Well, I have been pretty busy the past few weeks with only a little time to do any research. I did get in a little research which I will detail below, but much of my time was focused on the WCAGS meeting on July 21st and work.
The WCAGS meeting on July 21st was wonderful. We had a gathering of 75 genealogists to learn about Native American research from a wonderful speaker at the Fayetteville Public Library. We have meeting coming up in September at the library on Military Records, particularly the War of 1812.
Also those who have visited my site before will notice some significant changes again. I have went back to using the Master Genealogist as my genealogy database. It isn’t perfect and I have some serious concerns about the outdated database platform but it works and it fits with the way I think about genealogy. I love the witness features and the ability to drag and drop photos and images. It allows me to source my information my way! I usually just add an image of the source and copy the pertinent information to the caption of the image. That way I can always refer to what I saw when I looked at the source. Also, I have found nothing else that even remotely allows me to share my genealogy information without causing me major privacy concerns and significant time to update than the Second Site software that works with the Master Genealogist. I still like Family Tree Maker 2012 but I have concerns about all of my info being on the Ancestry.com site even if it is protected by passwords etc.
I have my genealogy information back online now using Second Site. The link is http: genealogy.ksthompson.com or just click on the Family History links in the menu.
I did manage to update the website and add in some family line intro pages. The next update will include writing the actual introductions to each family line. (Right now, the intro pages are mainly blank with just the family line name and a link to the family index.) I also created indexes to each family line. Currently, the family line indexes only include direct line relations to the great-grandparent for that line. Hopefully, I will be able to find more time to devote to research next weekend but this week is going to be so busy that I probably won’t get any research or much of anything but work done until next weekend.
In the past few weeks, I have added or updated information on the following people:
27 July 2012
Stout, Gwendolyn b. 2 Nov 1925, d. 26 Oct 2006
Thompson, Crawford Herman “CH” b. 29 Apr 1927, d. 19 May 1997
Treat, Sherman b. 5 Sep 1916, d. 8 Nov 2004
22 July 2012
Branscum, Margie Emaline Sarah b. 14 Feb 1893, d. 27 Apr 1976
Farrell, Peter Joseph III b. 2 Jul 1933, d. 16 Jul 2011
Geil, (?)
Lawrence, Ruth Janie Harriet b. 26 Jan 1919, d. 4 Feb 1990
Reynolds, Elsie Louise b. 11 Nov 1906, d. 6 Jul 1973
Stansell, Venna Elizabeth b. 10 Jun 1902, d. 28 Feb 1987
Stout, Claude James b. 31 Jan 1904, d. 6 Feb 1987
Stout, Clifford b. 19 Sep 1898, d. 20 Dec 1984
Stout, Jonothan Benjamin b. 19 Oct 1874, d. 1952
Thompson, Vernon “Vern” b. 19 Feb 1889, d. 16 Oct 1954
Treat, John Stephen b. May 1871, d. 18 Sep 1929
Treat, William Mason b. 12 Feb 1892, d. 5 Mar 1951
19 July 2012
Armes, William Isaac b. 20 Jul 1879, d. 26 Apr 1952
Griggs, Freeman W b. 2 Dec 1909, d. 19 Jun 1985
Thompson, Ruth B b. 20 Sep 1925
Whyte, Martha Marze b. 13 Feb 1843, d. 5 Dec 1928
Woods, Cecil Eugene b. 4 Sep 1916, d. 22 Oct 2001
15 July 2012
Griggs, Belle b. 14 Jun 1872, d. 20 Oct 1936
Reynolds, Andrew Jackson “AJ” b. 1863, d. 18 Dec 1944
Rutledge, Elizabeth b. 1804, d. 1860
Thompson, Allie Fields b. 5 Jul 1884, d. 7 Nov 1984
Thompson, Lewis b. 1808, d. 1860
Thompson, William Alfred b. 1838, d. 1905
Waggonner, Ireva b. 1843, d. 1889
14 July 2012
Burks, Beverly June b. 8 Nov 1956, d. 17 Jul 2004
Reynolds, (?) d. b 1910
Reynolds, Alta b. 1906
Reynolds, Charles Finnis b. Oct 1893
Reynolds, Frank b. 1909
Reynolds, James L b. Jul 1891
Reynolds, Martha Iva b. Sep 1899
Reynolds, Rosa A b. Feb 1888
Reynolds, Samuel Spurgeon b. Feb 1895
Reynolds, Sarah Jane b. 1925
Reynolds, Sylvia
12 July 2012
Blackston, Essie M b. 15 Mar 1930, d. 19 Jun 1990
Burks, Walter J b. 21 Feb 1923, d. 21 Dec 1994