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Category: Family

Carrot Soup

January 26, 2022 jsheliga

The American Domestic Cookery written by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell in 1823: Carrot Soup. Put some beef-bones, with four quarts…

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Posted in: Family Filed under: Cooking, Family, Genealogy, Love Harding, Recipe

1950 Census – Ivo Johnson & Carol Larkin Johnson

January 8, 2022 jsheliga

The first people that I would like to find on the 1950 Census when it is released in April 2022…

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Posted in: Census, Family Filed under: 1950, 1950 Census, Buffalo, Carol Larkin, Census, Enumeration Districts, Genealogy, Ivo Johnson, Steve Morse, Wedding

Proceeding’s of the Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star State of New York

December 28, 2021 jsheliga

My mom’s side of the family has been involved with the Masons and Eastern Star for generations. While cleaning out…

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Posted in: Archives, Books, Family, Grosvenor Room Filed under: Buffalo, Eastern Star, Genealogy, Grosvenor Room

Family on the 4th of July

July 4, 2021 jsheliga

My aunt and uncle have neighboring cottages on Lake Alice. Since our family hasn’t had the opportunity to vacation together…

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Posted in: Family Filed under: Celebration, Family, Holidays, Water Sports, Yard Games

National Society Descendants of American Railroad Workers

February 18, 2021 jsheliga

I saw yesterday on Facebook that a new lineage society is forming called the National Society Descendants of American Railroad…

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Posted in: Family, Lineage Societies Filed under: Ancestry, Certificate, Charles Whittaker, Charter Member, Family, Genealogy, Insignia, Lineage Societies, MyTreeTags, NSDARW, Patrick Larkin, Photo, Railroad, Train

Revolutionary War Pension was Little Better than Nothing!

August 4, 2020 jsheliga

My DAR Revolutionary War Soldier, Samuel Harding, received a pension from the Federal Government for payment of his service. His…

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Posted in: Family Filed under: Court House, DAR, Fold3, Judy Russell, Legal, Pennsylvania, Pension File, Revolutionary War, RFIPA, Samuel Harding, Tioga, Wellsboro Agitator

Latin Genealogical Word List

May 31, 2020 jsheliga

I am submitting the following as an article to the upcoming Niagara County Genealogical Society’s (NCGS) newsletter where the theme…

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Posted in: Articles, Family, Societies Filed under: Baptism, Buffalo, Charles Gollwitzer, Church Records, FamilySearch, Jeanette Sheliga, Latin, NCGS, Newsletter Article, Wiki

Week 22 of 52: Uncertain

May 28, 2020 jsheliga

For week 22 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks the theme was “Uncertain.” When thinking about this topic, there are…

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Posted in: 52 Ancestors, Family Filed under: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Emmeline Harding, Josiah Harding, Pennsylvania, Tioga

Week 21 of 52: Tombstone

May 23, 2020 jsheliga

For week 21 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks the theme was “Tombstone.” Last week I visited Acacia Park Cemetery…

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Posted in: 52 Ancestors, Family Filed under: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Acacia Park Cemetery, Edmund Sheliga, Genealogy, NCGS, WWII

Memorial Day 2020 – Grandpa Jack Thurmon

May 16, 2020 jsheliga

For Memorial Day this weekend, I stopped by Acacia Park Cemetery in North Tonawanda to visit my family. Here is…

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Posted in: Family Filed under: Acacia Park Cemetery, Cemetery, Draft Registration Card, Fredonia, Jack Thurmon, Memorial Day, North Tonawanda, WWII

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