1936 Senior Class Picture - Mary "Helen" Weigandt

1958 March of Dimes Family

1940 Census

Tomorrow is the big day...the big release of the 1940 census. Well, sort of. Apparently the information becomes available to the public, and other genealogy sites.  The records, which belong to the National Archives and Records Administration, have not been accessible to the public and this includes sites such as Ancestry.com, until tomorrow.  So, Ancestry will not begin to upload information until tomorrow.

"The National Archives and Records Administration will open the 1940 U.S. Federal Census on April 2, 2012—the first time this collection will be made available to the public. Once we receive the census, we will begin uploading census images to our site so the public can browse them. Initially, this collection will be what we call a browse-only collection. This means a person can scroll through the pages of the census districts much like you would look at a microfilm or a book. At the same time, we will be working behind the scenes to create an index of the census that will eventually allow people to search for their family members by name as they currently can with all other censuses on Ancestry.com. Note also that the 1940 U.S. Federal Census will be accessible free of charge throughout 2012 on Ancestry.com...

...how long will the upload process take? and when will my state be ready. Unfortunately, until we start the process we have no idea exactly how long it will be before all images or a specific state will be uploaded. We like to use this analogy: think about how long it takes to upload all of the images on a memory card onto a home computer. Now imagine that memory card holds 3.8 million, very-high-definition images."

Mary Vogel Weigandt & Albert Weigandt

WOW! I just saw a photo that has my great grandfather Jacob Weigandt, my great grandmother Mary Vogel Weigandt and my great great grandmother Charlotte Sommer Vogel in it with Mary's brother Heinrich "Henry" and his family.

I am blown away by how much my grandfather Albert Weigandt looked like his mom.

Katherine Ruth Graham Weigandt [Cullimore]

I don't know the date of this picture of my grandmother Katherine Ruth Graham Weigandt. After my grandfather died she took her mother's maiden name of Cullimore.

Albert Weigandt

I love this picture of my grandfather Albert Weigandt at Antelope Park in Lincoln, Nebraska, 1945. I was told he was quite the goofy guy at times.

Cullimore

Thanks to a new found cousin in the UK I will be shifting research mode for awhile to the Cullimore side of my tree. Bill is also close enough to do look ups for us at the National Archives in Portsea, Hampshire, England. Thank you Bill! Also, safe travels to the Archives at Annapolis, Charleston and Savannah next month.

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Cullimores of Portsmouth, England

I have found a distant cousin with information on my distant Grandfather William Cullimore and the Cullimores of Portsmouth. One of many road blocks broken through.

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Grove Graham - Insolvent Debtor 1828

Grove Graham_14 Feb 1828_Published Albany Argus 21 Mar and 11 Apr 1828_Insolvent Debtor

Thanks to my Cousin Barb for helping me to find this newspaper article on our ggg/grandfather. It ran twice with the same verbiage. I've not yet discovered the outcome after the noted 30 Apr 1828. Thank you Barb!

Silver Trinket Box - Engraved "LOU"

Silver Trinket Box engraved "Lou" [polished]

Silver Trinket Box [unpolished]



This trinket box entered in to my parents possession and then into mine. I didn't have much knowledge of it other than it, and a silver coffee pot, had belonged to my Great Grandparents Zoe Marie Cullimore Graham (1885-1960) and Lester Garfield Graham (1880-1972).  Between my parents and myself we have owned the box, and coffee pot, for almost 50 years now. I've search my notes to try and determine why a Graham and a Cullimore would have an item engraved with "Lou" on it. A few weeks ago I shared pictures of the box, and the coffee pot, with my dad's cousin. We've been collaborating on our family research project. After putting several stories and possible events together, it is possible that the box belonged to Zoe's mother, Courtenay Marie Hill (1846-1906), who had obtained it from her aunt Lucy Baynham Baylor Dodd (1813-1902) who died with no issue. Courtenay had spent some time with Lucy, believed to be called "Aunt Lou," and Courtenay's grandmother Courtenay Elizabeth New Baylor (1818-1901) when both were widowed and living together in Texas.  If anyone has some more information on the trinket box I would appreciate it. Oh, and a mystery was solved....Where is the coffee pot, the cream and sugar?  Mystery solved after almost 50 years. I have the aboved mention silver coffee pot and my dad's cousin has passed the cream and sugar set on to their daughter. After all these years we did not know the other had a part of the set. The set is reconected via the electronic age.

1940 Census

"65" Days and then we will all be overloading the servers to see the 1940 census...woo hoo!

Cullimore Family Bible & Contents - Before Repairs

I have been taking "before" pictures of the Cullimore Family Bible before sending it off to Indiana (http://www.leonardsbooks.com/) for repair. Copies will also be added to my Ancestry.com tree. Many people would leave such a book as it is but as I upload photos before sending it off I believe you will agree that having it repaired will further add to the life and enjoyment of the Bible for generations yet to be. More to come on one of the most amazing books I've had the pleasure to have, my heartfelt thanks to my Aunt Mary. Words cannot express how thankful I am to have it passed on to me. Hugs!

John Wesley Cullimore (1840-1921)

This is an original photo of my Great Great Grandfather that I got framed. It turned out very nice.

You Cannot Copywrite a Fact

I get annoyed with websites that have banners stating that you cannot use data from their websites without permission because it's copywrited. They cannot claim copywrite to a fact. But they can if they've done research and are the first to prove information.

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