Periodically I think it is important that we "revive" some of the more successful blogging memes in the genealogy community especially since there are always new bloggers coming into the fold. One of the more prominent examples is Jill Ball of Geniaus' revival of the 99 Things Genealogy Meme.
So, in the same spirit of "what is old is new again" I think it is time to revive the Names, Places and Most Wanted Faces meme started by Craig Manson of GeneaBlogie back in February 2009. Why so? Well this meme actually helps the genealogy blogger create "surname bait" for other researchers to find out on Google and other search engines.
How The Meme Works
To participate, do the following at your own blog and post a link back here in the comments:
1. List your surnames in alphabetical order as follows:
[SURNAME]: State/Province (county/subdivision), date range
as in:
AUSTIN surname: New York (Jefferson County, Lewis County, St. Lawrence County), 1830-present; Rhode Island (Kent County, Washington County), 1638-1830
2. At the end, list your Most Wanted Ancestor with details!
Finally, I'm happy to report that since I posted the info below in 2009, I've found my Most Wanted Ancestor and have had to add a new ancestor in that spot!
My Entries
So, in the same spirit of "what is old is new again" I think it is time to revive the Names, Places and Most Wanted Faces meme started by Craig Manson of GeneaBlogie back in February 2009. Why so? Well this meme actually helps the genealogy blogger create "surname bait" for other researchers to find out on Google and other search engines.
How The Meme Works
To participate, do the following at your own blog and post a link back here in the comments:
1. List your surnames in alphabetical order as follows:
[SURNAME]: State/Province (county/subdivision), date range
as in:
AUSTIN surname: New York (Jefferson County, Lewis County, St. Lawrence County), 1830-present; Rhode Island (Kent County, Washington County), 1638-1830
2. At the end, list your Most Wanted Ancestor with details!
Finally, I'm happy to report that since I posted the info below in 2009, I've found my Most Wanted Ancestor and have had to add a new ancestor in that spot!
My Entries
- AUSTIN: New York (Jefferson County, Lewis County, St. Lawrence County), 1830-present;
Rhode Island (Kent County, Washington County), 1638-1830
- CHRISTIANA: New York (Dutchess County, Ulster County), 1814-1900
- CRANDALL: Rhode Island (Kent County, Washington County), 1630-1900
- DEGROODT: New York (Dutchess County, Ulster County), 1800-present
- DENCE: New York (Lewis County), 1802-present
- FARREN: New York (Bronx County, Kings County); Ireland (Belfast), 1870-present
- FINEHOUT: New York (Dutchess County, Ulster County), 1830-present
- HENNEBERG: New York (Bronx County, Kings County, Queens County, Nassau County), New Jersey (Essex County, Hudson County), 1860-present
- KROM: New York (Dutchess County, Ulster County), 1653-present
- LEEHIVE: New York (Ulster County), 1860-present
- MACENTEE or MCENTEE: New York (Dutchess County, Orange County, Ulster County), 1795-present
- MCGINNIS or MCGINNES: New York (Bronx County, Kings County), Ireland (County Monaghan), 1870-present
- PRESSNER or PRESNER: New York (Bronx County, Kings County, Queens County), 1840-present
- PUTMAN: New York (Albany County, Montgomery County, Schenectady County), 1645-present
- SLATTERY: New York (Orange County, Ulster County), 1870-present
- MOST WANTED ANCESTOR: Margaret LEEHIVE, born about 1867 in Greenwich, London, England to John LEEHIVE and Unknown. Married Martin SLATTERY. Died 1898, Rosendale, Ulster County, New York.
