This topic is going around the genealogy blogosphere, so I thought I'd give it a shot. I know for a fact that there are other people out there with the name Brian Zalewski and even including my middle name, James. I'm pretty sure there is even one in this state. Growing up the only Zalewski … [Read more...]
Depression-era Diary meets Twitter
30 January 2009 By
Here is a neat idea. Someone had found an old diary from a family member that was written as a small sentence a day. It turned out to be perfect for a twitter account. It's a very cool idea where old meets new. Late last year, my family found a line-a-day diary maintained by my great-aunt from 1937 … [Read more...]
Carnival of Genealogy: Happy Dance
29 January 2009 By
This Carnival of Genealogy has to do with "The Happy Dance. The Joy of Genealogy. Almost everyone has experienced it. Tell us about the first time, or the last time, or the best time. What event, what document, what special find has caused you to stand up and cheer, to go crazy with joy? If you … [Read more...]
Grave Searching
22 January 2009 By
I know someone had posted this awhile back, but I forget where I saw it. So, I can't take credit for it. But, I thought it was funny enough to post again for anyone who didn't see it. You genealogists will get it. This is a video of a poor genealogist try to find his ancestor's final resting … [Read more...]
99 Genealogy Things
8 January 2009 By
Found this over at GenBlog, a 99 (really 104) Things Meme and with a genealogy twist. Thought I'd give it a shot. The list should be annotated in the following manner: Things you have already done or found: bold face type Things you would like to do or find: italicize (color optional) Things … [Read more...]
Tanta
18 March 2008 By
Well, I was going to write an article asking for some help, but I think I found my answer. When I was a kid, we used to visit my great grandmother (or who I thought was my great grandmother at the time.) As far as I can remember, we always called her "Tanta." I always thought this was her name, but … [Read more...]
Where was my Y-DNA and mtDNA in 1808?
6 March 2008 By
I saw a post over at The Genetic Genealogist about this and I thought it'd be interesting to check my information.Though, it's kind of a downer since I don't really know exactly where my Y-DNA or my mtDNA was in 1808. I can only trace my Zalewski line back to about 1858 with Frank J. Zalewski, in … [Read more...]
I know I parked the car somewhere..
12 December 2007 By
Ah...winter is here. Actually..technically, it's not here, yet. But, from the looks of things up here in Wisconsin, winter is in full force. Thank goodness for neighbors with snowblowers. (Oooh, that's a good band name - "Neighbors with Snowblowers") Here are some photos from yesterdays … [Read more...]
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