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Discovering Civil War connections
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Robert Ash
Robert Ash of Rockford, holds up a picture of one of his ancestors, Civil War soldier John C. Ash, who was a guard at a Union prision. Robert Ash will give a presentation on researching Civil War ancestors at the Beloit Public Library Friday from 10 a.m.-noon.
Posted: Monday, August 5, 2013 4:00 pm
By Debra Jensen-De Hart Features Editor | 0 comments
Ever wonder if you could trace some of your ancestors back to the days of the Civil War?
Robert Ash of Rockford, a local historian and genealogist, says anyone who had ancestors in this country from about 1850 on could have those connections. Finding them is just a matter of researching them, he says.
Ash will be on hand at the Beloit Public Library from 10 a.m.-noon on Friday to help those interested in just such exploration.
Ash retired from Wesley Willows in 1999 after 16 years as president and CEO. He has since become a family historian and genealogist. As such, he has discovered his ancestors were Puritans, religious reformers and citizen soldiers. His family includes clergymen, frontiersmen, congressmen, senators, a vice president and farmers.
His presentation Friday in Beloit is titled Researching Your Civil War Ancestors; Even Those you do not Know you Have. He will discuss methods he uses for researching those who lived during the times of the Civil War.
On a recent afternoon, he came to the library with a briefcase full of information and pictures on his own family findings.
"The Civil War is often called the 'cousins war,'" for instance, he said.
For the rest: http://www.beloitdailynews.com/news...cle_22ee2f84-fdea-11e2-a52a-0019bb2963f4.html
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Staff photo by Debra Jensen-De Hart
Robert Ash
Robert Ash of Rockford, holds up a picture of one of his ancestors, Civil War soldier John C. Ash, who was a guard at a Union prision. Robert Ash will give a presentation on researching Civil War ancestors at the Beloit Public Library Friday from 10 a.m.-noon.
Posted: Monday, August 5, 2013 4:00 pm
By Debra Jensen-De Hart Features Editor | 0 comments
Ever wonder if you could trace some of your ancestors back to the days of the Civil War?
Robert Ash of Rockford, a local historian and genealogist, says anyone who had ancestors in this country from about 1850 on could have those connections. Finding them is just a matter of researching them, he says.
Ash will be on hand at the Beloit Public Library from 10 a.m.-noon on Friday to help those interested in just such exploration.
Ash retired from Wesley Willows in 1999 after 16 years as president and CEO. He has since become a family historian and genealogist. As such, he has discovered his ancestors were Puritans, religious reformers and citizen soldiers. His family includes clergymen, frontiersmen, congressmen, senators, a vice president and farmers.
His presentation Friday in Beloit is titled Researching Your Civil War Ancestors; Even Those you do not Know you Have. He will discuss methods he uses for researching those who lived during the times of the Civil War.
On a recent afternoon, he came to the library with a briefcase full of information and pictures on his own family findings.
"The Civil War is often called the 'cousins war,'" for instance, he said.
For the rest: http://www.beloitdailynews.com/news...cle_22ee2f84-fdea-11e2-a52a-0019bb2963f4.html
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