The Church The cemetery, out my car door, and across the hood. The cemetery is located at Cranbrook, Concession 11, Grey Township. When I arrived at this place in May of 2001, it was truly a spiritual experience. It was satisfying to stand at the graves of both sides of my grandmother’s family. I later …
August 2009 archive
Aug 10
Grove Cemetery, New Brighton Pennsylvania
We found this cemetery by driving around New Brighton. It is on a hill in the east side of town. Thee photos are from our first visit there. Hannah E. Warren married Claude Eugene Brashears 16 February 1898 in New Brighton, Beaver County Pennsylvania. Hannah was just a year or so older than her sibling …
Aug 08
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun – Your 16 Great-Grands
Randy Seaver says, “It’s almost Saturday Night – time for some Genealogy Fun!” Here is your SNGF assignment for the evening (if you choose to accept it – this is not stump the genealogist or even Mission Impossible): List your 16 great-grandparents in pedigree chart order. List their birth and death years and places. Figure …
Aug 08
Moving Right Along
I feel disconnected from the this blog right now, having spent the last week on other things. Some reports for my genealogy society, some other work for that cause, a trip to Lansing to protest (so 60’s), and a family reunion. Now all that is water over the dam. I’m going continue on my quest …
Aug 06
Hands Around the Library
I was honored to be among the crowd of concerned historians, genealogists and just plain Michigan citizens who attended the Michigan Genealogical Council sponsored “Hands Around the Library” yesterday. Our car included three members of the Oakland County Genealogical Society and two members of Geneabloggers, but there were four of us. I was the one …
