tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38696983.post4092743915567244926..comments2024-01-26T00:51:41.975-08:00Comments on AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors: Mug Book Monday: John D. CONCIDINE (1823 - 1906)Miriam Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12021845886261585678noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38696983.post-54984395474750843742012-08-27T23:46:34.006-07:002012-08-27T23:46:34.006-07:00Yes, these mug books are often the only resource f...Yes, these mug books are often the only resource for some of the family history we need!Miriam Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021845886261585678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38696983.post-14788833176623385382012-08-27T20:27:23.556-07:002012-08-27T20:27:23.556-07:00I've found so many of my relations in these &q...I've found so many of my relations in these "Mug Books." One of my favorites is from the "History of Warren County, Iowa by Rev. W. C. Martin in 1908. Although I think he was 10 years off the immigration date of my gggrandfather, Thomas E. William, from Wales, it gives the only info I have of his life in Wales and the record of his second wife and their children. Names were also misspelled, but it provides the basis for good research -- when without this "mug book" I had nothing!Donna Hague Wendthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369294999488094675noreply@blogger.com