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Get the Right Photos at a Family Cemetery
Sep 25
When you have the opportunity to visit a family hometown cemetery, make sure you get all the right photos, you may not visit it very often. Number one is a photo of the cemetery entrance with its full name. You might think you will remember, but maybe not. Next when you are at the family grave plots take many different shots from different angles...
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ArchiveGrid
Sep 23
You have worked many hours researching relatives on your family tree. Yet, you wonder, are you missing something, have you overlooked a source. Using 'ArchiveGrid' from WorldCat.org, you can have a list of for a specific hometown. It resources number over 5 million records from over 1,000 archival institutions. On the homepage for ArchiveGrid, you...
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Women as Businesswomen
Sep 21
Whether you realized it or not, females have played a major role in town businesses for decades. Especially during times of war, it was the female ancestors who stepped up to the plate to keep things running on the homefront. The American Revolution (1776-1783) - There was Mary Elizabeth Goddard, who by 1774 ran solely the family two prints newsp...
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Worst Jobs to Have in the 1800s
Sep 19
The following are some of the possible jobs your ancestors may have had sometime during the 1800s if they lived during those times. Most people were farmers, an honorable occupation, still a hard job. Yet, in the 19th century was the need of people to handle other types of work. A Tosher - was a sewer worker with an unusual twist. They sifted thro...
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Old Letters or a Diary
Sep 17
If you are fortunate to have located one or more old letters written to or by an ancestor or better yet, a diary or journal or even vintage postcards, they kept for any length of time, you now have a treasure of insight to that ancestor's life during a certain time frame. True, many of such letters or a diary can be plain, general daily life experi...
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Step Families
Sep 15
Today, you would be hard pressed to identify any families that did not a step parent or stepchildren. Step families are created through death of a parent, a divorce or separation. A step mom or dad comes into a person's life many times accompanied by a step brother or sister. Decades ago, most marriages lasted for life. Separation and divorce were...
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Princess Diana’s Family Tree
Sep 15
Princess Diana was beloved by many. She died in a car crash on August 31, 1997. Twenty years later, her admirers planned to make a pilgrimage to her burial site at Althorpe, which is her childhood home in Northamptonshire, England. Here is a brief look into Princess Diana's family tree. Diana Spencer was born on July 1, 1961. Her father was Edw...
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National POW/MIA Recognition Day
Sep 14
National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed every September 15. This annual event honors missing service members and their families, and highlights the government's commitment to account for them. Local POW/MIA ceremonies are encouraged throughout POW/MIA Recognition Week, culminating with countless events and the national ceremony in Washin...
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Common Misspellings
Sep 13
Oh, there is a list of very common misspellings to terms used in relationship with your family history research. One of the most common yet with also acceptable but confusing spellings is Descendent and Descendant. Note the last three letters can be 'ent' or 'ant'. Both are acceptable in reference to a person descended from a specified person bas...
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Ancestry Explains How to Read Your Ethnicity Estimate
Sep 13
Ancestry.com has a very detailed blog titled “More Than a Pie Chart and a Number: Reading Your Ethnicity Estimate”. It provides information that can help you understand more about your ethnicity results from AncestryDNA. Why is it called an ethnicity estimate? Ancestry.com says that creating an ethnicity estimate based on your DNA sample ...
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A Brief History of Uncle Sam
Sep 12
September 13th is Uncle Sam Day. Former President George W. Bush proclaimed Uncle Sam Day to be September 13, 1989, in honor of the anniversary of the birth of Samuel Wilson. The city of Troy, New York, requested the designation of Uncle Sam Day. It coincided with the bicentennial celebration of the city of Troy, New York, where Wilson lived and...
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World Events & Your Ancestors
Sep 11
Today's date; Sept 11th - a day that everyone who was living anywhere in the world knows and remembers where they were - it is '9/11' and the attack on several NYC buildings, in Washington, DC, and airplanes. It made and continues to make a major impact on those directly or indirectly affected by those attacks. This is so true for any of your ance...
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How to Start Searching Newspapers on Findmypast
Sep 11
Findmypast has a large collection of historic newspapers. They point out that newspapers are essential genealogy resources that are often overlooked by researchers. Here is how to start searching newspapers on Findmypast. It is a good skill to have, because Findmypast frequently adds to their newspaper collections. Start by clicking on “S...
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The Challenging Part of Genealogy
Sep 9
The reason that working on your family tree can take so long is that there are a few challenging segments. If you are just beginning, be aware of the more difficult aspects to doing a family tree and if you have been at the search for awhile, don't give up ... most of the time there can be success. A Person's Middle Name: Oh yes, that can be a cha...
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National Teddy Bear Day
Sep 8
National Teddy Bear Day is celebrated every year on September 9. Many people have fond memories of a teddy bear that they had when they were a child. Your ancestors might have had teddy bears of their own. The first Teddy Bear toy was created in late 1902. The Teddy bear has a connection to Theodore Roosevelt who was the 26th President of the...
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