Update On Searching For My Ancestor's Grave

I just want to let everyone know that I am planning to post the fourth part on my Wild Goose Chase research story soon. I do not know exactly when I will post it, but I am hoping to do so soon. Stay tuned ...

15th Meet A Rabbit Column Posted!

The 15th Meet A Rabbit Column has been posted! The author of this week's column is M. Diane Rogers, and you can read the article here. Enjoy!

Tombstone Tuesday: Shelhart Family Graves

For this week's Tombstone Tuesday I am posting another photograph of graves in Riverside Cemetery. The graves above are the tombstones of Charles Shelhart and his wife, Susan. As far as I know, I'm connected to them genetically, but they are connected to my family in another way. After Adam Oswalt's wife died, his children were split up and taken in by other families. Among the families who took in Adam's children were the Shelhart's, and they took in two of Adam's sons, Henry and Adam. Even though there does not appear to be a biological connection between the families, they are connected to my Oswalt ancestors due to the fact that they became foster parents for two of my ancestor's children.

14th Meet A Rabbit Column Posted!

The 14th Meet A Rabbit Column has been posted! The author of this week's column is Henk van Kampen, and you can read the article here. Enjoy!

Tombstone Tuesday: Other Unrelated Oswalt Graves

As you can tell from the title of this post, the graves above are of two Oswalts who are not related to me. (Of course, as far as I know.) The graves are located in Riverside Cemetery in Three Rivers. Although the two people above are not related to me, I took the picture because they had the last name of Oswalt, and at the time I took the pictures, my grandparents and I were looking for Oswalts buried in Three Rivers. I am guessing from the tombstone that these graves are of a mother and son, but that is just my guess since I do not know for sure.

13th Meet A Rabbit Column Posted!

The 13th Meet A Rabbit column has been posted! This week's author is me, and you can read the article here. Enjoy!

Tombstone Tuesday: A Closer View - The Schultz Graves

Last week, I posted a photograph that gave an overview of Adam Oswalt's grave and his daughter and son-in-law. For this week's post I am posting a picture that gives a closer view of Adam's daughter and son-in-law's graves. Adam's youngest daughter was called Mertie (I'm assuming this was a family nickname), and she married a Charles Schultz in 1895. Mertie is buried between her father and husband in Riverside Cemetery in Three Rivers, Michigan.

12th Meet A Rabbit Column Posted!

The twelfth Meet A Rabbit Column has been posted! The author of this week's column is Midge Frazel, and you can read the article here. Enjoy!

(Just as a little note: I was supposed to go this week, but I did not get my column in in time due to being busy, so I'll probably be going next week.)

Tombstone Tuesday: Overview of Oswalt Graves in Riverside Cemetery

The photograph above is an overview of Adam Oswalt's grave, his daughter's grave and his son-in-law's grave. All three are buried in Riverside Cemetery in Three Rivers, Michigan. I am trying to not post as many photographs from Riverside as the cemetery is in a city, but at the moment, I have not had any of my other pictures of rural cemeteries developed. So, I'll just have to post another picture from Riverside Cemetery at the moment.

Google Analytics Results For January 2009

Today is February 1st, and as I mentioned earlier, I am going to be posting the first Google Analytics Report. So, here is the report for January 2009:

The top ten countries, in number of visits, are:

1. United States - 175 visits
2. Canada - 16 visits
3. Netherlands - 3 visits
4. United Kingdom - 1 visit
5. New Zealand - 1 visit
6. Spain - 1 visit

The top ten states in the United States, in number of visits, are:

1. Michigan - 69 visits
2. Ohio - 13 visits
3. New York - 11 visits
4. Utah - 11 visits
5. California - 10 visits
6. Mississippi - 10 visits
7. Illinois - 6 visits
8. Oregon - 6 visits
9. Virginia - 6 visits
10. Arizona - 5 visits

The top ten articles, in number of views, are:

1. 8th Meet A Rabbit Column Posted! - 18 views
2. Some Wintertime Cemetery Thoughts ... - 11 views
3. Michigan Cemetery Atlas - Revisited - 10 views
4. Searching For My Ancestor's Grave: A Wild Goose Chase, Part Three - 9 views
5. Looking For A Cemetery in Michigan? Here's A Place To Look - 8 views
6. Saginaw City Cemetery Transcriptions - 8 views
7. 9th Meet A Rabbit Column Posted! - 7 views
8. Tombstone Tuesday: The Other Side of the Minnis/Oswalt Stone - 7 views
9. Searching For My Ancestor's Grave: A Wild Goose Chase, Part One - 6 views
10. Tombstone Tuesday: Another Beard Cemetery Grave - 6 views

Well, that is it for this report. Tune in on March 1st to view the results for February. Enjoy!