I finally took time yesterday to do something I have been wanting to do for awhile now. It has been several years since I started genealogy and blogging. Many cousins have been found. But, how many? Who? I have not kept any kind of system to log these cousin contacts. I was past due, do I even remember all of them? Well, that was the goal here. I started a spreadsheet of "Cousins Found." I titled columns with things like, phone number, address, email address, surname, how/where we made contact, and if I have met them. I am all about meeting my living cousins and their family members, it does my heart good, plus you never know how long they will be with us. Of course, they may also have information to help us in our genealogy research. I started listing the cousins names I remembered making contact with, those were cousins I generally keep in contact with anyway, so that was easy. Then, sporadically, I would remember someone contacting me on one e-mail address w...
Thank You for sharing all of the info. I am going to try to find my Grandmother's family. I met her once or twice. She was ill in bed both times. After that, I never heard anything else about her. I was very young when she passed. I know that she died in California and is laid to rest in a Catholic Cementary with my Grandfather. Grandfather's given last name was Battolla/Born in Italy came over to Ellis Island & became a citizen. Grandmother died in California. The use to live in Sunland.
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Have you conducted any preliminary research? Looked for census records, death records, etc? Do you know your grandmother's maiden name? First name? Start exploring with the internet and see what you can find. I looked in Ancestry and saw there were many Battolla's in Los Angeles County.Could you possibly have a cousin who may be the keeper of the families heirlooms? Check those closest to home and see what documents may turn up, and good luck!
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