Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Tombstone Tuesday: Maternal Grandparents


Gert and Gordon Naber are buried in Restlawn Memorial Gardens in Holland.  Gertrude Brandt was born in 1921, Holland Township, Michigan.  Gordon was born in 1921, Holland Township, Michigan.  They were married in 1941, Holland Township, Michigan.  Gordon served in the Navy during WWII and was a carpenter.  They had 8 children children together.  Gertrude did not remarry after the death of Gordon.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Tombstone Tuesday: Paternal Grandparents

Agnes and Martin Groenhof are buried in the Restlawn Memorial Gardens in Holland, Michigan.  Agnes Stremler was born in 1909 in Zeeland, Michigan.  Martin was born in 1906 in North Blendon, Michigan.  They were married in 1929, North Blendon, Michigan.  They had three sons and Agnes didn't remarry after the death of Martin.

Monday, December 9, 2013

Organizing Genealogy Photos: Part 3

After scanning and placing the photos into a sort file, I than go back to organize.  Each family unit has an individual file.  (Once a couple is married, then they become a unit but their younger pictures stay with the parents.)  Each picture and a backup tiff file are placed into the correct family unit.  But I also wanted to capture the information on the back of the photos as well as giving additional information.  So I turned to Bento again.

I use Bento to organize my other genealogy files so why not use it for pictures as well?  I created a database to record the family name, the subject, the type of photo, who gave me the photo, where it is stored and a bunch of other information.  This way I can keep a visual record along with as much other information I need to store.  Plus since I have the surname as a separate field, I can sort the records by name.  This makes it easier to share specific family pictures.  Another important field is where the photo is stored.  Each of my archive boxes are listed, along with some places like my mother's heritage album.  Now I have a record of what is in each box too!  So this might not be a perfect way to organize pictures, but so far it is working out pretty well.

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Tombstone Tuesday: Maternal Grandparents

Grace T. and Harold E. Vorce are buried in the Greenwood cemetery in Petoskey, Michigan.  Grace Tillotson was born in 1901 in Bay Shore, Michigan.  Harold was born in 1903 in Cross Village, Michigan.  They were married in 1927, Bay Shore Michigan.  Harold was an electrician and worked for Consumers Powers.  Harold remarried in 1978 to Lucille M Cooke who died in 2000.