tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post1809974911216376407..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Reconstructing That Family ConstellationJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-84202050763365764352014-06-10T12:28:49.965-07:002014-06-10T12:28:49.965-07:00I just hope it wasn't something like "Ah-...I just hope it wasn't something like "Ah-ummm" that converted in A M!!Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-11666979081081423482014-06-04T22:53:51.185-07:002014-06-04T22:53:51.185-07:00Oh, Michelle, especially for those Southern record...Oh, Michelle, especially for those Southern records. It seems like Southerners took a fancy to using initials for a good period of time. It might have been fashionable for them, but you and I realize how it drives researchers to distraction!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-35870067963565941422014-06-04T22:51:07.084-07:002014-06-04T22:51:07.084-07:00Oh, I totally agree, Far Side. Researchers have to...Oh, I totally agree, Far Side. Researchers have to get creative and employ a wild imagination, sometimes. Right now, I'm attending a genealogical conference, and I noticed in the program notes a speaker has mentioned the need to get creative with "schpelling." Made me smile and think of Iggy's cartoons...Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-60603375726134937372014-06-04T06:59:09.388-07:002014-06-04T06:59:09.388-07:00Those census takers and their initials! They have...Those census takers and their initials! They have caused grief for me more than once. I can't wait for you obituary to arrive and hope it holds a gold nugget of a clue. Michelle Ganus Taggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18238452675846882700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-88346957494010815982014-06-03T09:21:14.347-07:002014-06-03T09:21:14.347-07:00Spelling is atrocious in the census records...such...Spelling is atrocious in the census records...such a disappointment sometimes:( Today I had a Lawrence spelled Lorence.Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.com