George Fortman Sr. (abt. 1852 – d. unknown) is the last known patriarch of my husband’s aunt, J. He was born in Kentucky as a slave around 1852, lived in Illinois for awhile, and his son, George Fortman Jr. (1878-1934) married Martha Sanders and had 11 children, one of whom was J’s father. George Jr. too was […]
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I love newspapers. I truly do. Anything I can do to promote their accessibility is one of my passions. I am pleased now to learn that an African-American newspaper of Evansville, Indiana (where my husband’s family is from), is now available in it’s online! The Evansville Argus was published from June 25, 1938 – October
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This week @ GeneaMusings Randy has asked us to consider what our dream database would be Define one or more genealogy or family history databases, that are not currently online, that would really help you in your research. Where does this database currently reside? What are some of the things people are wishing for?? 1)Randy
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Last week, I was very busy with my family as we took our family vacation. I feel fortunate though in that I was able to work in a number of genealogy-related activities, so the next several posts will be dedicated to sharing my experiences during the vacation. I will also be posting more general items
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In follow-up to my post earlier this week on Kalonji’s great-grandmother Betty, I was indeed able to go to the cemetery today and take a picture of her headstone. The Oak Hill Cemetery here in Evansville maintains a database of all those buried there, so they make it rather convenient to locate your loved ones.
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Today is the anniversary of the death of Kalonji’s great-grandmother, Betty Sanders. She was born July 16, 1901 in the Hebbardsville community of Henderson County, Kentucky and died on this day (June 23) in 1982 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana. Currently, the family is unsure of who Betty’s father may have been, but her SSA
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Today on her blog, Arlene posted a nice review of the Browning Genealogy Database provided through the Evansville Public Library. I was very happy to see this as this database has been one of my best resources! Kalonji’s family is from Evansville, and when I discovered it last year, I had so much fun looking
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Yesterday, we took three of my stepsons back home to Evansville after having had them for two months. Yesterday afternoon, Kalonji drove me to the area of town where he grew up. Our first stop was to E. Cherry street. His grandmother, Betty Sanders, lived in the first house on the street – 652 E.
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