Carol Stetser
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Cemetery Obsession
July 22, 2022 I’ve always liked wandering through old cemeteries. When I was a child, I loved Memorial Day when we visited our family graves and placed wildflowers on them. Once I became a genealogist, I searched out the final resting places of as many ancestors as I could. I even enjoyed strolling through cemeteries …
LCGS Meetings Now in Person
July 15, 2022 The pandemic has disrupted all aspects of our lives – even the way we do genealogy. Many of us haven’t attended an in-person genealogical event in over two years. This situation is beginning to change. Like many other genealogical societies around the country, LCGS has been able to carry on most …
Middle Names: Help or Hindrance
July 8, 2022 Naming patterns can sometimes be helpful in determining the parentage of ancestors. Middle names can also help us identify family relationships. Sometimes the mere fact that someone was given a middle name can help us figure out when he was born. In the United States, middle names were seldom used until …