Janis' Genealogy Site
What's New
6 August 2009 - Updated the Bechtel Descendant reports accessible from the Bechtel surname page and also the Bechtel surname page itself. Also, added two entries to my Genealogy Blog: one on the recent Bechtel reunion and the other on the Battle Axe sect in Chester county in the mid 1800s.
6 July 2009 - Updated some Bechtel obituaries to include mother's maiden name, added information on William H. Howe on the Shaner page
8 January 2009 - Added more Evans obituaries
17 December 2008 - Added a scrapbooked photo of Shaners, circa 1896, to my genealogy blog
29 November 2008 - Added a "Genealogy Mystery of the Month" to my genealogy blog; first mystery concerns the Keeley family; check it out if you have the chance
28 November 2008 - Changed the banner to a custom graphic; Also, within the last two months added many more memorials to find-a-grave.
2 August 2008 - Added new surname pages for Levengood and Longacre/Longaker
16 July 2008 - Added bios for Oliver B. Keeley, Davis Keeley, Mathias Keeley and Joseph Y. Bechtel on the respective surname pages
16 July 2008 - Updated tribal pages family tree, WorldConnect ancestor tree and also added additional WorldConnect trees - links are on the resource page
14 July 2008 - Added the wills of Mary G. Keeley and Benjamin Harvey to the Keeley Surname page
29 May 2008 - Updated descendent listings for Christophel and Jacob Shaner
24 May 2008 - Fixed all the broken links on the Resources page
11 May 2008 - Updated the Evans and Sassaman surname pages
5 May 2008 - Added more Bechtel obits, and updated the Bechtel surname page
5 May 2008 - Added more Shaner obits, added article about Carver bakery fire (Henry Shaner died in this fire)
7 Apr 2008 - Updated links on resource page for websites that have moved. Added more obits for Bechtel surname
11 Feb 2008 - Added several Shaner marriages from the Montgomery County, PA marriage index
2 Feb 2008 - Updated the brick wall section for Elizabeth Bucher, wife of Sebastian, based on information from another researcher. Also, added some additional explanation to the surname page.
28 Jan 2008 - Added obit for Elma Rebecca Clevenstine Shaner; also added Montgomery County PA Shaner estate file abstracts
22 Jan 2008 - Added obit for Phebe Shenkel Shaner
13 Jan 2008 - Added a link to my new online family tree at tribalpages and changed the name on the navigation menu from pedigree charts to family tree
12 Jan 2008 - Added Garner picture gallery, updated the Sebastian Keeley descendant listing
10 Jan 2008 - Added some Evans, Sassaman, and Shaner obits
29 Dec 2007 - Added obits for John and Esther Shaner, added published bio for Jesse Allen James
11 Dec 2007 - Added more Keeley obits, William Keeley published bio, article on the train wreck that killed Oliver Keeley
10 Dec 2007 - Since 12/4, added more Shaner and Keeley obits and articles, added some Garner published bios, removed navigation menu from descendant reports
4 Dec 2007 - Added more Keeley obits
3 Dec 2007 - Redesigned parts of site - hopefully easier to navigate
1 Dec 2007 - Added Matthias Keeley article, Jacob Shaner article, more Shaner obits
28 Nov 2007 - Added more Shaner obituaries, John James will, Jacob Keeley OC document
19 Nov 2007 - Added Evan James will, Harmon Pennypacker OC document, more Keeley/Keely obits
18 Nov 2007 - Added some Keeley estate documents and obits
16 Nov 2007 - Added Keeley/Keely Surname Page and descendant reports
16 Nov 2007 - Added several more Shaner obituaries; Revamped the Shaner Surname Page; Added Descendant reports for Andrew, Christophel and Jacob - sons of Melchior Shaner
27 Oct 2007 - Reorganized the Brick Walls section for consistency with the rest of the site
27 Oct 2007 - Added Miscellaneous Resources - Alvin Dilliplane letter, George K. Miller birthday and additional obituaries for William Elmore Shaner and Margaret Youngblood Garner.
18 Oct 2007 - Added Obituaries for W. Jefferson Shaner, Jefferson Shaner, and William Elmore Shaner
11 Oct 2007 - Added Obituary for Howard Keeley and several Shaners
11 Oct 2007 - Added Published bios for Charles James, S. Pancoast James, Horace Keeley, Joseph Keeley - access these from the Resources and Links page
11 Oct 2007 - Added Dilliplane and Evans Family photos to the Photo Gallery
2 Sep 2007 - Made some cosmetic changes to the layout
1 Sep 2007 - Added stubs for Surname pages, updated Sitemap
31 Aug 2007 - Added site search (from FreeFind) and Visit Counter
30 Aug 2007 - Added more obituaries to the resource page
Page Last Modified: Thursday, 06-Aug-2009 18:17:53 MDT