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Gerald and Dinah Shore, famous singer

Posted on August 27, 2012 by gsghert01

My uncle Gerald Horace Ghertner and  Fannie Rose ‘Dinah’ Shore were in the same 1931 Confirmation Class at Vine Street Temple in Nashville, Tennessee. The Rabbi was Julius Mark (who served from 1926 to 1948). Fannie is top row, 2nd … Continue reading →

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Whereabouts on April 15, 1940

Posted on July 28, 2012 by gsghert01

From the 1940 US Census Although the 1940 US Census was released to the public last April 2nd, only a few states were indexed such that we could find people without reading through the entire ‘enumeration district’ and it is … Continue reading →

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Cousins, a brief lesson

Posted on May 13, 2012 by gsghert01

Some of you may not be clear on how cousin relationships are expressed. Cousins are (usually blood relatives but can be adopted) relatives through grandparents. There is a standard way of expressing grandparents by abbreviating all the great great …. … Continue reading →

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Many changes to the family Blog along with a new web address!

Posted on April 5, 2012 by gsghert01

I recently purchased my ‘name’ on the Internet, www.garyghertner.com,. This Blog is at ghertnergenealogyblog.garyghertner.com and my revamped photo website is photos.garyghertner.com. This gives me more flexibility and the WordPress software is more robust. It’s more extensible,  easier to organize photos … Continue reading →

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Today is day 5 of my subscription to Ancestry.com

Posted on February 3, 2011 by gsghert01

And I decided to create this blog to share my new findings with my family because e-mail is so ineffective and well, passe.

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