Family

I recently gave a talk about stepping outside service records when researching a military ancestor for my All About that Place talk—hosted by Barbara at Projectkin— and I have compiled a list of repositories for people to check out after they tune in. Link to the talk. Please note that I have the most experience with Australian war records. So I am sure I have missed some great — but lesser utilised — resources available in the other Anglosphere countries. A disclaimer: I did

What did I do this week? This week, I was not able to engage with my research as much as I would have liked. Between kids, work, and our household getting a cold, there wasn’t much time left for family history. But I still managed to accomplish a few things. The Audit I have continued with the big audit… even though my squirrelly brain is screaming “I’m bored, let's chase something shiny” - I’ve stuck to my guns, and kept going. I’ve fully fleshed out my great-grandfather, Lo

Father: Preston Perry Morrow Mother: Viola Louise Thompson Spouse: Geraldine Arden Children: Dale Preston Morrow Living daughter Siblings: Charlotte Elizabeth Morrow (1911) Joseph Thompson Morrow (1913) Viola Antoinette Hodges (1922) half-sibling Relationship to me: Paternal Great-Grandfather Personal Details DOB: 21 Dec 1909 in Mobile, Alabama. Religion: Episcopalian Marriage/s: 16 September 1940 at St. John's in Pascagoula, Mississippi to Geraldine Arden. Death: 17 December