30daysofgenealogy
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Research goal I don’t necessarily have very lofty research goals, but finding out where my dad’s side of the family is the most important one for me. My dad passed away almost 2 years ago now, so I am the last one in my branch of the family tree to be a Misemer. After me,
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Shout out your favorites! My maternal grandparents will always be my favorite. I spent so much time with them growing up. They were a very important part of my childhood. My first two tattoos were to honor them. A puzzle heart with a missing piece for Grandpa because he loved doing puzzles and a yellow
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Uncovered secret I don’t have any relevant pictures for this post since it does not come from my own family tree. This one was also a little hard for me because I don’t feel like I’ve uncovered and secrets in my own family tree. At least none that are memorable. For a long while, my
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Favorite Story This is the last picture that I took with my grandpa Leroy. My mom’s dad. I was 21 and Alzheimer’s was not so slowly consuming him. He could not call me by name, but he definitely, definitely, knew who I was. It was no secret that I was grandpa’s favorite and biggest troublemaker.
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Free resources The National Genealogical Society and Find A Grave are my two favorite free resources. I check the Genealogical Society website almost daily to see what free (and paid) webinars they have to offer. On the weekends I can easily find 3-4 throughout the day and they often overlap. During the week it’s hard
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A family myth This was kind of a hard one. There are some not so great family myths that are floating around out there but I don’t think I’ll share those. There is too much hate and anger going on in the world right now and I’m choosing to focus on the positive things. One
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Cause of death There is a morbid curiosity that drives me to find the cause of death of someone. Most people could continue on with their tree, only concerned about when they died, not how. That’s definitely not me. Sometimes knowing the cause of death of your ancestors can tell you what to look out
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Research advice I love death certificates. I know that sounds strange, but they are my one of my favorite documents to find. If filled out correctly, they are a fountain of knowledge, often giving you the birth date, death date, spouse, and parents of an individual. Sometimes even a cause of death and occupation. The
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A soldier in the family “We don’t talk about Vietnam.” A phrase that I’ve said for as long as I can remember. I had grown up knowing that my dad had been drafted into the Vietnam war and had fought in it. I knew he was angry his entire life for having to do something
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Earliest birth date We already took a look at Henry Trumbauer (headstone above) on day 3, earliest burial site. For the earliest birth date, we look at Henry’s father, Andrew Trumbauer. Andrew was part of the first generation of Trumbauer’s that were born in America, his parents being from Germany. He was born in 1717
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