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Uncovering Lee Scott’s Lineage
Lee Scott’s obituary states he was born 2 August 1822 in St. John, St. John County, New Brunswick, Canada. There are multiple Ancestry.com family trees connecting Lee Scott with parents Walter C. Robert Scott Esq and Elizabeth Lee and grandparents Robert Scott Esq and Mary Merrill. Nice, but where is the source material that establishes or refutes this lineage? The confirming evidence is hardly a … Continue reading Uncovering Lee Scott’s Lineage
Adding Family Memorabilia to our Family Digital Library
Here are instructions to quick start your family memorabilia capture and collection fun! Please provide feedback or your questions regarding these instructions! Libby Continue reading Adding Family Memorabilia to our Family Digital Library
The Big Picture, a Family Tree View
The Boating Genealogists dig into genealogy, family history and history so much that one can forget that others don’t have the background to connect who we are writing about and where they fit in the family tree and history. However, replicating an ever developing family tree on this blog would be silly, if not just plain time-consuming without obvious gain. And human history is an … Continue reading The Big Picture, a Family Tree View
Unlocking Charlotte Hick’s Parentage
Genealogical unlocks are pretty special, at least for family historians. Not because lineage is an end in and of itself. But because it is one’s original life setting that can connect many life dots. Therefore, a family historian sometimes spends a fair amount of time trying to correctly establish this foundation, this lineage. And some ancestors’ lineages are much tougher detective work than others, even … Continue reading Unlocking Charlotte Hick’s Parentage
Local Deed and Clerk Offices
Shifting from an almost exclusive Internet and family memorabilia research approach to visiting city and county government offices provided some insights and take-aways this past summer. Both the government office process and policies along with located hidden gems were valuable learnings. First, government deed and clerk office insights. As it turns out they all had one policy in common, however, enforced with different degrees of … Continue reading Local Deed and Clerk Offices
A New Chapter – Bringing Family History to Life
What we are trying to do. Bruce and I have been family genealogists for over 10 years. However, we are now bringing new tools and methods to our approach. These new tools and methods will be additive, as Internet searches, lineage sites and DNA cousins are all powerful tools we will continue using. But the new stuff shows great promise too. First, we now are … Continue reading A New Chapter – Bringing Family History to Life
Barzillai Ausley Scott, Self-made Businessman
What circumstances result in a self-made individual? In effect, a life journey that is markedly different than one’s parents and even one’s siblings, like inertia did not apply. Is it the mashing together of the right innate capabilities wonderfully matched to a generation’s challenges and opportunities? Or is it piss and vinegar driven by tough life lessons that make many fall but others strengthen? The … Continue reading Barzillai Ausley Scott, Self-made Businessman
