A reunion may be titled “the John and Susan Smith reunion,” but it may included a broader set of relatives and family friends. The Dirks family of northeastern Adams County had a reunion for several years in the 1930s. I thought, based on the name of reunion that it was for the descendants of Bernard and Heipke (Mueller) Dirks of Coatsburg, Illinois, who were married in 1856. In looking through the names, I realized attendees were not just Bernard and Heipke’s descendants–there were a number of attendees who were children and grandchildren of Anke (Mueller) Adams, sister of Heipke. So it might have more accurately been termed the Mueller reunion. That turned out to be more true than I realized. In trying to figure out who everyone was […]
Do not limit yourself to one way to locate information and records. Doing so can guarantee that your “brick wall” stands strong and proud for even longer. For information about records and accessing those records: The “big genealogy fee-based” genealogy sites–Ancestry, Findmypast, Newspapers.com, Genealogybank, etc. The “big free” genealogy sites–FamilySearch, FindAGrave, etc. State archives websites–not all info is online State record agencies websites–not all info is online Regional and university library websites–not all info is online Local library websites–not all info is online Local record holder websites–not all info is online Local genealogy/historical societies websites–not all information is online There are probably a few other ways as well to locate records and information about those records. But looking in these places will get the researcher on their way […]
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