Saturday Sharing – Digital Copies

Have you every wished you could find that article you read in Family Tree Magazine, but can’t remember what issue it was in? Do you have stacks of old magazines that are taking up valuable space in your home? The Genealogical Library now has back issues of Family Tree Magazine in digital form thanks to a donation. These issues of magazines can be accessed from the first computer in the Library and they cover 2000-2013. They are searchable and printable. If you find the article you want, you can print it out for only ten cents a page.

Plus all the State Research Guides for all 50 states plus Washington DC and Puerto Rico are available in digital form. They were published as four-page inserts in the Family Tree Magazine, but they can be access directly via the State Research Guides Shortcut located on the first computer. If you are going to be doing research in a state that you are unfamiliar with or even familiar with, you will find many helpful tips and links to aid your genealogy research in those states. We also have these guides in printed form too!

There is even City Genealogy Guides for many major cities. These two were published as four-page inserts in the Family Tree Magazine and can be access directly via the City Genealogy Guides shortcut located on the first computer.

In addition to all of this, there is another short cut which will take you directly to Family Tree Magazine’s Web Guides. These are short four-page how-to-do guides to popular websites such as HeritageQuest or Ancestry.com. Now some might be a little out of date, but you still might find helpful tips or tricks that you didn’t know before.

Come into the library now and explore our new donations, printout an interesting article or helpful guide that might come in handy this summer as you are traveling for your genealogy research. 

Saturday Sharing - Fraternal Organizations

This month, the Society’s program was on Fraternal Organizations. Since I had volunteered to do the program, I decided to approach the subject as a researcher. How would I know if my ancestor was a member of a fraternal organization?

One way would be by their obituary. Many times, people will list what organizations the deceased was a member of. Another way would be by finding a newspaper article that might list your ancestor in connection with the organization. However, what if the organization was a secret organization, then how would I know?

Many times you will find symbols on their gravestones that you might not know what they represent. So I decided to do a google search on “Fraternal Organizations symbols on tombstones” and it leads me to the following link http://www.graveaddiction.com/symbol.html. This website was great place for me to start my search. It showed many organizations, not just fraternal orders, but other civic groups.

Because the website did not go into great detail on the history of each organization, I had to do more google searches on each organization that I decided to include in my PowerPoint presentation. I found many were listed in Wikipedia but I made sure I explained where I found my information since Wikipedia is only as accurate as the person submitting the information.

All-in-all the Presentation was very informative. However, many members expected me to have all the answer about Fraternal Organizations and I had to remind them that I was learning as I was doing this presentation. I did find another website that listed when many organizations were first form and that website was http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/fraternalism/chronology_fraternal_organizations_america.htm.

Since a few members wanted to know what website(s) I used to do my presentation, I decided to create this blog as a way to get the word out.

Saturday Sharing - Using Facebook for Genealogy

This month’s Share Session at the Genealogy Library talked about how to use Facebook for Genealogy. A lot of members had stated that they don’t use Facebook and they don’t need to know what someone has for their lunch or breakfast. Other’s had mention that they can’t believe the stuff that family members post on Facebook.

My suggestion is to use Facebook just for Genealogy. I explained if they already have a Facebook account for family and friends; create another account just for Genealogy. I explained they will need a separate email account to create this Facebook account. Since I usually have a dedicated email for my genealogy stuff, I decided to use that email for my Genealogy Facebook account.

I then showed everyone the importance of privacy settings. I explained that I try to pick the most secure sounding option, especially for those options that I don’t understand. Therefore, if you have the following options: public, friend of friends, friends or only me. I will choose only me because that is the most secure. If that is not an option, then I choose friends.

I explained that for my Genealogy Facebook account, I don’t have any friends, I don’t plan on choosing any friends, plus I won’t be accepting any friend request either because I don’t want to have to scroll through all my friends, “frivolous” post to get to my genealogy post, this is why I don’t use my everyday Facebook Account for my genealogy stuff.

To check your privacy setting, you click on the “gear” icon located near your name in the upper right-hand side of your home page.

Once your privacy settings are good, then you can use the Facebook Search bar (not your browser’s URL spot) to find genealogy groups. Type in search words like: Genealogy, Irish Genealogy, Ancestry.com or FamilySearch… Then you just have to “Like” their page. Some might be private groups that you will need to be accepted to. This is why I don’t privatize everything, I allow my city and state to show, I also share the fact that I am Married, I list that I volunteer at the local library and I might share my genealogy society website too.

However, my profile picture is not of me but a generic picture that I found on the web that reflects my genealogy interest. I do not want my friends sending me request to the wrong account. However, if they do, I can always send them a request with my “real” Facebook account and explain that the other account I use only for my genealogy interest.

So you might want to know what the difference between a page and a group. Pages are usually for businesses or organizations. All you have to do is “Like” the page and you get post to your news feed as they are posted to the pages. Groups are a just that, a group of people who might share an interest. Usually they are controlled by someone, might require approval to join and if so, you will see a “request” button to join. Some groups want to make sure you are a real person, again, this is why I make sure I have some public information.

Basically, my Genealogy Facebook account because a “share” session where I can learn from others who are in my groups or what is happening on Facebook Pages such as my society page.

I am really liking my Genealogy Facebook account because I am not being side tracked by all my friends and family posts. Don't get me wrong, I love my family and friends, but my time that I use for genealogy is rare and precious plus I won't get distracted by seeing that someone has passed me on Candy Crush and won't be tempted to try to pass them!

Sharing Saturday - Disenberg Bible PART 3

The fifth and final bible page that I am covering for the Dusinberg Bible was written on the back side of a page. The entries are as follows:

• Christina Law died Oct 15, 1869 age 58 yrs 10 mo 2 da.
• James Law Sr died Mar 8^th 1883 age 80 yr 4 mo
• Lizzie Augspurger died Aug 5 1883 age 27 yr 9 mo 5 da
• Maud Hulse died at Avondale Dec 27 1913 age 32 yr 10 mo 2 da
• Henry Dusinberg died at Cincinnati Feb 2 1920 age 66 5 mo 19 da
• William Dusinberg died Dec 23 1929 at Sandborn, Ind
• James S Law died Jan 11 1939 age 84 yr 5 mo 11 days in Trenton.

This final page has given us some new facts, completed other facts and introduced some new people.

Christina and James Law Sr are probably the parents of James S Law who is the husband of Emma Dusinberg. The last entry in the list appears to be for the Younger James S Law death information. A new person is Lizzie Augsberger, Henry Dusinberg and William Dusinberg. Henry and William are probably children of Cornilius and Marie Dusinberg. 

Additional Research:

I found the 1860 Census with

Name	Age
Cornilus Dusenberry	42
Maria Dusenberry	40
William Dusenberry	13
Henry Dusenberry	7
Emma Dusenberry	1

This confirms that William and Henry along with Emma are the children of Cornelius and Marie Dusinberg. I haven’t been able to figure out who Lizzie Augsberger is. If she was 27 when she died, that makes her birth in Dec of 1855. So if she was a child of Cornelius and Marie, she should be in the 1860 Census with the rest of her family. Perhaps she is the married sister of James S Law.

I found the 1870 Census with

Name	Age
James Law	67
Christena Law	18
Catharine Law	20
Elizabeth Law	14
James Law	16

Elizabeth could be the future Lizzie Augsberger. 

In conclusion: These five bible pages gives quite a lot of information about the Couple of Emma Disenberg and James S Law. It also gives both sets of parents names and many siblings along with their children and even grandchildren. My wish is that the family of Emma and James finds this blog and are able to expand their research. 

Sharing Saturday - Disenberg Bible PART 2

The third bible page that I am covering for the Dusinberg Bible is titled Marriages. However, one column was crossed out and re-titled as Births and the entries are as follows:

Column 1:

·        Emma V Dusinberg married Dec 11 AD 1878 to James Law.

·        James S Law was born August 1^st 1854

·        Blanche Law and Ivor Gerard was married Nov 27 1901

·        Maud Law and Warren Hulse was married Oct 4, 1902.

Column 2:

·        Blanche Law was born 13thay of December (AD) 1879 in West Elhton, Preble Co, Ohio.

·        Maud Law was born Feb 25 AD 1881, West Elhton, Preble Co, Ohio.

·        Howard J Law was born the 5^th day of Dec A.D. 1883 in Osgood, Ripley Co, Indiana.

·        Mary Emma Hulse Died Aug 26, 1906 age 6 mo 16 da.

This page of the bible introduces us to another Dusinberg member of the family named Emma. Then it gives Emma’s three children’s births, her husband’s birth, her two daughter’s marriage information and even her granddaughter’s death at the tender age of 6 months and 16 days.

What we don’t know is Emma’s birth information.

West Elhton is about 45 miles north of Cincinnati, Ohio and Osgood, Indiana is about 60 miles west of Cincinnati.  The family seems to be staying in the same general area.

The fourth bible page that I am covering for the Dusinberg Bible is titled Miscellaneous. The entries are as follows:

Column 1:

·        Cornilius Augustus Dusinberg was married 23 Day of November in the year AD 1845 to Maria Larson.

·        C.A. Dusinberg born Nov 9 AD 1818.

·        Maria Larsen born July 29 AD 1820

·        Elizabeth Fay Hulse was born Jan 11 1903 at Trento, Butler Co, Ohio

·        William Francis Hulse was born July 22 1904 at Trenton Ohio

·        Mary Emma Hulse born Feb 10, 1906 at Trenton, Ohio

Column 2:

·        Emma Virginia Dusinberg born Jun 11 1859 in Covington, KY

·        Cornelius Edison Dusinberg born year AD 1862 April 21, Paddy Run, Ohio

·        Walter Gray Dusinberg Born AD 1866 June 16 in Paddy Run, Ohio

·        George Robert Gerard was born May 5, 1903 at Columbus, Ohio

·        Eva Hulse & Baby Hulse was born Dec 13, 1913 at Avondale, Ohio. Baby died Dec 13 and Eva died Dec 20, 1913

·        James Harding Law born Dec 11, 1911 in Union City, Indiana.

This page has cleared up the information on C.A. (Cornilius Augustus) Dusinberg and his wife Maria Larsen. We learned the marriage date and their birth dates. Plus we finally learned Emma Dusinberg’s birth plus two more siblings. Along with Emma’s grandchildren and another child of hers.

These bible pages have given us a wealth of information and we still have one more page to explore.

However, we have the main ancestor, Cornelius Edison Dusineberg and his wife Maria Larsen. They had approx. 11 children. Then we learned about their daughter, Emma’s marriage and her three children. Of her children, we see two of her daughters have married and one had 5 children with one set of twins and the other daughter had at least one son. We also have another Law birth in 1911 which is probably another grandson of Emma’s most likely through her son Howard. This would need to be proven.

Next week will examine the last bible page and see if there are any unanswered questions. Of course all family relationships will need to be proven, at this time, we are making assumptions based on the bible pages. However, having these assumptions will aid a researcher in trying to prove the information found in these bible pages. So far, it a gold mine because we have daughter’s married names and these are some

of the hardest pieces of information to find.