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What's New
Glad you asked! I'm delighted at the thought of folks coming back to this site. I thought this page would helpful to busy people like you.

April 2008 - Added link to my virtual cemetery created from memorials on Find_A_Grave.

December 1 2007 - Added biography and obituary for Ella Iola Lingle, my mother.

November 29, 2007 - Added Census information for a few ancestors. The 1880 census information came from Family Search, www.familysearch.com.  My information is for personal use only, and though on the Internet, the information is not intended for any personal gain other than to document my own genealogy and make contact with other family researchers.  

Early to mid-November 2007 - Complete rework of site design.  

July 2005 - Add pictures of three cousins by the name of Ernest J. Carroll.

January 18, 2005 - Added Death Certificate and Military Separation Qualification Record for Woodrow Wilson Carroll

July 4, 2004 - Added article submitted to the Noble County Genealogical Society for inclusion in A History of Noble County, Volume II. 

July 3, 2004 - Added pictures submitted by Ernest James (Jimmy) Carroll of Erie, Illinois - George M. Carroll line.

March 19, 2004 - We have our own domain, collectingourkin.com. No longer do we have banner advertisements!  Hooray!!!

February 01, 2004 - Rohrbach and Rohrbough Bibliography

December 31, 2003 - Indexed the Genealogy Correspondence section by Surname, then by Correspondent.

June 8, 2003 - See link above under Favorites.  Find a Grave - see my tribute to my father, Woodrow Wilson Carroll.  Leave a note if you knew him.

March 20, 2003 - Added link to a new website link authored by Larry Hartsog - a Rorabaugh descendent. The site has some wonderful and enlightening photos of our Rorabaugh ancestry. Here's a shortcut -> Wanted Dead or Alive

Dec 13, 2002 - I found a new Carroll researcher descended through Moses Carroll, the brother of my great-grandfather, Nathan Carroll, Jr. See Contacts

2002 - I've added a lot of links referencing my old home town, Drumright, Oklahoma this year.  

December 27, 2001 - Added scan of marriage record for Henry Hamilton Carroll and Eliza Jane Rorabaugh, my grandparents. Click here - 

December 22, 2001 - Began an online photo album. Photo Album - Henry Hamilton Carroll Family December 2001 - Added Obituaries from the Drumright Gusher. All Drumright links in sidebar at the top of this page.

Added links to History of Oil Industry in Cushing-Drumright Area. (July 21, 2001)

Added webpages regarding Drumright Historical Museum. (July 10, 2001)

Though not truly a "genealogical" project, I've added a tribute to my senior class at Drumright High School - 11004.
Added June 7, 2001, Post card - 1953 - to Mrs. H. H. Carroll from Dr. O.W. Starr on Mother's Day.

April 22, 2001 - Added obituaries for Everette Houston Lingle and Eva Ballew. Also added Birth certificate and memorial card for Everette Lingle.

March 31, 2001 - Added link to Surname Distribution

March 16, 2001 - Added several Rorabaugh documents and images.

March 14, 2001 - Added links to Rorabaugh transcribed records of marriage documents stored in the USGenWeb Archives by Larry Hartsog.

March 10, 2001 - Added a number of photos of Ham Carroll's children.

Jan 2001 - Reformatted the site and performed a check for completeness.

May 10, 2000 - Added photo of the gravesite for Velma Frances Reaves to Virtual Cemetery (part of Genealogy.com)

March 15, 2000 - Added link to Rootsweb's WorldConnect project.

March 3, 2000 - Reworked the site to use tables, moved the site to its current location, and added My Favorites.

December 4, 1999 - Family Group Sheet - Henry Hamilton Carroll

November 21, 1999 - Obituary, Henry Hamilton Carroll

October 24, 1999 - Original composition by Joseph Carroll - The Battle of Lockhart

October 2, 1999 - Biography - Woodrow Wilson Carroll

October 1, 1999 - Migrated to Frames format..... discontinued 01/22/2000.

August 28, 1999 - Provided Message Board.... discontinued 01/01/2000.

August 28, 1999 - Added Lingle Family Ancestry

August 17, 1999 - Obituary, Velma Iretta Dickens Reaves

July 25, 1999 - Link to Political Graveyard (Carrolls in politics and MUCH more) and a link to a Congressional Biography of Charles Carroll of Carrollton.

June 27, 1999 - Added some links for all surnames.

March 22, 1999 - Memorial to my dear mother-in-law, Frances Reaves Young

January 28, 1999 - Good news on Ballew Association membership dues.

January 28, 1999 - Updated Carroll spellings to include Gaelic origins, etc.

January 26, 1999 - Added photo of Joseph Carroll

January 22, 1999 - Added photo of Mary Ellen Clark

First Day of 1999 - Added link to my children's lineage, i.e. my wife's branch

Last Day of 1998 - Added page for Governor William Carroll

Dec. 1998 - Added "What's New at Our Kin?"....this page.

Dec. 1998 - Updated link for Clan Cian - Online.. they have a new look .....Carroll Links

Dec. 1998 - Added link to GenConnect at Rootsweb - Carroll Queries .....Carroll Links
(Note: I have discontinued posting any queries at my site.)

Dec. 1998 - Added photo of Eliza Jane Rorabaugh

Dec. 1998 - Created separate page for Carroll Links

Dec. 1998 - Added Family Group Sheet, James Hamilton Carroll... with photos of me, my wife, and our kids

Nov. 1998 - Added information regarding Charles Carroll of Carrollton

Nov. 1998 - Added e-mail list of On-Line Cousins

Sept. 1998 - Changed to a softer look for the entire site.

Collecting Our Kin: A Family History Collection, copyright 1998-2007, is a not-for-profit, personal, on-line genealogy project, formatted and presented by James H. Carroll, Goodlettsville, TN.  Excerpts and contributions from other sources have been used sparingly and with appropriate credit given. You are welcome to copy information found at this site for personal use and share information with other researchers or genealogical organizations, but this information may not be sold or used in a commercial project without expressed permission.