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Personal Email migration from Google
Based on recent changes to Google’s policies I am in the process of moving my email services from Google over to the old faithful, Yahoo. I also despise Google’s view on 2nd Amendment rights.
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Welcome Leckie, Lackey, Lackie, Lachey, Lakey, Lakie Families
Hello cousins. I’ve had quite an influx of Leckie, Lackey, Lackie, Lachey, Lakey, Lakie comments and messages lately. Please check http://www.johnbeck.org/leckie/ for more background information and http://www.johnbeck.org/genealogy/family-tree/?pid=I41&ged=rp1 to see if you can find a fit into your genealogy records. As always feel free to email … Continue reading
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Coming this year 1940 Census records!
ON APRIL 2, 2012, NARA will provide access to the images of the 1940 United States Federal Census for the first time. Unlike previous census years, images of the 1940 U.S. Federal Census will be made available as free digital images! Yay, … Continue reading
Holiday Season is upon us
Due to the holiday season(s) we haven’t had much time for genealogy research. Updates will likely be slow until after the New Year.
03/07/1985 Letter from Grandma Lakey
Dear John Here we go again, you know this is very good for me. To look at my life from my present viewpoint. You know I never liked my grandparents. My mother’s parents where the only grandparents I knew. They … Continue reading
02/28/1985 Letter from Grandma Lakey
Hi John, I’m really rolling with these memoirs. I’ve enjoyed recalling some of my childhood for you. And I hope you’ll keep these letters in a safe place so that when you’re older, you can reread them and maybe enjoy … Continue reading
02/26/1986 Letter from Grandma Lakey
Tues 26-85 Dear John, Well I’ve been thinking back again to my childhood. Did you realize that my family didn’t own a car? Not ever!! We rode street cars, not buses, streetcars with trolleys, that we kids pulled off at … Continue reading
02/18/1985 Letter from Grandma Lakey
Feb 18 – 85 Dear John Last night I was lying in bed, and I got to thinking about my life and my childhood, and some things I wanted to tell you. I don’t know why I’ve chosen you of … Continue reading
02/16/1985 Letter from Grandma Lakey
Feb 16 – 84 Dearest John, Time really flies, here it is another week gone by. Did you miss alot of school because of the snow? I guess our kids only missed a couple of days, but for awhile … Continue reading
Historical Research Ponderings: Shawnee (and Miami?) Indian Reservations in Ohio
I grew up in Willshire, Ohio. My family “rented” a small field down by the St. Mary’s river. Every year when we’d walk the field we’d see arrowheads. I don’t recall anyone ever picking them up, but I did have … Continue reading
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