tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post6120589037174835305..comments2023-06-26T04:17:39.453-05:00Comments on Genealogy Tip of the Day: How Will You Handle Scandal?Michael John Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10785989524587275817noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-27763281013318318202012-09-14T23:16:57.897-05:002012-09-14T23:16:57.897-05:00I have found quite a few things that were "fa...I have found quite a few things that were "family secrets". I was asked to look into a family story by my husbands sisters and it turned out to be a made up story that got out of hand. When I told them about it it caused a huge family rift that we are still dealing with. So I have decided not to make anything public unless specifically asked. Some of the things concern still living people and I have learned my lesson.Megtheredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09173154107761559421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-90493383639618900842012-09-11T22:55:20.514-05:002012-09-11T22:55:20.514-05:00 Back in 1965 I started working on my Johnson ... Back in 1965 I started working on my Johnson family genealogy. A lot of my beginning information came from older relatives. Whenever I asked about my Great Uncle (born about 1878), I always got the same answer “He left home at an early age, and never heard from again.”<br /> Imagine my surprise when searching GenealogyBank, I found a very lengthy newspaper article about my Great Uncle. The short version is he was drunk, had a gun, shot several people, he thought they were dead, so he committed suicide. The people he thought were dead, were just injured. <br /> I’m sure the “older relatives” thought I would never learn the truth, especially since the family lived in Virginia, and the shooting/suicide was in New Jersey. Back in 1965 nobody could imagine that the future would include personal computers and all the internet has to offer.<br />MeRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-28117583502381404402012-09-11T06:47:02.973-05:002012-09-11T06:47:02.973-05:00My great-great Grandmother "disappeared"...My great-great Grandmother "disappeared" at a certain point in time. It was assumed by others in our family that she passed away. We couldn't find her grave (some family have her buried next to another person with the same surname that the gravestone indicates she was his wife...unlikely) and we still cannot find her grave (yet).<br /><br />Imagine my surprise when I discovered my great-great Grandfather had her "put away" and that the matter ended up in court. The judge ruled in her favor and we don't know what happened to her afterwards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com