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Is There a Baby Book in the Family?
Jun 25
Once a very popular family custom was the filling out and keeping a baby book on each child born into the family. Unfortunately, it was usually the first born for sure that got a completely filled out baby book; the second baby, maybe a partial filled book and children 3 or 4, etc. no baby book at all. No matter who had a baby book, that...
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23andMe Teamed Up with Airbnb
Jun 25
23andMe announced that it teamed up with Airbnb in order to offer 23andMe customers a new way to connect with their heritage. Together, the two companies will showcase homes and heritage travel experiences based on a 23andMe customer's DNA. Forbes explains how this works. First, a person takes a 23andMe DNA test. The customer can choose ei...
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Scan and Transcribe Letters
Jun 23
You know that all your family treasured photos should be scanned and those digital copies stored in numerous locations and on different devices (flash, hard drive, disc). Yet, do not forget to do the same for all the family letters you might have or can get access to. Those letters (and postcards) are direct insights to an ancestor, what...
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Remembering the Meeting and Marriage
Jun 21
Gathering information about your family is not just names and dates but is truly the back stories, the lives that an individual or couple had. One of the simplest relative / ancestor to learn about are those living. That could be your parents or grandparents. If you have a great grandparent, by all means, interview them. One aspect of a...
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GEDMatch Updated its Privacy Policy
Jun 20
GEDmatch is a website that provides applications for genealogists who want to compare their DNA results with other people. Recently, GEDmatch changed their privacy rules to restrict some access by police. The change will not entirely prevent law enforcement from using the website. Did you upload your DNA results to GEDmatch? Are you thinki...
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Related to a Criminal?
Jun 19
A study done in 2018 stated that about 113 million American adults (total US population in 2018 is 327 million) have an immediate family member who is formerly or currently incarcerated. This is in recent, modern times, not counting a possible ancestor from the 1800s. It was investigated by the FWD.us (a criminal justice and immigration reform a...
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Findmypast has Over 100 Million European Records Online
Jun 18
FindmyPast announced that they have recently added a vast number of European records to their rapidly expanding international collections. They now have over 100 million new European records available online. The new European records include over 114 million new European births, baptisms, marriages, banns, deaths, and burials. The new addit...
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In Person Assistance
Jun 17
It can be great fun exploring and trying to find your lineage or create a complete family tree. But it can also be difficult if you are not quite sure you are doing the research in the right direction. You don't want to later find out you were looking up names of people who were not your ancestors. So if you feel you need help, it is av...
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Lineage Books 1890-1921
Jun 15
The Daughters of the American Revolution was formed in Oct. 1890 with the main requirement for membership that a lady has direct blood lineage to a 'patriot', an individual who either served in the military, militia, reserves or contributed in some form to assist the American patriots fighting the British between 1775 and 1783. Its early ...
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Missouri Military Ancestors
Jun 13
From 1812 to World War One (1919) the Missouri Digital Heritage has now in digital format soldiers' records covering that time frame. That is about 1.5 million pages for soldiers in domestic and foreign wars. There are individual service cares, muster rolls, special orders and reports. This covers more than 576,000 Missourians (when a te...
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MyHeritage Introduces DNA Health + Ancestry Test
Jun 13
MyHeritage announced the launch of the MyHeritage DNA Health + Ancestry Test. It offers new dimensions of genetic insight to enrich your life, enlighten you about your health, and help you make informed lifestyle choices. The MyHeritage DNA Health + Ancestry test includes dozens of personalized and easy-to-understand health reports. It also...
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What is a Delayed Birth Certificate?
Jun 11
You may or may not have come across an ancestor with a 'Delayed Birth Certificate'. This type of record came about when Americans needed to prove when they were born for passports (beginning in 1920s) and registration with Social Security (in the 1930s). From the Dept. of Health and Human Resource – a delayed birth certificate is any b...
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23andMe Improves Reports for Caribbean and Latin American Customers
Jun 11
23andMe announced has released a new feature called “Recent Ancestry in the Americas” for customers with ancestry from Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. This is part of 23andMe's ongoing efforts to deliver a more intuitive and comprehensive 23andMe Ancestry Composition Report. This new feature enables these customers to...
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Overlooked Sources of Family History
Jun 9
Family history and the tree is not just name and dates and locations, there should be information on the person themselves, their occupation, hobbies, interests, and achievements. Where is find some of that type of information is by using some of the following. Learning when the first of a family branch arrived in America is very impo...
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Non-Famous Ancestors Still Important
Jun 7
Everyone loves to locate a famous ancestor or one who lived an exciting life or did a special adventure. However, many of your ancestors led ordinary lives, worked, had a family, etc. Yet, you may have missed some very interesting events surrounding an ancestor's life in their hometown. An excellent example would have been if either the Union ...
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