Cathy Naborowski
@cathynabo.bsky.social
Genealogist. Member of APG. Research interests include the Midwest (IA, IL, and MN), South (KY, TN & NC), NY, NE, Quebec, England, and Scotland. Photo is my grandson JZ - many years ago.
Here's my SIBLINGS post for #52Ancestors. These siblings didn't look too far when looking for spouses. #genealogy connectingskeletons.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...
The Edwards Siblings and their Marriages!!!
This blog post was originally written ten years ago and I refreshed it for the #52Weeks Blog Challenge Prompt - Siblings. M y 3rd grea...
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March 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Here's my SIBLINGS post for #52Ancestors. These siblings didn't look too far when looking for spouses. #genealogy connectingskeletons.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...
This week's #52Ancestors prompt was Letters and Diaries. I have exactly ONE letter that was written by an ancestor. connectingskeletons.blogspot.com/2025/02/writ...
"Writing These Few Lines"
This week's prompt for #52Ancestors is Letters and Diaries I am not lucky enough to have many letters from relatives. In fact, I have preci...
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February 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This week's #52Ancestors prompt was Letters and Diaries. I have exactly ONE letter that was written by an ancestor. connectingskeletons.blogspot.com/2025/02/writ...
This week's #52Ancestors prompt was Surprise. I was definitely surprised to find this gem in a pension file.
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Surprise in a Pension File
This week's #52Ancestors in #52 Weeks Prompt is Surprise A recent find in a pension file was qui te a surprise. There are many stories abo...
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February 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This week's #52Ancestors prompt was Surprise. I was definitely surprised to find this gem in a pension file.
connectingskeletons.blogspot.com/2025/02/surp...
connectingskeletons.blogspot.com/2025/02/surp...
Today is my great-grandfather's 145th birthday. I've put together a biographical sketch in his honor. #Genealogy. connectingskeletons.blogspot.com/2025/02/geor...
George Elmus Edwards (1880-1923)
M y great-grandfather, George Elmus Edwards, was born 145 years ago on 7 February 1880 in Williamson County, Illinois. He was the third chil...
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February 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Today is my great-grandfather's 145th birthday. I've put together a biographical sketch in his honor. #Genealogy. connectingskeletons.blogspot.com/2025/02/geor...
I'm participating in the #52Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge again this year, trying to post at least twice a month. This week's prompt was CHALLENGE. Not an exciting blog post but I wanted to talk about my family research challenges. connectingskeletons.blogspot.com/2025/01/chal...
Challenges - Researching the family
This week's #52Ancestors in 52 Weeks prompt is Challenges. My challenges are My Family. W orking on my family is something I don't do v...
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January 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I'm participating in the #52Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge again this year, trying to post at least twice a month. This week's prompt was CHALLENGE. Not an exciting blog post but I wanted to talk about my family research challenges. connectingskeletons.blogspot.com/2025/01/chal...
If you don't subscribe to blogs from NARA, you should. You get really interesting tidbits like this one. Since I am a big Frida Kahlo fan, of course I read this. It is a great discussion on what you can and can't find in an FBI file. text-message.blogs.archives.gov/2024/11/26/f...
Fragments of a Life: Diego Rivera through the Lens of the FBI
“Each and every one of my murals contains the expression of my own personality” Diego Rivera [1] Photograph of Diego Rivera pg. 54 HQ [Headquarters]-100-155423 [Classification- Domestic Security] […
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November 27, 2024 at 2:49 PM
If you don't subscribe to blogs from NARA, you should. You get really interesting tidbits like this one. Since I am a big Frida Kahlo fan, of course I read this. It is a great discussion on what you can and can't find in an FBI file. text-message.blogs.archives.gov/2024/11/26/f...
Today's rabbit hole. Putting some info together for Thanksgiving sharing. Includes a couple of murders, a massacre, several marriages, divorces and just plain weirdness. Just the kind of people I love to research!!! #genealogy
November 20, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Today's rabbit hole. Putting some info together for Thanksgiving sharing. Includes a couple of murders, a massacre, several marriages, divorces and just plain weirdness. Just the kind of people I love to research!!! #genealogy
Great class yesterday. BCG's Putting Skills to Work class "Writing About Genetic Evidence: Practice the Principles to Meet Genealogy Standards" by Karen Stanbary. I was challenged on how to write up the DNA "problems" I encountered, and this gave me some excellent guidance.
November 13, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Great class yesterday. BCG's Putting Skills to Work class "Writing About Genetic Evidence: Practice the Principles to Meet Genealogy Standards" by Karen Stanbary. I was challenged on how to write up the DNA "problems" I encountered, and this gave me some excellent guidance.