Lesson 9

Lesson 9 -- Genealogy -- Ancestry, HeritageQuest and Sanborn Maps

Once again I need to be at the library for a portion of this lesson. So I am going to do what I can from home and finish the rest later.


4. Heritage Quest - from home - Well, that was interesting. I searched for Jennewein - Fred Jennewein is a known historian and a relative of my husbands. From their I went on to my fathers name ( lots of hits and a genealogy from 1611. I am not sure if it is my family or not), my mothers maiden name (no hits). I spent quite a bit of time doing this and found nothing conclusive to my family. I loved looking at the old family names. One of my cousins just asked my if I knew of any awesome old family names. I know where to send her!

5. Sandborn maps - I looked in Deadwood. I guess I am not familiar enough with the buildings to find the ones that are still their or don't recognize them when I see them. Neither my local town nor the one I grew up in was listed. I am not sure what I would use this for but great information for someone who needs it.

Well I am done for today. Family heritage is something my husband is very interested in so I will show him what I found when he gets home. I hope I get to the library this week to finish this lesson and lesson 8, until later...

1. I was in the phone records but my birth, marriage, and divorce records were not in this sight.

2. I searched for my grandmother. It was interesting in the 1930 census her name is misspelled. I know it is the right person because my mother and all her siblings are listed as children. I then checked in 1925 her name was spelled correctly.

3. It took me awhile to find the photos and maps spot on the search but there is was on the bottom. I found lots of baseball players from 1976 on also a 1917 WWI soldier photo. I did not dig to far into this site because I was running out of time. At a later date I will spend more time on other relatives of mine.

I am all caught up and very excited about that accomplishment in my life. This has been fun and informative. I appreciate the opportunity to learn about what information is available at the state library. until next time...