Remember how I started out with “Canadian History for Dummies” as a point of reference? OK, I have now graduated to the kind of reading I need for specifics, a detailed history of the industry and economics of the Ottawa River Valley in the nineteenth century where my fourth great grandfather Simon lived. His townContinueContinue reading “Lumbermen Vs. Timbermen”
Author Archives: Sonya Schryer Norris
Forgot My Passport
Ever go fantasy shopping? Y’know, you go window shopping for something you’d like but in all likelihood will never have? Hubby and I decided to go fantasy shopping last fall at a store that had 1 item we’ll never have, 1 item we might have some day, and 1 item we thought we’d buy thatContinueContinue reading “Forgot My Passport”
There Are No Funny Pictures Because It’s Not Funny
I am a blogger. I blog. If something comes up in my world that would be a good blog posting, I try to post about it. My blog follows my life and my interests and my activities. I hope you all are interested in genealogy, ’cause you’re getting a lot of that right now. GoodContinueContinue reading “There Are No Funny Pictures Because It’s Not Funny”
Canadians Totally Making Fun of Us
In my continued efforts to learn about Canada. This is hysterical:
Vermont?!?!?!
Did I mention I have an ancestor who served in the Revolutionary War? Yeah, you can look him up in the military records of the National Archives and Records Administration: Nicholas Schryer, Yates Militia, 14th Regiment out of Albany, New York. This is definitely cool genealogically speaking, and it’s not about the Revolutionary War orContinueContinue reading “Vermont?!?!?!”
I Don’t Plan to Laugh About This, Like, Ever
Believe it or not, blogging was not the first thing that occurred to me when I went into the family room this morning and found the 13X30 space tracked from one end to the other with black cat paw prints. This means you’re not getting the “full effect” photos. The picture below is after myContinueContinue reading “I Don’t Plan to Laugh About This, Like, Ever”
No Pride, No Shame, No Credit, No Blame
The above is a common reference to a good attitude toward genealogical study. Take no pride, no shame, no credit and no blame for the actions, accomplishments and ways of life of your ancestors. They’re them, you’re you. But you don’t really want to speak ill of the dead, either. So what do you doContinueContinue reading “No Pride, No Shame, No Credit, No Blame”
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