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Trying to write one's family history can be rather daunting, to say the least. Even more so when you're dyslexic and have poor gramar skills. It can be quite exasperating trying to put some simblance of order to the tons of information I've accumulated since I began this journey while living in England in 2004. Should I write a book, use Facebook, use a genealogy website or write a blog? There are so many options, but no matter which avenue(s) I choose there will always be a family member who will not be able to access portions of my collection and research. What to do, what to do? Do I do more than one? Yes. This blog will be my avenue of sharing information, and feelings, as I progress through a mirad of projects such as writing a book and updating my tree on Ancestry.com. This, I believe, will also allow for sharing of information quicker. Though they are all different in how they share information, the end goal is to be the story teller for my family. To tell the stories of generations that came before me, who still walk with me and for the generations yet to be. I welcome your comments, questions and inputs.

10 May 2011

Blish/Blush

I received some genealogy information from Wisconsin in the mail last Friday. I now know when Alfred Day Blish and “Catherine” Amanda Vandozer/Vandoozer (several Racine registers has Vandozer for Catherine and other family members) were married.  There are varying dates on Ancestry.com and a different date in a book on the Blish genealogy.  I’m not sure why the date in the book would be different. I would have assumed he had looked at/acquired a copy of the register of marriages as a source reference.  Maybe he couldn’t accept her marriage at such an early age, 13/14, which really wasn’t that uncommon in those days.  I have another distant grandmother who married when she was 14. Her parents had to sign for her to be able to marry at that young of an age.  I also learned the names of Catherine’s parents. 

 

I also received the obituary for Henry Blish, but I’ve not had a chance to completely review it yet. I think this is actually Harvey, brother to my Alfred.  The obit for Henry is lengthy but I will add it to my blog at a later date for others who are researching his side of the Blish/Blush family.

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