April 27, 2008

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• Since almost everyone on here is a Casto, if you’re looking for George Casto, just search for George!  Searching for “George Casto” limits your results.
• Your results will be different if you search for GEORGE or George.
• Vague words like “Census” or “Marriage” are not specific enough for good results.  Try names, locations, or even years.  A search for 1915, for example, came up with 4 different events that happened to Castos that year.
• When all else fails, contact me and have me research my off-line material.  I’ve got almost 30 books with Casto material in them and subscriptions to several on-line services, so I really should be able to find SOMETHING on your line!   
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April 27, 2008:

 

Well, my friends, just because you haven’t heard from me in awhile doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy!  I’m still working on “our” books and helping people out on a weekly basis.  This weekend I was working on a request from Trina on Caroline Jane Casto that married Enoch Little.  That got me going on Littles, Sayres, Morrisons, and Stewarts.  I don’t even know how I end up on this “detours” sometimes but they always seem to lead back to Castos!  I had actually gotten a couple of the lines mixed up as I did my research but with a “little help from my friends”, I was able to get back on the right course.  It doesn’t matter how much or how little experience you have in tracing your roots, you should never be afraid to ask for help.  It’s one of the things that makes this particular hobby so special—people are almost always willing to help you out!  I, for one, am very thankful I have all my internet friends and distant cousins—special each and everyone! 

 

My “Find of the Week” - The West Virginia Cemetery Preservation Association, Inc. (http://www.wvcpaweb.org/index.html)  Their website has been a blessing to me as I hop back and forth between various West Virginia counties.  I plan to not only contribute to their cause but next time I have the excuse of a weekend jaunt over to WV, I’ll take the camera along and send them some shots of places they don’t have done yet.

 

Speaking of pictures, I invite y’all to visit my own photo website at: http://tours.ezwebtour.com/Danita/index.htm  I have a passion for photography that is as great as my passion for genealogy and I love to take photos almost daily.  No wonder that book’s not done yet!

 

Until Next Time!

 

Danita

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