The latest news from the various branches of the family tree.
Port Ewen – Stephen James “Spanky” Murphy, 74, of Sackett Street, who had been employed by IBM-Kingston as a graphic designer before retiring in 1990 after 34 years of service, died on Wednesday, June 11, 2008, at home. He was a graduate of Kingston High School and served in the
It is with great remorse that I announce the passing of my grandmother, Elizabeth Hazel McGovern, wife of Palmer Erving Severson. She passed away at the Golden Hill Health Care Center on June 2nd, 2003 at the age of 89. She is survived by 2 children, Thomas Dewy Severson and
It’s been almost one full year since I undertook this project. Over the past year, I’ve been able to compile a large amount of information on both sides of my family. Research Updates Joseph Lind Ringkjøb Sivertsen & Siblings The research for the family of Joseph Lind Ringkjøb Sivertsen, my
As my research continues, I’ve found that genealogy consists of cold streaks and hot streaks. After a few weeks of researching through a dry spell, I’ve finally hit a hot streak. The past few weeks have proven invaluable. I’ve been in touch with several family members that I’ve never spoken
A few weeks ago, my cousins from Michigan paid me a visit. With them, they brought all the research on the Severson family which was done by my great-uncle, Harvey Maynard Severson. While I’ve posted almost all the names and information to the site, I’ve only verified part of it.
There have been a few developments in my family research. I’ve found several new leads in my research of the Rosenthal and Fellerman families. I’ve recently recieved the naturalization records of Joseph Rosenthal and, although the copies are barely readable, I’ve discovered that his last place of residence, and most
During the past two months, there have been a few additional features added to The Rosenthal & Severson website. I have also fixed several problems which I was unaware of until recently. The first new feature to the website is the Contributors section. As people contribute information to my research
On January 6<, 2002, development of the Rosenthal & Severson Family Website began. The site, being designed by Jeff Severson, will offer a central source of information about the Severson family. Almost all of the content for this site will be dynamically generated from information stored in the database. This
