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About Pat Shaul

Genealogist / Family Historian; Blog started as a record of my Grandfather's post card collection which ran for 15 months. Then, in June, 2017, I changed over to reporting and commenting on notifications from the ANCESTRY app "We're Related" I then started to provide snippets into ancestor biographies on the dates that were significant anniversaries.

Too Many Directions, Too Little Time, Too Many Bright Shiny Objects

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Pat Shaul

I have been trying to keep up my research into the validity of Ancestry’s Thru lines app, but it has taken many different directions and many lines to explore. On the upside, I have been successful in identifying a few … Continue reading →

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New Project — Research Based on Ancestry Thru-Lines

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Pat Shaul

OK, first, it the THRU Lines not TRUE lines. The connections may be real or not. There needs to be an investigation as to whether the descendants of a known forbearer are documented with citations, not just a guess by … Continue reading →

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1 January 2023

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Pat Shaul

It appears that the first day of the year was a big day for my ancestors to get married – 26 couples appeared on my app that screens my genealogy database for events for the specific date. The first couple … Continue reading →

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BSO = Down the Rabbit Hole.

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Pat Shaul

This week, I got into the current issue of the New England Historic and Genealogical Register. I had planned on scanning the Table of Contents, realizing there was nothing of immediate interest and putting it aside. Well there was a … Continue reading →

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September was a busy month …

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Pat Shaul

And now I am thinking I had come up with a theme for the rest of the year and that I really do not need one either. There has been a lot of updates to the house which has taken … Continue reading →

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Wow, life has gone on ..

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Pat Shaul

What have I been up to? It has really been a long time since I booked and entry in this blog. So, now sitting at my computer on 31 August, I think I have lost interest in explaining why I … Continue reading →

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Reschedule original plan to add comments on the one above / below.

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Pat Shaul

I had planned to go ahead with the next book on my list of why each is taking up bookshelf space in my den when I got sucked into looking at the just prior book and digging deeper into what … Continue reading →

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New Englanders in the 1600s

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Pat Shaul

The Guide to Genealogical Research by Martin E Hollick was published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society. I bought it because I knew I should be able to find a number of my ancestors listed. P 17 – Botsford, … Continue reading →

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History of Seymour, Connecticut with Biographies and Genealogies – W. C. Sharpe

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Pat Shaul

History of Seymour, Connecticut with Biographies and Genealogies by W. C. Sharpe was published by Record Print, Seymour, Connecticut in 1879. I must admit that what first caught my eye about this volume was that Seymour was one of the … Continue reading →

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Rolls and Lists of Connecticut Men in the Revolution 1775 – 1783

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Pat Shaul

This is Volume VII, published by the Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Connecticut, 1901. I knew I had a number of ancestors that either came from or stopped for a bit in Connecticut. I was aware that my line of the … Continue reading →

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