tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post7053660126846513346..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: The Benefits of Getting There FirstJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-21744028228674953042012-11-28T16:02:32.846-08:002012-11-28T16:02:32.846-08:00Thanks for stopping by, Historian! Glad you enjoye...Thanks for stopping by, Historian! Glad you enjoyed your visit.<br /><br />I think it would be fascinating to explore the possibilities that might fill in the blanks in your "families with gaps in them going forward." If you know for sure that these family members emigrated to the U.S.--or even to Canada--there are certainly a good number of online resources that can help piece together the stories now.<br /><br />Of course, that is if you are interested in researching descendants as well as ancestors. Since you've taken a good look around here on this blog, you've probably noticed that I'm an advocate of that approach, too. It certainly would be interesting to discover the adventures your emigrant (distant) relatives encountered--and possibly gain a few distant cousins in the process.<br /><br />While there is indeed a paucity of records from that time period, there are a few ways around that fact, as you'll observe through my research contortions.<br /><br />Best wishes on your ongoing research--and your own blogging efforts, which I enjoyed observing in an online visit today!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-19206651893868580502012-11-27T13:47:51.708-08:002012-11-27T13:47:51.708-08:00Hi, I've just been reading up the list of your...Hi, I've just been reading up the list of your blogs about finding a First Family ancestor. Being from England this is a concept I hadn't run into before. But it's fascinating. I have some 'sideways' ancestors (what I mean is not in the direct line of course) who emigrated to America, but the earliest I've found so far were in 1854 and 1855. You have made me wonder if there may be even earlier emigrants - but then I will hit similar problems to you, the paucity of records prior to 1837/1841 and of course from this end no family stories about brave pioneers, just families with gaps in them going forward.<br />Thanks, I've really enjoyed reading your tales!BarnsleyHistorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706725823398288376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-31805672507213915942012-11-21T21:35:28.454-08:002012-11-21T21:35:28.454-08:00Grant, when I think of the crumbling headstones I&...Grant, when I think of the crumbling headstones I've seen in visiting old cemeteries--and then realizing the dates on those stones were only from the <i>1800s</i>--it certainly does call attention to how fleeting our memorials are. There is just so much out there we may never discover, only because it has disintegrated in the face of Time.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-86490194234213543612012-11-21T21:32:37.163-08:002012-11-21T21:32:37.163-08:00Well, if nothing else, that journey was certainly ...Well, if nothing else, that journey was certainly a learning experience. And it is nice to know it's a job now completed.<br /><br />Don't know how I'd feel about knowing someone would be talking about me though ;)Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-68694702485879003462012-11-21T21:31:06.194-08:002012-11-21T21:31:06.194-08:00You're right, Claudia--there are so many unexp...You're right, Claudia--there are so many unexpected turns in this research. That is partly what makes genealogy such a perpetual pursuit.<br /><br />Though we don't always know what the end result will be for our inquiries, there's one hopeful corollary: what may not be available online now will, at some future point, possibly be accessible. I've found that so often, in running face-first into those frustrating brick walls. When I revisit my trail years later, I'm pleasantly surprised to find the going much smoother, thanks to the expansion of resources. (Or I'll have the opportunity to travel to the specific site in question and find my answer in not-yet-digitized material.)<br /><br />I hope, at some time in the future, you will discover that sought-after answer regarding your Michael Coleman's father.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-27295123195953522222012-11-21T11:12:55.720-08:002012-11-21T11:12:55.720-08:00There is a quote out there: "The world knows...There is a quote out there: "The world knows nothing of it's greatest men. I should add women, but that quote was probably made when it was politically correct to just say men. Thanks to technology, and people like you, these pioneers can be found and given the credit they so much deserve.The Brigham City Forthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730977120055467249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-86290681018450204322012-11-21T09:28:00.968-08:002012-11-21T09:28:00.968-08:00The journey was worth it..and generations to come ...The journey was worth it..and generations to come will talk about you..and how you blazed the trail! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-39735491458832000332012-11-21T07:50:06.987-08:002012-11-21T07:50:06.987-08:00I have been following the same route in searching ...I have been following the same route in searching for the DAR application for my daughter. I have not been able to prove the father of her ancestor Michael Coleman, but I found an ancestor of Michale's wife grandfather,Jacob Saylor.<br /><br />You never know where the path will lead you.<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com