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Claude Monet 's Street in Sainte-Adresse (1867) famous painting. Original from the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. "Most family history researchers turn first to civil records to begin the documentation of important events in an ancestor's life. These are frequently accessible, often digitized, and usually can be found on major websites such as Ancestry or FamilySearch. Church records, on the other hand, are a sometimes overlooked resource that can greatly enhance your genealogical research. They can fill in the blanks in your ancestor's timeline and have other benefits as well." Read more about the benefits of church records, tips on finding them, in my article "Bless Your Family History Research by Delving into Church Records." The article was published in the September 2024 issue of Stirpes, and is available here by permission of the Texas State Genealogical Society.  Be sure to drop a comment on church re...
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GENEALOGY CHALLENGE 2021 - Seeing Double

James, dwarfed by a Union Pacific engine.


 
James' grandpa, James Casey, Sr. enjoys his time on a train.

GENEALOGY CHALLENGE 2021

Seeing Double -  January 25th entry of a 31-day challenge to post a document, photo or artifact on social media every day in January.  

by Nancy Gilbride Casey


What is it about little boys and trains? Our son James was enamored of trains from the day he first noticed them as a tiny little guy. 

Whenever we saw one, he would want me to slow down the car so we could watch it, or roll the car windows down so that he could hear the train whistle. He collected Thomas the Tank Engine cars and track. I read him Thomas the Tank Engine books, and we watched the TV show too. With every library trip we took, we looked for any book with a train theme. I'm sure there was a train-themed birthday party at some point too.

James also loved a trip to the train museum with his Papa (James D. Casey, Sr.), or visiting other train exhibits in local small towns. Imagine his thrill when we took a ride on the actual Thomas the Train one year in Grapevine, Texas!

The love of trains must run in the family line: proven by this wonderful black and white photograph of James' Papa, standing on a train stairs when he was a little man. It wonderful to see shared interests passed through generations.


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