As I posted before, I have left Ancestry.com but the tree remains for viewing by those I have invited to do so.
There is a new tree going up WikiTree and here is the link to My Hall Family Tree . Here also is the disclaimer. There are some family members who have expressly asked that I not share the information they have deliberately or inadvertently shared with me in any way and I am honoring this request. All information shared on WikiTree was researched through several internet genealogy sites and through genealogical books purchased both in hard copy and digital form.
While this tree is named Hall, it does include all known branches of my paternal and maternal ancestors. I have chosen to leave the Hall surname on it simply because this whole project started years ago with wanting to find out more about my father, Ronald William Hall, and his family origins.
As soon as I figure out how to get a live feed embedded here it will happen.
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Thursday, April 3, 2014
The Genealogy Trail Continues
Recently I cancelled my subscription to Ancestry.com. The biggest reason for this is that I believe I have exhausted this resource for now. Since Ancestry has bought Find A Grave, the only hints popping up for me are the memorials I myself have added to Find A Grave, seems a little redundant. When I run searches, there is nothing new popping so for now it is bye bye to Ancestry.
The next step has become a scientific one. Yup, you got it, DNA testing. I am approaching this very gingerly and will see where it goes. First of all, there is great potential for spending massive amounts of money for tests which range from $59 upwards to $500 and $600 for complete panels. This cost can double when you start to look at testing for both male and female DNA.
Being the cautious person I am, I have opted for the lowest priced test, one for myself and one for my brother who will be doing the Y DNA test which can only be done by male descendants. I on the other hand will be doing the mtDNA which can only be done by female descendants. These tests are meant to give you an idea of where in the world your family originated.
There are two reasons I am interested in both my maternal side and my paternal side. The first is to know where my Hall family line originated. After trying for over 20 years to break through the brick wall there, I have come to the conclusion that the best I can hope for is to maybe find out where our ancestral lands are.
The second is to confirm or deny where the maternal ancestral lands lay as I have come across many different family stories through my years of research.
This new genealogical path promises to be interesting and I can't wait to find out where my ancestors actually came from.
The next step has become a scientific one. Yup, you got it, DNA testing. I am approaching this very gingerly and will see where it goes. First of all, there is great potential for spending massive amounts of money for tests which range from $59 upwards to $500 and $600 for complete panels. This cost can double when you start to look at testing for both male and female DNA.
Being the cautious person I am, I have opted for the lowest priced test, one for myself and one for my brother who will be doing the Y DNA test which can only be done by male descendants. I on the other hand will be doing the mtDNA which can only be done by female descendants. These tests are meant to give you an idea of where in the world your family originated.
There are two reasons I am interested in both my maternal side and my paternal side. The first is to know where my Hall family line originated. After trying for over 20 years to break through the brick wall there, I have come to the conclusion that the best I can hope for is to maybe find out where our ancestral lands are.
The second is to confirm or deny where the maternal ancestral lands lay as I have come across many different family stories through my years of research.
This new genealogical path promises to be interesting and I can't wait to find out where my ancestors actually came from.
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Wheeler Park
Recently we moved to what is affectionately known as "Lower" North Mankato. It is an interesting neighborhood rich in history and diverse in culture which I am just starting to tap into. One of the reasons we moved to where we now live was the architecture. The buildings are brick and the apartments are styled with a hallway arch and lots of light and windows, the two things that sold me on the place.
Through incidental conversation, I have found out that these apartments were built in the 40's for troops returning from World War II. I also learned that Wheeler Park, across the street from the apartment buildings, was once the Wheeler & Bennett Brickyard and the reason the park is below street level on our side of the park is that this was where there was once a clay pit there. From this pit, workers dug the clay from which the Wheeler & Bennett bricks were made. It would also be my guess that the building we live in was built from Wheeler & Bennett bricks from this brickyard.
Here is a picture of the Wheeler Brickyard from the Minnesota Reflections Collection of the Minnesota Digitial Library <http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/blue/id/2895/rec/1>.
Here are some pictures I took last fall facing the same direction across Wheeler Park. I am not sure my orientation is completely correct and I suspect that the original picture was taken further back than I was from a point that is now built up.
Through incidental conversation, I have found out that these apartments were built in the 40's for troops returning from World War II. I also learned that Wheeler Park, across the street from the apartment buildings, was once the Wheeler & Bennett Brickyard and the reason the park is below street level on our side of the park is that this was where there was once a clay pit there. From this pit, workers dug the clay from which the Wheeler & Bennett bricks were made. It would also be my guess that the building we live in was built from Wheeler & Bennett bricks from this brickyard.
Here is a picture of the Wheeler Brickyard from the Minnesota Reflections Collection of the Minnesota Digitial Library <http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/blue/id/2895/rec/1>.
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| Brickyard, North Mankato, about 1895 |
This picture was taken facing the area that would eventually be Page Avenue with Wheeler Avenue the next street down and then Belgrade Avenue, North Mankato's main street..
Here are some pictures I took last fall facing the same direction across Wheeler Park. I am not sure my orientation is completely correct and I suspect that the original picture was taken further back than I was from a point that is now built up.
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| Wheeler Park, Fall, 2013 |
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