Although the blog has been pretty quiet this year, I have done quite a bit of genealogy in recent weeks (an update on all my genealogy endeavors is at the bottom of this post). One project that has received quite a lot of attention is my Rudeen paternal line. Dad took a Y-DNA test earlier this year, so I felt it was important to find out as much as I could about his paternal line.
Jöns Mårtensson maternal ancestry
In this installment of the John Martinson Project, we take a look at the maternal lineage of Jöns Mårtensson. His mother was Anna Jönsdotter.
Our family’s collection at the American Heritage Center
Way back in December, 2022, I visited the American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming. I donated collections of letters, photographs, and employment records belonging to P.W. Pearson and J.W. Johnson. Last week, I was informed that the collections had (finally) been catalogued and a finding aid prepared.
Harry Rudeen: Confirming What We Already Knew
Several weeks ago, I ordered a copy of the death certificate for Harry Rudeen. Harry Rudeen was my grandpa Lawrence Rudeen’s older brother. He died young, at the age of only 25. I wanted to confirm the family lore about his cause of death: diabetes.
Deep dive into Fraser DNA
One of my most frustrating brick walls in my genealogy research has been my 4x-great-grandfather, John Fraser. We have records for his two marriages and the births of his six children, but nothing about his own birth or death. And not for lack of trying!
