Author: Dan

18 Apr

Posted at 12:05h in Newsletter, Genealogy

ANCESTRY- THE NEWSLETTER PODCAST STYLE! You can now listen as well as read the Dancestors Genealogy Newsletter. Listen to all Dancestors Genealogy newsletters on our podcast page. [buzzsprout episode='19034141' player='true'] ANCESTRY- EH, WE'RE COMING HOME We’re now getting inquiries from clients who want to determine if they have Canadian ancestors. If they do have Canadian ancestors, they may be eligible for dual citizenship in Canada. This all stems from a recent change in the law (December 15, 2025), following the 2023 ruling that the "first-generation limit" on citizenship by descent was unconstitutional. The change allows children born abroad to Canadian parents (who were also born abroad)...

04 Apr

Posted at 11:46h in Newsletter, Genealogy

GENEALOGIST- THE NEWSLETTER PODCAST STYLE! You can now listen as well as read the Dancestors Genealogy Newsletter. Listen to all Dancestors Genealogy newsletters on our podcast page. [buzzsprout episode='18960673' player='true'] GENEALOGIST- DANCESTORS AND THE BACHELORETTE I don't watch much reality TV, but back in September, I received the email below out of the blue (redacted full names): From: Ashley Sent: Monday, September 22, 2025 1:43 PM To: Dan Nelson _ Subject: Hulu Filming Inquiry - Dancestors Genealogy_ Hi Dan, I'm Ashley and I'm a producer working on the Emmy nominated series Secret Lives of Mormon Wives on Hulu. One of our cast members is looking to meet with a genealogist to...

21 Mar

Posted at 11:12h in Newsletter, Genealogy

ANCESTORS- THE NEWSLETTER PODCAST STYLE! You can now listen as well as read the Dancestors Genealogy Newsletter. Listen to all Dancestors Genealogy newsletters on our podcast page. [buzzsprout episode='18854031' player='true'] ANCESTORS- THE GRAND ARMY OF THE LADIES Were two weeks off of celebrating International Women's Day, but one of our clients had this great picture (colorized by me) from 1917 in London, Ohio, showing their ancestress, a member of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic. It appears that, with the potato sacks, they're all peeling potatoes and are being supervised by a man in the back from the GAR, of course, staged...

07 Mar

Posted at 13:11h in Newsletter, Genealogy

GENEALOGY- THE NEWSLETTER PODCAST STYLE! You can now listen as well as read the Dancestors Genealogy Newsletter. Listen to all Dancestors Genealogy newsletters on our podcast page. [buzzsprout episode='18795845' player='true'] GENEALOGY- CAMELOT AND CUMBERLAND ISLAND Another interesting story about Cumberland Island was that Lucy Carnegie CARNEGIE had suggested that, in their quest for a quiet private ceremony, John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette marry on the island. The island could only be reached by boat or plane, and the paparazzi would have a hard time sneaking in. And forget save-the-dates — guests not involved in the planning only found out they were invited to an...

21 Feb

Posted at 14:27h in Newsletter, Genealogy

ANCESTRY- CUMBERLAND ISLAND AND ITS HIGH SOCIETY We recently visited Cumberland Island National Seashore and learned about the Carnegie family’s extensive involvement there. Thomas Morrison Carnegie was Andrew Carnegie's brother, who is best known as the founder of Carnegie Steel, Carnegie Hall, and the many Carnegie Libraries. Thomas was also an astute businessman, which gave him the wherewithal to acquire and build several mansions on Cumberland Island, including Dungeness, pictured before and after the 1959 fire, below. Thomas (1843-1886) married Lucy Ackerman Coleman (1847-1916), (both pictured below) who was the daughter of William Coleman, an iron and steel magnate from Pittsburgh. I thought...

07 Feb

Posted at 12:48h in Newsletter, Genealogy

GENEALOGIST- CHEROKEE BILL'S BROTHER AND THE CONTINUED VIOLENCE We covered the bad deeds, apprehension, trial, and hanging of Crawford Goldsby, aka Cherokee Bill, on March 17, 1896, in the last couple of editions. His brother Clarence Goldsby sought revenge for his brother's death. He killed Ike Rogers, who had captured Cherokee Bill, on the platform of the Missouri Pacific Depot with at least one hundred witnesses. The witnesses reported that Clarence Goldsby shot Rogers multiple times, including in the back of the neck, and then stole the Winchester rifle that Rogers had taken from Cherokee Bill during his capture. Clarence was described...

24 Jan

Posted at 13:40h in Newsletter, Genealogy

ANCESTORS- CHEROKEE BILL'S BAD DEEDS AND TRIALS As a kid, my grandfather (his Inola Philosopher above) had us ride to the top of nearby Belle Starr hill, near Inola, OK. I suspect every town with a hill had one of her alleged hideouts; Oklahoma’s version of Washington slept here. In a continuation of the last edition's article on Ike Rogers, Ike and Bill, this next chapter involves Belle and Sam Starr’s son, Henry (pictured). Here’s what Ike and his gang did that led to the intersection. • On May 26, 1894, robbery of T.H. Scales Store, Wetumka, Oklahoma. 35 cents was stolen. • On...

10 Jan

Posted at 11:41h in Newsletter, Genealogy

GENEALOGY- BREAKING NEWS- HEAR US! You can now listen as well as read the Dancestors Genealogy Newsletter. The QR code links you to a podcast-style sharing of the newsletter to enrich your commute or listening material while puttering around the house. Or, click the play button below. [buzzsprout episode='18486242' player='true']   GENEALOGY- IKE ROGERS CAPTURE OF CHEROKEE BILL While researching a client’s ancestor, Ike Rogers, I came across this story. Ike (pictured) was born enslaved between 1847 and 1853 in the Cherokee Nation (now northeast Oklahoma). He and his mother, Martha May Richardson, were enslaved by Alzira Price May, a Cherokee by Blood, and her husband,...

29 Dec

Posted at 12:46h in Newsletter, Genealogy

GENEALOGY- BREAKING NEWS- HEAR US! You can now listen as well as read the Dancestors Genealogy Newsletter. Just click the play button below. [buzzsprout episode='18484496' player='true'] ANCESTRY- IN OTHER NEWS FROM THE GRAND CANYON In the last edition, I wrote about a 2011 backpack trip in the Grand Canyon. GRAND CANYON Here was one other surreal moment that occurred on that trip. Waking up on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, my roommate and I headed over to the lobby of the lodge to get a cup of coffee. Keep in mind, we’re not in a place where you can turn on the TV in your room,...

05 Dec

Posted at 15:49h in Newsletter, Genealogy

GENEALOGIST- BALLING IN THE GRAND CANYON In 2011, we backpacked west of Grand Canyon National Park, into the Havasupai Indian Reservation. At the end of the trail lies the village of Supai on the valley floor of the Grand Canyon. It’s a short hike to the beautiful Havasu Falls, and you can even continue onto the Colorado River. We spent the day swimming in, about, and under the falls pool. As of the 2010 census, they had a population of 208. The capital of the Havasupai Indian Reservation, Supai, is the only place in the United States where mail is still carried...

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