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Mark Rabideau

ManyRoads- apology!

I apologize for the fact that ManyRoads was down this morning (18 August 2010) from about 0200 [...]

Nine Questions About Friends (Quakers)

Numerous Henss forebears were devote Quakers. Robert Owen was even incarcerated for 5 and a half years [...]

Gerald Deyo

Gerald Deyo was one of the first US paratroopers trained in Panama, during World War 2. After his [...]

Clarence Deyo

Clarence Deyo spent most of World War 2 as a platoon Sargent in the Timberwolf Division fighting through [...]

Tools for date calculations

Date calculations are quite useful and necessary in doing genealogy work.
If you are like me, I constantly need [...]

Changes on ManyRoads

The changes are a-coming! Some of the changes to the site are fairly significant others tiny.  However, although [...]

Erich Senger

Erich Senger was born in Zeyervorderkampen, West Prussia on 10 Dec 1921 to Richard and Frieda Senger. [...]

Archivalia

ManyRoads has been acknowledged as providing a helpful source of original Prussian & German archives and documentation by [...]

Genealogy within context

Learning about your past, the past, any past requires an open mind and open eyes. An attention to [...]

Winnie the Pooh on Genealogy #2

As I have mentioned before, it never ceases to surprise me how much Winnie the Pooh knows about [...]

ManyRoads Improvements

In an effort to improve the speed and performance of ManyRoads, we have initiated several crucial improvements. At [...]

Milestone Event

ManyRoads achieved a significant milestone during the month of July 2010. Over 5000 of you visited our [...]

ManyRoads Update- July 2010

A lot has gone during the past month or so. Not only have we added a lot of [...]

Genealogy Courses and Certificates (Tuition)

This list of Genealogy Courses & Certificates is by no means complete. If you know of certifications or [...]

John & Isabella (Solomon) Musgrove Family- a brief history

John & Isabella (Solomon) Musgrove are in the Henss branch of our family lineage. We are in search [...]

Isaac Wade and Keziah (Musgrove) Allen- a brief history

Isaac W. and Keziah Allen are in our Henss family lineage. We are in search of additional information [...]

Here today…gone tomorrow

Grab the data while you can.  I guess that is what every online genealogist needs to have as [...]

Robert & Jane (Vaughan) Owen- 1684

Robert Owen, of Dolserau, came over in the ship Vine, of Liverpool, sailing from Dolyserre, near Dolgules, Merioneth, [...]

John Hall- Revolutionary Mysteries

I am currently working on a portion of the Henss family and am ‘visiting’ Virginia/ Maryland at the [...]

Keziah Hall (Musgrove)

This page is under development; research is on-going
Note: additional source materials are currently being sought.
Keziah Hall (Musgrove) 1782
In [...]

25th Iowa Volunteer Infantry- Civil War

What follows is a brief history of the Civil War Unit in which John Musgrove 3. Sgt. fought [...]

Isaac & Jackson Allen Family History in 1888

Source
ISAAC W. ALLEN Of Henry Co., Iowa, he resides on Sect. 9, Jefferson Twp., and is engaged in [...]

Free Genealogy Forms, Software, etc.

Genealogy Free Stuff!
Free Genealogy Forms, Clip Art, Books, and more

Family tree templates are only available through a few [...]

Technology for Genealogy

Are you looking to establish a web presence for your genealogy work? Do you want to communicate more [...]

Personalized Genalogical Research Services

ManyRoads (an eirenicon llc group) is excited to announce that we now offer personalized, professional genealogical research services. [...]

Neuteich Maps

Neuteich 1925

Neuteich 1940

Genealogy Webinars & Online TV- Free!

In keeping with my theme on Free Genealogical ‘education’; here are some webinars and Web TV no-cost options.
If [...]

Free Genealogy Podcasts & Internet Radio

Below are some of the Internet’s most popular genealogical ‘broadcasts’.
Please use our contact page if there are other [...]

Wenger Bros. – Wayland, Iowa

original source: by Dick Barton

Wenger Bros., general merchants.
The most enterprising firm of young men in the village [...]

25,000 plus Visitors!

ManyRoads just passed our 25,000th unique site visitor; we began counting on: 13 December 2009.
Thank you! Thank you!
We [...]

50+ Free Genealogy Courses

For those wishing to learn ‘more’ on how to conduct Genealogical research, acquaint themselves with the basics, or [...]

Swiss Mennonite History

From The European History of the Swiss Mennonites from Volhynia
Schrag, Martin H 1956
source web document
The early Anabaptists were [...]

Anabaptist Mennonite Tradition & Background

Much of the Robert Henss family background is rooted in Swiss and Iowa Anabaptist Mennonite traditions.  Many of [...]

Rev Johann Eicher II & Margaretta (Conrad) Eicher

The Rev. Johann (John) Eicher II, husband of Margaretta (Margaret) Conrod, was a native of Pulversheim in the [...]

Senger Land und Großen Buden Kampe

The Senger Family appears to have had a long term link to the lands around Zeyer (see below). [...]

William Henss & Katharine Kaemmer

William (Wilhelm) Henss and Katharine (Catharina) Kaemmer probably both came from Hesse in Germany and were born around [...]

William & Katharine (Kämmer or Kemmer) Henss- a brief history

The following, incomplete, history follows the life and times of William & Katharine Henss, the founders of our [...]

The Raphael Robidoux Family of Altona, NY

This area may be augmented in the near future as I attempt to uncover additional Census and/or photographic [...]

Lacolle, Quebec- A brief history

Lacolle is the area from which the Joseph Dion family emigrated to the United States.  Historically both Rabideau [...]

Lacolle Battles

Both the Rabideau & Deyo families have roots in the area surrounding Lacolle Quebec.  In the early to [...]

1920 to 1930 Easthampton (The Deyos and Rabideaus)

Based upon Census data, we know the following information regarding the Rabideau & Deyo branches of our family [...]

The Rabideaus early Easthampton, Mass history

In the 1910s, the Rabideau family moved to Easthampton, Massachusetts from Clinton County, New York. They came in [...]

Pro Basketball in Easthampton

Professional Basketball in 1920s Easthampton, Massachusetts. I found this interesting tidbit of Easthampton history on the web.  These [...]

Massachusetts Maps

Easthampton

Hampshire County- 1856

Hampshire County, Massachusetts- 1854

Massachusetts- 1801

Massachusetts- 1839

Southern New England 1872

Upstate New York Maps

Altona, NY

Clinton County, NY 1892

Clinton County, NY 1895

Champlain Valley- 1844

Mooers Forks, NY

Mooers and Cherubusco, NY

New York State- 1846

New [...]

Free- Basic Family Tree Service

I just stumble upon a free service for those looking for a simple online Family Tree website. To [...]

Prussian and Polish Royalty

The following documents covering Prussian and Polish Royalty lexicons and histories are now available on ManyRoads.

Der [...]

June 2010

ManyRoads is pleased to announce that June 2010 was our busiest month ever.
We had 4341 unique site visits [...]

Quebec History Texts

The following Quebec History subjects are now available in our online library: The 1837 Patriots Rebellion of Lower [...]

Quebec’s French speaking Native People (Metis)

Original Source Article
Names used to designate Natives, other than the name of their tribe or nation, include : [...]