tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979873143763627178.post5790012413571276090..comments2023-09-24T08:11:15.643-04:00Comments on The Occasional Genealogist: Cousin Baiting: What is It, Should You Do It?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979873143763627178.post-55121852995242904162021-07-05T09:40:31.068-04:002021-07-05T09:40:31.068-04:00Wow, Joanne, what great success! Thank you so much...Wow, Joanne, what great success! Thank you so much for sharing.Jennifer Donderohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302995363908225713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979873143763627178.post-85722885577446496512021-07-04T18:06:06.003-04:002021-07-04T18:06:06.003-04:00My mom didn’t know much about her family history a...My mom didn’t know much about her family history and her only sister died when I was young. They had no first cousins, so I decided last year to begin tracking down more distant family members. I created a private Facebook group and started inviting Ancestry DNA matches. What’s unique about us is that the last name is unusual and every person I have found in the Philadelphia area descends from the same person, who arrived from Guyana around 1809. My goals were to confirm that the family had originated in Holland as my mom had told me, to learn more about previous generations in the US and to find old photos. A few people responded and they invited more. Some are into genealogy and some are just curious because we share a last name. I hit the jackpot when I found two people who descend from different children of the immigrant and they both had different Bibles that list the immigrant, his children, his wife, her parents and a few children’s wives with their dates of birth, marriage and death. All of the ones I was able to find in public records matched up with the dates in the Bible, so I have no reason to doubt the others. My great grandfather and his uncle married sisters and one of the group members who is a descendant of the uncle and sister inherited a large box of photos of the both families along with information that was new to me. I have shared all of my information with the group and I continue to learn about new resources to check out. I am so glad I set up this group because I never would have gotten all this information otherwise.Joanne Drummondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614420805772858910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979873143763627178.post-91269485962694638282017-12-06T06:06:42.871-05:002017-12-06T06:06:42.871-05:00In the past I have printed up a "contact me&q...In the past I have printed up a "contact me" sheet on a bright colored high visibility paper. About two weeks before 'Memorial Day' I go around to all the local cemeteries that have ancestors buried there. I put the contact sheet in a plastic sheet protector. I use a wooden stake, I rip stake from a 2x4 about 2 feet long. I drive the stake next to the headstone and staple the contact sheet to the stake. I staple the sheet protector to the stake and then I wait. It has worked several times when other ancestors visit the grave on Memorial Day. Put something to the effect on your contact sheet like "I am a descendant of (whomever) and am researching this person, (whoever). Please contact me at, and then give your contact. Information"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365976655165650025noreply@blogger.com