Lauren Mahieu, G.A. (Genealogy Addict)
Thanks for visiting GeneJourneys.com. My name is Lauren, and I’m a genealogy addict. I hope you enjoy my blog – exploring the journeys of our ancestors, enjoying the journey leading to them. I’ve been working on my family history about 25 years now, inspired by my grandmother’s Stanwood heritage. “Grammer” told me about her grandfather, Albert, the lumberman working in Maine and Minnesota’s cold, cold winters to fell trees. She was fascinated by the tales of travel by covered wagon, when the family went west to Minnesota. I started my genealogy by researching these and other stories at the National Archives, pouring over census records on microfilm for clues about my Stanwood ancestors. Later, my mother would join in on my research excursions. After my grandmother’s passing, mom and I would spend hours looking at old photographs (I inherited by great-great grandmother Lavina’s photo album), Google our family name, and celebrate each time we’d find another clue or solve another mystery.
Albert and Lavina (Bursley) Stanwood and family. Albert and Lavina are my great-great grandparents.
My mother and grandmother are both gone now, but my lifelong passion for genealogy is not. I hope you find this blog helpful in learning about my family history research progress, travels and latest technological gadgets. Please feel free to leave a comment or email me if you find this blog helpful.
Happy Hunting!
Lauren
Hello. My name is Denise Anderson. My grandfather’s name on my mother’s side is Everett Evans (deceased). His mother’s name was Elonia Evans. (I believe her maiden name was Brown. I don’t know the name of her husband.) Elonia Evans, I believe, was a cousin to Rev. O. H. Fernald (though I’m not sure how). Fernald was living in Bucksport Maine. Elonia Evans was living in Norseville, in Eau Claire County in Wisconsin. I have a total of five letters penned by O.H. Fernald to Mrs. Elonia Evans. Two are accompanied by the envelope in which they were sent. Ironically, he also enjoyed geneology. I am only beginning to delve into it. Would he, perhaps, be the O.H.Fernald you refer to? Please respond at your earliest convenience. I have some (but not all) lf these letters scanned if you are interested. Please advise. v/r, Denise
I lived on the farm at Norseville that had originally been owned by an Evans.
Julie
Correction – My mom and Grandmother (she is 94, and will be 95 Feb 7th) believe Elonia was a Wooster, which may explain why I have what I believe is a very old, penned (quill) list of names, birthdates, marraiges (in some instances) and dates of deaths on the Wooster side. Unfortunately, I don’t know who authored the list and it doesn’t have a date on it. I also need to be able to somehow confirm Elonia’s husband’s name.
want to find ancesters.