Where has time gone!
This year certainly has moved fast! It seems like just yesterday we were planning our trip to the JMA reunion in July and here it is, fall already. It was so wonderful to be in the Catskill Mountains and visiting with so many cousins. I have known many since the 2015 reunion and many more I’ve just met.
New sources for research!
One of the new images that have come online at Ancestry.com is from the Draft Registration Cards of the Korean War Era. I’ve already had the opportunity to view several for our own large family of veterans in the JMA. The records contain new items such as their service number, enlistment date, marital status along with the same information on the World War II Draft Registration Cards.
Another collection that has grown rapidly is Newspapers.com. Just this year alone they have added nearly 600 new newspapers from around the world. We now have access to newspapers from Europe that shed light on events leading up to World War I and World War II.
Ancestry.com has also expanded their collections of records with birth, death, marriage and divorce along with the Revolutionary War Burial Index, 1775-1875. In September alone there were 22 collections expanded under their list of “New and Updated” for the United States.
New Email Address
For anyone wanting to request a Descendants Report or just a question regarding their family records, please contact me at [email protected].
This beautiful quilt was created by Cindy Coffell (4262611) and our genealogist Juanita Goin (2841211). They offered it in a raffle at the reunion which brought in $500 to the JMA from the raffle. The quilt went home with Peter (M457443) and Marilyn Kempe (457443).
Cindy wrote the following: The pantograph used for the quilting is called “water course” which I thought appropriate as John and Betty crossed an ocean. The name of the quilt “Family Forever” is a play on Scotland’s slogan “Scotland Forever” – a phrase used to express allegiance to Scotland. In Scottish Gaelic it translates literally to “Scotland until judgement”. The slipcover is oversized and left unfinished. This fabric and the other two pieces can be used for repairs or whatever the owner chooses to do with it. The cross-stitched blocks are likely a poly/cotton blend. All other fabrics are 100% cotton. The batting used is 80/20 cotton and polyester. Wash in cold or warm water on delicate because of the cross-stitching. Dry the same. I’m a self-taught quilter. Any mistakes are mine.