Leaves on the Trudgian Tree

Exploring the lives of one Trudgian family in Galena, Illinois through the eyes of their daughter, Lillian, during the years of 1913 through 1931. Lillian's authentic diary entries explore the family, neighbors, what is happening in Galena, as well as, national events and of course the weather and the crops!

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Since all three volumes of "Lillian's Diaries: Whispers From Galena's Past" have been transcribed and published, I am currenting working on another book about the Trudgian (Tregian/Trugeon) family. This time it will be a novel based on historical events which involve my ancestors in Cornwall in the 1400-1600's. I have just started organizing my research so it will be a year or two before you will see it in the bookstore! I have just finished leading a Genealogy Class for beginners at my church. At the end of the six session class everyone had discovered some new information about their ancestors but there was, of course, many more questions to be answered. So I started the "Whispers From Our Ancestors" blog to provide a space for us to share our genealogical joys and roadblocks. Http://seekingourpast.blogspot.com is open to everyone doing genealogy - beginners to experts and all those inbetween.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Ancestor Helps Prove Genealogical Data

I am working on entering all my genealogy info on ancestry.com's Family Tree and have found a supporting source I had never thought of before. I am using "Lillian's Diaries: Whispers of Galena's Past" to add some of the "flesh" to people who I have statistic data on in my family tree and that Lillian has made diary entries of those same people that expand the person beyond just birth, death, marriage. etc. If you have the pleasure of having old letters or diaries/journals of your ancestors this might be a supporting source for your genealogy information.

posted by Sheryl Trudgian Jones | 10:49 AM

1 Comments:

Blogger Jim (Hidden Genealogy Nuggets Blog) said...

Diaries are a great way to find stories about your ancestor's life rather than just names and dates. If you don't have a diary of your own ancestor, find one from the town they lived in when they lived in it. Even if your ancestor isn't mentioned, you can find out a lot about the happenings in town at the time. You can find many diaries at local historical societies.

Regards, Jim
Hidden Genealogy Nuggets

November 22, 2012 at 9:10 AM  

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