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About Lorine

I'm Lorine McGinnis Schulze, creator of Olive Tree Genealogy and other websites.

Join me, along with other genealogists, in the groups: OliveTreeGenealogy,    Lost Faces: Ancestor Photographs & Albums,    Ask Olive Tree Genealogy a Question,   Ships Passenger Lists to Canada,   Ships Passenger Lists to USA,    Naturalization Records,    Ontario Canada Genealogy

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Getting Children or Grandchildren Interested in Genealogy

When we are passionate about genealogy, it's only natural to want to pass that interest on to our children and grandchildren. I've encouraged my grandchildren and exposeed them to genealogy in fun ways that might interest other genealogists. Every summer my two oldest grandchildren spend a week with us and during that time here are some of the activities we've done with them.

I made AncestoContinue

Posted on July 13, 2009 at 6:46am — 5 Comments

Lorine McGinnis Schulze

Understanding Patronymics

The Dutch were much slower than the English in adopting surnames as we know them. Patronymics in New Netherland (present day New York) ended theoretically under English rule in 1687 with the advent of surnames, but not everyone followed the new guidelines.

The most common Dutch naming custom was that of patronymics, or identification of an individual based on the father's name. For example Jan Albertszen (who later took the surname Bradt) is given the patronymic of Albertszen, after his father,… Continue

Posted on July 8, 2009 at 4:26pm — 3 Comments

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What surnames are you interested in researching?
Peer, Vollick, Van Slyke, McGinnis, Shuart, Ryckman, Vrooman and many many others.
What countries and other locations are you interested in researching?
Canada, USA, England
What is your level of genealogy knowledge?
Advanced Family History Researcher
If you are a genealogy expert, what are your specialties?
New Netherland (New York) 17th century, Ontario Canada all years, Loyalist research, Ships Passenger Lists
For what reason did you start genealogy research?
To find my family roots. In 1996 I realized I wanted to help other genealogists find their ancestors and that is when I started my websites to bring genealogy records online for all to use
Do you have a genealogy website or blog?
http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/

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A great way to find ancestors is in Naturalization Records. Passports, Oaths of Allegiance, Denizations and other Citizenship records are available for many countries
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Where and how to find your ancestors on ships passenger lists to U.S.A. Ask for help or give help to others looking for passenger lists
1 hour ago
Photographs of Ancestors - we all want them, some of us are lucky enough to have them. Learn how to date these old photos. Share your ancestor photos . NOTE: Do not upload photos wider than 500 pixels. See "Uploading Photos to the Group" for help.
1 hour ago
Hi Everyone, Nearly all of my family in Ontario can be traced back to Lanark County. As such, I have started a Families of Lanark County group. If any of you are interested in it, it can be found here: http://www.genealogywise.com/group/icantracemyr
6 hours ago

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At 9:40pm on August 18, 2009, Sherry Hightower said…

At 9:39pm on August 18, 2009, Sherry Hightower said…
Lorine, is your Olive Tree site built with ACE? Can you send me the link to your ACE / freepages site?

Thanks!
At 7:08am on July 28, 2009, JB Peterson said…
Lorine, thanks for the advice on pic uploading. Any way to upload a folder containing multiple pics? Thanks, JB
At 5:27pm on July 23, 2009, GeneJ said…
Thank you for your comment to Most Wanted! Please don't be shy with suggestions to me about the conduct of the group. -GJ

P.S. Pass the word. I have been hoping to convince someone/anyone else to begin a GW forum discussion (main page), "The Art and Science of the Breadcrumb trail."
At 12:56pm on July 23, 2009, GeneJ said…
Hi -- really honored 2br friend!
This a.m. I added a comment on the Most Wanted page about your Olive Tree blog ("Ask a ..."). Hope I did it justice.
At 4:01pm on July 22, 2009, Rose Mary Keller Hughes said…
You have class and creativity no matter what the venue! Thank you, Lorine, for bringing this site to our attention and for the link!
At 12:16pm on July 21, 2009, Lizzie said…
Thank you for the link to genealogywise! :)
At 5:26am on July 20, 2009, Cyndi Rutledge said…
Hmmm.. she came out perfectly on my wall here, but elongated in the other page... I wonder why and whether GW has any plan to fix this? will try to find your instrux & repost...

thanks! (lovely site you've got here--much appreciated!)

Cyndi in Baltimore
At 8:22pm on July 18, 2009, Naomi Hall said…
I am keen to become more informed about my family history but am just starting out.
At 9:33am on July 17, 2009, Val Fisher said…
Thank you, Lorine. I'll try it & hopefully add some old photos to your site!
 
 

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