Back in October 2014 I wrote about my great-great grandmother's half brother Hirsch/Harry Marienhoff. I had traced his descendants and believed there was only one still living, and although I had her name from her mother's obituary, I couldn't reach her. That post ended with the words "I've tried contacting the person I think may be Catherine Anne, but I
haven't received a response. Maybe she'll eventually google herself and
contact me?" People talk about blogs being good "relative bait." Well, it happened.
Last week, I got a Facebook message from Harry's granddaughter, who goes by her middle name, Anne. As I had hoped, a Google search led her to my blog!
Although Anne is about midway in age between myself and my mother, she's actually from my grandfather's generation; he was her half second cousin. We have been emailing and spoke by phone. Anne doesn't know very much about her Marienhoff side, but she's going to be taking a DNA test, which may reveal more about our family. So stay tuned!
Note: I'm on Twitter. Follow me (@larasgenealogy).
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| Birth Record of Hirsch (later Harry) Marienhoff, 1893 |
Last week, I got a Facebook message from Harry's granddaughter, who goes by her middle name, Anne. As I had hoped, a Google search led her to my blog!
Although Anne is about midway in age between myself and my mother, she's actually from my grandfather's generation; he was her half second cousin. We have been emailing and spoke by phone. Anne doesn't know very much about her Marienhoff side, but she's going to be taking a DNA test, which may reveal more about our family. So stay tuned!
Note: I'm on Twitter. Follow me (@larasgenealogy).
Blog it and they will come.
ReplyDeleteAnother example underscoring the value of blogging for genealogy. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteSo exciting!
ReplyDeleteI've had great luck with cousins finding me through my blog---a benefit I never anticipated when I started blogging four years ago. Some of those cousins have opened incredible doors and broken down many brick walls in my research. I hope Anne proves to do that for you also!
ReplyDeleteWow! Fabulous - so happy for you!
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