Elyse's Genealogy Blog

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Sharon Ann Doerflinger June 20, 1959 – February 28, 2010 I love this picture of my mom.  It captures who she was – always thinking, contemplating, wanting to learn more.  She always had questions about things.  She was easy to talk to and could start a conversation with anyone.  She was honest and didn’t believe [...]

This is the headstone of my great-great grandfather, Friedrich Harney.  He is buried with his first wife, Margaretha.  His second wife, Lizzie, is Margaretha’s daughter from her first marriage.  After Margaretha died, Lizzie became Friedrich’s second wife.  Friedrich and his wives are buried in Hobart Cemetery, Hobart, Lake County, Indiana. The above picture was taken [...]

Warning: This blog post contains A LOT of opinion pieces.  In this post, I am responding to this article, entitled The Coming Genealogical Dark Ages on the Mormon Times website.  To help you understand this blog post more, please read the article first. So are we entering into the genealogical dark ages?  Are our ancestors’ [...]

I have thought a lot lately about how I can “shake up” my genealogy presence on the internet.  After a lot of careful thought, I’ve decided to dive in and the result is…. My Own Mailing List The goal of the mailing list is to offer another way for me to connect with the genealogy [...]

My latest big organization project has been syncing my paper files with my RootsMagic files and scanned images.  I want my paper files to include everything that my computer files have and vice versa. Trust me – this has been no easy undertaking.  It is taking a lot of time, lots of patience, and many [...]

My little blog has turned two today!  Happy Blogiversary to me! I just want to say that I am so proud of what this blog has become: a place to keep the stories of my ancestors alive a place to find lost cousins and family a place to share my knowledge with others a place [...]

Following in Thomas MacEntee’s footsteps,  I have decided to create my own Meme. The Meme is called 10 Things I Can’t Live Without.  The goal is to write a list of 10 things related to genealogy that you can’t live without. Here’s my list of 10 things, in no particular order: My Laptop, Toshi. (Yes, my [...]

* Hardware: Toshiba Satellite L450 Laptop with Intel Celeron 900 @ 2.20 GHz, RAM 2.00 GB * External storage: 16 GB Flashdrive * Online storage: DropBox (free) * Backup: Mozy (I L-O-V-E Mozy – and 2GB of storage free) and DropBox * Printer: HP 1200 All In One (printer, copier, scanner) * Phone: an LG something [...]

Harney was my maternal grandmother’s maiden name.  Here is my Harney ancestral like, beginning with  my earliest known Harney ancestor, Friedrich Harney. Friedrich Harney (1846-1911) m. Margaret Becker -William Frederick Harney (1880 – 1956) m. Ethel Janice Weston - Margaret Harney (1916-1998) m. Maxamillian Adolph Doerflinger – Sharon Doerflinger (1959 – 2010) -Me!