OH WOW - I totally slacked!

My last post was in October 2015, over 4 years ago.

I have been busy with my kids & my family.

I have been making & selling things as a way to bring some income while keeping up with my wonderful kids doctors appointments.  Two years ago this April we went through a rough time with our youngest. She was having a hard time in school and an even harder time telling anyone about it. She decided she need to cut herself & spent 10 days in a pediatric psychiatric hospital. The longest two weeks of all our lives. But now 2 years later she is a happy and wonderful and making it through without medication. We/she is aware that this is something she will have to stay on top of for the rest of her life but she is really truly doing great.

So now our life is going in the right direction it's time for me to get back on track.

New Records

Are you a member of Ancestry.com?  I have been for many, many years.  I love getting emails saying that I may have new records.  I have been getting more and more of those emails lately.  Which makes it super fun.  Who doesn't love presents or surprises.  

One new record on a relative, kind of, sort of answered a question about a relative.  My great grandfather came from Italy, got married and had 4 girls.  But I noticed that most of the census records have him living separate from his wife and kids.  Sometimes in other states and often hours away.  I figure he went where the work was, which is probably still true.  Or at least I will kind of continue to think that.  But apparently that is not all true as the document below shows.  He was arrested for abandoning his family.  So he wasn't even getting money back to them.  Which of course answers the questions of why he is not on census records with them.  But this also makes me sad, knowing my grandmother and family probably grew up struggling.  

I will admit that it does make me wonder.  Did he have other relationships?  Does he have other kids out there? Isn't it funny how when you find something new it can answer questions and then create more.  This is the joy of genealogy, continuous questions!  I love the thrill of the hunt!!  

Have you found anything new and fun??  I would love to hear more stories!!  

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What did you do with your 4th of July weekend??

Happy 4th of July!!! <yep a day late>

So what did you do with your weekend?

Did you BBQ?

 

Go to the beach?

 

Go camping?

 

Spend time with your family?

Did you watch fireworks?

Or a parade?

 

Did the reason for July 4th or Independence Day come up in your conversation over the weekend?

Are we thankful for our country and all that the men and women have done over the hundreds of years to make this our country?

239 years ago on July 2nd we became independent!!!  We broke away from Great Britain's Rule.  Ever wonder what life would be like if we were still under another country's rule?  The early settlers came to America to find freedoms.  And in that search they gave us our own freedom.  Something we still have today.  We have the right to our own opinions and voices.  We will not always agree with one another and that is ok.  That is great even.  Because sometimes great things come out of disagreements.  We should always be thankful that we do not have to conform with everyone else.  We should always be thankful that we get to be who we want to be.  We should be thankful, not judge and not be mean or nasty to others for being who they want to be or believe how they want to believe.  That is what makes America great.  Maybe someday we will all learn to no bully, tease or torment others for being different.  We shouldn't be hateful or fearful of others because they want to make a stand for what they believe in. 

Basically it's America!!!!  Be how want to be, believe how you want to believe and DO NOT let other bring you down with their own opinions!

 

And yesterday I explored my county and found new places to research and explore!!

Oh the weather!!!

I live in Central New York.  Not too far from Lake Ontario.  Normally for June we get a couple of inches of rain.  This year we got almost 10 inches.  It has rained almost everyday.  This weather has made it difficult to do any outside research at the local cemeteries.  And this is really the only time of year I get to do it.  Otherwise we are buried under 6 feet of snow.  The crazy weather. 

Just means I have to stick to doing research on the inside.  I am very excited that I should be getting my own vehicle soon.  Which means more exploring and researching.  That is very exciting to me.  Having one family car is very tough on a genealogist. 

How is your summer going?  Have you done any research yet??  What have you discovered? 

I am excitedly currently working on 2 Genealogy Binder Projects.  One binder I am in the 6th generation.  Almost all of the generations have been in Utah.  We are finally starting to spread out.  I was very fascinated when one of their relatives was born and raised in the same area of New York that I am my family are from.  It makes it feel like a small world!!

Have you found any living relatives recently??  Will you meet with them??

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