September 2009 archive

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun – Get Carded!

With a tip of the hat to Randy for his suggestion, and Sheri for having a Simply Brilliant Idea, here is my genealogy trading card!

The Library and Archives of Michigan, What Now?

This is an article which contains my opinion, and my opinion only. Governor Granholm has amended her original Executive Order (EO 2009-36) with an additional Executive Order, 2009-43. Both the orders can be read here. I have read several articles regarding this amendment, but most of the recent press coverage has focused on Last Thursday’s …

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Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block 3 Lot 52

This entry is part 38 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. No owner is listed in the printout at the library for this lot. Bernard J. Long, whose family is buried on the …

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Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block 4 Lot 28

This entry is part 36 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. On one of my many cemetery visits, I was accompanied by a third cousin, who is a Long descendent. Some of her …

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Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block 7

This entry is part 35 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. Block 7, lot N (or Null) is an area which area appears to contain single graves. There was one record for which …

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Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block 1 Lot 27

This entry is part 34 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. On one of my many cemetery visits, I was accompanied by a third cousin, who is a Long descendent. Some of her …

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Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block 18 Lot 7

This entry is part 33 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. This lot was purchased 29 July 1936, probably by my grandparents. They must have been planning ahead, no death occurred in the …

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Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block 2 Lot 49

This entry is part 32 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. This lot was purchased 8 March 1920, according to the cemetery records. Dorothy Warren, 19 March 1905 – 5 March 1920. Dorothy …

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I Did It! (Almost)

Remember the box, and the resolution to enter all the data into my genealogy database? On June 6th, I checked how I was doing, and found that I had fallen miserably short on the data entry end of things. When I assessed my progress on August 2th, I was feeling a little better about the …

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Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block 3 Lot 41

Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. John Alfred Phillips was born in Canada 12 March 1865 and died in Cadillac Michigan 26 February 1950. Anna “Annie” (Kaiser) Phillips …

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