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| Subject | Date Asked |
| BIRACIAL | 8/26/2011 |
| Q: I am of mixed races. I have been told by many people that black is the dominant race, and of course ... A: Heather, I am not an expert on this subject but I can tell you that you are 1/2 of each parent and ... | |
| my ethnicity | 6/20/2011 |
| Q: Is it true that if you have a little bit of black you, that means your ethnicity is black? My mom ... A: Danielle, this is not a yes or no answer and opens up lots of discussion. The answer will be ... | |
| How are most Americans related? | 2/20/2010 |
| Q: I known this question is a little unorthodox but I need an expert's word on this for a school ... A: I'm not sure I understand the question. Are you asking if all families with the same last name at ... | |
| Fern Surname | 8/24/2009 |
| Q: I'm trying to research my father's side of the family. Benjamin Fearn/Fern, born Ireland, Aug 1827, ... A: Ronald, I would go to the Rootsweb.org and looking for mailing lists, then search for FERN and ... | |
| Home /real-estate genealogy | 7/26/2008 |
| Q: For a college history course I am doing a genealogy report on my mother’s house. I have gathered ... A: Kevin, certainly a Powerpoint presentation will give a nice presenation. YOu can simply put photos ... | |
| Irish Great Grandmother | 4/23/2008 |
| Q: I am at my wits end with my great grandparents! Maybe they dont' want me to find them??? I have ... A: Margaret, what is the name you are researching, what are the parents names are there any siblings? ... | |
| Norway ancestory? | 2/26/2008 |
| Q: My name is Jamie Severson, and I have recently tried to do some family history research. My ... A: Jamie, I would start with the following site. http://www.rootsweb.com/~wgnorway/ I am sure they ... | |
| JUDGE ROY BEAN | 10/13/2007 |
| Q: I AM TRYING TO FIND INFORMATION OUT ABOUT HIS FAMILY TREE I KNOW I AM RELATED TO HIM, I JUST ALWAYS ... A: Christy, to be clear you will see differences in dates of births and his shpouse. The 1880 census ... | |
| Albanus Webster Morton information | 6/9/2006 |
| Q: Albanus was my great-grandfather. He married Alice Anderson, daughter of Jmaes Anderson, in Hatboro, ... A: Margaret, sorry I was not able to find too much. 1860 United States Federal Census Albanus Morton ... | |
| Finding surviving family members | 3/11/2006 |
| Q: I hope you can help me. I have been trying to find certain family members from the ... A: Ken, I really only have access for research in Bucks County pa. I did find a WWI draft card for a ... | |
| Benner Genealogy | 2/21/2006 |
| Q: I have been attempting to locate family members with no luck. This is all the information that I ... A: Cindy, I checked my Bucks County Benner database and have no record of an Israel Benner from the ... | |
| Verifying birth parents of adoptee ancestor | 3/27/2005 |
| Q: How can I verify that the parents of Louisa Hartman are John A. Hartman and Julian? Family ... A: Michael, I think you are going to have to look into obituaries and wills of the parents as it ... | |
| Finding surviving family members | 3/16/2005 |
| Q: I live in your area and almost all of my family lived in Philadelphia. I have tracked my family, ... A: Ken, I don't have access to Philadelphia records as I do in Bucks County. A few thought.. if ... | |
| Genealogy | 1/7/2005 |
| Q: My wife's grandmother (now deceased) has often said that she was descended from Benjamin Rush. Her ... A: I forgot to mention, if you do indeed find a social security record, (they only exist if someone ... | |
| Hope this makes sense... Nick Nicks... | 9/24/2004 |
| Q: Hope this makes sense... Nick Nicks mum Nicks mums brother Nicks mums brothers wife Nicks mums ... A: Rob, The text format will not allow me to paste the table but ... Nick Nicks mum Nicks mums ... | |
| Hello, My friend is currently... | 9/24/2004 |
| Q: My friend is currently in a relationship with this girl. He recently told me that they were ... A: Rob, I am having trouble seeing the relationships. There are two females on the left of the tree. ... | |
| Smith Family Research | 6/6/2004 |
| Q: I am trying to find out if Aaron Smith the son of William P. and Mary Smith is my great grandfather. ... A: Michael. You will have to copy and paste this text so you can see the column headings. The ... | |
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Nancy Janyszeski
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Expertise
I do genealogy research in Bucks County PA and maintain a website dedicated to the history and genealogy in Bucks County, one of the three original counties in Pennsylvania. Where William Penn settled and Washington Crossed the Delaware. Bucks County History and Genealogy
Experience
20 years as a family researcher and web page historian. Executive Board member of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, http://genpa.org/, Advisory Board member of the USGenWeb Project. State Coordinator for the Pennsylvania GenWeb, County Coordinator for PAGenWeb Bucks and Northampton County.
Education/Credentials
Student of Bucks County History and Bucks County Family History.
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