More Records Added to FamilySearch Lab's Record Search

Some records have been added to FamilySearch Lab's Record Search. The records added are the Irish civil registrations, 1869 Argentina census, and the San Francisco, California funeral home records. I hope this helps someone. As for me, I am going to take a look at the Irish records. Enjoy!

Submissions For the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy

I just want to let everyone know that I am still accepting submissions for the upcoming edition until Sunday evening since I believe there are some people who still want to submit articles. I will post the edition on Monday. Thanks!

Submissions Are Due Today!

I just want to remind everyone that submissions for the upcoming edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy are due today, but I will still accept articles that are submitted tomorrow. (If you need more time, please leave me a note in the comment section. Thanks!)

Submissions Are Due Friday!

I just want to remind everyone that submissions for the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy are due Friday. If you need more time, please let me know.

Also, I am still looking for a host for February, but if you want to host that month's edition, please contact me by Friday. You can contact me at my e-mail: jess_history at yahoo dot com. Thanks.

And More On Irene Havens: Part Four

In my previous post on my Havens ancestor, I left off with the mistakes I made in trying to establish who were the parents of Irene and Rhoda Havens. For this post, I want to continue writing about my search for my ancestor's parents. (Although I stated I that I was going to list my sources at the end of this article, I am unsure if I will be able to finish with my analysis in this post due to the possible length. Therefore, I will post the sources at the end of my analysis post.)

Until I viewed Rhoda's death record, I did not know if I was right or wrong about who Gordon and Salinda. Well, during the summer of 2007, I finally was able to view Rhoda's death record when I visited the local Family History Center near my home. This Family History Center had microfilms of the first three books of Saint Joseph County's death records, and since I had checked Saint Joseph's online death index to confirm that Rhoda's death was recorded in Saint Joseph county, I was able to quickly look up her death. Instead of seeing Gordon and Salinda Havens listed as Rhoda's parents, I discovered that Rhoda's mother was listed as Clarissa Mandigo and the father was only listed with his surname, Havens. (As you can imagine, that was a shock for me.)

So, my next step was to do research on this Clarissa Mandigo, and find out more information on her. In the next post, I will continue my research on Rhoda and Irene Havens' connection to Clarissa Mandigo, and post on what I discovered. Stay tuned ...

13th Edition of the Cabinet of Curiosities Posted!

The thirteenth edition of the Cabinet of Curiosities has been posted! You can read it here. Enjoy!
(I keep forgetting to post an announcement whenever a new edition is posted. I'm terribly sorry about that, Tim.)

11th Edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage and Culture Posted!

The eleventh edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage and Culture has been posted! You can read it here. The topic for the next edition will be Saint Patrick's Day Parade, and you find out more information here. Enjoy!

The Byzantine Empire: A History Book

For this upcoming edition of the Carnival of the Central and Eastern European Genealogy, I am supposed to read a history book that deals with an aspect of the history of Central or Eastern Europe.

I have not yet finished the book I am reading, but I thought I would write a brief summary of what I have read. (Actually, I have been reading this book off and on for the past several years.) The book I chose was History of the Byzantine State, 3rd edition by George Ostrogorsky (New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1999).

As you can tell from the title, the book is a history on the Byzantine Empire. (When I was in high school, I wanted to learn more about the history of that empire, so my grandparents bought this book for me as a Christmas gift.) The book spans the whole time period of the Empire, from the early Fourth Century to its collapse in 1453, but unfortunately, the book is probably not the best book to read if you just want to briefly read about the empire. It is a scholarly book and apparently was not intended for the general reading public. Thus, I have spent the last several years reading this book off and on because it is very dry and technical. Of course, after I went to college, the book got easier to read, but it is still a slow read.

Would I recommend this book? If you want a quick read on the Byzantine Empire, this is not the book for you. In fact, I would not recommend this book to the general reader, although I have learned more about the Byzantine Empire by reading this book.

64th Edition of the Carnival of Genealogy Posted!

The 64th edition of the Carnival of Genealogy has been posted! You can read it here. The topic for the next edition is:

The Happy Dance. The Joy of Genealogy. Almost everyone has experienced
it. Tell us about the first time, or the last time, or the best time. What
event, what document, what special find has caused you to stand up and cheer, to
go crazy with joy? If you haven't ever done the Happy Dance, tell us what you
think it would take for you to do so. This next edition will be hosted by Becky
at kinexxions.
Thanks Becky! The deadline for submissions is Feb. 1st.

Enjoy!