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Paper & Pencil ??
Jan 29
Yes, someday - very soon, people may not be using a pen or pencil and paper to write down their ideas, research, information, stories, life history, etc. Instead it will all be using electronic devices. So what are the advantages of using the newest technology? First it can take up a whole lot less space that using sheets of paper. Also you woul...
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Google Drive
Jan 27
It is amazing what can be done with technology and electronics today. It has proven to be such a big boost for those researching about their families. Just the other day, a young fellow had a school project to do his family tree. Using several databases on the Internet as well as information done on a web site by one of his relatives, he was able ...
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Just Google It!
Jan 26
Google is a great tool for genealogists to use. Not everyone realizes this because Google isn't specifically a genealogy website. Even so, giving Google a try could lead to interesting and useful results. Here are just a few of the ways that using Google can help with your genealogy research. Google News Archive Search Looking for an obituar...
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Ancestors of World War I – 100 Years
Jan 25
You may well have had relatives who served in the 'Great War', the war to end all wars as they referred to it one hundred years ago. Little would those who lived then realize that it would become known as World War One, because in 1939 would come the second world-wide war. If you had relatives still in Europe they were involved first, since the ...
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WorldCat Adds FamilySearch Catalog
Jan 24
Have you tried using WorldCat yet? It is a resource for genealogists that has recently been mentioned on the blog of the National Genealogical Society (NGS). It is safe to say that anything the NGS is excited about is a great resource! WorldCat is the world's largest library catalog. Sign in, and you are able to to use the search engine to ...
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Scanned Documents. Jewish Federation of North America.
Jan 23
The Jewish Federation of North America have a database of searchable names, with over half a millions names in the index. They come a variety of sources and cover many time periods. There are the Jewish Refugees Arriving in Australia via Melbourne, 1946-1954, Refugees in Zbaszyn, Poland in 1938-1939, Transmigration Records, Palestine Remittance...
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Your Birth # Number
Jan 21
Just like there are horoscopes to help figure out a person's behavior and possible future actions, there is another method - Your Birth Number. Here it is a simple matter of taking your birth month, day and year; convert them to numbers and then keep adding them together until you have one single number. This is known as numerology. Then there...
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Our Times Obsolete?
Jan 19
We all love to look at photos or see artifacts of items from our ancestor's past - equipment, products, household devices, entertainment, etc that was common in our grandparents' day. However, with rapid technological advances, especially in the 21st century, many of what was common products and devices for us only 5 to 20 years ago are NOW OBSOLET...
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What to Do with Half-Siblings?
Jan 17
The term "half-sibling" is used to represent the family relationship of two or more children who share only one biological parent. One parent due to a divorce or widowhood, may remarry and a child or children are born to this new union. The original or oldest child and any new additions are considered half-siblings; a half-brother or half-sister. C...
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GeneLink Biosciences in Trouble with FTC
Jan 16
Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered 23andMe to halt sales of their DNA testing kits. Now, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has brought a lawsuit against another company that sells direct-to-consumer DNA test kits. The FTC feels that GeneLink Biosciences (and its former subsidiary foru International) have made claims that wer...