Ancestor Roundup

2019 New Jersey Research Trip: Newark

Dawn Bingaman — Sun, 01 Dec 2019 07:59:05 +0000

The New Jersey Historical Society in Newark holds the trial notes for an ongoing New Jersey court case that started in 1844 that may involve this researcher’s ancestors. Time for a research trip. New Jersey Historical Society, 2019. I have … Continue reading →

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Mueller, Mills & a New Approach to Pension File Transcriptions

Dawn Bingaman — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 07:00:01 +0000

Inspiration often strikes when and where you least expect it. I was reading part of the redacted Mueller Report earlier this week when I had an epiphany, inspired by Appendix B of the report, the Glossary. In it are listed … Continue reading →

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Obituary of a Pony Express Blacksmith

Dawn Bingaman — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 15:28:23 +0000

Samuel Gideon Mozingo was a wanderer who traveled far and wide in the course of his life. He was a blacksmith, described as a man who was once affiliated with the short-lived Pony Express mail service. He was an early resident of … Continue reading →

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Josephus Bingaman, Kansas Farmer & Inventor

Dawn Bingaman — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 16:35:08 +0000

According to his hometown newspaper, my 2nd great-grandfather, Josephus Bingaman of Kansas, had achieved “signal success as an inventor” We all know that physical traits run through a family, but what about aptitudes or things like creativity or mechanical ability? … Continue reading →

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Caroline Carson: A Contented Old Woman

Dawn Bingaman — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 22:45:41 +0000

A 1914 newspaper account of the life of 84-year-old Mrs. Caroline Carson, a resident of Chambersburg, New Jersey for fifty years As genealogists, we search tirelessly for records for our ancestors that we then piece together in an attempt to … Continue reading →

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