{"id":52203,"date":"2019-08-21T08:17:30","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T12:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=52203"},"modified":"2019-09-25T11:11:03","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T15:11:03","slug":"she-rescued-her-family-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/she-rescued-her-family-bible.html","title":{"rendered":"She Rescued Her Family Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you rescued a Family Bible?<\/p>\n<p>When Mrs. George Widener\u2019s apartment was on fire in 1922, she sprang into action and called upon Fire Chief Myers \u2013 who rescued her 125-year-old Family Bible.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52207\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52207\" style=\"width: 542px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/doc\/newspapers\/image\/v2%3A110C9BFA1F116650%40GB3NEWS-1165E24567F4AEF8%402423386-1165E245E84599D0%403-1165E249F0EF7740%40Old\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/philadelphia-inquirer-newspaper-1127-1922-widener-bible.png\" alt=\"An article about the Widener family Bible, Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper article 27 November 1922\" width=\"542\" height=\"728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/philadelphia-inquirer-newspaper-1127-1922-widener-bible.png 542w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/philadelphia-inquirer-newspaper-1127-1922-widener-bible-223x300.png 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: GenealogyBank, Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 27 November 1922, page 4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you have rescued an old Family Bible \u2013 did you take the next steps and put the information recorded in it online?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52213\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52213\" style=\"width: 633px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/photo-0821-2019-bible-title-page.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/photo-0821-2019-bible-title-page.png\" alt=\"Photo: a family Bible\" width=\"633\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/photo-0821-2019-bible-title-page.png 633w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/photo-0821-2019-bible-title-page-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Thomas Jay Kemp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tell us what you have accomplished.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some steps you can take:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scan each page with family information, including title pages (both sides)<\/li>\n<li>Combine JPEGs into one combined PDF file<\/li>\n<li>Upload both the individual JPEGs and the PDF file to online family tree sites like FamilySearch.org<\/li>\n<li>Transcribe family information in the Bible to online family tree sites<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See example here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2NI1z7W?fbclid=IwAR2Ovhp3H90Sup_3e_Gru1Fj5xrzHCoap95HCrjXWKbyqrZ_FB1MdbZuy10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2NI1z7W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is the cover of a Batchelder Family Bible.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52219\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52219\" style=\"width: 434px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/photo-0821-2019-bible-cover.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/photo-0821-2019-bible-cover.png\" alt=\"Photo: a family Bible\" width=\"434\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/photo-0821-2019-bible-cover.png 434w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/photo-0821-2019-bible-cover-213x300.png 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Thomas Jay Kemp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Notice the spelling of Dr. Nathan Bachelder\u2019s surname on the cover of the Bible, and the handwritten family register pages inside.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52223\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52223\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/photo-0821-2019-bible-register.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/photo-0821-2019-bible-register.png\" alt=\"Photo: a family Bible\" width=\"498\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/photo-0821-2019-bible-register.png 498w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/photo-0821-2019-bible-register-245x300.png 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Thomas Jay Kemp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Over the years the surname was given as Bacheller and Bachelder. Contemporary sources use the more standard Batchelder.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Genealogy Tip:<\/em><\/strong> Be flexible in the spelling of your ancestors\u2019 names when searching record sources. Use clues in the Family Bible and other sources to document your family.<\/p>\n<p>There are actually two title pages in this Bible: one from 1816 and the other from 1821. The Old and New Testaments were published separately and bound together in one volume. This tells us that the Bible was purchased in 1821 or later.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Urgent:<\/em><\/strong> Rescue Family Bibles \u2013 each one is unique.<\/p>\n<p>Digitize the data and preserve it online for the benefit of the extended family.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/rescuefamilybibles?source=feed_text&amp;epa=HASHTAG&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARDr_aLTMV7_fpyn_kkpqMWWOL_thsG4iUVvcxTNAcpkK_Od0U4itmbgXHJE5RZ777Q-QJj0_wVANQkhCUWhTJE6F34bONNoX3bvfW1f37GEgB1q3YvVreH7CDBsG7JFYR_fJgDJWGlZrqBi0vyQ77cduJFr61WlmUPNOXX9-65ZAzxM0fFLHODwCDZGRIg5n4ywHPifV-5bdYan31YXfphoaZqrBpZhoxip8f-JFQCTWbtPKi82NIUsSUFsw66xN5khnAOYOKKq7s4M3UT3xhiAYx3PovrE_QJCLA7RGVyxajEo_tDLioXrtqYWMc94gps-FIUNwy86pbvwmQusT14czQ&amp;__tn__=%2ANK-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#RescueFamilyBibles<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/bible?source=feed_text&amp;epa=HASHTAG&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARDr_aLTMV7_fpyn_kkpqMWWOL_thsG4iUVvcxTNAcpkK_Od0U4itmbgXHJE5RZ777Q-QJj0_wVANQkhCUWhTJE6F34bONNoX3bvfW1f37GEgB1q3YvVreH7CDBsG7JFYR_fJgDJWGlZrqBi0vyQ77cduJFr61WlmUPNOXX9-65ZAzxM0fFLHODwCDZGRIg5n4ywHPifV-5bdYan31YXfphoaZqrBpZhoxip8f-JFQCTWbtPKi82NIUsSUFsw66xN5khnAOYOKKq7s4M3UT3xhiAYx3PovrE_QJCLA7RGVyxajEo_tDLioXrtqYWMc94gps-FIUNwy86pbvwmQusT14czQ&amp;__tn__=%2ANK-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Bible<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/genealogy?source=feed_text&amp;epa=HASHTAG&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARDr_aLTMV7_fpyn_kkpqMWWOL_thsG4iUVvcxTNAcpkK_Od0U4itmbgXHJE5RZ777Q-QJj0_wVANQkhCUWhTJE6F34bONNoX3bvfW1f37GEgB1q3YvVreH7CDBsG7JFYR_fJgDJWGlZrqBi0vyQ77cduJFr61WlmUPNOXX9-65ZAzxM0fFLHODwCDZGRIg5n4ywHPifV-5bdYan31YXfphoaZqrBpZhoxip8f-JFQCTWbtPKi82NIUsSUFsw66xN5khnAOYOKKq7s4M3UT3xhiAYx3PovrE_QJCLA7RGVyxajEo_tDLioXrtqYWMc94gps-FIUNwy86pbvwmQusT14czQ&amp;__tn__=%2ANK-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Genealogy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about rescuing family Bibles and putting their family history information online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12713],"tags":[943,12,2020,5372],"class_list":["post-52203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genealogy-research-tips","tag-family-bibles","tag-genealogy","tag-newspaper-archives","tag-preservation"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/photo-0821-2019-featured-graphic-bible.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52203"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52203\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}