Carol W.

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Second Marriage Record Might Reveal Original Swedish Surname

Carol W. posted an article on - Nov 18, 2009, 10:05 pm
Since I’ve been researching my Swedish family of Moline, I’ve always known that John (Johan) Emil Moline was the son of Lars Petter Molin(e).  But, following some Swedish naming customs, ...
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Was It Rude To Say Hello To Him?

Carol W. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 12:26 pm
My husband and I attended a wedding yesterday at the local public golf course at Gold Mountain. As we were walking up to the building , we passed three Japanese gentlemen walking towards their cars wi...
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Hope For Breast Cancer Treatment With Cryo-Cell

Carol W. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 12:26 pm
In 1939, breast cancer took the life of my great aunt, Elizabeth Yates Johnston at the young age of forty-nine. We’ve come a long way in treating breast cancer in the 70 years since her death, b...
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Photos Taken At Luxor, Egypt 2007

Carol W. posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 2:50 am
The below photo was taken by my friend Peggy who lives near Kaiserslautern, Germany. We have known each other since 1982 when we were next door neighbors in Port Orchard. She is currently teaching at ...
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Genealogy Tracking: Wilkersons, Whitmores and L. Frank Boyd – Part 3

Carol W. posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 2:50 am
As I stated in Genealogy Tracking: Wilkersons, Whitmores and L. Frank Boyd – Part 2 our genealogy research led us to L. Frank Boyd, my husband’s 1st cousin, four times removed. Jim’s cousin ...
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Clinton Herald Eliminates Photos And Now Facebook Has Them

Carol W. posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 2:50 am
Where is Clinton, Iowa Anyway? My husband grew up in Clinton, Iowa, and when he and I came back from two years in Germany I became familiar with my new hometown and its newspaper, the Clinton Herald....
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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun – Tricks and Treats

Carol W. posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 1:25 am
Road Kill The trick or treaters have come and gone now, but Randy, at Genea-Musings - Saturday Night Genealogy Fun wants us to relate a story of our most memorable Halloween. My story goes back abou...
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iPentimento Smile For The Camera – Oh Baby!

Carol W. posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 11:39 pm
Keyword for the 7th Edition of Smile For the Camera is “Oh Baby!” I have tons of baby pictures for many of my family members. Do you? Some, I find quite amusing, and some just terribly swe...
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Call Me A Gangrel Will Ya?

Carol W. posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 11:39 pm
I vant to drink your blood….  (think Bela Lugosi) You scored as a Gangrel You belong to the Gangrel bloodline. Gangrel are very in touch with nat...
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Genealogy: It's All About Connecting

Carol W. posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 11:38 pm
Make sure they can find you. Keep your email address updated. Like pieces of a puzzle, researching your family history and genealogy really can take off when you make connections. I have been doing ...
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Making Things Fun For The Holidays

Carol W. posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 10:38 pm
For thirty nine years I’ve been the main shopper when it comes to buying Christmas gifts. I’ve slogged through snow drifts and been drenched in the rain, but I can say with certainty that ...
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What You Don't Know About Americans

Carol W. posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 7:42 pm
  While I was in Idaho my friend Sheryl and I had a chance to watch some videos that I had sent to her. They were Discovery Channel videos called “Thomas Friedman Reporting” with var...
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Photo of the Day at Are You In My Photo

Carol W. posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 7:42 pm
I  had a nice surprise when I visited Are You In My Photo’s site tonight. One of the photos I posted yesterday was chosen for photo of the day. I added this particular photo of my dad’s ...
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James Knox Polk Yates 1842 – 1918

Carol W. posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 7:42 pm
Roane County, Tennessee “Polk”, as he was called by his family, was born to parents Miles and Deborah Holmes Yates in Roane County, Tennessee. Without proof, I can only cite my Great Aunt Martha...
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The Passing Of A True American Hero: Ed Freeman

Carol W. posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 7:42 pm
(I’m not sure where the photo originated. Please let me know so I can give the photographer credit) I didn’t see it in my local paper, the Kitsap Sun (much to my chagrin and dismay!) but ...
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Are You In Someone's Photo?

Carol W. posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 7:42 pm
Have you seen this new site Are You In My Photo? I found it in an article in Ancestry magazine’s January/February 2009 issue, and I am really, really happy someone created this site. How many o...
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10 Family Reunion Game Questions

Carol W. posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 7:42 pm
Getting Acquainted Game – Family Treasure Hunt 1. Find two people who traveled over 200 miles to the reunion: 2. Find the mother with the most children. 3. Find the oldest and youngest person...
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Followup On Recorded Ancestor Post

Carol W. posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 7:42 pm
After I posted Your Ancestor Might Have Been Recorded On Tape I got a reply from my local library via email saying the particular manuscript and audio recording wasn’t something the Oregon Histo...
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Your Ancestor Might Have Been Recorded On Tape

Carol W. posted an article on - Oct 5, 2009, 8:32 pm
Your Ancestor Might Have Been Recorded On Tape Of course, there are time and technology limitations to the above statement. Even so, but I just ordered through inter-library loan an audiotape of my c...
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W. D. Breedlove – Bredlow headstone

Carol W. posted an article on - Sep 26, 2009, 12:28 pm
.flickr-photo { } .flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } W. D. Breedlove – Br...
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How To Do A Genealogical Interview

Carol W. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 10:59 pm
Get comfortable If you have made arrangements ahead of time to interview a particular person, try to do it in a quiet setting where there will be little or no interruptions. If you will be tape recor...
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Lone Sailor Now In Place In Bremerton, WA

Carol W. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 10:59 pm
Lone Sailor Statue Arrives on Bremerton’s Waterfront As the daughter of a Navy veteran of WWII, I am happy to see this statue going up on the waterfront here in Kitsap County, WA. Bremerton is ...
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I Am One of the Winners at Communication Exchange!

Carol W. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 10:59 pm
What a nice surprise to get Patricia Rockwell’s email today informing me that I was one of two winners in her Dean Koontz Novel Idea contest. Thank you so much Patricia. This is the book I chose...
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Henry Travers: The Rest Of The Story

Carol W. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 10:59 pm
Sometimes, genealogical information can come to you in most extraordinary ways. Take, for instance, the life of Henry Travers. You probably know of him from the Frank Capra movie It’s a Wonderfu...
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6th Edition Smile For The Camera – Funny Bone

Carol W. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 10:59 pm
I can’t say this picture necessarily makes me laugh, but it does make me smile . The man on the left is my Great Grand Uncle James Eli Penecost who was born 28 Jan 1867 in Celina, Clay, TN and ...
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MyFamily Confusion With Old And New Sites

Carol W. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 10:59 pm
Years ago, when I first subscribed to Ancestry, they had free MyFamily sites. I had two of them in those days: Yates and Allied Families, and Wilkerson and Allied Families.  I happily added tons of c...
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Calling All Thinking Writers

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 21, 2009, 6:36 pm
Do you consider yourself a thinking writer If so, Thinking Blog would like to hear from you. There are two ground rules. 1. No politics 2. No religion Click on this link for more detailed informa...
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Sweet Genealogy Surprises

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 21, 2009, 6:36 pm
For the last month or two I have been working on research for the Bordeaux family that came to Washington state around 1871 from Canada. In the process, I have put together a picture, at least in my m...
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WA State History – The Fire Lookout Builders

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 21, 2009, 6:36 pm
“Where there’s smoke, there’s fire”, so they say. Roadside signs here in Washington state give the forest fire danger level each summer and fall. They say it rains here in Wash...
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Our Newest Granddaughter Arrived Today

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 21, 2009, 6:36 pm
Our family tree has increased by one today with the arrival of our new granddaughter Shelby Paige Wilkerson.  She was born just after lunch time and weighed 6 pounds 5.6 ounces and was 19 inches long...
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Using Repositories In Your Genealogical Research

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 21, 2009, 6:36 pm
I have a funny story to tell you on myself. Many, many years ago when I first began doing genealogy online I was researching my James Harrison line and had joined a mailing list for that surname throu...
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I Challenge You To Try This Pain Test

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 21, 2009, 6:36 pm
As someone who has fibromyalgia, I daily deal with people who just don’t “get it” about the pain I experience. There is no relief, no cure, and no matter what I do 24/7 the pain is t...
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A Visit To Old Bordeaux

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 21, 2009, 6:36 pm
[Due to a blog glitch, I have re-posted this story.] Last Friday, my aunt Twyla and Uncle Wally Yates, my cousins Edris and Jack Harbeston, my brother Dave Yates and his wife Kathy, and my husband Ji...
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Using Ipsos I-Say Point Cards The Right Way

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 21, 2009, 6:36 pm
I began doing surveys for Ipsos I-say many years ago as a way to make a few extra bucks. At first, many of the survey sites would pay actual money to complete a certain amount of opportunities, in tur...
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Situps for Cats?

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 21, 2009, 6:36 pm
What is this cat doing, you ask? This was all part of the early morning exercise regime as practiced by Olivia (above) and Natasha (below) of Idaho Cats On Parade. OK, I made that title up, but th...
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Gather. Write. Get Paid. How great is that?

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 21, 2009, 6:36 pm
Keep informed on Gather.com! Content ranges from politics to cooking, and we earn Gather Points™ or cash for using the site! I have been a member of Gather for over a year now, and not only have I ...
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And So It Begins…Bush Begins His Paybacks

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 21, 2009, 6:36 pm
I could see it coming, as I saw it happen in the last few months and days of the Clinton administration: The political paybacks and payoffs. The Bush administration has decided to supply billions of d...
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Save A Tree – PDF Your Family History Book

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 21, 2009, 6:36 pm
I began doing our family genealogy way back in 1994 when Family Tree Maker was just beginning their now legendary genealogy programs. It has been so long ago, and I have updated almost every time they...
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iPentimento Will Be Back In September

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 21, 2009, 6:36 pm
Just to let everyone know, I will be gone for a few weeks on vacation. Thanks for visiting iPentimento | Genealogy and History while I’m gone. I hope you enjoy some of my previous posts. Click ...
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Yates Kin Mosaic

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 9:11 pm
1. Yates & Edgmonds making sorghum, 2. JKP Yates with grandchildren, 3. JKP Yates singing master, 4. Jim Pentecost & Jim Yates, 5. Myra & Lydia Yates, 6. Jim & Mary Smith YATES, 7. Cerilda, Myra & Jim...
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Genealogy Blog Prompt #6: Cooking and Food

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 9:11 pm
My father-in-law was here for a visit a few years ago, and as I was setting the table one night he asked me, “Who taught you to cook?”.  I hadn’t really thought about it before, but...
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Tracing Our Roots: A Must Visit Genealogy Site

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 9:11 pm
If you read newspapers in the north Texas area, you may have already read my friend Brenda Kellow’s genealogy columns. If you don’t live in that region of the United States, you can still ...
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Genealogy Re-posts from Pentimento – 2

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 9:11 pm
Another sampling of my previous genealogy posts originally written for my Pentimento blog! Roane County Tennessee Cousins  Some of my family links to Roane County, TN. Women’s History Month 2...
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IMHO: Why There Must Be Wars

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 9:11 pm
    As I watched the last episode of Ken Burns’ “The War” tonight it came to me why there must be wars. No doubt, if you are male you will disagree with me, but I think m...
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Genealogy Central @ Social News Central

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 9:11 pm
Join Genealogy Central today! There’s a new place to talk to other genealogists about their favorite topic. It’s called Genealogy Central and it is just a place to come and chat about all...
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The Emory Family Genealogy Gold Mine

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 9:11 pm
The Emory family of Centreville, Maryland must be in shock to find that their packrat ancestors kept 400 years of documents. Everything from slave records to more mundane receipts. It makes my paltry ...
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By Request – Genealogy Software Review

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 9:11 pm
I am unable to be completely impartial when it comes to genealogy software that you should use. I have only used Family Tree Maker, and that since I got online in 1994. I never had any complaint about...
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Psst! Wanna Win Some Chocolate? Ask Pinksy How!

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 9:11 pm
  Chocolate? Did  you say…chocolate? Pinksy has a contest he is running where you could win a box of Hotel Chocolat and a bottle of champagne. How sweet is that? All you have to do is wri...
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Enrich Your Reunion With Life Stories

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 9:11 pm
I know there are die-hard veterans of family reunions who read this blog, but what about those that are just getting interested in genealogy and knowing more about their family history? I found a gam...
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Calling All Swedish Researchers!

Carol W. posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 9:11 pm
My mother’s paternal and maternal grandparents all emigrated from Sweden to the United States in the late 1800’s. The Molines went to Minnesota, and the Nordgrens (or Larsons if they were ...
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