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February 2010 Blog Posts (83)

Back to basics in genealogical research--duplication of effort

There is a appropriate analogy to many of the questions I am asked at the Mesa Regional Family History Center, it is called building bridges

in the air. In genealogical terms it is called starting with the three

brothers that came from Ireland, Scotland, England, Germany, Norway or

where ever. Quoting from Val Greenwood, (Greenwood, Val D. The …

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Added by James Tanner on February 12, 2010 at 6:50pm — No Comments

The Stuff They were Made Of

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Added by Deason Hunt on February 12, 2010 at 6:36pm — No Comments

A Love Story Too Sad for Valentine’s Day

Deborah Wilson, a Quaker in very Puritan Salem Village

Deborah Buffum was born in 1639 in Salem, Massachusetts. Her family was the Quaker Buffum family, headed by her father Robert, who was regularly fined for non-attendance at the Puritan meetings. She married Robert Wilson in…

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Added by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on February 12, 2010 at 9:59am — No Comments

Spring Place Cemetery

It was a nice day today, so I made a visit to Spring Place Cemetery. It
had been many, many years since I had been to this cemetery. I was
searching for four headstones, in particular, but had hopes of finding
a few more that might belong to my ancestors. I spent about an hour
there and wandered over the whole cemetery. . .

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Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 11, 2010 at 6:24pm — No Comments

Your Family History Research: What’s Holding You Back?

Your Family History Research: What’s Holding You Back?





"What have you been putting off and what…
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Added by Lynn Palermo on February 11, 2010 at 4:31pm — No Comments

Using professions to trace family members

Sally Douglas has several ancestors who were clock and watch makers, silversmiths and artists. Discovering this has led to a search of Douglases with this profession, using Pigots directory, and other listings.



Her findings have now been included in the Douglas Archives, although it is still very much work in progress.


The above watch was made by James Douglas of Chertsey in 1774


Sons…
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Added by William Douglas on February 11, 2010 at 4:45am — No Comments

How many digital books are there online?

The thought occurred to me to try and determine how many digitized books are now (as of February, 2010) online. Then, I would try to

estimate/guess how many of those are genealogy related.



I realize that the task is likely impossible, but I would like to have some idea of the magnitude of the online book community. My first stop

is Google Books. It appears that Google doesn't… Continue

Added by James Tanner on February 10, 2010 at 8:52pm — No Comments

Ovington Brothers

There were some posts recently involving the Ovington Brothers. The Middagh family, one of the earliest Brooklyn families, owned the land upon which the Ovington Brothers buildings were built, the original building was torn down (1880?0, and a second building erected, which soon burned to the ground (1882?). Only a year later, a new building was opened upon the ruins of the old one. In each stage, the Middagh family renewed the Ovington Brothers' lease. This lease generated a cotroversy in…

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Added by Peter Duveen on February 10, 2010 at 4:14pm — No Comments

Using The Internet to Research Your Family History

I am constantly amazed by the Internet. It’s not like it’s something new but I regularly find myself wowed when I’m able to find something so easily, when only a few years ago it may have required days of research and possibly a cross-continent trip.

Yesterday I was at the home of a client that we are helping with a large photo archiving project. On the dining room table, where all the boxes and piles of photos and documents are waiting to be… Continue

Added by Stefani Twyford on February 10, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Pulaski County, Little Rock Area of ARKANSAS

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~arcemete/pulaski/pulaski.htm

Search for Nan Smith Bush

Social Security Death Index

Name: Nan Bush Date of Birth: Monday February 08, 1875

Date of Death: April 1968 Est. Age at death: 93 years, 2 months…

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Added by Beverly Kirk on February 10, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Kinch Family

Good Morning, I am looking for the parents of William Alexander Kinch b. 18 April 1816 d. 26 Oct 1851. He went by Alexander. Can anyone help.

Added by Mary Kinch on February 9, 2010 at 6:40am — 1 Comment

Schwichtenberg

I am interested in the Schwichtenberg name also. I have them in Ost Deep, Pommern. My ancestor is Christian. There is also a Friedrich who I think must be his brother. I don't know where they came from, etc. I would love to share any information. Terry

ps I asked to be your friend so I could email you. I thought I should let you know who I am.

Added by Terry Carlson on February 8, 2010 at 11:36pm — 1 Comment

Baker Nason, murdered his brother in 1691?

It is interesting to find a Blacksheep ancestor. They always leave behind court records! If you ever peruse the message boards at the International Black Sheep Society Genealogists ( http://IBSSG.org/blacksheep ) you will hear over and…

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Added by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on February 8, 2010 at 8:16pm — No Comments

A quick summary of my family searches.

I have been researching my parents' histories and family trees for the past 8 years or so, and learning so much along this path. When I began, there was very little information on either set of grandparents, and with all of them deceased, with cousins rather far-flung and a full generation older, it was quite a challenge.

Along the way I discovered a first cousin - another genealogy nut like me! - who had been "lost" to the family for over 40 years. He and I have…

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Added by Celia Lewis on February 8, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Descendants of Thomas Noble from Westfield, Massachusetts

I found the book, History and Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Noble, of Westfield, Massachusetts, to be fascinating reading. I'm grateful for the technology which can digitize old books, i.e., The Photoduplication Program of The New… Continue

Added by Christy Ahlin Larsen on February 8, 2010 at 4:48pm — No Comments

Uk's national Archives selling off used microfilms

Following the introduction of online access to digital images in the reading rooms at Kew, The National Archives is disposing of the batches of redundant microfilms listed in the following schedule.



The films are offered on an 'as seen' basis with no warranty or guarantee offered as to their quality or completeness. They may not be used for digitisation, publication or any commercial re-use. Any copyright restrictions on the films or their content will remain after disposal.… Continue

Added by William Douglas on February 8, 2010 at 2:46pm — No Comments

Nifty widget

I have just added a little widget to My Page. Getting things to work on the Ning platform, which this website is built on, can be problematic, so I was pleased to discover that Sprout's presentation building site works here.


This is my first effort at using Sprout, so with a little bit of work, this could be developed into a useful…
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Added by William Douglas on February 8, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

What happened to the card catalog?

In years past when I lived in libraries (not literally), I spent huge amounts of time doing research. One of the most useful tools was to

read the card catalog. To do this, you needed the skill of flipping

through the cards very fast and also being able to read the information

in the split second the card was visible. The advantage of this type of

research was an overview of the target subject, with the result that I

often found…

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Added by James Tanner on February 8, 2010 at 9:09am — No Comments

Paternal Ancestors in the Civil War

I had a conversation with my dad on Friday about his ancestors who
fought in the Civil War. I thought it would fun and interesting to put
together a list, with a summary of each person’s military service.
I’ve also included each person’s relationship to my dad (as opposed to
me, which is my usual. . .

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Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 8, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

Dr. Turnbull and the 1770's New Smyrna Beach, Florida, Enslaved Menorcans

I believe it was a Dr. Turnbull, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, who wrongfully enslaved 1,000 New Smyrna Beach, Florida, Menorcans? I descend Loyalist Capt. Philip Yonge, H. M. Surveyor-General of Georgia (son of the Hon. Henry Yonge, Sr., Loyalist, H.M. Surv.-Gen. of Georgia; son of the Hon. Francis Yonge, Lords Proprietors Surv-Gen of the Bahamas, Carolinas, & Georgia) who's brother, Loyalist Maj. Henry Yonge, Jr., was H.M. Attorney-General of British East Florida, as such annulled the… Continue

Added by James Alfred Locke Miller Jr. on February 7, 2010 at 10:39pm — 1 Comment

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