With the help of some experts at the Swedish Genealogical Society of Colorado, I have some clues about our relatives still living in Sweden. This will be the first of several posts on this subject – I have lots to share!
New Fraser Clues
Following up on my trip to Scotland in June, I found out about some DNA testing that is available for males with the Fraser surname. Cousin Sara and I exchanged some ideas, and she quickly recruited her brother to submit a sample. Some really interesting findings have already turned up!
Elusive Olsons
I’m back on the trail of the Olson family of the “Mystery Postcard” fame. I’m curious whatever happened to Eulie’s parents, his step-father Hakan and his mother Bengta. Bengta was the sister of my great-great-grandmother Johanna Pearson.
The Saunders County 1907 Atlas
I was doing some genealogy work over the lunch hour and stumbled across the 1907 Saunders County Atlas in the Library of Congress – it’s available online and has decent resolution. This is a great resource for genealogists!
Tainsh family in Crieff, Part 3
In this last installment about the Tainsh family, we’ll examine what we know about the family beyond the library years of 1805-1806. First, some background on the family. I was also able to confirm that James Tainsh was born on 24 Aug 1755 in Crieff to James Tainsh and Janet Dougal. His wife Betty Taylor was […]
