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Tag: Tioga

My First Day with Land Platting!

August 4, 2020 jsheliga

Today in my Researching Families in Pennsylvania (RFIPA) course, we learned how to use a land compass and read metes…

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Posted in: My Educational Plan Filed under: Ancestry, Barney Whittaker, Covington, Deeds, FamilySearch, Land Platting, Land Records, Metes and Bounds, Pennsylvania, Peter Whittaker, Research Trip, Richmond, Tioga, Whittaker

Revolutionary War Pension was Little Better than Nothing!

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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

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 18 of 52: Where There’s a Will

May 2, 2020 jsheliga

For week 18 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks the theme was “Where There’s a Will.” I think the first…

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Posted in: 52 Ancestors, Elmira, NY, Family, Steele Memorial Library Filed under: Analysis, Court House, Cousin Connection, Document Gatherer, Elmira, Genealogy, Peter Whittaker, Peter Whitteker, Processing, Rhoda E. Ladd, RootsWeb, Steele Memorial Library, Tioga, To-Do List, Will

Week 12 of 52: Popular

March 24, 2020 jsheliga

For week 12 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks the theme was “Popular.” In trying to think about all of…

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Posted in: 52 Ancestors, Family Filed under: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Buffalo, Charles Whittaker, Covington, Ella Whittaker, Ernest Larkin, Inez Whittaker Larkin, Newspaper Article, Pennsylvania, Tioga, Wedding

Week 9 of 52: Disaster

February 29, 2020 jsheliga

For week 9 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks the theme was “Disaster.” I was thinking about my ancestors concerning…

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Posted in: 52 Ancestors, Family Filed under: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Apple Orchard, Barney Whittaker, Barns, Farm, Farming, Pennsylvania, Richmond, Tioga

They Were So Much Closer Than I Thought

January 18, 2020 jsheliga

Last spring on my Mom’s trip home from Florida, she stopped in Canoe Camp to see where the Whittakers lived.…

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Posted in: Family Filed under: Atlas, Canoe Camp, Court House, Historic Maps, Tioga, Whittaker

Steele Memorial Library in Elmira, NY

May 29, 2019 jsheliga

I lived in Elmira, NY for seven years from 1999-2006. It was during that time that I took the Introduction…

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Posted in: Libraries Filed under: Chemung Co., Elmira, Genealogy, Library, Revolutionary War, Steele Memorial Library, Tioga

Welcome!

May 2, 2019 jsheliga

Thank you for visiting my website! My name is Jeanette Sheliga and I am a music teacher during the day…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Board Member, Buffalo, Educational Plan, Elmira, Erie, Genealogy, Jeanette Sheliga, Library, NCGS, Niagara, North Tonawanda, NTLGC, PA, Program Chair, Tioga, Vice President
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