Blog Archive
Welcome to my Blog Archive. I am not the most active blogger, but I am trying to get better. You can click on a year / month to see the postings. In addition, while on a blog page, you can shorten the url (web address) to just the month or year to get to the listing.... check it out.
Joseph Towler in the American Revolution
Ian — Thu, 05/28/2009 - 03:00
I am not sure that I have ever mentioned it, but I descend from several individuals that fought in the American Revolution. I actually share a surname with one: Joseph Towler (click on the name to view my genealogy data). Using some online Genealogy resources, I discovered that Joseph Towler Fought with the 7th Virginia Regiment. I have even found a few images of Muster Rolls from the unit (see the image on the right, click to enlarge). I find these records really fascinating, as they provide more insight into the lives of the people that are included.
Russell Toler: Born 1817 Virgina
Ian — Fri, 05/22/2009 - 03:00
Last week I talked about a "New Toler" line be discovered, and the Last person in the line that we could trace was Russell Toler. This discovery was a little bit of a surprise for me, and a few of the other Toler / Towler researchers that I know. Part of the reason for the surprise is that they are come from Virginia, and moved into Indiana, like my ancestors, but these are all names that I have not run across before. The other "twist" to the surprise is that they end up in Kansas, and we had a ancestor, Caleb Anthony that was in Kansas (albeit not the same town). Well I have done a little more digging, but have not been able to find all that much. The only real solid clue that we have so far is from the 1870 US Census record.
A "New" Toler line found: DNA Results Confirm
Ian — Fri, 05/15/2009 - 03:00
As of today, there have been 3 people who have taken the 67 marker DNA test for the Toler / Towler DNA Project. I started off with the 67 marker test, and then 2 other have upgraded from the 12 to the 67. One of the upgrades can trace his line back to David Toler of WV. The other upgrade is a mystery. I was talking and we discovered that we may have found a "New Toler" branch. Obviously it is not a "new line" but it is new to me and the other Toler / Towler researchers, and as such it is a bit of a mystery....
Using Drupal to create websites
Ian — Mon, 05/11/2009 - 13:02
10 years ago, many websites were just using static html pages, with a single file for each page. These days, many people are moving to a CMS (Content Management System) platform. I have talked about CMS platforms before, and this site used to run on one called Xoops. Now it runs on Drupal. The first site that I actually built using Drupal was a high school reunion site (www.lnhsalumni.com). It worked pretty well, and better yet, I was able to put it together pretty fast. Since then I have moved itowler.com to drupal, and created / helped create several more websites with drupal. By my count, I have now used drupal in at least 5 different sites:
Alright, Alright....
Ian — Mon, 05/04/2009 - 03:00
Alright, alright... I'll get it done as soon as I can.....
Yesterday I recieved not 1, but 2 different contacts via my "Contact Me" page. This is pretty unusual, I normally recieve about 1 a month, so to have 2 in one day was a little odd. On top of that, it was both of the "grandmothers" (My mother and my Mother-in-law) contacting me about the same thing.... getting pictures of Keira up on the site. Here is what they had to say: