This is the third post in a series describing the steps I went through in writing The Descendants of Isaac Casbon in America. Others who are considering writing a family history book might find these posts helpful. So far, I’ve discussed the initial stages: the decision to write and scope of the project; and gathering… Continue reading Writing the Book, Part Three
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Writing the Book, Part Two
In my previous post I explained the planned scope of my book and my intention to write it in Register style. Before I could start writing, I needed to compile and organize a great deal of information. Today’s post looks at the information that went into writing the book and how it was obtained. My… Continue reading Writing the Book, Part Two
Writing the Book, Part One
With this and subsequent posts, I plan to describe how I went about planning and writing The Descendants of Isaac Casbon in America (see "The Casbon Book" link at top menu). The stages in the book’s production were something like this: The decision to write; scope of the project; format Compiling the information Writing Editing… Continue reading Writing the Book, Part One
Back to the future—the book is finished!
My entire year has been devoted to writing a family history about the Casbon family—specifically the American branch of the family with English origins. I’m happy to say the book has gone to press and is now available by a private link to the Lulu.com website. Screenshot of the book’s product page on Lulu.com Since… Continue reading Back to the future—the book is finished!
The Book
I haven't posted anything in a few weeks, so thought I would take this opportunity to explain why. I've started writing a book, so I've been devoting all of my time to that project. The book is an offshoot of Our Casbon Journey. It's the story of the two Casbon brothers, Thomas and James, who… Continue reading The Book
Michael J. Casbon, 1965–2019
My universe was shaken earlier this week when I learned that Michael “Mike” Casbon had passed away suddenly and without warning on Sunday morning, 17 March. He was fifty-three years young, and lived in Hebron, Porter County, Indiana. I’ve been corresponding with Mike’s father, Ron for a number of years because of our common interest… Continue reading Michael J. Casbon, 1965–2019
Friday Fun—Name Game
Today's post is the result of a mostly pointless, but possibly interesting exercise. I decided to see how many first names there are with two or more occurrences in my database of people with Casban, Casben, or Casbon surnames. Then I decided to list the earliest and latest instances of each name. Did you make… Continue reading Friday Fun—Name Game
The Appeal
I often don’t know what I’m going to write about next. Such was the case when I finished last week’s post. I keep a spreadsheet of potential topics but don’t follow it in any particular order. Today’s post came from a totally unexpected direction. Someone had posted a link on Facebook to a search page… Continue reading The Appeal
A Practical Guide for Emigrants
What was it like to emigrate from England to North America in the mid-1800s? How would you travel? What kind of supplies would you need? How would you go about planning for such a trip and where would you go for answers to these questions? These are questions that Thomas Casbon faced when he decided… Continue reading A Practical Guide for Emigrants
The White Plague
The arrival of two death certificates from the General Register Office in England has helped to fill gaps in the life stories of two Casbon ancestors and also serves to highlight a topic I’ve touched on before—tuberculosis. The certificates are for two sisters-in-law, Lydia (Burgess) and Elizabeth (Waller) Casbon. Lydia was married to Joseph Casbon… Continue reading The White Plague