
Nan (Lambert) Starjak
Honor Code SignatorySigned 5 Jul 2013 | 95692 contributions | 3949 thank-yous
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I first became interested in genealogy through my mother - she often spoke of her grandmother and great-grandmother's families. I was particularly interested when I realized they each married a man with the same uncommon surname, Dygert. (Yes, all has been explained.)
One day my late husband (then fiancé) and I were in a computer store. He was taking forever at what he was looking at, so I was wandering around and came upon one of the early editions of Family Tree Maker. At first I thought, no, I don't really know enough to spend money on software. And besides, where will I find the time? Which is very funny to look back on, now! As I kept waiting for Dan, I kept going back to the FTM box, and finally decided to get it. The rest, as they say, is history!
In addition to genealogy, I love to read, especially mysteries and urban fantasy. Favorite TV shows are Dr. Who, Game of Thrones, Criminal Minds, and Walking Dead (although sometimes, while going "ewww!" during the last of those, I wonder why). And we have quite the little zoo, with horses, miniature donkeys, and llamas.
Project Coordinator for the Tennessee Project. Tennessee is home to several of my father's ancestral lines, and I'm so excited to be part of this project!
Lambert Name Study
My special interest is in Lamberts who migrated from Tennessee to southern Illinois:
Lambert Families of Tennessee and Southern Illinois.
Bandy Name Study
I feel a special debt to the Bandy line, for helping me track down an ancestor I had thought to be untrackable -- Jane (Brown) Lambert (abt.1820-1851)
Landulph, Cornwall One Place Study
Home of some of my earliest known ancestors.
Illinois Resource Page, U. S. Civil War
My gg/grandfather fought in the 120th Illinois Infantry. He came home. His younger brother was also in the 120th, but died at the Siege of Vicksburg.
Company G, 120th Illinois Infantry. Creating profiles of the other soldiers in my gg/grandfather's company.
Cherry, Illinois Mine Disaster, 1909. 259 men died because an untrained boy put a coal car full of hay under a kerosene torch.
Southern Pacific Locomotive 704 Boiler Explosion, 1912. San Antonio, Texas - at least 26 victims, probably more; some bodies were incinerated in the explosion.
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To aid WikiTree in the administration of my account should I be incapacitated, or in the event of my death, I hereby give permission for all private profiles I'm managing to be transferred to the following WikiTreer, whether or not they are currently on the Trusted Lists:
Nikii Lambert
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Categories: Profile Improvement Project | Lambert-1995 | Slovak Roots Project Members | Descendants of Hezekiah Lambert, Lambert Name Study | US Civil War Project Members
Many thanks,
Mary~ Project Coordinator, Military and War Project
Yes, I'm active in the Military and War project. Mostly in the Civil War.
Nan
Mary
We’ve started the February challenge here: February Connecting Challenge.
P Kreutzer, US Civil War Between the States Project Leader.
We’ve started the January challenge here: January Connecting Challenge. We are working toward a goal of 150,000 total profiles in 2022.
Emma
I would like to thank you for all your contributions towards the goals of the England Project during the past six months. We've achieved a huge amount during this period and we couldn't have done it without you and our other project members.
As the England Project Leaders, we are completing our six monthly check-in with all project members.
Are you happy to stay in your current project team/s? Are there other teams you would like to join or become more active in? Also, do you have any feedback on what the project is doing well and anything we could do better in the future?
Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message. I look forward to hearing from you.
Many thanks!
Ian, England Project Leader
I often see your name researching/working on some of my family names: Burns, for instance today. I grew up in Southern Illinois, and most of my ancestors have been in that area for around 200 years. I moved to St. Louis area, but have been researching for about 5 years. My ultimate goal is to find connections back to Europe, but with many of my ancestors coming to IL in the early 1800's it is not easy to jump back across the Atlantic. Kelly
Thank you for joining the April Connecting Challenge and helping us create 4886 new profiles!
We’ve started the May challenge here: May Connecting Challenge
Emma
Thank you for joining the March Connecting Challenge and helping us create 3850 new profiles!
Emma
Thank you for joining our first ever Connecting Challenge and helping us create 2729 profiles by adding 31!
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We’ve started the March challenge here: March Connecting Challenge
Emma
Thank you your request concerning the two merges for Samuel Lambert. Because of your efforts and the mention of Sam's father being Lambert (1276), my Lambert relatives will be able to trace their Lambert Ancestors from1854 to 1642 and maybe some day beyond. Keep up your great work! We will all toast your efforts at our next family reunion. Bob