tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post743206055254800907..comments2024-03-03T16:35:25.083-05:00Comments on Marian's Roots and Rambles: Planning a Research TripMarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-58015461524401283792011-08-07T15:51:44.319-04:002011-08-07T15:51:44.319-04:00Fantastic post! I especially like the idea of maki...Fantastic post! I especially like the idea of making a chart for your research guide and the contact list to take along.<br /><br />Greta, you and I think alike - food! It hadn't occurred to me however to research eateries near where I would be researching. I've always relied on asking someone once I get there. Great idea.Michelle Goodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427355155193196767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-36852374893339306742011-08-02T21:12:21.529-04:002011-08-02T21:12:21.529-04:00From my last research trip I learned to figure out...From my last research trip I learned to figure out in advance where to get lunch near the libraries, historical repositories, etc. I would be visiting, mainly to save time - the library had a small lunch and snack bar, which was convenient. For a few of the places, it was best to bring one's own lunch. (I also learned that I can research straight through until about 2:30, then I run out of steam.)Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-29591882202584970352011-08-02T13:23:05.093-04:002011-08-02T13:23:05.093-04:00Awesome! Thanks so much Sylvia! I'll probably ...Awesome! Thanks so much Sylvia! I'll probably contact you more offline. But yes I do have the family biography you are speaking of. Quite a bit is known about the family but very little is ever mentioned of William Edwards and Christina Smith. They really want to keep us guessing.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-47334557911423052132011-08-02T10:48:47.342-04:002011-08-02T10:48:47.342-04:00Marian - have you checked the Biographical Index f...Marian - have you checked the Biographical Index for Montgomery County, or wherever the children and grandchildren of William and Christina were living? It was the fashion in the late 1800's to write a biography about the family and have it published in a Biographical Index for the county you were living in. Virtually every county in New York and across the country has one, usually in the 1880's and 1890's. I have found these can be great leads and sometimes accurate, but there are errors in there too, as they were written by each family themselves and the material was not validated at all.Sylvia Hasenkopfhttp://www.northriverresearch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-72835421565096584452011-08-02T10:44:58.892-04:002011-08-02T10:44:58.892-04:00Also, the Columbia County Historical Society in Ki...Also, the Columbia County Historical Society in Kinderhook has many, many books of cemetery transcriptions and there is an index.Sylvia Hasenkopfhttp://www.northriverresearch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-40888552494273177312011-08-02T10:43:27.332-04:002011-08-02T10:43:27.332-04:00Hi Marian, as you already may know, I have been wo...Hi Marian, as you already may know, I have been working on the Schmidt/Smith lines in Columbia County for over 8 years. I believe Christina Smith, who married William Edwards is the daughter of Johannes (John) and Anna Barbara Kaufmann. You have Christina's baptism, I believe from 1770. There are so very few documents from pre 1800 for this area, which was still considered a frontier for the most part. Livingston Manor, where most people resided at the time was owned by the Livingston family and for the most part folks were living in a leasehold system, not really owning their own property. You may want to visit Clermont, which has a lease book from the time you seek I believe. Clermont was an estate of one of the grandsons of the original Lord of the Manor. Some of the lease books from the rest of the Manor are on microfilm at the FDR Library in Hyde Park, NY. The originals are in the New York Historical Society Collection in NYC, I believe. These records are sketchy, as they show only the financial transactions for each property, and no specific genealogical information, although you may find the Edward name in there ---or not. I would also recommend a trip to the State Library at Albany, that has a full collection of the transcribed Church books for churches that existed in Columbia Co at the time (7th floor). Also the Columbia Co Historical Society headquarters in Kinderhook may be worth a trip. The State Library at Albany has the original tax assessment lists for 1786-1788 and possibly 1799-1803 that may be helpful. Check out the DAR bible and lineage records on the 7th floor as well. Look for a Family genealogy onthat floor too. I believe William was from Wales, so not sure whether he had any family travel with him, or was a loner Edwards in the area. Hope this helps.Sylvia Hasenkopfhttp://www.northriverresearch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-32076062995680405872011-08-02T09:45:06.716-04:002011-08-02T09:45:06.716-04:00Sounds a great trip and fantastic that your Dad wi...Sounds a great trip and fantastic that your Dad will be with you! <br />I would also suggest contacting the local libraries and historical societies in advance detailing your names and dates of interest as not everything is in the catalogues. Also they may have other suggestions about who to speak to in the local areas.Helen V Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16418865928294578567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-74231165382977612342011-08-02T09:20:32.312-04:002011-08-02T09:20:32.312-04:00Great suggestion Susan! Thanks!Great suggestion Susan! Thanks!Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-50253316239755615102011-08-02T09:18:21.222-04:002011-08-02T09:18:21.222-04:00The only thing I would add would be to email the r...The only thing I would add would be to email the repositories you're intending to visit to confirm their hours (small town + summer = flexible hours) and to alert them to your interests and intended visit. I've gotten great suggestions from archivists that have been real time savers.Susan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009218875010743399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-68222174359792806002011-08-02T09:17:25.030-04:002011-08-02T09:17:25.030-04:00Thanks Barbara! I've been meaning to do the sa...Thanks Barbara! I've been meaning to do the same thing with my Dad. He's from Providence, RI and I would really love to visit three generations worth of family homes and sites. I'll have to put that on my to-do list for this fall.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-30721102342569687502011-08-02T09:15:11.345-04:002011-08-02T09:15:11.345-04:00I don't have helpful suggestions but wanted no...I don't have helpful suggestions but wanted nonetheless to say thank you. You brought back a great memory for me, that of going to Milford, Connecticut, with my Dad on a family history trip in 1990. He showed me his elementary school and his family home when he was a young kid. He also pointed out the homes of all his grandparents. My best to you and your Dad. Have a great trip!Barbara Jean Mathewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909329971189134434noreply@blogger.com