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Viewing Voter Registration Forms
Aug 19
A most interesting resource that you might want to consider is checking in the hometown or county of your ancestors and see if you can locate their original voter registration. Many of these vintage records have been made digital or microfilmed and could be in the city and / county government voter offices or in their archives. They could be in the...
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Nazi Poster Baby
Aug 15
You never know what might turn up in your family history. For one woman, the fascinating turn of events was not about a grandmother or great aunt, but rather her own childhood. Jacob and Pauline Levinsons (originally from Latvia) of Berlin, Germany on May 17, 1934 were proud parents of a baby daughter, named Hessy. At age six months that had the b...
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Ways to Inspire Others to Learn their Family History
Aug 12
People who are not genealogists aren't always very interested in learning about their family history. Many see the research required as a tedious, time consuming, task. It looks a lot more like “homework” than like something that would be fun. Fortunately, there are ways to inspire people to learn their family history. The trick is to spark the...
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Family Desserts
Aug 9
Nothing brings back fond memories like your favorite desserts. Some are classics like chocolate cake or apple pie, however your family may have some family favorites that are special just to your family. Different desserts can be created and handled down through the generations. They can also be more a cultural favorite. Maybe it is only on specia...
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‘Fresh’ Eyes
Jul 15
You have worked and worked to try to locate a specific item about an ancestor. With no success -- it is referred to as 'hitting' a brick wall. Every researcher -- numerous times will experience that feeling. You just can't locate a certain bit of information. While attending a genealogical program recently, the speaker covered about not finding ...
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PA Soldiers in the Civil War
Jun 29
During the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War there is so much data online to assist the family history researcher. If you had ancestors who lived or served with any of the Pennsylvania units, the online site "Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War" might be able to provide some answers in your search. It contains the state's infantry...
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Languages Across the United States
Jun 19
Generally you think of everyone speaking English in the United States, in the past and today. If you had ancestors coming from Italy at the beginning of the 20th Century, they may have never learned English and only their children or grandchildren were the first to speak English and also know and understand Italian. This same situation happened ...
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Important Reasons to Learn About your Family History
Jun 18
Genealogy involves a lot of research. Time is spent tracking down birth certificates, military records, marriage certificates, and other official documents that contain hard facts about your ancestors. Don't forget the softer side of genealogy! There are so many important reasons to learn about your family history. A website called A Place For M...
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With the Kids – Digital Graphic Design
Jun 5
With the children out of school, it is a perfect time to try something new and tie-it in with the family history. Using the online site Festisite, you and the kids can create a fun activity using names of ancestors, places they lived, occupations they had, unusual skills, etc. Anything that can be written - just short phrases or words can be put in...
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Cost of that 19th Century Photo
May 19
Any family historian is always thrilled to have any style photo of their ancestor. With the birth of a photo image with its many different formats over the 19th century it is interesting to see just what our relatives many have paid to have this 'newest' invention capture their image. By researching old newspapers it is easy to see the different c...