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Utah Newspapers
Jun 9
Having newspapers that cover hometown news, events, families and individuals is a treasure chest for information. The University of Utah has placed online a long list of local newspapers; titled the 'Utah Digital Newspapers' from across Utah covering many different time frames. They have them from all the state's counties with some dating back to ...
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Reasons You Might Not Know Cancer Runs in Your Family
Jun 8
Genealogy today involves not only making a family tree but also creating a medical family tree. There are some DNA tests out there that can reveal a person's risk of developing cancer. In the United States, the Affordable Care Act has made it possible for more people than ever before to be able to afford to see a doctor. Even so, there are some rea...
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Your Family Tree Might Contain Fiction
Jun 7
The purpose of a family tree is to show who a person's ancestors are and how that person is related to each of them. Some family trees are more factual than others. Your family tree might contain fiction. There are people who engage in what might be considered “aspirational genealogy”. These people are convinced that they are related to...
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Finding Errors in Records??
Jun 7
Sometimes it is difficult to locate an ancestor because there could be errors either you have made or that were made when a vital record (birth, marriage, death, deed, military, etc) was created. The spelling of given and surnames is one of the common areas of errors. Many names have quite a few various methods of being spelled and those ways have...
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Genealogists Find Next of Kin for Unclaimed Persons
Jun 6
Genealogy is the study of family. The majority of the time a person spends working on genealogy involves doing research on one's own relatives and ancestors. Some genealogists offer their assistance to others. Unclaimed Persons believe that every life is worth remembering. They are a group of volunteer genealogists who donate their time and...
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Make a Short Video from Photos
Jun 5
It is great to create a story of an ancestor or of a specific family branch. Using the 'Spark.Abode.com' online software, you can do it easily. Use family photos to make a short video on any person, event or subject can be quite creative and fun. The 'Spark.Abode' site can assist you all the way, helping to add special graphics, creating a web sit...
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Search Engines Other Than Google
Jun 4
What do you do when you want to find information online? The majority of people “just Google it”. Typically, Google will come up with the answers that the person was seeking. What if Google didn't find your ancestors? There are plenty of other search engines to try. Duck Duck Go Duck Duck Go is “the search engine that doesn't track you”...
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Clixta App Lets You Upload, Store, and Share Photos
Jun 3
There are a variety of apps to choose from that enable you to post your family photos online. Ultimately, you have to pick the one that is best for your needs. Clixta is a family photo sharing app that is working with Copyright Hub. Clixta is a photo sharing network that is completely focused on the past. It provides a simple and fun way to shar...
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Dublin, Ireland Prisoner Records – 1905-1918
Jun 3
You might not want to find an ancestor in these sets of records, but if a relative lived in Dublin in the early 20th century and had a few 'social' run in with the law, you will find this source invaluable. There were many social conflicts in Dublin during those years and many arrests made by the police. The records on this Dublin police database...
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MyHeritage Launches Book Matching
Jun 2
MyHeritage announced the launch of their revolutionary technology that will help individuals locate information about their ancestors that is found in books. It is called Book Matching. It automatically looks at the individuals that are in family trees on MyHeritage and looks for them in MyHeritage's vast collection of digitized historical books. ...
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Family History Library Block Party 2016
Jun 1
Many people have asked the Family History Library if they are going to hold their Global Family Reunion block party again. It was a very popular event. FamilySearch has announced that the Family History Library will be holding a block party in the Summer of 2016. In 2015, thousands of people gathered in Salt Lake City, Utah, to participate in a ...
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Finding Birth Records
Jun 1
It can be so helpful to locate a birth record on an ancestor. There would be the full name, date of birth, the place of birth and the parents' names. If you go back many decades there was no governmental (county-state) requirements for recording births. If you are having trouble locating a birth record, here are a few other ideas for coming up with...
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Family Bible as a Resource
May 31
Before county-state records were officially recorded for births-marriages and deaths, these records were kept in the churches. However, if a person was born at home, not have a baptismal, married by a circuit rider, or buried in a family graveyard, there might not be any church records. Yet, most every family households (even non-religious ones) ha...
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Digital / Paperless and Keeping Originals
May 29
With nearly everything done as digital, you might wonder if there will be no need to keep paper copies of vital records, letters, documents, etc. The answer clearly is YES. Go back a hundred years, the U. S. Federal Census records beginning with the 20th century had available a new technology - that of microfilming. Wonderful idea to microfilm tho...
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Beware of Plagiarism on Genealogy Websites
May 28
In general, genealogists are excellent fact-checkers. Part of genealogy research requires the ability to discern between an original source and a copy. The original source is always the most credible. Sadly, it appears that some genealogists do not understand what plagiarism means. Or, they might be aware that they are plagiarising something, a...
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