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Genealogy tip for today: Why Do You Do Genealogy #7: The Practical Side: Possessions
We have been looking this
week at why it is important to do genealogy. So far we have looked at: 1.
Proving blood lines; 2. The Historical Scope; 3. Validating Family Stories; 4.
Crossing the Generations; 5. Solve Family Mysteries; 6. Making or Keeping
Connections.
Today we are going to look at
Property and Heirlooms.
When you were a kid, did you
have a great aunt or some older relative that you would go and visit? Were you
ever told, ‘don’t touch that – it will break.’? Or, maybe you’re running
through the house and Mom scolds you because you might knock something over?
Maybe, Dear Auntie is standing on the sideline with a scowl on her face. It may
be that she has a precious, priceless vase – pronounced “voz”! And, you better
not do something to break it. After all, it belonged to her
great-great-grandmother who came to this country from…. Fill in the blank!
Yes we all have some
possession, portrait, heirloom or even a track of land that has been passed
down the family generations for years. Sometimes a family dispute erupts.
Research needs to be made to prove where it came from or who rightly owns an
item or artifact. Fortunately not every family fights – there just may be a
question of ‘where did this come from.’
If it’s a portrait – it can
be a little trickier; especially if it is not identified. I have a very large
portrait stored away in my house that is not identified. However I am quite
sure that it is one of two sisters. What I need to do, is track down living descendants
today and get it into the right hands. This was in my parents’ attic and before
that, my grandparents’ attic. How it got there I do not know. The two sisters
of which I spoke were two aunts of my grandmother. That may explain how she got
it. Some other time maybe we’ll talk about playing detective with photographs.
Another possession that
sometimes needs to be traced is property. This in all likelihood should be the
easiest to trace. Looking on-line for court records or visiting courthouses can
help you to track deeds. This can be an interesting adventure. My grandparents
bought a house back in the 40’s because it had been built by wife’s parents. It
had gone out of the family then came up for sale again. Now they are gone and it has once again passed
out of the hands of family. Tracing the deeds will show the Trask house passed
in and out of family hands. Tracing your deeds can give you quite a story of
your family tree. It also pinpoints a geographical location where they lived.
I have never heard of
researching in order to reclaim a family cemetery. I also don’t have experience
with this, but this may be similar to tracing the deeds of the land, to go back
to the people who owned it and buried some of their family on that land. A
century or more ago when our county’s land was still being settled this was
often the practice. Families sometimes lived in areas where no established
cemetery existed. Family cemeteries were all they had. I am sure there are many
cows today that graze over the resting places of loved ones in deserted or
unknown graves. If you can trace the ownership back to a relative, you may
discover burial places you couldn’t find any place else. That even gives me a
clue – as I have not found the burial place of my Caleb Trask’s mother. Records
say she was buried by her son. Maybe it was on property they owned. I’ll have
to check that out.
Lastly we will talk about
tracing your family tree for medical conditions, inherited diseases, tendencies
and defects. If you don’t know your family’s medical history, it may be good to
check it, especially if you are having issues that can’t be explained, or many
other related reasons. Our health is precious to us and we often will go to
whatever lengths we need to help our situation out, including helping the
professionals who care for us. This has been especially true of adoptees. Their
medical history is unknown because of the severance from their birth parents.
Serious illness sometimes develop that stump the professionals. Sometimes they
need to contact a living relative for other medical reasons. Maybe you have
even heard of situations where this has been the case.
Tomorrow we will look at
various items that don’t conveniently tuck into any of the categories we’ve
talked about, and wrap it up. We hope this has been beneficial to you. Drop us
a comment and or leave us a question. We would love to hear from you.
“History – it’s who
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1484
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Pope Innocent VIII issues a bill deploring the spread of
witchcraft and heresy in Germany.
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1776
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Phi Beta Kappa is organized as the first American
college Greek letter-fraternity, at William and Mary
College, Williamsburg, Va.
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1791
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Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dies in Vienna.
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1861
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In the U.S. Congress, petitions and bills calling for
the abolition of slavery are introduced.
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1862
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Union General Ulysses S. Grant's cavalry receives a
setback in an engagement on the Mississippi Central Railroad at Coffeeville, Mississippi.
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1864
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Confederate General John Bell Hood sends Nathan Bedford
Forrest's cavalry and a division of infantry toward Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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1904
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The Japanese destroy a Russian fleet at Port
Arthur in Korea.
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1909
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George Taylor makes the first manned glider flight in Australia
in a glider that he designed himself.
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1912
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Italy,
Austria and Germany
renew the Triple Alliance for six years.
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1916
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David Lloyd George replaces Herbert Asquith as the
British prime minister.
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1921
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The British empire reaches an accord with the Irish
revolutionary group the Sinn Fein; Ireland
is to become a free state.
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1933
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The 21st Amendment ends Prohibition in the United States,
which had begun 13 years earlier.
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1934
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Italian and Ethiopian troops clash at the Ualual on
disputed the Somali-Ethiopian border.
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1936
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The New Constitution in the Soviet
Union promises universal suffrage, but the Communist Party
remains the only legal political party.
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1937
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The Lindberghs arrive in New York on a holiday visit after a
two-year voluntary exile.
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1945
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Four TBM Avenger bombers disappear approximately 100
miles off the coast of Florida.
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1950
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Pyongyang in Korea falls
to the invading Chinese army.
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1953
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Italy
and Yugoslavia agree to
pull troops out of the disputed Trieste
border.
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1955
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A bus boycott begins under the leadership of the Rev.
Martin Luther King, Jr., in Montgomery,
Alabama.
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1966
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Comedian and political activist Dick Gregory heads for Hanoi, North
Vietnam, despite federal warnings
against it.
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1978
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The Soviet Union signs a 20-year friendship pact with Afghanistan.
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1983
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Military Junta dissolves in Argentina.
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2006
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Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrows the government in
Fiji.
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2007
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A gunman armed with a semi-automatic rifle kills 8
people at Westroads Mall, Omaha,
Neb., before taking his own
life.
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1782
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Martin Van Buren, 8th president in the United States–and the first born in the United States.
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1839
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George Armstrong Custer, Union cavalry leader who met his
fate at the Battle
of the Little Bighorn.
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1890
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Fritz Lang, film director (Metropolis, M).
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1901
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Walt Disney, animator and creator of an entertainment
empire.
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1931
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James Cleveland, considered the "King of
Gospel."
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1932
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Richard Wayne Penniman [Little Richard], singer, musician;
important influence on rock 'n' roll.
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1934
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Joan Didion, essayist and novelist (Slouching Towards
Bethlehem, Play it as it Lays).
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1935
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Calvin Trillin, journalist and writer.
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1947
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Jim Plunkett, pro football quarterback.
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1963
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Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, first to represent Great Britain
in Olympic ski jumping.
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1969
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Morgan J. Freeman, film director; his Hurricane Streets
(1997) was the first narrative film to win three awards at the Sundance Film
Festival; produced MTV reality shows (16 and Pregnant, Teen Mom).
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malinger
PRONUNCIATION:
(muh-LING-guhr)
MEANING:
verb
intr.: To feign
illness in order to avoid work.
ETYMOLOGY:
From
French malingre (sickly). Earliest documented use: 1820.
USAGE:
"Generally,
staff did not malinger. Staff earned every penny they were paid by working
seriously at their jobs. They appeared to enjoy their work and looked forward
to being at work."
Azubike Uzoka; Growing Up, Growing Old; iUniverse; 2011.
A library is thought in cold storage. -Herbert Samuel, politician
and diplomat (1870-1963)
Today’s
Recipe
Holiday Cooking
Christmas Kringle Cookies
Ingredients:
1/2 cup warm milk
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 (.25 ounce) envelope active dry yeast
1 cup heavy cream
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 cup butter
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1 (8 ounce) can almond paste
1/2 cup crushed sliced almonds
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg white, beaten
1/2 cup sliced almonds
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Directions:
| 1. | In a small bowl, stir together the milk and sugar. Sprinkle the yeast over the top and let stand for 10 minutes to dissolve. Stir in cream. |
| 2. | In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, salt and cardamom. Cut in the butter using a pastry blender or pinching with your fingers until it is a course mealy texture. Stir in the yeast mixture until well blended. Pat into a ball, flatten slightly, then wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 12 to 24 hours. |
| 3. | To make the filling, mix the almond paste, almonds, sugar, cinnamon and almond extract using an electric mixer until evenly blended. It may be crumbly. |
| 4. | Roll the chilled dough out into a 2 inch wide and 24 inch long rectangle. Spread the filling to within 2 inches of the sides and roll up into a tube. Cover your work surface with sugar, and roll the tube of dough in the sugar to coat thoroughly. Roll and stretch the dough out to form a long rope about 40 inches long. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and shape into a pretzel shape. |
| 5. | Brush the top of the pretzel with egg white and sprinkle with almonds. Cover loosely with a towel and let rise for 45 minutes. |
| 6. | Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Bake the kringle in the preheated oven until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Cut into slices to serve.
ENJOY!
Now You Know!
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