Sentiments on Thursday cover the thoughts of Seminars past. We are putting the final touches on our Seminar for Family History Month for the Chula Vista Genealogy Society, Chula Vista, California.
The Seminar will be held 2 October at the Norman Park Senior Center. It will be an all day affair.
Something we have not done since Mr. Bill Doty (now retired) came from NARA and gave some presentations on what NARA
held for us to learn about, many long years ago.
O yes we have had seminars but not a full day one.
Our speakers will be Jean Wilcox Hibben and Alfred Pena.
Our theme is "WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?"
It is with great hope that we can have as a successful seminar as we did when Bill Doty came to present to us.
A web site I enjoy tremendously is Genealogywise.com for research assistance, help and relaxation.
They are a growing entity in the world of Genealogy. The people are friendly and overall want to find the answers to their puzzles. They are willing to share and laugh and smile when things are not always as they seem.
Do give them a go for in home assistance in your genealogy. You do not even need to leave your home to learn,
Vital Records, Histories, Civil War and Rev War Information. Just attend a chat that they are having on a given topic.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Vital Records Presentation Today
Today I will be presenting information on "Vital Records and Where to Find Them". 12:15 Chula Vista Library, 4th and F St.
Chula Vista, CA
Come learn some new places to look and what a Vital Record is.
Also our Scholarship recipient from last year will be present to meet members.
Refreshments and the event is free. Come join in the learning and the companionship of the day.
Chula Vista, CA
Come learn some new places to look and what a Vital Record is.
Also our Scholarship recipient from last year will be present to meet members.
Refreshments and the event is free. Come join in the learning and the companionship of the day.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
No Tombstones on this Tuesday
This has been my week of wonder. No tombstones to share, though my cousin lost her husband in Kansas. It was a sudden and sad loss for us all. Carolyn my heart and prayers go out to you.
Grandson D had knee surgery finally after more than two (I think years of attempting to have it done). His injury was after mine but before they discovered mine was in need of surgery. Can not believe the company made him suffer this long. Very painful condition and surgery takes time to recover, been there done that.
Sis, Mary came back to visit also this week past. Arriving on Friday night due to the accident in the valley with a Greyhound buss all travel was delayed due to major inspections of the bus. Hurray she arrived safe even if several hours late.
My birthday past this last week and daughter bought me this delicious double chocolate cake to share with everyone. Chocolate mouse filling too.
Grandson J and his school mates came to visit and attend COMIC-CON, wow what fun we had. We rode the trolley and we went by car and we did a lot of walking to take in the event. This is the event I share with him each year, or at least attempt to. :>)
I ended up with very tender feet by the fourth day. Yes the first thing I did was buy my tickets for us for next year. Now to secure a ticket for my daughter, my goof.
Younger grandson Z was gifted with a signed picture of Chewbacca, from Star Wars, ending up with tears in many peoples eyes
and a very grateful grandson. The actor has no idea how much that picture and autograph meant to our grandson.
Grandsons W and K, had results from their fair. K took many prizes with his bunnies and W did the same with his chickens. I think K took best of show for his bunnies. They also made great money at the 4-H auction to move forward for next year.
Michigan
Family from all over called or left a Happy Birthday on Facebook or email for me to see.
Thanks to all whom sent me Birthday Blessing Wishes, it sure seems we need them.
Grandson J hopes he passed his mid term today.
Grandson S is hoping to spend some time this weekend with us. He called me two days in a row and it made my heart sing.
Granddaughter to be called and talked almost an hour with me which also made my heart sing.
Mom called to. As did my other children and family members.
Seminar meeting covered lots of ground and that was a large relief.
Hubby had last day of back therapy and says he is better.
I did a Genealogy talk in Lemon Grove on Wednesday.
Prepared my talk for Chula Vista Genealogy Society this Wednesday 28 July 2010
What a week and that is not all just part of it.
Then the computer has decided to give me fits again so by Friday it will go back to whence it came last to see why again it is not working correctly.
Grandson D had knee surgery finally after more than two (I think years of attempting to have it done). His injury was after mine but before they discovered mine was in need of surgery. Can not believe the company made him suffer this long. Very painful condition and surgery takes time to recover, been there done that.
Sis, Mary came back to visit also this week past. Arriving on Friday night due to the accident in the valley with a Greyhound buss all travel was delayed due to major inspections of the bus. Hurray she arrived safe even if several hours late.
My birthday past this last week and daughter bought me this delicious double chocolate cake to share with everyone. Chocolate mouse filling too.
Grandson J and his school mates came to visit and attend COMIC-CON, wow what fun we had. We rode the trolley and we went by car and we did a lot of walking to take in the event. This is the event I share with him each year, or at least attempt to. :>)
I ended up with very tender feet by the fourth day. Yes the first thing I did was buy my tickets for us for next year. Now to secure a ticket for my daughter, my goof.
Younger grandson Z was gifted with a signed picture of Chewbacca, from Star Wars, ending up with tears in many peoples eyes
and a very grateful grandson. The actor has no idea how much that picture and autograph meant to our grandson.
Grandsons W and K, had results from their fair. K took many prizes with his bunnies and W did the same with his chickens. I think K took best of show for his bunnies. They also made great money at the 4-H auction to move forward for next year.
Michigan
Family from all over called or left a Happy Birthday on Facebook or email for me to see.
Thanks to all whom sent me Birthday Blessing Wishes, it sure seems we need them.
Grandson J hopes he passed his mid term today.
Grandson S is hoping to spend some time this weekend with us. He called me two days in a row and it made my heart sing.
Granddaughter to be called and talked almost an hour with me which also made my heart sing.
Mom called to. As did my other children and family members.
Seminar meeting covered lots of ground and that was a large relief.
Hubby had last day of back therapy and says he is better.
I did a Genealogy talk in Lemon Grove on Wednesday.
Prepared my talk for Chula Vista Genealogy Society this Wednesday 28 July 2010
What a week and that is not all just part of it.
Then the computer has decided to give me fits again so by Friday it will go back to whence it came last to see why again it is not working correctly.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
Hoffman's Lost Lineage not Yet Found
I have decided to do something different today. I am at a stand still on my HOFFMAN/Huffman Lineage.
So I am going to start with my Grandfather Hoffman and post some data on a steady basis to see if any
other Hoffman/Huffman clan member finds us.
First one needs to know that HUFFMAN was not a name used in Germanic region until after the 1800's. It
was spoke as HOOFMAN or Huffman but spelt HOFFMAN. You can even see it spelt HOUGHMAN.
We know we came early to the American land. Some letters indicate we may even be from the Germanna Group.
So here is the starting of an adventure down the path to find more kin and maybe put more puzzle pieces together.
My last Hoffman was Grandad so this is where I start and work backward over time.
My Grandfather and my Grandmother were very special to me.
Their names are Cecil Lee (Shorty) and Inez Mae Scott Hoffman. I call them Grandma and Grandpa Hoffman.
Grandpa Hoffman grew up in southeast Iowa. Monroe and Appanoose Co area.
Grandpa's father came to Iowa from Greene Co., Pennsylvania. His name was Franklin Marion Hoffman. Grandpa's Mother was Samantha Abigail Duvall and her parents also came to Iowa from Greene Co., Pennsylvania.
Grandpa Cecil was born 9 May 1891 in Moravia, IA. Grandpa had asthma really bad and he went to Wyoming to live with his mother's family members (Duvall's) that moved there. Due to drier air it was easier to breathe. He did well in Wyoming so he worked and came back and forth until they could afford to move to Wyoming. My mother was their first child born in Wyoming. The older siblings were born in Iowa the younger ones in Wyoming.
They homesteaded a piece of land near Slater Flats. He later bought land in another area.
They retired from farming and moved to Wheatland the town in the mid 1950's. I remember the farm out in the country near Aunt Marie's (Mom's sis). I also remember the home in town near his sons, Dick and Roy. Grandma Inez, grew up in Iowa and after marriage to Grandpa and some children later moved to Wyoming where the climate was better for her husband to breathe. Her birthday was 6 Oct 1892 born in Taylor township, IA.
Grandpa spent a great deal of time checking the growing grains in the fields. I walked the cornfields with him many times so I could hear his stories of his family. He loved to talk about his family and his one trip to Pennsylvania when he was about five years old to see his relatives that they had left behind moving to Iowa. He always told me he wanted to go back to Pennsylvania one more time to find some of the people he met when he was 5 years old. I did this for him finally in 1993.
Grandma passed away before Grandpa. She was very ill in bed for some months and there was much discussion on what her ailment was. I am not sure if we know today what she passed from will have to ask my Uncle Dick if he has Death Certificate.
I remember she was very ill the year I was a senior in high school and Mom went to stay with her for a couple of weeks in 1958. She passed away in November of 1961.
Grandad lived for almost a year longer. We were hoping he was coming to visit us and he suddenly passed on 24 October 1962. My second son Don was just a year old and one day when Grandad passed.
It was a truly sad day for our family, when we lost our grandparents on Mothers' side of the family.
end of part one
So I am going to start with my Grandfather Hoffman and post some data on a steady basis to see if any
other Hoffman/Huffman clan member finds us.
First one needs to know that HUFFMAN was not a name used in Germanic region until after the 1800's. It
was spoke as HOOFMAN or Huffman but spelt HOFFMAN. You can even see it spelt HOUGHMAN.
We know we came early to the American land. Some letters indicate we may even be from the Germanna Group.
So here is the starting of an adventure down the path to find more kin and maybe put more puzzle pieces together.
My last Hoffman was Grandad so this is where I start and work backward over time.
My Grandfather and my Grandmother were very special to me.
Their names are Cecil Lee (Shorty) and Inez Mae Scott Hoffman. I call them Grandma and Grandpa Hoffman.
Grandpa Hoffman grew up in southeast Iowa. Monroe and Appanoose Co area.
Grandpa's father came to Iowa from Greene Co., Pennsylvania. His name was Franklin Marion Hoffman. Grandpa's Mother was Samantha Abigail Duvall and her parents also came to Iowa from Greene Co., Pennsylvania.
Grandpa Cecil was born 9 May 1891 in Moravia, IA. Grandpa had asthma really bad and he went to Wyoming to live with his mother's family members (Duvall's) that moved there. Due to drier air it was easier to breathe. He did well in Wyoming so he worked and came back and forth until they could afford to move to Wyoming. My mother was their first child born in Wyoming. The older siblings were born in Iowa the younger ones in Wyoming.
They homesteaded a piece of land near Slater Flats. He later bought land in another area.
They retired from farming and moved to Wheatland the town in the mid 1950's. I remember the farm out in the country near Aunt Marie's (Mom's sis). I also remember the home in town near his sons, Dick and Roy. Grandma Inez, grew up in Iowa and after marriage to Grandpa and some children later moved to Wyoming where the climate was better for her husband to breathe. Her birthday was 6 Oct 1892 born in Taylor township, IA.
Grandpa spent a great deal of time checking the growing grains in the fields. I walked the cornfields with him many times so I could hear his stories of his family. He loved to talk about his family and his one trip to Pennsylvania when he was about five years old to see his relatives that they had left behind moving to Iowa. He always told me he wanted to go back to Pennsylvania one more time to find some of the people he met when he was 5 years old. I did this for him finally in 1993.
Grandma passed away before Grandpa. She was very ill in bed for some months and there was much discussion on what her ailment was. I am not sure if we know today what she passed from will have to ask my Uncle Dick if he has Death Certificate.
I remember she was very ill the year I was a senior in high school and Mom went to stay with her for a couple of weeks in 1958. She passed away in November of 1961.
Grandad lived for almost a year longer. We were hoping he was coming to visit us and he suddenly passed on 24 October 1962. My second son Don was just a year old and one day when Grandad passed.
It was a truly sad day for our family, when we lost our grandparents on Mothers' side of the family.
end of part one
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Sentimental on Sunday of School Friends of Old
Since we are to be sentimental today I want to share I just got word in again from an old school acquaintance.
It is so good to hear from old school acquaintances and friends, It makes us remember some real neat things of days
long past.
It also saddens the heart to hear of shape some of us have been resorted to.
It comes on a day of a Grandson thinking of marriage and the world ahead and the sky is so bright filled with hope.
When you look back on that day in our world, we could not hear the drums beating and the voices calling to slow
down and enjoy what you have before it is gone.
Then Mom reached 90 years of age and she asked, " do we really have longevity in the family?" I had looked this up
prior to her birthday to see what the past would tell us. Yes, we have long and short lives to live.
I have been fortunate in keeping a couple of life long (at least I think of them in that term) friends. One I have known
since 3rd grade and the other since I was 13. One of our classmates died in a fire in 1967 in Louisiana saving another
person's life. Actually she had already rescued three people. I still have the Obit. Carolyn I still love you. To much smoke
got into her lungs.
We lost some classmates right after graduation due to an accident complicated by speed and alcohol. It seemed to
be the thing of the time for many.
Many families that lived near my home still live near my MOM's home so we have known them for 60 + years.
They are somewhat an extension of the core. It was one of these I found in Burbank this year. As she brought me
up to speed on her family, I could remember some of the class mates hopes and dreams.
WE ALL HAD DREAMS BACK THEN.
I wonder what puts us in homes for care at such an early age. Many of my classmates have lost much younger siblings
something I was not expecting to hear either.
Is this the normal of our society today? Are the younger ones more disabled and damaged than ours are? From a class of
32 to a class of 28 at graduation we are dwindling faster than people in the ten years ahead of us. They are hanging on and
make a go of it. The generation ten years younger is going faster than batting an eye for some reason.
It is so good to hear from old school acquaintances and friends, It makes us remember some real neat things of days
long past.
It also saddens the heart to hear of shape some of us have been resorted to.
It comes on a day of a Grandson thinking of marriage and the world ahead and the sky is so bright filled with hope.
When you look back on that day in our world, we could not hear the drums beating and the voices calling to slow
down and enjoy what you have before it is gone.
Then Mom reached 90 years of age and she asked, " do we really have longevity in the family?" I had looked this up
prior to her birthday to see what the past would tell us. Yes, we have long and short lives to live.
I have been fortunate in keeping a couple of life long (at least I think of them in that term) friends. One I have known
since 3rd grade and the other since I was 13. One of our classmates died in a fire in 1967 in Louisiana saving another
person's life. Actually she had already rescued three people. I still have the Obit. Carolyn I still love you. To much smoke
got into her lungs.
We lost some classmates right after graduation due to an accident complicated by speed and alcohol. It seemed to
be the thing of the time for many.
Many families that lived near my home still live near my MOM's home so we have known them for 60 + years.
They are somewhat an extension of the core. It was one of these I found in Burbank this year. As she brought me
up to speed on her family, I could remember some of the class mates hopes and dreams.
WE ALL HAD DREAMS BACK THEN.
I wonder what puts us in homes for care at such an early age. Many of my classmates have lost much younger siblings
something I was not expecting to hear either.
Is this the normal of our society today? Are the younger ones more disabled and damaged than ours are? From a class of
32 to a class of 28 at graduation we are dwindling faster than people in the ten years ahead of us. They are hanging on and
make a go of it. The generation ten years younger is going faster than batting an eye for some reason.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Following Friday aha another JONES
I was happy to see a fellow JONES create a blog site and have visited it steady since. With 5 lines of JONES in background and born a JONES I can see this to be a happy following. It's new but go give it a whirl. Interesting writings on interesting genealogical topics.
http://thejonesgenealogist.blogspot.com/
http://thejonesgenealogist.blogspot.com/
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