• Leta Smith’s Family Tree Branch Has Been Found!

    By Published On: December 20th, 2009Categories: Found Documents, On The Genealogy Trail, Surname: Smith

    Leta Ethel Smith, sister of Frank Edward Smith (my wife’s great grandfather) was born in Iowa on May 30, 1887.  The only thing we knew about her, until today, was that she had twins named Merle and Berle.  In fact we have pictures of Leta, Merle and Berle in our possession.  There is some recollection

  • Three Generations of Sheehans in The United States

    By Published On: December 7th, 2009Categories: On The Genealogy Trail, Surname: Sheehan

    THE FIRST US GENERATION OF SHEEHANS Jeremiah D Sheehan was born circa 1826 in Ireland.  He arrived in the US sometime around 1845, although no concrete details about his immigration have been found yet.  He was married to Mary Sullivan, who was born circa 1829 in Ireland. Together they had six children. • Jeremiah Sheehan,

  • Questioning Ancestry.com’s DNA Results

    By Published On: December 7th, 2009Categories: DNA Testing

    Today, I fired off an email to Ancestry.com’s Customer Support to let them know that I had my DNA re-tested with Family Tree DNA after my initial disappointment with the service there.  Results are due back in January.

  • Ann Hayes Enters Stamp Contest And Needs Your Vote!

    By Published On: December 3rd, 2009Categories: Family Events, Immediate Family, Surname: Hayes

    Ann Hayes' stamp art (8 years old) has been selected to be on display in the Winter Wonderland Gallery. She is part of a contest and she needs your vote. There have been thousands of pieces of artwork submitted and hers was chosen from entries from around the country. You can vote every twenty four

  • The Death Certificate of Angelo Anthony Baroni

    By Published On: December 1st, 2009Categories: Found Documents, Surname: Baron

    I finally obtained the death certificate for Angelo Anthony Baroni (Baron).  After a third review of his wife's naturalization papers, I noticed a small note that indicated that her husband died in October of 1913.  So I hired someone to go to the New Jersey State Archive to retrieve a copy of the death certificate.