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The following is an excerpt from an interesting article about birth records, written by Russell Bangerter, and published in the October 28, 2009 edition of the Mormon Times. Birth – it’s the first thing that ever happens to us. It Continue reading Birth Records are Vital to Our Genealogy Research
Julie Miller wrote an excellent article on locating your female ancestors for the October 17, 2009 edition of the Broomfield Enterprise. Following is a teaser. Identifying females is one of the hardest challenges genealogists face. It might be that only Continue reading Finding Those Elusive Female Ancestors
The following announcement is from the October 23, 2009 edition of the Altoona Mirror. Following the announcement is some info about the Pennsylvania Historical Mining Reports website. The Coalport Area Coal Museum will host guest speaker Robin Lighty from the Continue reading Pennsylvania Historical Mining Reports
Diane Haddad (Genealogy Insider) wrote an informative article about “genealogy toolbars” yesterday. I learned a few things from it and you can too. She gives links to four separate toolbars that are specifically for genealogy, as well as info on Continue reading Diane Writes on Genealogy Toolbars
Tom Fiske wrote another interesting piece for you again this week. I found it thought-provoking. Enjoy! Doing genealogy well often involves knowledge of a country’s conditions and customs and history. I have long wanted to describe the jobs and education Continue reading The Unseen Hand
As America expanded, and grew in both size and population, the principle record-producing jurisdictions, the U.S. counties, also grew in population, making the adjustment to smaller counties necessary. Changes in the boundaries were the norm, and not the exception for Continue reading Watch Those County Boundary Changes
Jamb-Inc.com is a professional recording service out of St Louis, Missouri. I’ve seen them at a number of the conferences lately, the last time at the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas, September 2-5, 2009. While they Continue reading SCGS Jamboree Lectures Available on CD-ROM at Jamb-Inc.com
Jeff Bockman recently posted an excellent article that he wrote for Heritage Quest Magazine in 2004. It’s titled “Birth Records & Alternatives.” As we research back in time, civil birth records often become nonexistent, since vital registration in many states Continue reading Birth Records and Alternatives
The following is another short story by Tom Fiske. He claims that it pays to get your family story out in front of folks – and proves just that with the following item. Over and over again, I have found Continue reading Getting the Story Out There
I ran across the following news release, and found this website interesting and different. Bergen, NY (PRWEB) August 15, 2009 – GenealogyVoice.com, a blog that encourages and assists those hoping to research and record their genealogy, has added new pages Continue reading Genealogy Templates – Used to Help Organize Your Genealogical Records
Another interesting article by my Friend, Tom Fiske: Genealogy turns up the strangest things, and suggests others. Two oddities were found in my line, which proved to be important. Late last year a man emailed me, wanting information about my Continue reading It’s the Little Things That Count
The following article was written by my friend, Thomas Fiske. Enjoy… Somehow I let my genealogy activities cool a bit. Must have been due to my new Amateur Radio license, AA6TF. And then I got this email, which turned my Continue reading Shot Myself in the Foot
My friend, Michael John Neill, who began writing on genealogy when he was just a child* (grin), has moved his Case File Clues column to his own website, where it is now available for an annual subscription of only $15. Continue reading Michael John Neill’s “Case File Clues” Moves to It’s Own Site
The following excerpt is from a very interesting article by Meri Rees in the June 20 edition of the Albany Examiner. Meri writes about finding genealogy documentation that is “out of place.” Today I visited the old fort in Fort Continue reading Locating Out-of-Place Genealogy Documentation
Jeff Bockman just posted a good article which he astutely titled “Whereas.” Originally printed in the September/October 2008 issue of Everton’s Genealogical Helper, the article deals with memorial resolutions made by governmental bodies, using a resolution of the Senate of Continue reading Using Memorial Resolutions to Further Your Ancestry