Tag Archives: Genealogy

Ezra Peter Koontz

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Pat Shaul

Not only did Great-great Grandfather Ezra Peter Koontz sit in a rocking chair, he invented one! Below are the drawings and patent document for that chair.

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Gettin Me Some Education

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Pat Shaul

After completion of Diahan Southerd’s mtDNA for Genealogy Course, I was hooked on getting a better understanding of the areas in which I appear to be most interested. Therefore, I have set up a study program using the following texts: … Continue reading →

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UFOs are Real!!

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Pat Shaul

Well, that is the title of a new presentation in the works. I have noticed that a number of my ancestral lines just start or just end. Some of my genealogy colleagues call this a brick wall. I, on the … Continue reading →

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Falling even deeper ….

Posted on July 2, 2025 by Pat Shaul

I am slowly, very slowly, working my way through Diahan Southard’s online class on mitochondrial DNA. Finally, through my own fault, I am in the midst of lesson 2. Diahan has given a “light bulb goes on” explanation of the … Continue reading →

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Help, I have fallen, and I am not ready to get up…

Posted on June 11, 2025 by Pat Shaul

Into a rabbit hole, that is. I have been getting a slog of articles on DNA – mitochondrial DNA to be specific. These are being written by a number of my most respected authors – Roberta Estes (#RobertaEstes #DNAeXplained ), … Continue reading →

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The Great Clean Up / Clean Out

Posted on December 7, 2024 by Pat Shaul

As I was discussing in the previous blog, I have been trying to get the mess reference materials down to a size that I would be able to manage and would be able to locate when I needed and item. … Continue reading →

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DNA = Bright Shiny Object?

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Pat Shaul

I am getting too involved in creating / verifying other people’s pedigrees. I get started on researching a DNA match to try to determine how we might be related and a number of hours later, I either hit a brick … Continue reading →

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What’s Next?

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Pat Shaul

Now that the Hotchkiss, Lee, Munn, Tilden book is done [!!!!] what is my next BIG project? Well, it started when I noticed this historic marker on Nine Mile Road in Farmington Hills, Oakland, Michigan: I have Sprague as one … Continue reading →

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Done, Done, and Done

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Pat Shaul

It took years to complete, but it is done. One of the great puzzles was who wrote the manuscript that started me on this journey. After a great deal of investigation and using the manuscript writer’s clues, I finally came … Continue reading →

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And, it’s off to the printer

Posted on August 14, 2024 by Pat Shaul

Finally, I have shipped Hotchkiss, Lee, Munn, Tilden and Other Related Families to the printer. Proof copy is due to arrive on Sunday and then minor tweeks are possible. Because the book had a lot of color pictures and color … Continue reading →

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