Be the Genealogist is a series based on my other hobby. It's a hobby that I enjoy doing, so much so, that I decided to allow other geocachers to get a taste of it. Although these caches are all puzzles, none are meant to be extremely difficult.
In addition, I decided that since I like hiking, I'd create some long ones. All the hikes in this series will require at least a half mile hike (as the crow flies), each way, to and from the cache.
This is one of six of the initial caches, that will lead to the final cache, for a total of seven caches. In order to get the final cache, there's a question related to the series finale on the inside cover of each container. Bring something to write on and with, to record the question, or take a picture of it. Answer all 6 questions, and you'll know where the final is.
The coordinates aren't where the cache is, rather it's where there is a picnic table. What's special about this picnic table, is that there's what looks like a cache on the table. It's not, however, that doesn't have to stop you from signing the log there, as well as the cache.
Every American has a SSN. Within 3 months of someone's death, the SSN is published, and is publicly available. This information has obvious benefits to genealogists. Your job is to look up the people below, and find the pattern, which will give you the coordinates to the cache.
Gerald Ford (38th president of the United States)
Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes (Member of band TLC)
Reggie White (NFL Player)
Andre the Giant (Professional Wrestler)
Bob Hope (Comedian/Entertainer)
Richard Nixon (37th president of the United States)
Minnie Pearl (Country Music Entertainer)
Alistair Cooke (Journalist)
Notorious B.I.G (Rapper)
Rodney Dangerfield (Comedian)
Julia Child (TV Chef)
Estee Lauder (Cosmetic Businesswoman)
John Denver (Singer)
Ronald Reagan (40th president of the United States)
Remember, bring something to write on, to capture the question for the finale.
If you have any problem with the puzzle, or the coordinates, or any part of the cache, email me, and I'll help/fix any issues.
Thanks to MGSGAGAG for passing along and painting most of the containers for this series.
Congrat to Nondescript on the FTF.
rootsweb.com and all other SSDI searches no longer allow public viewing of social security numbers, so, there's a copy of some famous people on this page that will help your search so you don't have to sign up for a genealogy service.
RONALD W REAGAN 06 Feb 1911 05 Jun 2004 (V) 90024 (Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA) (none specified) 480-07-7456 Iowa
GERALD R FORD 14 Jul 1913 26 Dec 2006 (V) 92270 (Rancho Mirage, Riverside, CA) (none specified) 372-28-6532 Michigan
RICHARD M NIXON 09 Jan 1913 22 Apr 1994 10708 (Bronxville, Westchester, NY) (none specified) 567-68-0515 California
LYNDON JOHNSON 27 Aug 1908 Jan 1973 78705 (Austin, Travis, TX) (none specified) 577-60-6128 District of Columbia
DWIGHT EISENHOWER 14 Oct 1890 Mar 1969 17325 (Gettysburg, Adams, PA) (none specified) 572-64-0315 California
HARRY TRUMAN 08 May 1884 Dec 1972 64050 (Independence, Jackson, MO) (none specified) 488-40-6969 Missouri
ELVIS PRESLEY 08 Jan 1935 Aug 1977 (not specified) 38116 (Memphis, Shelby, TN) 409-52-2002 Tennessee
JOHN R CASH 26 Feb 1932 12 Sep 2003 (V) 37075 (Hendersonville, Sumner, TN) (none specified) 429-52-4960 Arkansas
GEORGE BURNS 20 Jan 1896 08 Mar 1996 90064 (Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA) (none specified) 568-03-7361 California
FRED ASTAIRE 10 May 1899 Jun 1987 90213 (Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA) 90213 (Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA) 568-05-4206 California
JOHN CUMMINGS 08 Oct 1948 15 Sep 2004 (P) (72) (none specified) 116-38-2498 New York
JEFF HYMAN 19 May 1951 15 Apr 2001 10003 (New York, New York, NY) (none specified) 051-46-1202 New York
DOUGLAS G COLVIN 18 Sep 1951 05 Jun 2002 (P) (72) (none specified) 055-44-4838 New York
OPHELIA C CANNON 25 Oct 1912 Mar 1996 37204 (Nashville, Davidson, TN) (none specified) 414-03-2368 Tennessee
C G WALLACE 21 May 1972 Mar 1997 (V) (PE) (none specified) 066-62-3857 New York
GROUCHO MARX 02 Oct 1890 Aug 1977 90024 (Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA) 90067 (Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA) 564-18-0720 California
LESTER T HOPE 29 May 1903 27 Jul 2003 (V) 91602 (North Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA) (none specified)112-09-8770 New York
HENRY J DEUTSCHENDOR 31 Dec 1943 12 Oct 1997 (P) (72) (none specified) 453-70-6010 Texas
SAMMY P BONO 16 Feb 1935 05 Jan 1998 (P) (72) (none specified) 559-40-3595 California
A R ROUSSIMOFF 19 May 1946 Jan 1993 (not specified) (none specified) 562-29-5368 California
J GARCIA 01 Aug 1942 Aug 1995 (not specified) (none specified) 571-54-1597 California
JAMES BROWN 03 May 1933 25 Dec 2006 (V) 29842 (Beech Island, Aiken, SC) (none specified) 259-32-3801 Georgia
JACK PALANCE 18 Feb 1920 10 Nov 2006 (V) 90036 (Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA) (none specified) 057-12-2514 New York
ARNOLD J AUERBACH 20 Sep 1917 28 Oct 2006 (V) 20016 (Washington, District Of Columbia, DC) 577-18-2732 District of Columbia
DON KNOTTS 21 Jul 1924 24 Feb 2006 (V) 90211 (Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA) (none specified) 236-28-6327 West Virginia
CORETTA S KING 28 Apr 1927 30 Jan 2006 (V) 30305 (Atlanta, Fulton, GA) (none specified) 029-26-8400 Massachusetts
PATRICK N MORITA 28 Jun 1932 24 Nov 2005 (V) 89126 (Las Vegas, Clark, NV) (none specified) 564-44-5446 California
PETER C JENNINGS 29 Jul 1938 07 Aug 2005 (V) 10023 (New York, New York, NY) (none specified) 077-40-3384 New York
LUTHER R VANDROSS 20 Apr 1951 01 Jul 2005 (V) 07039 (Livingston, Essex, NJ) (none specified) 074-42-0105 New York
FRANKLIN P PERDUE 09 May 1920 31 Mar 2005 (V) 21802 (Salisbury, Wicomico, MD) (none specified) 214-32-6411 Maryland
JOHN W CARSON 23 Oct 1925 23 Jan 2005 (V) 90212 (Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA) (none specified) 508-14-8695 Nebraska
ALISTAIR COOKE 20 Nov 1908 30 Mar 2004 (V) 10128 (New York, New York, NY) (none specified) 066-14-1674 New York
ESTEE LAUDER 01 Jul 1908 24 Apr 2004 (V) 10021 (New York, New York, NY) (none specified) 078-28-7780 New York
PATRICK D TILLMAN 06 Nov 1976 22 Apr 2004 (P) (FO) (none specified) 617-10-9060 California
ANTHONY RANDALL 26 Feb 1920 17 May 2004 (V) 10122 (New York, New York, NY) (none specified) 071-16-1756 New York
RAY CHARLES 23 Sep 1930 10 Jun 2004 (V) 90018 (Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA) (none specified) 267-38-1715 Florida
MARLON BRANDO 03 Apr 1924 01 Jul 2004 (V) 90025 (Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA) (none specified) 337-12-6854 Illinois
JULIA CHILD 15 Aug 1912 13 Aug 2004 (V) 02110 (Boston, Suffolk, MA) (none specified) 081-07-6635 New York
RODNEY DANGERFIELD 22 Nov 1921 05 Oct 2004 (V) 90212 (Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA) (none specified) 105-16-7569 New York
CHRISTOPHE REEVE 25 Sep 1952 10 Oct 2004 (V) 10019 (New York, New York, NY) (none specified) 145-38-2548 New Jersey
REGINALD H WHITE 19 Dec 1961 26 Dec 2004 (P) (72) (none specified) 410-23-6183 Tennessee
MAURICE E GIBB 22 Dec 1949 12 Jan 2003 (P) (72) (none specified) 266-79-5633 Florida
LISA N LOPES 27 May 1971 25 Apr 2002 (P) (FO) (none specified) 595-01-5479 Florida