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I have found a great blog carnival called the Carnival of Genealogy. This edition involves us writing about having dinner with four ancestors…my story: (fiction to follow) I’m searching through documents in the courthouse basement and realize I’m starting to get a little hungry. My dad, who always goes with me, says he isn’t the least [...]
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Despite the advent of computers, CD’s and DVD’s, the written word – books – are still enormously popular. Go to your local bookshop and take a look at the number of new releases. And what about the Harry Potter phenomenon? The thirst for the written word, despite modern technology, shows no sign of abating. There [...]
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When looking for appropriate genealogy software, look for easy to use features that seem intuitive. Many programs will allow matching of information from various online data bases. Some have features that check various name combinations that are similar and rate connections according to probability. These features are quite handy. It is also helpful if the [...]
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As another year draws to an end, it is time to reflect and preserve the individual and family memories of the past year. Things not written down or recorded are often forgotten. This is a fact. Keeping family memories and stories alive is very important to aid in the cohesiveness of family and it can [...]
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Welcome readers, to our first Where Were You. Our first is The US Census. (Thanks Elizabeth Wilkins for this suggestion and the links to other blogs and sites doing things like this!) Where were you during each US Census? Please send me links to your blog posts telling where you were during each census. I’ll [...]
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Ok…along the same lines as my last post, we’re going to take another post to discuss scrapbooking. The difference today? I’m going to give you suggestions for scrapbooking your ancestors lives. First, decide which ancestor you’re going to scrapbook. Gather pictures, marriage documents, etc. Don’t forget that a picture of the field that used to contain the childhood home [...]
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Keeping a scrapbook, the common way, isn’t for everyone. All the extras, the lace, the borders, etc. can be overwhelming for many people. I like to scrapbook, I like the extras…sometimes. Then there are those times when I don’t. I know plenty of people who have said they would scrapbook if it didn’t seem so [...]
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Every once in a while GenLady will offer a bit of a challenge…a joust…to her visitors. Here is GenLady’s Joust #1 This ex-first lady is said to be a descendant of William the Conqueror. This woman probably didn’t find it amusing when her husband said, “I forgot to duck!” Do you think you know the [...]
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Genealogy Organization….can you say those two words together like that? Some folks are naturally organized…everything they touch magically goes where it belongs with little to no effort on the persons part….then there are those of us who are a little lacking in the organizational department. It is those OC (organizationally Challenged) people I [...]
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Finding genealogical records on-line is increasingly easier as time goes on. With the help of many (thousands..??) of volunteers, records are rapidly being placed on-line at many personal sites as well as regional volunteer websites. One such site is USGenWeb. The USGenWeb is, in my opinion, the largest of these organizations at this time with all [...]
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