A Sentimental Sunday Drive in New Bedford, MA

Lorraine St. John, age 4, with her Grandmother, Marie Anne (Turgeon) Lefebvre (1886-1969),

and her step-sister, Lillian Machon.

c.1937

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Louis V becomes King of the Franks

  

On 2 March 986, Louis V, son of  Lothair of France & Emma of Italy, became King of the Franks
At fifteen years of age Louis married Adelaide of Anjou who was thirty-three and on her third marriage. She  soon divorced him and left his house in 984.  Louis died at the age of 20 in 987.
   
Ancestors of Louis V of France:

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Last Veteran of WWI Dies in W. Va. at Age 110

  

Last veteran of WWI dies in W. Va. at age 110: "MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Frank Buckles was repeatedly rejected by military recruiters and got into uniform at 16 after lying about his age. He would later become the last surviving U.S. veteran of World War I."

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Joining the Canadian Royal Air Corps.

     

09-29-1940    Trenton Evening Times 

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The Brick Wall Crumbles: Ancestors of Pierre Robillard

  
With the wonderful assistance of Muriel and the American-Canadian Genealogical Society, I was finally able to locate the marriage record of Pierre Robillard, identify his parents, and establish his ancestry.

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The American-Canadian Genealogical Society

   
The American-Canadian Genealogical Society  was founded in Manchester, New Hampshire in 1973.
 Specializing in French-Canadian, Franco-American, and Acadian genealogy, the society is there to serve your genealogical research needs.

Membership benefits:

•Free access to one of the largest French-Canadian Research Libraries in the United States
•Individual assistance and training in utilizing the facilities of their Research Library
•Discounted use Research Department facilities
•Free publication of three single event queries in the American-Canadian Genealogist
•Free participation in Spring Workshops
•Free subscription to the Society's journal, American-Canadian Genealogist
•Visit their message board to introduce yourself and post queries about those elusive ancestors.

For more information visit: http://www.acgs.org/

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1687 Marriage Record of Jan du Plouvy & Weyntie Van Sanen / Van Sandy

As transcribed in the Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine (vol 37, pg  258):

 

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Tombstone Tuesday: Mary Jane (Casteel) Tunningley (1834-1881)

 

Mary Jane (Casteel) Tunningley

born c. 1834 TN

daughter of James M. & Susan (Underwood) Casteel

married Robert Tunningley in Macoupin Co, IL

 Died 10 April 1881 

Buried in Charity Cemetery

Macoupin Co. IL

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The 22nd Annual Bataan Memorial Death March

  
Join thousands of others on March 27th  in participating in the 22nd Annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range.

The Memorial March commemorates the Bataan Death March that occurred in the Philippines on 12 April 1942 and pays tribute to veteran survivors of this ordeal. The Memorial March takes participants through 26.2 miles of rugged desert terrain where elevation varies from 4,100 to 5,300 feet. In 2010, about 5,400 marchers and runners from the United States and allied countries came to White Sands Missile Range to participate in the United States' largest memorial road march competition.

For more information visit: http://www.bataanmarch.com/

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The Naturalization of Marie (Kollain) Becker

    
Within just a few days of sending my request to the National Archives I recieved copies of Marie's naturalization documents  (click on images to enlarge) :

Declaration of Intention  

9 Feb 1924

Petition For Citizenship  

(27 Sept 1927)

Affidavits, Oath of Allegiance, &

Citizenship Granted

2 Oct 1929

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Wordless Wednesday: Only Cigarettes?

(July 1964)
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Locating the Naturalization Records for Frank & Marie (Kollain) Becker

First, I was able to locate this reference index card for both Frank Becker and his wife Marie (Kollain) Becker on Ancestry.com:

Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City

 

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Marie is the sister of our G-Grandfather, Ignatz Kollain, and is the focus at this point.

The next step:
Order a copy of her Naturalization records using NARA's
Online Ordering Service

   
Then, much to my amazement, I received the following email message in under 24hrs from when I submitted the request: 

Dear Researcher,
We were able to locate and reproduce the records that you requested.  Your order was shipped on 02/15/11 4:09:26 PM.
We appreciate your business and encourage you to use our online ordering service to submit any future reproduction requests.
Sincerely,
National Archives and Records Administration,
NARA's Northeast Region (New York City) - Reg. Archives
201 Varick Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY  10014

It doesn't get any easier than that!
 

Now - fingers crossed that Maria was specific when citing her place of birth!

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