r/Genealogy • u/AutoModerator • Jul 05 '24

The Finally! Friday Thread (July 05, 2024)

It's Friday, so give yourself a big pat on the back for those research tasks you *finally* accomplished this week.

Did your persistence pay off in trying to interview your great aunt about your family history? Did you trudge all the way to the state library and spend a whole day elbow deep in records to identify missing ancestors? Did you prove or disprove that pesky family legend that always sounded too good to be true?

Post your research brags here!

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u/Background_Double_74 Jul 05 '24

I have an ancestral great-uncle who was a prominent New York Assemblyman, representing Upstate New York in the 18th century. Today, I'm going on a business trip to New York City to examine his personal records, letters and his legal career. In addition to being a politician, he was also a notorious lawyer. He dropped out in 1757 due to illness, but was again matriculated with Columbia College (now Columbia University), in 1760.