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Finding Answers On A Tiny Piece of Paper
Aug 4
As you research your family, always check and investigate everything piece of information you come across, for you never know what interesting bit about the family can be discovered. The following illustrates just such an example that happened in my research. Wedged deep in between the pages of the family Musselman Bible was the tiniest sliver o...
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Online Michigan Death Records 1897 – 1920
Aug 2
The state of Michigan has made available online actual images of Michigan death certificates for the family history researcher. The site known as Seeking Michigan which is a take-off the state motto; “If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.” SPECIAL NOTE: That site as of July 2012 appears not to be functioning. There remains the Mi...
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The Northern Irish Ancestor
Jul 31
There are two Irish regions, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland which is part of the United Kingdom. Over the decades many Irish families, especially those from the northern region of the emerald isle, have resettled in England, Scotland or Wales. So to help locate some additional vital records on any ancestors from the Northern Irela...
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The Soldiers of New Jersey 1861 to 1865
Jul 29
Learning of any ancestors who served during the American Civil War is essential. For those researchers with family ties to New Jersey there is an online database which makes the search much easier. The Records of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War, 1861 to 1865 is part of the N. J. State Library Information Center. The digital databa...
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Why Bother Finding Your Ancestors?
Jul 27
Boy, that question may have been asked of you more than once. You may have even now questioned yourself why you are putting in the time and effort to research about your ancestors. You should re-examine your motives from time to time, especially during those times when you hit nothing but road blocks in your research. Well, hopefully the foll...
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A New Organizational Family Site
Jul 25
It is great to discover any new method for organizing one’s family information, images and stories. One such new software site is titled Tpstry, which allows a family researcher to simply put together online general information about family members, and include stories, images, timelines and events in a family’s history. What is created i...
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Searching Atlanta, Georgia Newspapers
Jul 23
Everyone might assume the City of Atlanta has been around as long as the United States has existed, but not so. Not until the southern train terminus was established in 1837, did any type of community exist in the area. It was originally just named ‘Terminus’, then in 1843 renamed Marthasville and by 1845 finally named Atlanta. The first news...
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Some Serious and Wacky Genealogical Sayings
Jul 19
You have worked for hours, weeks and months on the family tree. The pedigree chart is slowly taking shape, but there are still many blanks, with no clues to learn further. Patience is the most important aspect of family history research. That is one reason it can take a very long period of time before you feel you have made a dent in unraveli...
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Create a Family Newsletter
Jul 15
A fun way to share family history is by creating a family newsletter. This need not be a complicated and elaborate undertaking. A newsletter is simply a way to keep family members up-to-date with genealogical research that has been done and what is still being searched. It also provides a platform to keep family members knowledgeable of current f...
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Searching for Living Relatives
Jul 1
A family researcher spends a great deal of time looking for primary vital documents to learn about those relatives who have passed away. However, one of the aspects of looking for those who have died, are also finding living relatives. By learning of a cousin or an aunt, previously unknown to the researcher and who could still be alive is just as...