On a whim, I decided to download "My Legacy" as another way to do my genealogy research. I am still trying to fight Family Tree Maker to be able to make CDs of the work to share with family. Not. Going. Well.
It was while playing with Legacy that I discovered a link to newspaper archives. Of course, it was a pay for service since the program was free to begin with. There are many, many mentions of my great-great and great grandfathers in the San Antonio paper. I can't believe what movers and shakers they were.
This morning I discovered that Ancestry can access those archives. Yeah, I know, I am a slow learner. There was the write up of great grandfather and great grandmother's wedding. They had 800 guests!! Can you imagine?
I would love to know how the family fell apart. There is certainly not the monies in any of the families that was once there. I guess the Depression did them in. Don't know.
It has just been one discovery after another. My head is really spinning.
4 comments:
I love finding out stuff on my family..it's so cool.
OHMYGOSH--that is so great! I'm assuming you can print out the newspaper clipping? My Dad's ancestors were movers and shakers also--back in New York state. Office holders, minor politicians. In my great great great grandfather's obit, it mentions how he got out of a sick bed and was driven in the bed of a horse drawn wagon to cast his vote in a national election. We don't get such good wedding notices or obit write-ups like they did back in the old days.
I wish I could go back in time and talk to certain ancestors. I have some good questions for a few of them. Like the one that was shot by a sentry while waiting to muster out as the Civil War was getting started. He left an infant behind. That infant was my great grandfather. I love genealogy but I wish it were a lot more easier to find people.
Such interesting work, isn't it?
I have an issue, as I am adopted. I met my birth mother. Once. It did not go well.
Happy hunting!
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