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Update

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Lisaperryjd

More hours at work, 12 a day, and I start teaching a new class this month. Sometime this month I will go to Visalia and Lindsay to do some feet on the ground research. If you are finding anything helpful … Continue reading →

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Jessie Jack Hooper, pt. 3

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Lisaperryjd

From Notable American Women David Jack, Jessie’s father fell victim to a dishonest partner. She had an older sister, Jessie was a sickly child, was educated by a governess and spent several winters in the south. She studied art at … Continue reading →

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Philip Tirrell

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Lisaperryjd

Transcript of will for Philip Tirrell, Denton, Lincolnshire.Document1

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Willie Nelings and the Blizzard of 1887

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Lisaperryjd

Willie Nelings was a schoolteacher during the great Dakota Blizzard of 1887. According to a newspaper report in Wisconsin, where her sister lived, Willie saved the lives of her students during the storm by tying them together and leading them … Continue reading →

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More work

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Lisaperryjd

I was hoping to do some research during a break in employment. The break never materialized, thus I spend every day in the office and none at genealogy.

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I haven’t forgotten

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Lisaperryjd

Things have been busy over the past few weeks. Hopefully will get a chance to do more research and posting in the upcoming weeks.

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And this is what genealogy could accomplish

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Lisaperryjd

Feltron Annual Report I love the incorporation of graphs, the presentation of data in a way that is both artistic and complete.

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William H. Neiling

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Lisaperryjd

The internet and Google books is making genealogy research so much more efficient. Back in the day, listservs and websites like rootsweb connected people more than documents. With Google Books and paid websites like Ancestry (and to a lesser extent, … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Lisaperryjd

No specific genealogy post today. I want to give belated thanks to people. To my parents, who instilled and encouraged an interest in history and my family from a young age. All those cemeteries, all those courthouses, all those trips … Continue reading →

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Statement of Purpose

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Lisaperryjd

After doing genealogy on my family, and finding documents for other names not part of my immediate family, I have decided to start posting some of the primary sources. Key names for my research: PERRY JARVI OJANPERA NELINGS/NEILINGS/NEELINGS TYRRELL/TIRRELL CHENEY/CHEENEY … Continue reading →

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