Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of my readers. I hope you enjoy your holiday gathering. Don’t forget those questions you planned to ask your older relatives and friends. Learn about the traditions your ancestors had.
To quote a famous line from “A Christmas Carol” > “God Bless of Everyone”.
Have you ever wondered if there’s a 1890 census substitute which identifies children? Well there’s a great resource if they survived. That resource is a school register. Here’s the school register from the Great Hill School in Seymour, Connecticut for the academic year of 1892-93. Many school registers include the actual birth date in the data they collect. Unfortunately, this one didn’t.
Teacher: Addie M. Smith
Student Name……………Gender….Age(Yr..Mo)………….Parent or guardian
Eva DeForest……………F…………9………………..Isaac DeForest
Mary Hull………………F………..14…5…………….Charles Hull
Olive Holbrook………….F………..12…6…………….Allen Holbrook
Nettie Holbrook…………F………..14………………..Allen Holbrook
Violet Llewellyn………..F………..10…7…………….Arthur Llewellyn
Lottie Llewellyn………..F…………6…4…………….Arthur Llewellyn
Jennie Moshier………….F………..16………………..Charles Moshier
Fanny Pierce……………F…………9…5…………….George Tomlinson
Sarah Smith…………….F………..14………………..Henry Smith
Nancy Smith…………….F………..12………………..Edgar Smith
Bernice Smith…………..F………..11…7…………….Edgar Smith
Ethel Smith…………….F………..10………………..Edgar Smith
Alanta Smith……………F…………8…1…………….Henry Smith
Etta Smith……………..F…………8………………..Edgar Smith
Jennie Shay…………….F………..14…1…………….John Shay
Lena Cassill……………F…………7…6…………….John Shay
Carrie Swan…………….F………..13…8…………….Morgan Swan
Lydia Schmidthausler…….F……………………………J Schmidthausler
Florence Treat………….F………..15…2…………….Albert Treat
Ruby Treat……………..F…………8…8…………….Albert Treat
Alice Shreman…………..F…………9…11……………Ed Freeman
Arthur Deforest…………M………..10…4…………….Isac Deforest
Clarence Davis………….M…………7…6…………….Edward Davis
Walter Davis……………M…………9…5…………….Edward Davis
Charles Dudly…………..M…………7…8…………….Henry Dudly
Otis Francis……………M………..17………………..Francis Morelle
John Hully……………..M…………9…6…………….Charles Hully
Jame Moshier……………M………..10…3…………….Charles Moshier
John Qualey…………….M……………………………Rose Qualey
Fred Smith……………..M…………8…5…………….Henry Smith
Dixon Smith…………….M…………6…5…………….Edgar Smith
Leo Shay……………….M………..12…1…………….John Shay
Walter Scranton…………M…………6…3…………….Abram Scranton
John Schaaff……………M…………6…2………………….Schaaff
Charles Hopkiss…………M…………7..11…………….Fred Hopkiss
Thomas Powers…………..M…………9………………..James Powers
George Sherman………….M………..16………………..Wm. Sherman
Reginald I Smith………..M…………5…7…………….Edgar Smith
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Are you prepared for the holiday gatherings? Which relatives are you going to see? What memories about you ancestors to they remember? Over this holiday season, Hidden Genealogy Nuggets has made several posts about preparing some questions to ask your relatives about your ancestors. Perhaps Great Aunt Ruth, knew your great great grandfather and can share some story you would never know without that personal knowledge.
Below is a summary of the topics we prepared some interview questions for.
Click on the links to review the questions we prepared for each of the topics. Ask these questions and include some of your own. You’ll be sure to learn some personal stories you would not hear otherwise.
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Do you have a genealogist in your life who you need a last minute gift for? There are some gifts which don’t need to be delivered such as a gift subscription to a genealogy website.
Even though some subscription websites don’t have a gift subscription, you can pay for a subscription for him or her.
You can turn the photos or movies of your ancestor into a genealogy present.
You can also order a kit to get his or her DNA tested for genealogical purposes.
There are many more gifts a genealogist would love, genealogy charts, a trip to a genealogy conference, how about attending a local genealogy club together.
