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Has Anybody Considered the Idea of a Genealogywise History Project?
I would like to propose the idea of a Genealogywise History Project. Basically we would use our genealogy skills to try and solve an historical mystery. Perhaps some well-known American historical figure's unkown ancestry. Members living in a specific area could check local records and report back their findings to the Group dedicated to this project. Maybe some small rewards could be set up for people that find new and relavant documents. I've noticed that sometimes historians overlook some of the nitty-gritty stuff that genealogists do. Projects like this could help hone our skills and improve our historical knowledge of whoever we are researching. If there is a large enough interest in my idea and Genealogywise is willing to endorse it, I'll post my ideas for a first project.
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Permalink Reply by Barbara Butler on -
Sounds interesting
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Permalink Reply by Sarah Coles on -
Steve,
What a great idea! I'm interested in how you plan to set this up and would like to participate. Sounds like a fun project.
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Permalink Reply by S. J. Cruse on -
Me too. Same qq. And it IS a really fine idea. Lets figure it out and do it! I am Suz (sJ cruse) Can't figure out WHY I put my initials. Trying to change that but haven't figured out how! If you want emails, mine is
deafmtnbear@gmail.com and I am in Oregon right now. -
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