Contents of this issue include: Tiptoeing Through the Tulips to Find Dutch Ancestors. By Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG. ”Dutch naming practices offer excellent clues for genealogical research. . . Children were usually named for close relatives. The first two sons were usually named for their grandfathers and the first two daughters for their grandmothers. Younger children were given the names of their parents’ siblings and the aunts and uncles of the parents.” Hatched, Matched, Dispatched. By Althea Douglas. Registration of vital statistics is a provincial or territorial responsibility in Canada. In most cases the records are closed to researchers, perhaps because of registration in most jurisdictions only began in the late 19th or early 20th centuries.” Russell County, Alabama, Orphans Court (1844-1848), Abstracts of Wills and Testaments. Abstracted by Mrs. Frank Ross Stewart. Price includes first class postage. TX residents add 8.25% sales tax. |
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