tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120772232024-03-14T08:30:21.152-07:00Gena's GenealogyWhere every day is dedicated to women's history/genealogyGena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.comBlogger1016125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-42153709240006544772024-03-14T08:29:00.000-07:002024-03-14T08:29:44.205-07:00Women's History Month 2024: The Red Book Revisited<p><span style="font-size: large;">Here's a book that is easily overlooked because of its age but is a must-have for American genealogical research. Even if you don't own it, bookmark where it is found online (see below).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYHIq6mYM2Znl80zqjKxUuRejkmInQTN8XvFhclPhVWD6NLBid5kwRYHEYB5OAw0gSrjcMx6QYFgBzyf2A8smJJSaM3LiLMc_m6zcgTbtKcEAGBu0aEnSc7MUR81xb4LeBS1bCB6hL0Q__-C2_7pW5qSlqn0IWVcARc_IWBEMr7mxk1N3Yu_H/s1691/RedBook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1691" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYHIq6mYM2Znl80zqjKxUuRejkmInQTN8XvFhclPhVWD6NLBid5kwRYHEYB5OAw0gSrjcMx6QYFgBzyf2A8smJJSaM3LiLMc_m6zcgTbtKcEAGBu0aEnSc7MUR81xb4LeBS1bCB6hL0Q__-C2_7pW5qSlqn0IWVcARc_IWBEMr7mxk1N3Yu_H/w546-h640/RedBook.jpg" width="546" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Title:</b> <i>Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Author:</b> Alice Eichholz, Ph.D., CG</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Available online at the RootsWeb <a href="https://wiki.rootsweb.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page" target="_blank">Wiki</a></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Synopsis: </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">"Red Book is designed to help family historians learn where to find information about their ancestors by taking an approach focused on localities. It is an expansive guide to the most useful resources in each of the fifty United States and the District of Columbia. Organized by state, the content easily directs the user to information-rich resources in areas including:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">Vital Records</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Census Records</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Internet Resources</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">County Resources</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Background Sources</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Land Records</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Probate Records</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Court Records</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Tax Records</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Cemetery Records</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Church Records</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Military Records</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Periodicals, Newspapers, and Manuscript Collections</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Archives, Libraries, and Societies</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Major highlights of the content are the county resources published in table format for each state. Information in these tables often includes county name, when the county was formed, which counties the new county was created from, and dates for when each county started recording information such as birth, marriage, and death records or land, probate, and court records. Each state also has a county, town, or parish map."</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Why You Need This Book:</b> First, published in 1989 it is easy to ignore this valuable book. I highly recommend you bookmark the RootsWeb wiki page where you can find this work. Click on your state of interest. Now check out the various pages associated with that state including "county resources." This provides a chart of each county and when different types of records started in that county (if applicable). Yes, some must-have genealogy books are older. But the information they provide can be timeless. Don't use this book to find the address for the county seat, instead use it for the information it provides about when records began.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Original Source:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://philibertfamily.blogspot.com/2022/03/womens-history-month-2022-red-book.html" target="_blank">Women's History Month 2022</a>: Red Book</span></p><p><br /></p>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-63179936154181188562024-03-13T14:51:00.000-07:002024-03-13T14:51:18.253-07:00Women's History Month 2024: FamilySearch<p> <span style="font-size: large;">For today, let's discuss <b>the</b> resource you need for your research. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">FamilySearch should be one of the first websites you exhaust. Start with the <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Main_Page" target="_blank">FamilySearch Research Wiki</a>. You can either search by the state name and the type of record, or you can search by the state name and then click on the link in the Record Types box.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9y-oXRPc4qxbvfT5rWvuvcf96km750VUxPb9Aey0NjdehMepS0V6w69WybpHFWBDP867iVUn0B2yjq_HIlgeKgEnmbZjoo8RfuElgDlDZcsf-UQx2gtSgStMD9MJaXFYrTKya8gpfk6QdvhYaaxKOc-XmHOi25nohadTlKezMleZ3HKiE3e5/s1898/FS%20wiki.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="1898" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9y-oXRPc4qxbvfT5rWvuvcf96km750VUxPb9Aey0NjdehMepS0V6w69WybpHFWBDP867iVUn0B2yjq_HIlgeKgEnmbZjoo8RfuElgDlDZcsf-UQx2gtSgStMD9MJaXFYrTKya8gpfk6QdvhYaaxKOc-XmHOi25nohadTlKezMleZ3HKiE3e5/w640-h320/FS%20wiki.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">You can also look in the <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog" target="_blank">FamilySearch Catalog</a>. Conduct a Place search and then scroll down the available Subjects for potential records.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Finally, remember to search the <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/" target="_blank">FamilySearch Digital Library</a>, which includes digitized books from both the FamilySearch Library and partnering institutions. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZywq2e4ibq1EfoZwMgonRO_3150lTr-UqhwEHlCtyyx5fui_A45_q4ozSuhFi98n9Zr4b5NT_oMGasFdaYEJV1f-BdgyRvqY6ap0KItBmXcnAuUmsxqmg89wYDDk3Ec1lbAqW7cOIKLoMgxPvlAx46rGOzcXcwQUzmiTguaIDVKbwtCehpe_/s1696/FS%20digital%20Library.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1696" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZywq2e4ibq1EfoZwMgonRO_3150lTr-UqhwEHlCtyyx5fui_A45_q4ozSuhFi98n9Zr4b5NT_oMGasFdaYEJV1f-BdgyRvqY6ap0KItBmXcnAuUmsxqmg89wYDDk3Ec1lbAqW7cOIKLoMgxPvlAx46rGOzcXcwQUzmiTguaIDVKbwtCehpe_/w640-h274/FS%20digital%20Library.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Is FamilySearch the only place to find records? No, make sure to check other online resources, including genealogy websites (free and fee-based), state libraries, archives, and digitized book websites.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://philibertfamily.blogspot.com/2020/03/womens-history-month-2020-resources.html" target="_blank">Women's History Month 2020</a>: Resources-FamilySearch</span></p><p><br /></p>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-85850987613771592722024-03-12T08:57:00.000-07:002024-03-12T08:57:19.915-07:00Women's History Month 2024: WWI Groups and Organizations<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OZXFz3xARdf-nbUFk2RVTEppxCM0vlXTW8P9fJxn4HWJUk99o_nWUHFYTSc58nzjAPNQTHp4R2nmR4yXuZoODZ2498ikLmYrH6h3AAbi_qvipAGUXXok8PBJF47O53kyQ3oq_8iG4uTQizVSPs1C3aDJjN22t0jpLmzhKe1U4GvYL3BOm0Vw/s1024/Hold%20up%20your%20end%20flickr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="737" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OZXFz3xARdf-nbUFk2RVTEppxCM0vlXTW8P9fJxn4HWJUk99o_nWUHFYTSc58nzjAPNQTHp4R2nmR4yXuZoODZ2498ikLmYrH6h3AAbi_qvipAGUXXok8PBJF47O53kyQ3oq_8iG4uTQizVSPs1C3aDJjN22t0jpLmzhKe1U4GvYL3BOm0Vw/w460-h640/Hold%20up%20your%20end%20flickr.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">War means that everyone needs to pitch in. This is especially true when we look at World Wars I and II. Women were asked to help, and they answered the call. We find records of their involvement in the organizations they belonged to in archives and published histories. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Look in the histories and directories of your ancestor's hometown and see if these groups were part of her community. Maybe she was a member?</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">Society of Colonial Dames</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Navy Comforts Committee</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Young Women's Christian Association</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Centennial Club</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Housewives League</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Federation of Women's Clubs</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Army Comfort League</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">American Red Cross</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">National League for Women's Service</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Girls' Patriotic League (National League for Women's Service)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Women's Committee, Council of National Defense</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Kiwanis Club</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Fatherless Children of France Society</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Liberty Loan Campaign</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Daughters of the American Revolution</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">United Daughters of the Confederacy</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Council of Jewish Women</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">The Ladies' Heritage Association</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Salvation Army</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Equal Suffrage Association</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Council of Catholic Women</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Circle of King's Daughters</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Independent Daughters of Confederacy</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Women's Christian Temperance Union</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">American Legion Auxiliary</span></li></ul><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">What groups were your female ancestors a member of?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Consider that multiple generations of women may have belonged to the same group.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">What home sources (photos, correspondence, ephemera, memorabilia, jewelry) suggest membership in a group or organization?</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Original Source:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://philibertfamily.blogspot.com/2017/03/womens-history-month-2017-groups-and.html" target="_blank">Women's History Month 2017</a>: Groups and Organizations</span></p><p><br /></p>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-14566876597481254662024-03-10T04:00:00.000-07:002024-03-10T04:00:00.139-07:00Women's History Month 2024: Fates and Traitors Revisited<div><span style="font-size: large;">Historical fiction can help give us ideas about telling our own female ancestor's story. The following is one of my favorites.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtmHoP4VynHhtLWoX7R68UQKQ0dPq_nVfIS58WpcV6d6h_ewUb7mRnIIyqI3GiP4I6P05c4ueb5nQLNyYBZy88x9gkHupL16C71yAdDiV9JQqjQdQk70MTthjdZGPn802ZD7U6jCKAXJ3_qrh5s5a67wnLh2FwafLDkf5LIr6Cy-bwUHVBrQJ/s403/Fates%20and%20Traitors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="311" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtmHoP4VynHhtLWoX7R68UQKQ0dPq_nVfIS58WpcV6d6h_ewUb7mRnIIyqI3GiP4I6P05c4ueb5nQLNyYBZy88x9gkHupL16C71yAdDiV9JQqjQdQk70MTthjdZGPn802ZD7U6jCKAXJ3_qrh5s5a67wnLh2FwafLDkf5LIr6Cy-bwUHVBrQJ/w494-h640/Fates%20and%20Traitors.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Title</b>: <i>Fates and Traitors: A Novel of John Wilkes Booth and the Women Who Loved Him</i>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Author</b>: Jennifer Chiaverini</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Publisher</b>: Dutton</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Synopsis: "The subject of more than a century of scholarship, speculation, and even obsession, Booth is often portrayed as a shadowy figure, a violent loner whose single murderous act made him the most hated man in America. Lost to history until now is the story of the four women whom he loved and who loved him in return: Mary Ann, the steadfast matriarch of the Booth family; Asia, his loyal sister and confidante; Lucy Lambert Hale, the senator’s daughter who adored Booth yet tragically misunderstood the intensity of his wrath; and Mary Surratt, the Confederate widow entrusted with the secrets of his vengeful plot." (author's website)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Why You Need This Book</b>: I like the idea of telling the story of John Wilkes Booth through the women around him (mother, sister, girlfriend, and co-conspirator). Thinking about genealogy, consider how to write a narrative about a female ancestor through the lives of those around them. I think this is a unique way to tell a story and could also work for genealogy. OR you could write the story of your ancestors as a historical fiction piece and explore the time period they lived in. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://philibertfamily.blogspot.com/2022/03/womens-history-month-2022-fates-and.html" target="_blank">Women's History Month 2022</a>: Fates and Traitors</span></div><div><br /></div>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-24337985795861038142024-03-09T04:00:00.000-08:002024-03-09T04:00:00.265-08:00Women's History Month 2024: Directories<p><span style="font-size: large;">Back in 2019, my theme for Women's History Month was "I'm in the Book." I used that month to illustrate the different types of directories that include women's names. Directories and personal telephone books are typically a home source you might come across after someone has passed. It might seem like the type of ephemera that should be thrown away. However, directories can provide some insight into her life.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvMhlKkpaqcDrRXNrBlLHNjwwU9xH7wliP0FFf_KT1D7Y0m6acJTO2T4tXQ2V_rSf3nLapIvTWxamPJGSoBXs3D8ZyDP0FKURHhrweh43sjaA9HLcae9csiT7YOV2mgzwxh_xeAdFYhjwfwAlExJB1UV9slbB1Qh_oT8GkUAVaGaZ6PDfNbd7/s1836/Ladies%20of%20GAR%20roster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="1378" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvMhlKkpaqcDrRXNrBlLHNjwwU9xH7wliP0FFf_KT1D7Y0m6acJTO2T4tXQ2V_rSf3nLapIvTWxamPJGSoBXs3D8ZyDP0FKURHhrweh43sjaA9HLcae9csiT7YOV2mgzwxh_xeAdFYhjwfwAlExJB1UV9slbB1Qh_oT8GkUAVaGaZ6PDfNbd7/w480-h640/Ladies%20of%20GAR%20roster.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Take, for instance, this example of a National Roster of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic (1933-1934). This directory lists names, affiliations, and addresses of women who held leadership positions in the LGAR. It also includes national groups like the Grand Army of the Republic and the Women's Relief Corps. What this directory is not is an every-person member list.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This is a directory that the owner may not be named in, so what good is it? Just having it suggests she was a member of the LGAR. That suggests that she had a family member (a blood relation) who was a Union soldier, sailor, marine, or nurse. Their website states membership in LGAR is for:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">"All female blood relatives, ten (10) years of age or over, of honorably discharged Union Soldiers, Sailors and Marines of the Civil War, 1861 to 1865, also ex-army nurses of that War, are eligible for membership" (http://www.lgarnational.org/Membership.html)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Owning this directory (and if she lived during those dates) suggests she (or a family member) was a member. I would take that and determine what records exist for her membership and look into a soldier, sailor, marine, or ex-army nurse who was related to her.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We must go beyond what they include when we find directories and ask questions. These questions can include:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: x-large;">Who is included in this directory?</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Who is absent?</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">What can I learn about this group?</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Could my ancestor have been a member?</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Do I have any other home sources that include this group?</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Original Source:</span><a href="https://philibertfamily.blogspot.com/2023/03/womens-history-month-2023-directories.html" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Women's History Month 2023</a><span style="font-size: x-large;">: Directories</span></p><p><br /></p>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-37596500777108346242024-03-08T13:20:00.000-08:002024-03-08T13:20:07.022-08:00Women's History Month 2024: Maiden Names Revisited<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KWUvsZ5adLTWDvI7SL2E4_j6uEhjaACRfdNOLrf13cUzA1PsUVMfoBycZaoNNq9bwJ4YnHk0ncqg4GX6rE18ZzVw99dVNF_1O1XUWZBRFgT2Umb0tNLQ_2DWRCCWxlcxGk00c8OI3Y6oGDmHP5d32d2tlsStlpyplBZ_ojz1oLXdAmm0Fxdb/s1600/home%20source%2025th%20anniversary%20pix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1489" data-original-width="1600" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KWUvsZ5adLTWDvI7SL2E4_j6uEhjaACRfdNOLrf13cUzA1PsUVMfoBycZaoNNq9bwJ4YnHk0ncqg4GX6rE18ZzVw99dVNF_1O1XUWZBRFgT2Umb0tNLQ_2DWRCCWxlcxGk00c8OI3Y6oGDmHP5d32d2tlsStlpyplBZ_ojz1oLXdAmm0Fxdb/w640-h596/home%20source%2025th%20anniversary%20pix.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">From the collection of Gena Philibert-Ortega</div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">What's her maiden name?!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Probably the most common question family history researchers ask is, "How do I find her maiden name?"</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It's an essential question since you can't connect her to her parents without that information. She becomes one of the endless women relegated to being referred to as "unknown."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">What are some sources that can help reveal her maiden name? Here are a few to think about:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">Marriage Records</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Child’s Birth Records</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Death Records (hers and perhaps her children's)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Church Records (baptisms, christening, marriage, membership record)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">School Records</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Newspaper Articles (about her marriage or the obituary of a sibling or parent)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Wills</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Military Pension Record for Husband</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Family Bible</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Manuscript Collection (diaries, journals, correspondence from those in her community)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Compilations like the Barbour Collection, the Draper Manuscripts, and Women in the Western Reserve.</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Original Source:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://philibertfamily.blogspot.com/2015/03/womens-history-month-2015-what-was-her.html" target="_blank">Women's History Month 2015</a>: What was her Maiden Name?</span></p><p><br /></p>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-28563752740089517372024-03-07T09:39:00.000-08:002024-03-07T09:39:46.327-08:00Women's History Month 2024: Keywords Revisited<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IUIxBo3VsaJGaJko96bgF-k7ZEM1BD9qcAeze3atZ6Mke2dOzbZlRHOFdVs3mEP3qrCLehtBxIu4-ySWXyFx4CDOk-bBIa-DNFF64F-jRZBqtcG4Z3d0EbwXhAbGNr3AWaTiKkHOM2RA3FZ711kIQkxz5xFjoSgkE0Jn5AKOer_SjAhhThjs/s1280/writing-705667_1280%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1280" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IUIxBo3VsaJGaJko96bgF-k7ZEM1BD9qcAeze3atZ6Mke2dOzbZlRHOFdVs3mEP3qrCLehtBxIu4-ySWXyFx4CDOk-bBIa-DNFF64F-jRZBqtcG4Z3d0EbwXhAbGNr3AWaTiKkHOM2RA3FZ711kIQkxz5xFjoSgkE0Jn5AKOer_SjAhhThjs/w640-h426/writing-705667_1280%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #191b26; font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Image by </span><a href="https://pixabay.com/users/wilhei-883152/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=705667" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #191b26; font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Willi Heidelbach</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #191b26; font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> from </span><a href="https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=705667" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #191b26; font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Pixabay</a></div><br />It's time to add a technique to your search. As genealogists, we are taught to fill those search engine boxes with our ancestors' names, birth/marriage/death dates, and places. That's great. We should do that because the information we are searching for on genealogy websites is indexed or transcribed, and the search engine is programmed to find that information.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">But when we search library and archive catalogs for content, we need to look beyond the individual ancestors' names and dates.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We need to have a keyword list.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">So, what's on a keyword list? Think about a word or words that describe her life. Such as:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">Her <b>religion</b></span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Organizations</b> she belonged to (religious, benevolent, political, auxiliaries to husband's membership group)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Various names of <b>locations</b> she lived (might be several for the same place. Example: Independence, California; Owens Valley; Inyo County; Eastern Sierra)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Schools</b> she attended</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Use keywords in the library or archival catalogs to find materials for the groups and activities she participated in. Materials in these repositories are not cataloged by the name of everyone mentioned in the record. You are much better off searching by a place. Remember, in searching for documents for her, we may need to cast a wider net beyond genealogy favorites like censuses and vital records. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Can you use keywords on genealogy websites? Yes. Ancestry.com has a field in their search engine for a keyword. Digitized newspaper and book websites use keyword searching. To help you craft better searches for digitized newspapers, check out this GenealogyBank blog article I wrote entitled <a href="https://blog.genealogybank.com/genealogy-search-engine-types-tips-ocr-vs-indexed-databases.html" target="_blank">Genealogy Search Engine Types & Tips: OCR vs. Indexed Databases</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Original Source:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://philibertfamily.blogspot.com/2016/03/womens-history-month-2016-tip-5-keyword.html" target="_blank">Women's History Month 2016</a>: Tip #5 Keyword List</span></p><p><br /></p>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-58091922778298256232024-03-06T15:01:00.000-08:002024-03-06T15:01:47.087-08:00Women's History Month 2024: Name Variations Revisited<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpXHhA04qTVsFmDosAwjaWWevxsqB8n9VCHZTb9LWARh0bYm2FLNrWz8ftME67Ooz57bvj11ez8XnUe91TNzBp198E9EreCkJLmoFSX5reSh6trGrhBBlbZjsQcU3l1HxcGZJVa2PWQuIH4rxLN3GBG8YOSTAxngWEuxgYxm7eps4wQFiBDqm/s1632/name%20list.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpXHhA04qTVsFmDosAwjaWWevxsqB8n9VCHZTb9LWARh0bYm2FLNrWz8ftME67Ooz57bvj11ez8XnUe91TNzBp198E9EreCkJLmoFSX5reSh6trGrhBBlbZjsQcU3l1HxcGZJVa2PWQuIH4rxLN3GBG8YOSTAxngWEuxgYxm7eps4wQFiBDqm/w640-h480/name%20list.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo by Gena Philibert-Ortega</div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">What was her name?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">That may seem like a stupid question, but I want you to really consider your ancestor's name.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Was her name the very popular Elizabeth? Or was it Liz, Beth, Betty or some other variation? If she married, her name would most likely change. She went by Elizabeth Smith, and then her marriage made her Elizabeth Reynolds or Mrs. G.K. Reynolds.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">What was her name?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Don't get into the rut of assuming her name was always just Elizabeth. That's when you miss mentions of her life in records.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Create a list of her name variations. Consider all variations incorporating initials (both her and her husband's), middle names, and her husband's name variations. Your list might look something like this:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Elizabeth Grace Smith Elizabeth Grace Reynolds</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Elizabeth G. Smith Elizabeth G. Reynolds</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">E. Grace Smith Mrs. G.K. Reynolds</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Liz Smith Mrs. George K. Reynolds</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">E.G. Smith Mrs. Liz Reynolds </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Miss Smith</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Now, add all the possible misspellings to that list. Not sure what those could be? A child or even a teenager might be a good person to ask. They will sound it out and guess the spelling.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Why is all of this important? Your ancestor's name is not spelled or indexed correctly in every record. And they or the person providing their name may not have referred to them with the same name as you are typing in that search engine.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Keep this list near your research and use it every time you search. Don't risk not finding something important because you were searching the wrong version of her name</span>.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Source:</span></p><p><a href="https://philibertfamily.blogspot.com/2016/03/womens-history-month-2016-tip-6-name.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Women's History Month 2016: Tip #6 Name Variations</span></a></p><p><br /></p>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-6925106167487111362024-03-05T10:06:00.000-08:002024-03-05T10:06:49.897-08:00Women's History Month 2024: Scrapbooks Revisited<p><span style="font-size: large;"> I love old scrapbooks. How I envy those who are gifted with an ancestor who scrapbooked. Victorians loved scrapbooking and pasted images, memorabilia, recipes, and newspaper clippings in their books. These were books meant to be kept and looked at over and over again. Children and adults were encouraged to use scrapbooks, and images were available to them marketed specifically for scrapbooks. There was even an adhesive scrapbook developed by Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain (yes, he did more than write books).</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVBkSNrWlMsTA0o78F8ruJi0o0J8kemk6bqC0h_pgAhugiImmVjEFu1rRd02ZNPT9CX_DKAAE1WfLtJgqmc55wRh2oWxyATmT9VmnCNZazfPzIGDkwz1WVDGBw44HrbahyDKzcvrHJr1Q80KMrAUTx3HOCsmpeT_dqtlrGnLaWDWz6dhtklT_/s1200/Cover_Med_Res.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1200" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVBkSNrWlMsTA0o78F8ruJi0o0J8kemk6bqC0h_pgAhugiImmVjEFu1rRd02ZNPT9CX_DKAAE1WfLtJgqmc55wRh2oWxyATmT9VmnCNZazfPzIGDkwz1WVDGBw44HrbahyDKzcvrHJr1Q80KMrAUTx3HOCsmpeT_dqtlrGnLaWDWz6dhtklT_/w640-h448/Cover_Med_Res.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">From the collection of Gena Philibert-Ortega</div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Scrapbooks can contain newspaper clippings, papers with genealogical value, photographs, and written memories. Now, I know what you're thinking. "I don't have a scrapbook from my ancestor." I don't either. But that's where the FAN club comes in. Remember, FAN is short for Friends, Associates, and Neighbors, and in women's research, expanding your search to include those people is vital. You can find treasures in the scrapbook of a neighbor, friend, associated family member, or an organization. I remember going to a Texas historical society and paging through the scrapbook of a local woman who cut out newspaper articles about local families, including obituaries. This record that was not indexed or digitized was a goldmine of information for those conducting local family history research. But don't forget that membership groups kept scrapbooks that document members. There are also other scrapbook-type records, such as autographs and birthday books.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">How do you find a scrapbook that may mention your female ancestor? Scrapbooks can be found in archival collections. One place to find an archival collection is <a href="https://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/" target="_blank">ArchiveGrid</a>. I recommend searching by the location where your ancestor lived. If she was a member of an organization, try searching for that name as well.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Another example of a place to look is the <a href="https://dp.la/" target="_blank">Digital Public Library of America</a>. A search using the keyword "scrapbook" brought up over 49,000 digitized results. (an increase of over 23,000 items since the first time this article was posted in 2018)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Yes, research isn't always indexed, online, or found by an ancestor's name. But the riches that can be found in scrapbooks can be wonderful.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Resources</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Tucker, Susan. <i>The Scrapbook in American Lif</i>e. Philadelphia: Temple Univ. Press, 2006.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Garvey, Ellen G. <i>Writing with Scissors: American Scrapbooks from the Civil War to the Harlem Renaissance</i>. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Original Source:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://philibertfamily.blogspot.com/2018/03/womens-history-month-2018-scrapbooks.html" target="_blank">Women's History Month 2018</a>: Scrapbooks</span></p><p><br /></p>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-65530084057239130412024-03-04T08:39:00.000-08:002024-03-04T08:39:15.937-08:00Women's History Month 2024: Museums Revisited<p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Genealogical research. Family History research. The first term conjures up names, dates, and places. The study of a direct line of descent. The other makes us think of information that fills in the blanks of our ancestral timeline. Museums are a repository that can provide both. They can provide a place to learn about an ancestor's name, date, and place but they also provide the social history between a birth and death date.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim54XwwWQgLn4QeKLUpduGJwsWlLpMAC0SgtGzQGGdsLPfYDgWhjbTbs_OsDsQMgZNpypwhxLsXWxj50_49Dc3B6M0IP8vQ4KoNzD5dNkpyr5xQE5U3QUgwiR2w34c1tVh3gRo8ERvzzpjgs_NGAPbqsKPlX7vbzuiwXZLXvY7nqn2i8nKdkOe/s1198/Women's%20Museum.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1198" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim54XwwWQgLn4QeKLUpduGJwsWlLpMAC0SgtGzQGGdsLPfYDgWhjbTbs_OsDsQMgZNpypwhxLsXWxj50_49Dc3B6M0IP8vQ4KoNzD5dNkpyr5xQE5U3QUgwiR2w34c1tVh3gRo8ERvzzpjgs_NGAPbqsKPlX7vbzuiwXZLXvY7nqn2i8nKdkOe/w640-h426/Women's%20Museum.JPG" title="Women's Museum. Photo by Gena Philibert-Ortega" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Women Museum of California. Photo by Gena Philibert-Ortega</div><p></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">What are we looking for when researching our female ancestors at a museum?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Social History</b>: Images, exhibits, and material culture (stuff) that educate us about the history and the everyday lives of our ancestors.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Names</b>: Names of a community's residents, donors to the museum, "famous" people, staff and volunteers, authors, and researchers.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Local History</b>: The history of a time and place. What was going on that impacted our ancestors' lives or was happening while they were alive in that time and place?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Time and Place</b>: What about that time and place? What can we learn about it that impacts our understanding and research into an ancestor's life?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We need to approach our research at a museum with two goals:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1. Do they have anything that includes names and dates that might place my ancestor in this location, at this time? and </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">2. What can this museum provide me that will help me better understand my ancestor's life (time and place)?</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Katherine Scott Sturdevant writes in her book, <i>Bringing Your Family History to Life Through Social History</i> that "Social history is the best tool for reconstructing your ancestor's entire world." There are many sources that help us with social history but the museum is best known for reconstructing a "world" {pg 8}whether that is a community, an occupation, or a historical event. Sturdevant goes on to write "your ancestors were not unique" {pg 10} which is a reason why the museum is a great place to learn more about their lives. The museum recreates that community's common experience.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Resources</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Sturdevant, Katherine Scott. <i>Bringing Your Family History to Life Through Social History</i> (Betterway Books, 2000).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Originally posted: <a href="https://philibertfamily.blogspot.com/2021/03/womens-history-month-2021-why-museums.html" target="_blank">Women's History Month 2021</a>: Why Museums</span></p><p><br /></p>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-1387058588152833142024-03-03T08:19:00.000-08:002024-03-04T08:19:52.255-08:00Women's History Month 2024: Women of the Northern Plains Revisited<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYS7I7n6f82TWSq9xaHP4kCzFsrkUKgi4bG_WWkDJnGf1sw1LB5k7l3UcIQiw9oS4tMk9sbWVl244Q1BqKDRuBR-4dK0x9zk_saZToB6iZDLHTDJebtI-wrq_h4kvZbrbVNg_BWSy0QlsicTXltSU3uUWRkSYDyYmoOrgJYeMKacsmnMHfErC/s2016/Women%20of%20the%20Northern%20Plains.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYS7I7n6f82TWSq9xaHP4kCzFsrkUKgi4bG_WWkDJnGf1sw1LB5k7l3UcIQiw9oS4tMk9sbWVl244Q1BqKDRuBR-4dK0x9zk_saZToB6iZDLHTDJebtI-wrq_h4kvZbrbVNg_BWSy0QlsicTXltSU3uUWRkSYDyYmoOrgJYeMKacsmnMHfErC/w480-h640/Women%20of%20the%20Northern%20Plains.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Title: <i>Women of the Northern Plains: Gender & Settlement on the Homestead Frontier 1870-1930</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Author: Barbara Handy-Marchello</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Synopsis: </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">"In Women of the Northern Plains, Barbara Handy-Marchello tells the stories of the unsung heroes of North Dakota's settlement era: the farm women. As the men struggled to raise and sell wheat, the women focused on barnyard labor--raising chickens and cows and selling eggs and butter--to feed and clothe their families and maintain their households through booms and busts. Handy-Marchello details the hopes and fears, the challenges and successes of these women--from the Great Dakota Boom of the 1870s and '80s to the impending depression and drought of the 1930s. Women of the frontier willingly faced drudgery and loneliness, cramped and unconventional living quarters, the threat of prairie fires and fierce blizzards, and the isolation of homesteads located miles from the nearest neighbor. Despite these daunting realities, Dakota farm women cultivated communities among their distant neighbors, shared food and shelter with travelers, developed varied income sources, and raised large families, always keeping in sight the ultimate goal: to provide the next generation with rich, workable land. Enlivened by interviews with pioneer families as well as diaries, memoirs, and other primary sources, Women of the Plains uncovers the significant and changing roles of Dakota farm women who were true partners to their husbands, their efforts marking the difference between success and failure for their families." (Project Muse)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Why You Need This Book: </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">"She was just a farmer's wife." Please. Don't say that. Learn what life was like for that time and location for farmer's wives. There are a number of academic press-type books that study this. Farmer's and farmer's wives lives can be studied and shouldn't be discounted so quickly. This is one book that can help. This book's chapters look at marriage and family, work, butter and egg production.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Originally posted: <a href="https://philibertfamily.blogspot.com/2022/03/womens-history-month-2022-women-of.html" target="_blank">Women's History Month 2022</a>: Women of the Northern Plains</span></p><p><br /></p><div><br /></div>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-32488980280082395742024-03-02T05:00:00.000-08:002024-03-02T05:00:00.132-08:00Women's History Month 2024: Delayed Birth Certificates Revisited<p><span style="font-size: large;">Need to verify a birth date? Get a birth certificate! But it's not always that easy. Birth certificates weren't always the way Americans recorded births. Before the early 20th century, the family Bible was the record of choice for many births.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">As the 20th century marches on, it becomes necessary to show proof of age and citizenship for activities such as registering for school, applying for a marriage certificate, government work during wartime, and applying for Social Security. Bible documentation was ephemeral. Only one person can "own" the Bible, which can be easily destroyed due to catastrophic events. It also isn't an "official" record.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The Census Bureau and Public Health Departments worked on standardizing birth certificates and solving the problem of documenting a person's birth and relationship to their parents, which eventually resulted in the widespread use of government-issued birth certificates.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">So, how do you "prove" age when a birth was not recorded? That's where a Delayed Birth Certificate comes in.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Delayed Birth Certificates asked for affidavits from those who knew best when the person was born. Family, an attending physician or midwife, a neighbor or friend provided information about the birth or the age of the person. Other "proofs" could include government documents, the family Bible, and, in the following example, a DAR application.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiE29nZBalbBTvnpVseMPygQY3LL4qUy9ft-Aisa-NB9mHP_7ZUArJaFcHDEpF9qvFTVfYZCVv01OB4qok-VYGNLdr85RgdU1xo5cRHO_S49TvlPebQ6H7bLNp6NLr-39vlK1rO9mEqRT6f4cyolDBqOvBa9Z3fti404MbkAdzIdFDhZPhl4DS/s2048/Mary%20Louise%20Abernathy%20Delayed%20Birth%20Certificate%20front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1743" data-original-width="2048" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiE29nZBalbBTvnpVseMPygQY3LL4qUy9ft-Aisa-NB9mHP_7ZUArJaFcHDEpF9qvFTVfYZCVv01OB4qok-VYGNLdr85RgdU1xo5cRHO_S49TvlPebQ6H7bLNp6NLr-39vlK1rO9mEqRT6f4cyolDBqOvBa9Z3fti404MbkAdzIdFDhZPhl4DS/w640-h544/Mary%20Louise%20Abernathy%20Delayed%20Birth%20Certificate%20front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of Houston County, TN Archives</div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">For more examples of delayed birth certificates or to find what's available via the <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog" target="_blank">FamilySearch Catalog</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Ultimately, the issuance of birth certificates was vital for identification. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The enormity of the delayed registration problem can be better visualized from the fact that there were in 1940 about 54 million people in the United States without birth certificates on file during the first year of life. Although the pressure on the State bureaus of vital statistics was relived somewhat by WPA aid in the searches of birth certificates, the situation is still critical. It is difficult to determine what effect the disruption of the regular functions of the State vital statistics offices will have on the quality and completeness of national vital statics, or to predict the course of the delayed birth registration problem in the future.*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Resources</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">GenealogyBank Blog - <a href="https://blog.genealogybank.com/genealogy-101-9-birth-certificate-alternatives.html" target="_blank">Genealogy 101 #9 Birth Certificate Alternatives</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">"From Family Bibles to Birth Certificates. Young People, Proof of Age, and American Political Cultures, 1820-1915" by Shane Landrum in <i>Age in America: The Colonial Era to the Present</i>. Edited by Corinne T. Field and Nicholas L. Syrett. New York: New York University Press (2015).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Pearson, Susan, <i>The Birth Certificate : An American History</i>. University of North Carolina Press 2021.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sources</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Vital Statistics-Special Reports. Oklahoma Summary of Vital Statistics 1940. page 1261. Available via GoogleBooks.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Originally posted as <a href="https://philibertfamily.blogspot.com/2018/03/womens-history-month-2018-delayed-birth.html" target="_blank">Women's History Month 2018 Delayed Birth Certificates </a></span></p>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-29874620893298337162024-03-01T08:59:00.000-08:002024-03-01T08:59:00.539-08:00Welcome to Women's History Month 2024<p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOEEDGOEmaogA9mq-ZPm3kRDLGpmnND5zIPWD2LU269WtQSwuXBRyanErdCWxOubVOPc0O2TyieKp3094CAg39UbyhS6lDqjAbOLWgQzFS1n_AUzsOLguoXgetiY4CRrm5dOIZtBAKRX2uIHotRFLcgz-m1kJbl0cdw_hXfu9oH8bRcVaZT9A/s889/WHM%20Snag%20it%20logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="889" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOEEDGOEmaogA9mq-ZPm3kRDLGpmnND5zIPWD2LU269WtQSwuXBRyanErdCWxOubVOPc0O2TyieKp3094CAg39UbyhS6lDqjAbOLWgQzFS1n_AUzsOLguoXgetiY4CRrm5dOIZtBAKRX2uIHotRFLcgz-m1kJbl0cdw_hXfu9oH8bRcVaZT9A/w640-h540/WHM%20Snag%20it%20logo.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />It's March 2024, which means it's Women's History Month. This is the time of the year that I post a resource or a tip each day to help you research your female ancestors and other historical women.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I missed an important anniversary last year. 2023 marked 10 years of Women's History Month posts on Gena's Genealogy. Each year has focused on a new theme and new ideas to help you with your research. So this year, on the 11th anniversary of these posts, I decided the theme will be Women's History Month Revisited. I'm going to bring you a "blast from the past." I'll select one past tip or resource each day. In some cases, that post will include new information to consider, so it won't just be a tired rerun. Unfortunately, blog posts get lost over time, so I figured this was a good way to bring to your attention some of the information I think is must for the researcher. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">See you tomorrow for our first Women's History Month resource for 2024!</span></p>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-76867300411432006782023-03-31T02:00:00.026-07:002023-03-31T02:00:00.216-07:00Women's History Month 2023: Her Doilies<p><span style="font-size: large;">One thing that I and others associate with grandmas is various types of crocheted, knitted, and tatted items. Doilies. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7RjMO9EZc1EvDtB9Oh05BDpbIlmMM0G75-EcV-1EwLezJQywh3ykJ5nV4kE8rQvY0F5N_YRCsyfeYA2_d02abGfyOqPEqPt3teWomKFFyMDW3udSfVdphP_k91dfSR8OjppnwS8NPUfnp_2yMrYdj7wMbB9HBir1BmSDpGMaViTgAPpWOPQ/s1489/doilie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1465" data-original-width="1489" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7RjMO9EZc1EvDtB9Oh05BDpbIlmMM0G75-EcV-1EwLezJQywh3ykJ5nV4kE8rQvY0F5N_YRCsyfeYA2_d02abGfyOqPEqPt3teWomKFFyMDW3udSfVdphP_k91dfSR8OjppnwS8NPUfnp_2yMrYdj7wMbB9HBir1BmSDpGMaViTgAPpWOPQ/w400-h394/doilie.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the collection of Gena Philibert-Ortega</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Doilies can be found on tables, chair arms, the back of chairs, and really anywhere that needs a little decoration. Doilies can be one solid color, or they can have various colors like the one pictured.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I decided to end Women's History Month with something simple, doilies. Too often, we don't spend time telling the story of our female ancestors because the genealogically-relevant records seem to be missing. But the items we need to tell her story are all around us, we just need to look.</span></p>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-30499270308005513262023-03-30T16:03:00.004-07:002023-03-30T16:03:38.880-07:00Women's History Month 2023: Her Ring<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Rings can be beautiful, but they can also have meaning. We discussed wedding rings earlier in the week but what about other types of rings? For example, a class ring might be symbolic and provide information about where and when she graduated. What about other organizations? What was she a member of?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKxjmHxs_qLAJtzJxuEsAcALE18IbIsbMEDpEdV9cReiPeQ-h5b-PsAWmbVI8Km6oB6mUK4SnV7BuCb1M_5X-NVtHHORsCW0Vs67dOGRZamvou2P4m6v0DYp-6EPQKzt2Lz5T6l6rVrjiApiqoMuBFVVRG6fyojNbRC2N9h1MOHaihBUq5w/s1200/ring_collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="1200" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKxjmHxs_qLAJtzJxuEsAcALE18IbIsbMEDpEdV9cReiPeQ-h5b-PsAWmbVI8Km6oB6mUK4SnV7BuCb1M_5X-NVtHHORsCW0Vs67dOGRZamvou2P4m6v0DYp-6EPQKzt2Lz5T6l6rVrjiApiqoMuBFVVRG6fyojNbRC2N9h1MOHaihBUq5w/w640-h216/ring_collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Gary W Clark, <a href="http://PhotoTree.com">PhotoTree.com</a>. Used with permission.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This example is from the Daughters of Rebekah. Founded in 1851, the Rebekahs were an all-white fraternal auxiliary of the International Order of Oddfellows. Members were originally the wives and daughters of male IOOF members. Today, both men and women can be members of the Rebekahs and do not have to be related to a male member of the IOOF. Rebekahs is still a branch of IOOF but it is also a service organization. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If you Google the words Daughters of Rebekah Ring, you'll see other examples of rings with the images of a three-link chain, dove, lily, moon, and seven stars. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Jewelry might be something she purchased or was gifted to show her pride in her membership, a level or membership, or service. A look in her jewelry box or a photo of her might reveal a piece of jewelry that has a symbol, letters, or looks to be different than other pieces. That jewelry might help to tell her story. </span></p>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-18126925413440186692023-03-29T15:24:00.001-07:002023-03-30T15:38:23.484-07:00Women's History Month 2023: Her Charm Bracelet<p><span style="font-size: large;">Did your ancestor own a charm bracelet? Charm bracelets have been around since about 400 BCE, but it was during the reign of Queen Victoria, who wore charms, that they became popular. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">There are various types of charm bracelets depending on the fashion sense and sentimentality of the wearer. You may buy charms based on where you visit. Charms can signify important events in your life. Sweetheart charm bracelets during World War II were given by GI's to their girlfriends or other women in their life. The receiver may have collected charms from Europe to coincide with where he had been.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1M3cx3YFbUIgQK62muEN7p6IG8kHdcWzgOiFw5dPA1TVwEJ4r_Dyb5GOs8Spaq3qK2DB46LeCCdZnfinPCr5G3rDLPamIdsPXxAhyOW4C9_G1DHnasMwh4dZHEoQjLXncueVswzUYdlhfG5Az8_ZmAJKmJ3LXfb-LKGjTpDRuq5R-EVbEg/s2016/charm%20bracelet%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1M3cx3YFbUIgQK62muEN7p6IG8kHdcWzgOiFw5dPA1TVwEJ4r_Dyb5GOs8Spaq3qK2DB46LeCCdZnfinPCr5G3rDLPamIdsPXxAhyOW4C9_G1DHnasMwh4dZHEoQjLXncueVswzUYdlhfG5Az8_ZmAJKmJ3LXfb-LKGjTpDRuq5R-EVbEg/w640-h480/charm%20bracelet%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Do you wear a charm bracelet? When I was young, I had one purchased at Disneyland. Later I Inherited a charm bracelet from my grandmother. One charm bracelet I own is from the 1940s-1950s and is a biography of the original owner with charms that include what she experienced, where she traveled, and what she loved.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Did your female ancestor own a charm bracelet? What charms did she have? Did she buy those charms, or did someone else in the family? What does her charm bracelet say about her? Charm bracelets are biographical and can be a great prompt to use to write about her life.</span></p>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-16638238155839193462023-03-28T14:42:00.001-07:002023-03-29T14:55:59.823-07:00Women's History Month: Her Wedding Ring<p><span style="font-size: large;">Was the woman you're researching married? Have you thought about her wedding ring?</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjBF8rMoeNQv6FT7mK_pAkusq52SSRZF1b3KRRiccqlcpQUslg6wAm1t2eD7xep98n6bFkyuXnPzJjLi3ZPUrZiQGZEyDe-IpSjpqWizIoltV5tAzvhWEQL_-vHLsngQ82EYR_QMxmx0L3gciXaDXY7ixY7eMq_uW2WcRFEqpxObK-6bYvA/s1920/wedding-rings-3611277_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1920" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjBF8rMoeNQv6FT7mK_pAkusq52SSRZF1b3KRRiccqlcpQUslg6wAm1t2eD7xep98n6bFkyuXnPzJjLi3ZPUrZiQGZEyDe-IpSjpqWizIoltV5tAzvhWEQL_-vHLsngQ82EYR_QMxmx0L3gciXaDXY7ixY7eMq_uW2WcRFEqpxObK-6bYvA/w640-h400/wedding-rings-3611277_1920.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image by Arek Socha from <a href="https://pixabay.com/photos/wedding-rings-engagement-rings-3611277/" target="_blank">Pixabay</a> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The Gemological Institute of America writes on its <a href="https://4cs.gia.edu/en-us/blog/origin-of-wedding-rings/" target="_blank">blog</a> that rings were first designed by the Egyptians. They used rings to represent eternity. Wedding rings start to evolve in the Middle Ages and include gemstones and interlocking bands.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">According to GIA, wedding rings weren't the only thing exchanged by a couple. In colonial America, where the Puritans saw rings as frivolous, husbands gave their wives a practical gift, a thimble. Some women cut off the top of the thimble, which then could transform the thimble into a ring. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">So when did women start wearing diamond wedding rings? GIA says there are writings dating to the 15th century that mention diamond wedding rings.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">What type of wedding ring did your mom, grandmother or great-grandmother own? Did she wear a simple band or did she have a ring with a diamond or other gemstone? Did she have an engagement ring? Did she wear both rings regularly? Have you looked in catalogs or online to learn more about that ring?</span></p>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-54681934026710507462023-03-27T13:23:00.001-07:002023-03-29T13:37:14.205-07:00Women's History Month 2023: Her Jewelry Box<p><span style="font-size: large;">Where did your mother and grandmother keep their jewelry? </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Even women who lived simple lives may have had a few pieces of jewelry that were given to them or that they inherited. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMee2s3BVz37I2uqPoCvi1_2GUmAq5zJ9Q21SeqaYG1gPcJIWhUUh9O6-EoBabdepPSDvX6xw2lBKsWZscnvr_REuJ4vjzHgu-wGYIEFa2Vcjrs1sxFcjZPZr8Y5wk3xHZ-xTROqz0M2uIxPvHtVl-mUVC8pPZ0E1qBKmYvX_eA13h_UHdw/s2016/jewlery%20box.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMee2s3BVz37I2uqPoCvi1_2GUmAq5zJ9Q21SeqaYG1gPcJIWhUUh9O6-EoBabdepPSDvX6xw2lBKsWZscnvr_REuJ4vjzHgu-wGYIEFa2Vcjrs1sxFcjZPZr8Y5wk3xHZ-xTROqz0M2uIxPvHtVl-mUVC8pPZ0E1qBKmYvX_eA13h_UHdw/w640-h480/jewlery%20box.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the collection of Gena Philibert-Ortega</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Jewelry boxes have been around for centuries and provide jewels a place to be kept safe and clean. With the Industrial Revolution and later mail-order catalogs, jewelry boxes were easily available to women and could be made from any number of materials, such as <a href="https://www.ascasonline.org/articoloMM57.html" target="_blank">metal</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">What jewelry boxes did your mother or grandmother have? Do you remember what they held? Sometimes jewelry boxes have other important items stored within. Did you inherit a jewelry box?</span></p>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-26666877932716798672023-03-26T13:04:00.001-07:002023-03-29T13:18:37.551-07:00Women's History Month: Her Coin Purse<p><span style="font-size: large;">As we finish talking about the contents of a purse, I thought we should touch upon coin purses. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It seems like when I was younger, anytime you traveled, there were souvenir coin purses of some sort. In a time when we carried cash money, it made sense to carry something that would hold it all. A Wikipedia <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_purse" target="_blank">article </a>claims that coin purses have been around since about 3300 BCE. As long as there have been coins, people have needed a way to keep them together.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinT2SDPwzQFX5iDPpHTHg6gxR87f9_qKQR1HnMY6kIYYw8MaeWL-YftE6XUtwKIGSxr6v1Bx0YI7sAjh6l09ihiB7idCoiET77e342HHjygCfCD4t3NNqAWJ8cHQsOuvze_prIVC4jGSkUJTzkgPRXwzMoRZv06yDLpj6Z2pIMHEor0wtmTw/s960/Coin_purse_made_of_Ushikubitsumugi%20wikimedia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="960" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinT2SDPwzQFX5iDPpHTHg6gxR87f9_qKQR1HnMY6kIYYw8MaeWL-YftE6XUtwKIGSxr6v1Bx0YI7sAjh6l09ihiB7idCoiET77e342HHjygCfCD4t3NNqAWJ8cHQsOuvze_prIVC4jGSkUJTzkgPRXwzMoRZv06yDLpj6Z2pIMHEor0wtmTw/w400-h355/Coin_purse_made_of_Ushikubitsumugi%20wikimedia.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coin_purse_made_of_Ushikubitsumugi.jpg" target="_blank">Wikimedia Commons</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When you start considering coin purses as a piece of our female ancestor's material culture, you see photos and histories of them everywhere. This 19th-century <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/156451" target="_blank">example</a> from The Met is knitted and includes the maker's name. This Mother of Pearl <a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth7225/" target="_blank">version</a> is proof that coin purses could be made from almost any material. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">What was in your female ancestor's purse? Did you inherit any of it? What do you remember?</span></p>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-73977715075214790482023-03-25T07:55:00.002-07:002023-03-28T08:17:48.352-07:00Women's History Month 2023: Her Lipstick<p><span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday we looked at her purse. That got me thinking about what was in her purse. One item that might be found was lipstick.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQvXL1gmy4gQ9JkDi9Gv08cJJpv3mxB15ZmYgfwpiF7LizePKVqeB4bCyyjDXsjhZf_phfTygLXoQYsB5hhEjS6tFvA4lFyFI_gI-ybfoCqCVM3JFBUJWqbd5mINGko2b7OXfi6MG0n2dlAhqADJ1DEByz2WyVj1SY7WvxsYfWfd70YsRnsA/s1920/lipstick-1367771_1920%20pixabay.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQvXL1gmy4gQ9JkDi9Gv08cJJpv3mxB15ZmYgfwpiF7LizePKVqeB4bCyyjDXsjhZf_phfTygLXoQYsB5hhEjS6tFvA4lFyFI_gI-ybfoCqCVM3JFBUJWqbd5mINGko2b7OXfi6MG0n2dlAhqADJ1DEByz2WyVj1SY7WvxsYfWfd70YsRnsA/w400-h266/lipstick-1367771_1920%20pixabay.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image by annca from <a href="https://pixabay.com/photos/lipstick-cosmetics-lips-make-up-1367771/" target="_blank">Pixabay </a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Lipstick has a long history starting about 3500 BCE. At times, it was used by both men and women. Lipstick has also had a problematic history with the </span><span>poisonous </span><span>ingredients it contained and the negative judgments on women who wore it. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Lipstick has gone in and out of fashion, but in the 20th century, American suffragists started wearing lipstick as a sign of emancipation, according to this JSTOR article on <a href="https://daily.jstor.org/lipsticks-complex-history/" target="_blank">Lipstick's Complex History</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">An online search reveals what colors were popular during the decades of the 20th century. This might help to better understand what she might have worn. Vintage cosmetic company <a href="https://besamecosmetics.com/collections/lips" target="_blank">Besame</a> sells lipsticks in shades that were popular during years spanning the 1920s to the 1970s. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I remember that my paternal grandmother had numerous Estee Lauder lipstick tubes on her dressing table. If I remember correctly, they were mostly shades of red. What did your grandmother wear?</span></p>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-35785961377345464662023-03-24T07:32:00.000-07:002023-03-28T08:16:41.690-07:00Women's History Month 2023: Her Purse<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Her purse? You may be thinking this is a strange topic for a genealogist to write about. As we explore the material culture that is associated with women, a purse seems appropriate. Over time, women have had to carry 'stuff,' so how did they do that? </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzcksCtxYkJV2ElHG-5IFuJ08hSs_YHk679OXZ6kk-nuf-06qijni5gHNuWxGqjpL5APQ9Npdh1pF7n_CMWLQy2rQqvPnlNSdZecHcgAJSUHT-DGUpGUx2G2EVTFZgDMgn6FrYa74P8KZ7_JUxqlAD5PsVUNXiu_pKvd8kmK8iI5NJJZ7Vg/s1026/Handbag_(drawing)%20wikimedia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1026" data-original-width="734" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzcksCtxYkJV2ElHG-5IFuJ08hSs_YHk679OXZ6kk-nuf-06qijni5gHNuWxGqjpL5APQ9Npdh1pF7n_CMWLQy2rQqvPnlNSdZecHcgAJSUHT-DGUpGUx2G2EVTFZgDMgn6FrYa74P8KZ7_JUxqlAD5PsVUNXiu_pKvd8kmK8iI5NJJZ7Vg/w286-h400/Handbag_(drawing)%20wikimedia.jpg" width="286" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David Ring, Wikimedia Commons</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A quick look online suggests that purse-like objects have existed for thousands of years (if not more). When we look at more recent history, say early America, we see women carrying things in pockets. In the 19th century, we start seeing some sort of bag that evolves into what we know today as a purse or handbag.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Prior to women spending a great deal of time outside of the home, a small bag called a <i>reticule</i> was used to carry some essentials, but then as women became more mobile in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, they needed a bag to carry more. You can read more online, including this article from the Women's Museum in California (<a href="https://womensmuseum.wordpress.com/2017/05/31/the-history-of-the-handbag/">https://womensmuseum.wordpress.com/2017/05/31/the-history-of-the-handbag/</a>). </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">So what did she carry? Do you have a female ancestor's purse or handbag? Do you have photos of her with her purse? Have you considered looking in the Sears catalog to see what purses were available for your grandmother or her mother?</span></p>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-7721305267366643842023-03-23T23:00:00.000-07:002023-03-28T08:16:53.182-07:00Women's History Month 2023: Her Work Tools<p><span style="font-size: large;">I was listening to a webinar today that discussed how women made and sold quilts in the early 20th century to make money. We always assume that the quilt grandma had was made by her but she actually may have purchased it from a woman who worked by selling quilts. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">That webinar got me thinking of all the "tools" she would have had to complete her work. Professional quilters used fabric, needles, thread, batting, quilt frame, sewing machine, patterns, and scissors. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgI8UiS-RG-M5jihehXwzQ7RC_uW3UAGX-fpzC6SOvqaDkreTX8Siu57DFkX_05-wkmqGC3Hfn_yWxXak61435hdYxr0HHgH_F9IUUATYxQzXHc4wxDV-bkwTLXpA6P2i-Z_R9SclMriMOojUBZ-dmuUIuaJxtWLpUAi42oJoA2fq07Ju8tfQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgI8UiS-RG-M5jihehXwzQ7RC_uW3UAGX-fpzC6SOvqaDkreTX8Siu57DFkX_05-wkmqGC3Hfn_yWxXak61435hdYxr0HHgH_F9IUUATYxQzXHc4wxDV-bkwTLXpA6P2i-Z_R9SclMriMOojUBZ-dmuUIuaJxtWLpUAi42oJoA2fq07Ju8tfQ=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image by Jan Steiner for <a href="https://pixabay.com/photos/scissors-old-sewing-tailored-work-1008908/" target="_blank">Pixabay</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Even if you didn't inherit these items you can still discuss the tools she would have used for her work. Images of those tools or images of women conducting that type of work can be found online.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">What did your female ancestor do for work? What were the tools she used? You can write a narrative about her work by explaining the tools, what they were used for, and what they looked like. This helps provide context and a better understanding of her life.</span></p>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-14679417278514293472023-03-22T02:00:00.020-07:002023-03-22T02:00:00.220-07:00Women's History Month 2023: Her Work Uniform<p><span style="font-size: large;">I've always loved this photo. "Women workers employed as wipers in the roundhouse having lunch in their rest room, C. & N.W. R.R., Clinton, Iowa " depicts women working for the railroad in 1943. The color and image are as vivid as if it was yesterday. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The photo depicts these women enjoying a lunch break. You get a sense of their work life by studying their clothes, lunch, and lunch boxes. Their uniform includes overalls, hair coverings, and eye protection. These are part of the tools of their trade. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDmuv4vhNqDCdg8xdbA_1dhkpr1YevP36MpCWnv0wU1fiTBVAelLQuX-tSrJowUU1Obe-iQv6U6VE_YWbKoatnQnZKj6wMhFTBEQM8Tj6ADssq3lyyfunLGEzTDcJrGN24DtLdtzbGtQgIKybce3g4sIaumrQBY4NZfLiwSgfxf_t4WdeN7w" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1024" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDmuv4vhNqDCdg8xdbA_1dhkpr1YevP36MpCWnv0wU1fiTBVAelLQuX-tSrJowUU1Obe-iQv6U6VE_YWbKoatnQnZKj6wMhFTBEQM8Tj6ADssq3lyyfunLGEzTDcJrGN24DtLdtzbGtQgIKybce3g4sIaumrQBY4NZfLiwSgfxf_t4WdeN7w=w640-h500" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flickr the Commons, https://flic.kr/p/4jv942</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">One of my paternal great-grandmothers worked as a restaurant cook. She always wore a uniform consisting of a white dress, comfortable white shoes, and an apron. That's how I remember her. Writing about her work life, I can include that uniform and why she would have worn it. I may not have her work records but I can piece together her work-life from home sources, genealogical records, and details like what she wore.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">What did your female ancestor do outside of the home? What was her uniform?</span></p>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-20365383022001779082023-03-21T03:00:00.025-07:002023-03-21T03:00:00.218-07:00Women's History Month 2023: Her House<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Where did she live? Have you written about the actual home she lived in? Describing what she lived in and what it looked like can help. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We tend to think all houses are the same, but they aren't, especially as you think about location and era. Even today, you may live with something you take for granted, for example, a basement or attic, but depending on where someone else lives, they may not enjoy those features in their home (I've never lived in a home with a basement).</span></p><p><br /><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TFHqU6_6ParcXuERhzn_PdobjwtGPasMhCmIsDsFizSKNXo7sG4EJPS4Zu0fUi4-ZvXVmA2lp2Yv7Kd9B6f9TVU9O_p9bNmEVUG7XvU2jHhM18RnwMt7yPxn7oRTwe4oQmS7FYLNOphAj_YUhIDUTUQRmEYKPDWAQrsXx6V_VvKS1fzcSw/s1920/car-6667559_1920%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TFHqU6_6ParcXuERhzn_PdobjwtGPasMhCmIsDsFizSKNXo7sG4EJPS4Zu0fUi4-ZvXVmA2lp2Yv7Kd9B6f9TVU9O_p9bNmEVUG7XvU2jHhM18RnwMt7yPxn7oRTwe4oQmS7FYLNOphAj_YUhIDUTUQRmEYKPDWAQrsXx6V_VvKS1fzcSw/w640-h426/car-6667559_1920%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image by Freddy from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/photos/car-abandoned-house-old-house-6667559/)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">House research is a great addition to her story. Even if her house was a tenement. Her address might be found in a census, city directory, or tax list. Even if you don't have a photo, you might find a description in a library's local history collection or in an archive photo collection. </span></p>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12077223.post-70117108685466327052023-03-20T14:07:00.005-07:002023-03-20T14:07:47.932-07:00Women's History Month 2023: Her Car<p><span style="font-size: large;">Did your 20th-century female ancestor/family member drive a car? Did she own a car? Did she know how to drive?</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrUe5-33V0XUpIkemZa1vrwDHOVHMucdmeHyjc7NYSr2C8NYzlIjd1tmgCtDgmLAi1bQIEjNlWNyltENj7h7u-WCE3j-Zlnr-olrOX1vPZw2uqSrOhCK_4G-J0HGqLljbNuUCWz6GPO0CE_Kz0d3gNYrYf-6RP6YGYZ_pgBc6KZwszzol0g/s2048/P1010001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrUe5-33V0XUpIkemZa1vrwDHOVHMucdmeHyjc7NYSr2C8NYzlIjd1tmgCtDgmLAi1bQIEjNlWNyltENj7h7u-WCE3j-Zlnr-olrOX1vPZw2uqSrOhCK_4G-J0HGqLljbNuUCWz6GPO0CE_Kz0d3gNYrYf-6RP6YGYZ_pgBc6KZwszzol0g/w640-h480/P1010001.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My cousin's 1969 Ford Cougar</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Driving in the early part of the 20th century was quite different than driving today. Heck, even driving 40 years ago was different.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Home sources to look at include a driver's license and photos of the car. Family stories might be told about her driving abilities, where she drove, and the cars she drove. Additional research could include laws for that time period and place, images of that car, descriptions of the car, and what it included. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Although this may seem more like recent history, it's still important to document. My car today has GPS and satellite radio. It even lets you know when you are too close to another car. However, I learned to drive as a teenager with a 1961 Volkswagon Bug that had no air conditioning, no fuel gauge, and no seat belts. Times change, and we need to document that.</span></p><p><br /></p>Gena Philibert-Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853485188995075397noreply@blogger.com0