52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History – Week 4

08 Feb 2011 Leave a Comment

by Jennifer Holik-Urban in 52 Weeks of Genealogy Tags: ,

Week 4: Home

Describe the house in which you grew up. Was it big or small? What made it unique? Is it still there today?

The house I grew up in was a one story with four bedrooms. My siblings and I each had our own. The living room/dining room/kitchen was all centered in the house with two bedrooms on either side. My sister and I shared one “wing” of the house and my parents and brother the other. LOL! Although I think initially my sister was on the other side for a long time. I believe the house is still there today. I drove through the town I grew up in a couple of months ago and it seemed more run down than when I lived there so I didn’t venture outside the city limits to find out.

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Wisdom Wednesday – Check the Dictionary

02 Feb 2011 2 Comments

by Jennifer Holik-Urban in Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Webster Dictionary genealogy resource for Kokoska and TreglerIf you read my post on Monday about going through old boxes of stuff this weekend, you will know I found a lot of new items I had not really looked at.

This is the cover to the Webster Dictionary. I am not sure of the date. It is a thick cardboard cover and on the back is a lot of family history information. We have all heard of families writing in the family Bible, but a dictionary?

The back contains information written by my grandma Rose Tregler. She wrote birth and death dates and places, social security numbers and citizenship petition numbers for some of my relatives! The people include Jaroslav Tregler, Sr., Jaroslav Tregler, Anna Tregler, Rose Tregler, her parent’s names, my aunt and my mom.

I wonder why grandma would write this in a dictionary……. Where are some interesting places you have located family information?

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Follow Friday – Hearts Turned

28 Jan 2011 Leave a Comment

by Jennifer Holik-Urban in Uncategorized Tags: , , , , ,

There is a new, young, blogger online researching her family history. Check her out at Hearts Turned. It is so great to see the younger generation (gosh that makes me feel old!!) getting into their family history.

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Activity: Conduct an Interview

24 Jan 2011 Leave a Comment

by Jennifer Holik-Urban in Uncategorized, Writing Tags: , , , , , , ,

Now that you have begun gathering information on your family, it is time to do a little writing. The best place to start is with your parents. Here are a few questions to get you going. After you conduct the interview, write up a short story about what you learned.

  1. What is your full name?
  2. When and where were you born? What hospital?
  3. What are your parents names?
  4. When and where were they born?
  5. When were they married?
  6. When did you get married?
  7. What schools did you attend growing up?
  8. What was your favorite subject?
  9. Where did you live growing up?
  10. Did you go to college? Where? What did you study?
  11. What are the names of your siblings?
  12. What are their birth dates? Who did they marry and when?
  13. What is your occupation?
  14. What did your parents do for a living?
  15. Did your parents go to college?
  16. Are you right or left-handed?
  17. What color are your eyes?
  18. What color is your hair?
  19. What about your parents eye color?
  20. If you are interviewing your mom, ask her what her maiden name was.

After the interview is over, write a short story about your parents’ lives. This is the beginning of the story of your family.

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My Genealogy Ebooks and Tip Sheets are Online

21 Jan 2011 1 Comment

by Jennifer Holik-Urban in Education Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

My genealogy tip sheets and book are available on Nook, Lulu and Kindle. Take a peek! More tip sheets coming this year.

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You can purchase any of my Ebooks from my online store here.

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