From Randy over at Genea-Musings: Here is your assignment if you choose to play along (cue the Mission Impossible music, please!): 1) Read Lisa Alzo’s blog post Back for a Fourth Year: Fearless Females: 31 Blogging Prompts to Celebrate Women’s History Month on her blog, The Accidental Genealogist. 2) Choose one of her daily blog…… Continue reading Saturday Night Genealogy Fun – A Fearless Female Blog Prompt
Author: shelley dewese
With over 40 years in the Virgin Islands, I am a New Yorker with deep roots in the Danish West Indies, researching surnames Bough, Beaudhuy, and Gasper. Uncovering my history has revealed unknown aspects of my ancestry, shaping my present identity. I find joy in sharing stories and connecting with others.
As a transcriptionist researcher, I compiled the digitized St. Croix Population Database, drawing from Danish, American, and Virgin Islands archives. I am a proud member of organizations like the Society of Virgin Islands Historian, Friends of Denmark and Ujima Genealogy Research Group.
My dream of exploring Danish West Indies ancestors became a reality through the St. Croix Population Database and access to collections at the St. Croix Landmarks Society. I recently launched the VI Headline Rewinds podcast, delving into vintage Virgin Islands newspapers.
I appreciate the support of collaborators and followers. For assistance with Danish West Indies genealogy, feel free to reach out via email. its.sheldew@gmail.com
Tombstone Tuesday- Christiansted Cemetery, St. Croix
Of all the children of George Anthony Bough; the Patriarch of the Bough Family of the USVI, only two were not buried in the Christiansted Cemetery, St. Croix. Bough Family Record Names, date of birth, date of death, of the children of George Anthony Bough. (born 1806 and buried 1856 in St. Croix, DWI) 1.…… Continue reading Tombstone Tuesday- Christiansted Cemetery, St. Croix
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun – Ancestor Roulette!
From Randy over at Genea-Musings: Here is your assignment if you choose to play along: 1) What year was one of your great-grandfathers born? Divide this number by 100 and round the number off to a whole number. This is your “roulette number.” 2) Use your pedigree charts or your family tree genealogy software program…… Continue reading Saturday Night Genealogy Fun – Ancestor Roulette!
My Genealogical Journey: 