Jill's Genealogy Journey

As you may know, I have been doing genealogy for decades. Here I share what I have learned . . .

Families & Available Posts

Atchison (MN, WI, VT, MA)

• Early Atchinsons in America (with a bit about the Burts in MA)
• The Efner Atchison Breakthrough
• Three Generations of Atchisons

Benschoter (IA, MN, OH, NY, NJ, Netherlands)

• Van Bunschoten, Van Benschoten, Benschoter

Fjerstad (MN, Norway)

• Appreciation for an Old Photograph
• A Brief Timeline for the Fjerstads
• Fjerestad versus Fjeseth
• The Fjerstad Breakthrough
• West of the Moon and Norwegian Emigration

Holman (MN, SD, IA, IL, VT)

• Great Old Photograph of George Holman & Nellie Benschoter
• Holman Timeline for Four Generations
• Heritage Pages – Or What to Do with all that Research (examples feature George & Charles Holman)

Ingalls & Seaward (NY, RI, MA, CT, England)

• Ingalls & Seaward – Sibbel Seaward’s Ancestors

Laitala & Kempainen (MN, Finland)

• 1938 Photo Essay – Gertrude Middendorp & Sulo Laitala
• Finnish Ancestors On My Mind
• Kettle River, MN
• The Laitala Farm through Time – A Photo Essay
• Mesabi Pioneers
• William & Katri Laitala – A Finnish Family in Northern Minnesota
• William Laitala’s Ancestors

LeClair (WI, Quebec)

• The Mystery of Peter LeClair – The Birth Breakthrough!
• The Mystery of Peter LeClair – The Cannon City Breakthrough
• Wild Aunt Rose

McNalls (CT, NY)

• McNalls

Middendorp & Iwwerks (WI, MN, SD, Netherlands, Ostfriesland)

• Ancestors of Renie Middendorp
• John & Dena Middendorp
• The Middendorp Kids
• Surprise! From Disney to Ostfriesland

Vipond & Taylor (MN, IL, OH, IA, England)

• Vipond and Taylor: A Timeline

Williams (WI, MN, England)

• Histories, Mysteries and Little Old Ladies
• John & Margaret Williams
• Mercer Raceabout Type 35

Genetic Genealogy Posts

• 5 Highlights from A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
• Ethnicity Percentages
• Marie Marguerie and mtDNA
• Native American DNA
• Review: The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy

Miscellaneous Posts

• The 1918 Flu Pandemic
• Family History Month is Coming in October
• The Family Tree of the Characters from Once Upon a Time
• French Tips for Genealogists (who don’t speak French)
• Heritage Pages – Or What to Do with all that Research
• Longevity!
• Mayflower Ancestors
• Military Service
• Ripples in the Pond – A Non-Traditional Chart

Still to Come – Posts on these Families

• Caza
• Harrington
• Houle/Houde
• LaBlanc
• Parenteau
• Van Juchum
• Washburn

Note about Descendants

I do have a lot of information about living descendants as well, but of course I can’t publish it publicly to protect their privacy. Contact me directly if you are interested in descendants and cousins!