Previously, I mentioned using FamilySearch to look for my ancestors. There are more layers to FamilySearch than just searching for your ancestors by name. Searches can be done by record, family trees, genealogies, catalogs, books and wiki.
I only mention all the ways to search records to let you know they are available to you. While I have searched by record, family tree and genealogies, I don't know a whole lot about how to use catalogs since I am still learning about that one. And I don't know anything on how to use wiki because I haven't used that one at all. But I am excited about the books feature. I actually found a genealogy book from my mother's side of the family, called "Brumback-Hotsinpiller Genealogy," which was published in limited edition in 1961. Being I was only one at the time of the publication, I obviously didn't buy one and neither did my mother. My uncle (my mother's brother) had a copy, but upon his passing, it went to a cousin. Fortunately for me, I had copied the book several years ago. However, I didn't copy the photos from the book but scanned them to my computer. Long story short, I lost the pictures at some point in the past. I searched for this book and found a copy available online that I could view. I was able to download the photos, so, in essence, I now have a complete book. I thought I would never have a copy of the pictures again. The littlest things can make me happy. LOL.
If you are a descendant of the Brumback's of the Hutsinpiller's, you might like to view the book yourself. It can be found at Babel Hathitrust. They allow you to download the pages but you are limited to the number you can do at one time. You have to wait three minutes after you have reached the limit. In order to download the whole book at one time, you have to be a member, and you can't just join. However, you can still get a digital copy of this book. I sent them an email stating I was a descendant of the Hutsenpiller's and would like to have a copy. I received an email back with a link for downloading it to my computer. They were very nice about it and it didn't cost me anything other than my time. So, if you are related to the Brumback-Hutsepiller clan and didn't know about the book or your family didn't get a copy, here is your chance now. However, they did leave one, possibly two, pictures out when they were scanning the book.
I get so excited every time I go to MyHeritage and find new information I didn't already have on a relative in my tree, or a new relative I didn't have in my tree at all. It is like meeting them for the first time.
I found a cousin from my father's side through MyHeritage DNA and contacted him recently. He told me that my great-great-great-grandmother (at least I think she is that many greats) Bowyer's family was traced back to Sweden, which I had no clue about their ethnicity.
What can I say...genealogy gets me excited. LOL
Until next time...peace, love and happiness. Namaste!
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