my material that allows me to gather data otherwise not “hinted” on Ancestry. Detective Lorraine here?

Click this link and you go to the website I prepared a couple of years ago. I scanned LaVerne Evergreen Cemetery Tombstone Inscription pages (and volumes of other genealogy) and offer it “free” on the Internet. Recently I mentioned the sudden inspiration to check Digitized Library of Family History for Neher family information. I never dreamed LaVerne Evergreen Cemetery Tombstone Inscription (published in 1989) and Frantz Families–Kith & Kin (published in 1996), and Digitized Library of Family History (published in 2017) would be so valuable (to me) in 2019. Hopefully, other researchers will find the information helpful, too.

Yours truly is dedicated to accuracy in her Ancestry family tree. Every record is studied to ensure spelling, dates, locations, etc., are consistent with previous documentation. You can be assured the information presented here has tweaked my curiosity. Click the images to enlarge for better viewing. In my defense, there are many records stating those birthdates. If only one record, I could understand a transcription error. This mystery will roam around in my brain and I’ll be awake most of the night!!