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Unknown Ancestors – Pictures from the Musgrove collection #4 of 52 Ancestors
Last summer, a Musgrove aunt gave me several pictures collected by my paternal grandparents, William Musgrove Jr and Eva Buckmaster Musgrove. Most of these photographs had been removed from photo albums and had no other identification. Perhaps, someday a Musgrove, … Continue reading
Posted in Buckmaster, Hopkins, Musgrove, Pennington
Tagged Buckmaster, Francis, Hopkins, Klepfer Studio, McLoud, Medcalf, Musgrove, Pennington, Webster
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A Great Week in Genealogy and It’s Only Thursday
First, I registered for Course 4: Writing and Publishing for Genealogists taught by Tom Jones, one of the best genealogy writers and editors. The week-long course is taught at Samford University’s Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) in Birmingham, Alabama. … Continue reading
Land Records
Yesterday, I listened to a recorded webinar on Using the Bureau of Land Management Tract Books by Michael John Neill. [Read this only if you need instructions on how to get to the sites. To go to website, right click … Continue reading
Posted in Research
Tagged Buckmaster, Bureau of Land Management, Eoff, Genealogy Bank, Holder, May, McIntire, Michael John Neill, Tyler
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Native American Connections
Family stories indicate some branches of our family tree included ancestors from the Five Civilized Tribes. There is much interest in proving Indian or Native American ancestry. However, there are very specific criteria for proving Indian ancestry. The Dawes Commission … Continue reading
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Tagged Buckmaster, Carl Holder, Charles Wilson Buckmaster, Dawes Commission, Eva Buckmaster, Eveline Minerva Price, Five Civilized Tribes, Indian, Indian Territory, James Buchanan Tyler, Musgrove, Native American, Oklahoma, Pearcy, Peter Adams Tyler, Tryphena Elizabeth McGinnis
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MIGRATION TO THE NEW WORLD – PURITANS
My next few posts will be summarizing information from “Albion’s Seed, Four British Folkways in American,” David Hackett Fischer’s wonderful book published in 1989. Fischer describes four British Folkways who migrated to the United States. He describes these folkways as Puritans, who … Continue reading
Posted in Introduction, Puritans
Tagged Albion's Seed, Bedford, Buckmaster, David Hackett Fischer, mayflower, Peter Browne, Piercy, Puritans
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DNA Results – Scandinavian Genetic Ethnicity
My DNA results through Ancestry.com are back with a match with a Buckmaster 2nd cousin who attended the reunion for the first time this year and with about 35 4th cousins. I’ll check those matches to see if we can extend the … Continue reading
Introduction
When I first saw our family genealogy books, I was fascinated by all the names and dates, but wanted to know the stories behind the people. I didn’t take the time to start the research until last fall. This blog is a … Continue reading