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February 2010 Blog Posts (83)

The revolutionary challenge of New FamilySearch

Sometimes it take a year or two (or more) for the nature of a major

change to become evident in any human activity. Genealogy has always

been a very narrow and some-what esoteric study. But now, FamilySearch's

New FamilySearch

(NFS)

database constitutes a revolutionary challenge to… Continue

Added by James Tanner on February 21, 2010 at 10:12pm — No Comments

Family Tree Connection - Update (21/Feb/2010)

Family Tree Connection has added the following genealogy items to its database:

Highland Park Presbyterian Church 1929 Year Book - Year Book and Church Directory of Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Laurel and Linden Aves., 1929. Rev. Frank Fitt, Minister.

The GEM Dance Folio for 1916 - Containing all the Year's Song…

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Added by Illya Daddezio on February 21, 2010 at 5:40pm — No Comments

Chronicling America Website, part 2

Four John Dominises-

Governor John Owen Dominis was the son of Captain John Dominis, the sea captain who brought his Boston born wife, Mary…

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Added by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on February 21, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Reccord Search adds records from Norfolk, England and Paraiba, Brazil

The newest addition to FamilySearch's Record Search are the Norfolk, Church of England Parish Registers

from 1538 to 1900 and the Brazil, Paraiba region Civil Registrations from

1870 to 2006.

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Added by James Tanner on February 20, 2010 at 3:42pm — No Comments

52 Weeks to Better Genealogy – Google Maps

This week’s challenge from Amy at WeTree is to play with Google Maps, a

“a helpful tool for determining the locations of addresses in your

family history.” My genealogy software uses Google Maps to map all the

locations for each individual within the database, so I’ve never gone

straight to Google Maps and used it [...]… Continue

Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 19, 2010 at 5:24pm — No Comments

Thomas Young Hemphill McEntire

I found an interesting biographical sketch on my 4x great-grandfather.

(Google search is truly an amazing thing). I knew that he had

immigrated from Ireland, but the additional information is where the

gold lies. He was the second sheriff in Burke County, North Carolina

and was a member of the North Carolina legislature in 1802.

For [...]… Continue

Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 18, 2010 at 5:05pm — No Comments

Add to Surnames

How to I add the list of our Surname, Swartwout, Swarthout, Swartout, Swartwood, Swarthwood, Swathwood, etc to the Surname list

Kathy Hastings Hoeldke

Added by Kathy Hastings Hoeldke on February 18, 2010 at 2:52pm — No Comments

Weekly Updates for 2010-02-17

RT @LisaCooke: Had a blast talking with Lisa Kudrow about WDYTYA!

Listen to the exclusive interview on Valentine’s Day. Podcast episode

81. #

The death certificates I ordered in November FINALLY came yesterday. #

Updated old blog post – SNGF – Most Recent Unknown Ancestor – with newly found information. http://ow.ly/176hj #

Very nice! RT @InnerCompass: It feels good [...]… Continue

Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 17, 2010 at 4:44pm — No Comments

Does your family tree have "Gaps of Unusual Size"?

Most of us have them. If we could explain them or even get rid of them, we would have greater success in our family tree research.

Unexplained gaps can be the reason for your family tree's brick wall. There are many kinds of gaps to look for. Some gaps can be explained, others cannot. If left unpursued, we may never uncover the "full truth" about the family. Below are some examples.…

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Added by Geoff Rasmussen on February 17, 2010 at 11:24am — No Comments

More comments on Back to Basics on Genealogical Research

I know it isn't his original quote, but Val D. Greenwood says, "A good cookbook does not make a good cook." (Greenwood, Val D. The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy.

Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. Co, 2000). Neither does good

genealogical instruction… Continue

Added by James Tanner on February 16, 2010 at 6:18pm — No Comments

Kendrick Census Record Break-Through

I finally found some Kendrick census records. The lack of documentation
has been really frustrating, because I knew these people had lived in
Murray County, but I simply couldn’t find them. Bad spelling and fancy
handwriting were the sources of my problems. . .

Read more here.

Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 16, 2010 at 5:09pm — No Comments

Chronicling America Website and Hawaiian Newspapers

According to fellow genealogy blogger, Randy Seaver, “Genealogy Research is like a box of chocolates- you never know what you’re going to find….” Well, Randy, not only do I like your quote, but I like the Library of Congress “Chronicling America” website you wrote about last month.…

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Added by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on February 16, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

Winter 2010 Geneablogger Games – Recap Days 1 & 2

It’s been a busy weekend here at Tonia’s Roots. The Winter 2010
Geneablogger Games are in full swing and the competition is heavy.
Here are my standings:
1. Go Back and Cite Your Sources – 17 on Saturday and 33 on Sunday. Platinum Medal!
2. Back Up Your Data – have not competed in this event.
3. Organize Your [...]

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Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 15, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

FamilySearch Record Search Update February 14, 2010

FamilySearch's Record Search

has just added 16 counties to the Arkansas County Marriages. It has

also published the Mexico Catholic Church Records consolidating all of

the previously separately published Catholic Church records from

different areas in Mexico. Records from… Continue

Added by James Tanner on February 14, 2010 at 2:03pm — No Comments

Family Tree Connection - Update (14/Feb/2010)

Family Tree Connection has added the following genealogy items to its database:

Oak Park Woman's Society 1919-1920 Calendar - The Woman's Society of the Second Presbyterian Church, Oak Park, Ill, 1919-1920. Washington Blvd. and Ridgeland Ave.

Louisville University Dentistry School 1931 Graduation - University of…

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Added by Illya Daddezio on February 14, 2010 at 9:56am — No Comments

And the iGene Award Goes To

Welcome to the 2009 iGene Awards, spotlighting Tonia’s Roots. We’ll be celebrating the best posts of 2009 and presenting awards for Best Picture, Best

Screenplay, Best Documentary, and Best Biography.

The nominees for Best Picture are. . .

F. M. Kendrick

Mariah (Langston) Roberts

Mary Elizabeth (McEntire)…

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Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 14, 2010 at 9:12am — No Comments

Anderson to Thorell

Why would g-grandpa change his name to THORELL?
He was from Eggby, Skaraborgslan
Anyone know?

Added by Guy K Thorell on February 13, 2010 at 9:07pm — No Comments

Winter 2010 Geneablogger Games – Opening Ceremony

The Tonia’s Roots flag is flying, announcing my participation in the
Winter 2010 Geneablogger Games. The base of my flag is the United
States Stars and Stripes. My ancestors came to these shores centuries
ago, so the bulk of my research takes place in the United States. The
middle layer is the German flag, representing. . .

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Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 13, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

St. Joseph, Missouri: Online Genealogy Databases through the St. Joseph Public Library

If you live in or near St. Joseph, Missouri and are interested in genealogy you don’t want to forget to sign up for access to the online databases through the St. Joseph Public Library. You need to check with the librarian at the branch nearest you to activate your online access. You can find the opening page showing the general databases that are available and of interest to patrons in general at…

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Added by Sharlene Miller on February 13, 2010 at 9:39am — No Comments

Monfort Research

After a hiatus from Genealogy research for about 10 yrs., I have resumed research of Monfort Families, trying to find the parents of AELTJE(LETTY) MONFORT who married JOHN SCOBEY in 1827 in Warren County, OH. These are my grgrgrandparents. LETTY died in 1833 and John Scobey married Margaret Monfort in 1836. My files are "bulging" with information on the Monfort families coming from NJ and… Continue

Added by William Keith Fisher on February 13, 2010 at 9:25am — No Comments