Overview & Purpose
We all love scavenger hunts, hunting for the clues and discovering new things. This scavenger hunt will occur daily during the month of June.
The clues will be posted each evening on the Indian River Genealogy Conference Facebook page (www.facebook.com/IRGConf), Friends of Vero Beach Family History Center Facebook group (www.facebook.com/159642411143167) and the genealogy blog at https://milesgenealogy.blogspot.com/.
The tasks will introduce you to a variety of online sources and help you learn new research sites and how to use them effectively to discover your ancestors.
Join in the fun, discover new sites, and learn how to research on sites that you may have never used before.
Answers will be submitted using a Google Form found at https://forms.gle/rn4HbZvWAFr8mnqdA.
Today’s Challenge
We are now on Day #21 of the Family History Scavenger Hunt. Have you ever heard of the Channel Islands? They are a set of small islands in the English Channel close to France but part of the United Kingdom. They even have their own language which isn’t quite French and definitely not English called Jèrriais. Today we will explore family history records for the area using the Jerripedia BMD records (http://www.jerripediabmd.net/).
Hint
- There are two main sets of records that can be searched from the http://www.jerripediabmd.net/ website, birth/marriage/death records and wills. Make sure you are using the correct search engine for the records to answer the questions.
Questions
- Search the Birth/Baptism records for James Le Boeuf baptized in 1820. What was his baptism date?
- Who were James Le Boeuf’s parents?
- Find the marriage for George Vickery from St. Helier. What was the name of his bride?
- Go to the Wills search and search for Frederick Le Boeuf which was probated July 27, 1896. What was his occupation?
- Where were Frederick Le Boeuf’s children born?
Bonus Points (Optional)
- Wills can have more information than just the abstracted information. Click on the file number for Frederick Le Boeuf’s will. This will bring you to the Jersey Heritage website. How much would it cost to get a copy of the will?
Action
Answers will be submitted using a Google Form (https://forms.gle/rn4HbZvWAFr8mnqdA). I will provide the answers to all who have completed the scavenger hunt by 8:00 pm EST on June 24. Even though we no longer have any prizes, I hope that you will continue to participate and invite your friends to join in the fun.
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