with Susan M. Eldridge (1820-1893) My second great-grandfather Harry Eugene Colby was born on 15 December 1822, in Darien Township, Genesee County, New York. Click here to view him in the family tree. His ancestors had lived in the Northeast since his fourth great-grandfather (my 8th great), Anthony Colby, arrived…
with Anne Madsdatter Maurhaugen (1829-1918) My second great-grandfather Amund Amundsen was born at Volden (then called Dalseggvolden), in Sør-Fron parish, Norway, 11 Sept. 1829. Click here to view his profile in the family tree. In the top photo, the near foreground is part of the present-day Volden farm, extending to…
There is now a “help” page that I hope lives up to its name. “About the Site” contains a description of the two-part site, and tips for navigating around. Please check it out by clicking here, or access the page under “Info” in the top menu, or in the sidebar with other featured…
Reorganization is on hold for the moment. My “professional help” seems to have vanished, and I may have to seek help elsewhere. However, I am making an unrelated resolution for the new year, which is to post more entries on the blog. To that end, beginning tomorrow, I will post…
The long-expected reorganization of this website was planned for Monday, 29 December, but did not take place. Should be any day now. I have engaged professional help this time, so am hoping that there will be no major interruptions. If all goes as planned, inconvenience to users should be slight. In…
Just recovered, mostly, from a major boo-boo four days ago, while trying to revamp the site. Compounded by days of miscommunications and mistakes of my own and the hosting company’s, it resulted in four days of being partly or completely unavailable. Part of that time, there were ominous security messages…