Showing posts with label resources. Show all posts
Showing posts with label resources. Show all posts
17 November 2012

Did You Hit the Ad's?

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One of the joys I find in genealogical research is digging through historic newspapers. It's fun! Yes, we can gain a great deal of ins...
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15 June 2012

Where Were They? The Day Standard Time Began

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Where were they?  A real question, worthy of evaluating. In the past, we have relived a blizzard and extreme heat . Today, our moment in hi...
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03 June 2012

Geography in Genealogy

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They go hand in hand. Geography and genealogy are - must be! - intertwined in your research journey. Following the path of an ancestral line...
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01 June 2012

Quick Review: Special Collections & Family History, BYU Idaho

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Here's the basics you need to know: The Special Collections & Family History site offered by BYU Idaho provides indexes and deriv...
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20 May 2012

Go Beyond Records

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As genealogists, we are all interested in social history. Well, we should be at least. I recently came across an older blog post, written by...
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29 April 2012

Quick Source Review: JSTOR

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JSTOR presents a unique researching opportunity for genealogists and family historians. In the academic world, it is a commonly used...
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24 April 2012

Writing for The In-Depth Genealogist

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Hello All! I want to thank you for reading my blog over the past months. I have enjoyed the challenge it presents me and look forward to m...
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08 April 2012

Why an Index is Only A Starting Point

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Indexes to available local records are becoming more and more common across the internet, and these resources can be incredibly helpful. It ...
31 March 2012

One Mother: Four Birth Certificates; Finding Mistakes in Vital Records

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Most genealogists rely on basic information on an individual to build a simple profile of that person's life. Once you have those pieces...
30 March 2012

Mortimer J. Lawrence

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The Lawrence family was essentially split in two, financially speaking. One side had siblings that were farmers, nearly destitute, wit...
27 March 2012

Website Review: Colorado State Archives Historical Records Index Search

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This post is an overview of the Historical Records Index Search system on the Colorado State Archives website. You can find this immensely h...

There Is A Line: The Difference Between Collaboration and Cheating

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Recently, I had a message sent to me on my www.ancestry.com account. Here is a person asking for access to my private tree, so she can ...
25 March 2012

The Adams Family

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Buried together in a small corner of the Valley Brook Cemetery in Breckenridge, Colorado, sits the Adams Family: Josie, Marie Therese (moth...
09 March 2012

Using OneNote to Prep for the 1940 US Census

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I know, I know. All the hype lately has been on Evernote. I use Evernote, and I like it. It helps me. But for the 1940 US Census, I turned t...
05 March 2012

BCG Mentor

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As I continue to develop my skills and prepare myself for going through the certification process with the Board for Certified Genealogists,...
25 February 2012

They Are Out There... Just Waiting For Me: My Top 10

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In just under 30 days, the 1940 US Census will be released, and there are so many of us just itching to get to it. Midnight on April 2 is a ...
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Headstones

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There are numerous resources available on the iconology of headstones, and even more websites. I prefer to use the tried and true... here ar...