Betty's Boneyard Genealogy Blog

Essays, personal musings and reflections on my genealogical research, experiences, history in general, family history and more in the United States and Canada.

Friday, July 4, 2025

Happy 4th of July 2025: My Revolutionary War Ancestors

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Here is a list of my 35 Revolutionary War Ancestors, updated from 2023! Revolutionary War 1776-1783 Mother's lineage JEREMIAH MARTINE ...

Saturday, August 31, 2024

My Great Grandparents FRANK R BROWN & MARY ETTA KENNEDY An Archive of Photos from the Apollo Mine, Unga Island Alaska PART THREE

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Here is a continuation of my archive of photos from the Apollo Mine, Unga Island, Alaska. This part of the collection is circa 1894-1900. S...

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

My Great Grandparents FRANK R BROWN & MARY ETTA KENNEDY: An Archive of Photos from the Apollo Mine, Unga Island, Alaska PART TWO

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Here is a continuation of my archive of photos from the Apollo Mine, Unga Island, Alaska. This part of the collection is circa 1904-1920s. ...

My Great Grandparents FRANK R BROWN & MARY ETTA KENNEDY: An Archive of Photos from the Apollo Mine, Unga Island Alaska PART ONE

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My maternal grandmother RUBY BOLTON BROWN, was born 17 July 1892 in Alameda, California, but was raised at the Apollo Mine on Unga Island,(...

Friday, December 15, 2023

Revisiting My Colonial Ancestors Who Settled in Pound Ridge, Westchester County, New York

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Every once in a while, I revisit portions of my family tree in order to check for accuracy and update with new information. And if I'm...

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Betty: Welcome! My name is Betty Tartas. I have been actively researching my family tree for over twenty years! Everything from Hillbillies to Harvard Grads, Mayflower passengers, Quaker abolitionists, Melungeons, Puritans, early Virginia colonists, New Amsterdam Dutch, French Huguenots, German/Swiss Lutherans, Scotch Irish Loyalists in Nova Scotia,Canada and more. Deep ancestry in the UK, especially England & Scotland. I am particularly interested in DNA & Genetic Genealogy.

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