Blacksmith
07-15-2013, 01:18 AM
This is a subject that has been done a couple of times on another forum that I am a member of and some of the replies are interesting. I have added at the bottom some tips for new genealogists in case this thread inspires you.
Now for some famous people I am related to (I can document these lines):
Two Mayflower passengers
Charlemagne
George W. Bush and of course George H. W. Bush
Raquel Welsh
Clint Eastwood
Charles Curtis, 31st Vice President
Philo Farnsworth, Invented television
Clara Louise Kellogg, Opera singer
Frank Billings Kellogg, Nobel Peace Prize (1929) U.S. Secretary of State, etc.
William Kieth Kellogg, founded the W.K.Kellogg Co. (Kellogg's Corn Flakes)
I haven't yet worked the specific connections yet but probably also:
Brigham Young
Benjamin Franklin Goodrich, B. F. Goodrich rubber
Lee Marvin
I have so far found 17 Revolting Ancestors; those who meet the criteria for someone to gain membership in the DAR or SAR.
Digging up ancestors has been a long and interesting search that continues, but like any long journey it begins with the first steps.
TIPS FOR GENEALOGISTS
Start with yourself, write down what you know and make copies of the documents that support those facts. Then move to your parents and grandparents, what facts do you know and what record supports that. Now you can start using Census records widely available on line (I remember going to the historical society and viewing them on microfilm). The 1930 Census has recently been unsealed and is available through Heritage Quest (see below).
Take a trip to your local Library, many have access to databases. Maryland Libraries allow you to access Heritage Quest from your home computer with your library card number. Local Historical Societies can be a great help, my local society also has access to Ancestry.com. The local Family History Centers of the Church of Latterday Saints (Mormans) are another excellent resource.
Finally online there is Cyndi's List which is the most comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online.
You will find tens of thousands of links to help you with your genealogy including beginner sites to tell you how to start, sites with educational programs to make you a professional, and many many sites to help you find the data you are searching for.
Here is the Link:
http://www.cyndislist.com/categories/
Remember there are a lot of bad genealogies floating around the internet. Don't accept anything as fact, unless the source of the information is documented.
Now for some famous people I am related to (I can document these lines):
Two Mayflower passengers
Charlemagne
George W. Bush and of course George H. W. Bush
Raquel Welsh
Clint Eastwood
Charles Curtis, 31st Vice President
Philo Farnsworth, Invented television
Clara Louise Kellogg, Opera singer
Frank Billings Kellogg, Nobel Peace Prize (1929) U.S. Secretary of State, etc.
William Kieth Kellogg, founded the W.K.Kellogg Co. (Kellogg's Corn Flakes)
I haven't yet worked the specific connections yet but probably also:
Brigham Young
Benjamin Franklin Goodrich, B. F. Goodrich rubber
Lee Marvin
I have so far found 17 Revolting Ancestors; those who meet the criteria for someone to gain membership in the DAR or SAR.
Digging up ancestors has been a long and interesting search that continues, but like any long journey it begins with the first steps.
TIPS FOR GENEALOGISTS
Start with yourself, write down what you know and make copies of the documents that support those facts. Then move to your parents and grandparents, what facts do you know and what record supports that. Now you can start using Census records widely available on line (I remember going to the historical society and viewing them on microfilm). The 1930 Census has recently been unsealed and is available through Heritage Quest (see below).
Take a trip to your local Library, many have access to databases. Maryland Libraries allow you to access Heritage Quest from your home computer with your library card number. Local Historical Societies can be a great help, my local society also has access to Ancestry.com. The local Family History Centers of the Church of Latterday Saints (Mormans) are another excellent resource.
Finally online there is Cyndi's List which is the most comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online.
You will find tens of thousands of links to help you with your genealogy including beginner sites to tell you how to start, sites with educational programs to make you a professional, and many many sites to help you find the data you are searching for.
Here is the Link:
http://www.cyndislist.com/categories/
Remember there are a lot of bad genealogies floating around the internet. Don't accept anything as fact, unless the source of the information is documented.