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The photo is of Sanders from New Britain. If you have any more information about the people in this photo, please let me know.

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Find your long lost relative or family friend

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of my readers. I hope you enjoy your holiday gathering. Don’t forget those questions you planned to ask your older relatives and friends. Learn about the traditions your ancestors had.

To quote a famous line from “A Christmas Carol” > “God Bless of Everyone”.

Have you ever wondered if there’s a 1890 census substitute which identifies children? Well there’s a great resource if they survived. That resource is a school register. Here’s the school register from the Great Hill School in Seymour, Connecticut for the academic year of 1892-93. Many school registers include the actual birth date in the data they collect. Unfortunately, this one didn’t.

1892-93 School Register : Great Hill School, Seymour, CT

Teacher: Addie M. Smith

Student Name……………Gender….Age(Yr..Mo)………….Parent or guardian
Eva DeForest……………F…………9………………..Isaac DeForest
Mary Hull………………F………..14…5…………….Charles Hull
Olive Holbrook………….F………..12…6…………….Allen Holbrook
Nettie Holbrook…………F………..14………………..Allen Holbrook
Violet Llewellyn………..F………..10…7…………….Arthur Llewellyn
Lottie Llewellyn………..F…………6…4…………….Arthur Llewellyn
Jennie Moshier………….F………..16………………..Charles Moshier
Fanny Pierce……………F…………9…5…………….George Tomlinson
Sarah Smith…………….F………..14………………..Henry Smith
Nancy Smith…………….F………..12………………..Edgar Smith
Bernice Smith…………..F………..11…7…………….Edgar Smith
Ethel Smith…………….F………..10………………..Edgar Smith
Alanta Smith……………F…………8…1…………….Henry Smith
Etta Smith……………..F…………8………………..Edgar Smith
Jennie Shay…………….F………..14…1…………….John Shay
Lena Cassill……………F…………7…6…………….John Shay
Carrie Swan…………….F………..13…8…………….Morgan Swan
Lydia Schmidthausler…….F……………………………J Schmidthausler
Florence Treat………….F………..15…2…………….Albert Treat
Ruby Treat……………..F…………8…8…………….Albert Treat
Alice Shreman…………..F…………9…11……………Ed Freeman
Arthur Deforest…………M………..10…4…………….Isac Deforest
Clarence Davis………….M…………7…6…………….Edward Davis
Walter Davis……………M…………9…5…………….Edward Davis
Charles Dudly…………..M…………7…8…………….Henry Dudly
Otis Francis……………M………..17………………..Francis Morelle
John Hully……………..M…………9…6…………….Charles Hully
Jame Moshier……………M………..10…3…………….Charles Moshier
John Qualey…………….M……………………………Rose Qualey
Fred Smith……………..M…………8…5…………….Henry Smith
Dixon Smith…………….M…………6…5…………….Edgar Smith
Leo Shay……………….M………..12…1…………….John Shay
Walter Scranton…………M…………6…3…………….Abram Scranton
John Schaaff……………M…………6…2………………….Schaaff
Charles Hopkiss…………M…………7..11…………….Fred Hopkiss
Thomas Powers…………..M…………9………………..James Powers
George Sherman………….M………..16………………..Wm. Sherman
Reginald I Smith………..M…………5…7…………….Edgar Smith

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Are you prepared for the holiday gatherings? Which relatives are you going to see? What memories about you ancestors to they remember? Over this holiday season, Hidden Genealogy Nuggets has made several posts about preparing some questions to ask your relatives about your ancestors. Perhaps Great Aunt Ruth, knew your great great grandfather and can share some story you would never know without that personal knowledge.

Below is a summary of the topics we prepared some interview questions for.

• Technology Your Ancestors Used
• Moments in History
• The Games We Played
• Church Traditions
• Your Ancestors at School
• Sunday Dinner
• Sports Your Ancestor Played

Click on the links to review the questions we prepared for each of the topics. Ask these questions and include some of your own. You’ll be sure to learn some personal stories you would not hear otherwise.

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