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March 17th, 2012
St. Patrick and His Day
St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated by 39% of the population of the USA, according to The History Channel. Irish is the 2nd most reported ancestry by people in the USA, behind German. This may explain why this holiday is celebrated across the country with parades, parties, and things such as dying the Chicago River green (which takes 40 pounds of green dye, by the way). So, I thought a little
February 22nd, 2012
Wordless Wednesday
Michael Sanor My Wordless Wednesday posts are not so wordless, after all. I can’t help myself; I’ve got to share more information. So, here goes…Michael Sanor (Zehner) is my 6th great grandfather. He was born 18 Nov 1745 in Alsace-Lorraine, married Mary Schrader about 1779 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and died 18 Nov 1829 in West Township, Columbiana County, Ohio. He was pensioned for service as a private in
November 12th, 2011
Captain Heinrich Bauman – Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings posts a blogging challenge every Saturday night that he calls “Saturday Night Genealogy Fun.” This week’s challenge, in honor of Veterans Day, is to pick an ancestor with a military record and write about that military service, as well as the ancestor’s tombstone. I have previously written about my Revolutionary War ancestors Christopher Truby and Michael Sanor. So for this challenge, I decided to choose an
