She is buried next to her husband Albert PARKIN however he does not have a headstone.
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Tombstone Tuesday - Julia DEVLIN PARKIN
Here is a picture of my 2nd great grandmother Julia Parkin's (nee DEVLIN)'s headstone. She is buried at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Buffalo, NY.
She is buried next to her husband Albert PARKIN however he does not have a headstone.
She is buried next to her husband Albert PARKIN however he does not have a headstone.
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Sunday's Obituary - Frank DEVLIN
I've been contacted on Ancestry.com by a man named John who is a DNA match to me. Ancestry says that we are 4th - 6th cousins. We both have DEVLIN's in our family tree and wonder if that is how we are connected.
To get from me to the DEVLIN surname, it goes like this:
To get from me to the DEVLIN surname, it goes like this:
My 2nd great grandmother, Julia DEVLIN, had six siblings.
I'm wondering if my DNA match to John is through one of the siblings. So, I've been researching them trying to trace down their lines and find a connection. In doing so I came across some articles and obituary for my 3rd great uncle, Frank M. Devlin.
I do not know much about Frank M. Devlin yet, but I'm proud that he was a Buffalo Fireman and look forward to learning more.
Back to Blogging!
Hello!
It's been awhile since I've maintained a blog. Years ago I used to have one through my MobileMe subscription and then Apple got rid of that. Then I purchased a domain, but it seemed like a lot of money to reach my audience of three people when FaceBook was so accessible so I got rid of that!
So here I am back again to share my family genealogy via blog format so that I may perhaps connect with cousins through the web. I know from my previous blogs that "cousin baiting" works in that when they search for a name in their family tree that a Google search result may connect them to me via my blog.
Its been an inspiring month as far as genealogy goes as I've had the privilege to listen to two famous genealogy speakers! The first was two weeks ago when the WNYGS brought in "The Accidental Genealogist": Lisa Alzo.
Lisa Alzo spoke on two different subjects. The first was titled "The Write Stuff: Using Non-Fiction Writing Techniques to Write a Better Family History" and the second was "Packrat or Genealogist: Effective Methods for Organizing your Family History Research".
It's been awhile since I've maintained a blog. Years ago I used to have one through my MobileMe subscription and then Apple got rid of that. Then I purchased a domain, but it seemed like a lot of money to reach my audience of three people when FaceBook was so accessible so I got rid of that!
So here I am back again to share my family genealogy via blog format so that I may perhaps connect with cousins through the web. I know from my previous blogs that "cousin baiting" works in that when they search for a name in their family tree that a Google search result may connect them to me via my blog.
Its been an inspiring month as far as genealogy goes as I've had the privilege to listen to two famous genealogy speakers! The first was two weeks ago when the WNYGS brought in "The Accidental Genealogist": Lisa Alzo.
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| Here are the members of NTLGC that went to hear Lisa Alzo speak. I am pictured 2nd in from the left. |
Lisa Alzo spoke on two different subjects. The first was titled "The Write Stuff: Using Non-Fiction Writing Techniques to Write a Better Family History" and the second was "Packrat or Genealogist: Effective Methods for Organizing your Family History Research".
Some items that I took away from the first session were:
- publish your family history research!
- do not include every little detail
- remember that you don't have to be a "professional"
- and break your writing tasks into smaller, manageable pieces.
The last bullet point really spoke to me. I've heard this before and have started but haven't completed some projects that I've had in mind. I love the idea of publishing different volumes or chapters of my family tree. I think my biggest fear is the "what if" I discover something tomorrow that I would've wanted to include in the printed book. The thing that I have to realize is that fear will always be the case and that I can always edit in the future and create a 2nd edition of the book later on.
The first book that I would like to print will be the letters that I've scanned in that my Grandpa Ivo sent home while he was in WWII. I have it already completed minus the letters that Aunt Linda mysteriously received in the mail last year. As soon as I get those - I'll add them in and have the book printed! I promise! LOL Maybe I should set a goal date... I will complete the book and have it sent to the printer's by Veteran's Day, November 11th (which is a fitting date).
The 2nd topic that Lisa Alzo spoke on was Packrat or Genealogist - a topic I'm sure every genealogist can relate to. One thing that she talked about was being a digital hoarder as well - this is something that I haven't considered. I wonder how many duplicate items I have on my hard drive that I could clean up. Something to think about!
Thanks for reading. As Grandpa Ed says: "more to follow!"
Jeanette
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