Recovery from Virus

Finally recovering from a virus that kept me from wanting to do anything. It was hard to read. Sleep felt the best. No fever, but plenty of other symptoms. Now that the foggy head is abating I am slowly resuming the work on my book. It pays to have various options for work. Enjoyed two great books: Anne Hutchinson the American Jezebel by Eve LaPlante and The Spy by James Fenimore Cooper, written in 1821. Went through my short stack of loose papers and it makes me feel great to review the progress I am making.

Mail Box Full of Book Packages

Got some great books in the mail today. There are five, three related to work on the book. The fifth is the book, The Foundlings Book by Nathan Dylan Goodwin from Amazon. There is a webinar April 29, 2002, which includes Diahan Southard This is the most recent in his series and this time I ordered a copy for me which I will share back to the library. This is a great book for relaxing my mind before I move onto the next phase of the book. The other books include two for Quaker research and one about Gentle Tamers, Woman of the Old Wild West. These three came from the Genealogical Forum of Oregon surplus book sales. Great prices and as a Life Member they are half price. The last book and maybe the most exciting is, The Register Book of the Lands and Houses in the New Towne, and the Towne of Cambridge and the Records of the Proprietors of the Common Lands, Being Generally Called "The Proprietors Records" in 1635, printed in 1896, 410 pages, from ABE Books. The index is rather brief, but does list two Tidd family members, Lydia Teed and John Tidd. So now to take some down time and do a little reading. I now have town books for all of the ancestral towns where the Tidds lived from 1637 to 1860. These are rare books and capture the true nature of each town. Now back to the Foundlings!

1950 Census

Took a break from my work on the book and prepared a presentation and handout on the 1950 Census. Last night I met via Zoom with the Genial Genealogists group of St. Helens, Oregon. We had a nice group with several new people joining us. What that forced me to do was search for my parents, grandparents and great grandparents who were still living at the time. I am still trying to find one great grandfather, Peter Anderson. The past few months I have been getting to know my mother's cousin, also a descendant of Peter. I sent her a packet of pictures and genealogy information that I have in his notes in my database. She sent me one packet of pictures and another is on its way. The timing for this is so perfect. My mother is surely smiling down on us and the joy we feel in knowing each other. Have you found relatives in the 1950 Census?