Bullseye
A TURNBULL CLAN PUBLICATION
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Volume 6 |
Issue 3 |
March 2005 |
Record Growth In Turnbull Family Tree
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The genealogy area of the TCA website has undergone major changes and improvements. Thanks to TCA vice-president, Brian Turnbull, and Genealogist Janet Schwierking there are now over 50,000 names accessible through the website. The purpose of making the genealogy information available is to promote research and sharing among Turnbulls everywhere. TCA’s information is, of course, focused on Turnbulls and their families. It is believed that this will become the largest collection of Turnbull and related names available anywhere.
The current compilation of names found on the TCA website began with material collected by Dorothy Burk many years ago and transferred to computer by Jim Turnbull in Australia. Jim added to this his own collection. In addition, there are thousands of names that have been added more recently from new submissions. Taking advantage of this information is quite simple. Log onto www.turnbullclan.com and click on the Genealogy line. You will be taken to the above page. You can search for your information in one of three ways, Index, Surnames and Charts. The Charts page is limited as these are the family trees of those families whose information has been sent in for publication on the website. Sorting by Index takes you to alphabetical listings of names represented. Choosing one of these will take you to all the names within the selected range that are represented. Searching by Surnames, allows you to pick one of the hundreds of surnames included in the collection. Brian suggests that you begin your search by going to the Surname index and looking for known ancestors by name. When located, follow the chain to see if new or additional information is contained in the database. He says that a generic search capability is also provided, but he has found the lookup indexes offered are faster and more efficient. Janet will be arranging with her team of volunteers to have other paper records typed into genealogy software so it can be added to the collection online. In addition, she will be forwarding a |
Descendent Narrative to each member who has submitted data as their personal record of their families. Anyone is welcome to send in material for the collection. Records may be sent in all forms on paper, via email to secretary@turnbullclan.com or to Brian if using the international exchange protocol GEDCOM for the exchange of genealogy information between genealogy programs. As Brian points out, TCA is dependent on its members sending information about their families so the collection can continue to grow. Brian and the users of the TCA database take great pleasure in hearing from someone who discovers that a fellow member is related or has located family members through the website. TURNBULL SILVER SADDLE FINDS HOME IN CALIFORNIA MUSEUM In the mid-1930’s Judge Rupert Turnbull had a special silver parade saddle made for his wife, Mary Irene. He engaged a man named Eddie Bohlin, who had gained quite a reputation as a master silver craftsman to make the saddle.
once performed rope tricks in vaudeville acts, met Hollywood silent film star Tom Mix. Mix admired Bohlin’s handcrafted leather boots and coats and convinced him to resign from vaudeville to make specialty saddles. His crafts soon included beautifully made ornate silver saddles, used by Mix and other stars. Mary Irene Archibald and Rupert Beach Turnbull were married August 11, 1911, after a slow start. (continued on page 3) |
