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Michael John Neill's genealogy website. Things that cross my path, general research suggestions, and whatever else ...with a little bit of attitude. I don't post "news" just to post it, never post a press release (edited or otherwise), don't feign excitement, and pretty much say what I think.

30 April 2019

Reminder that Rootdig.com has moved from Blogger

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If you've not gotten a post from us in a while, it's because we are on a different domain. Rootdig.com is now hosted at: http://ro...
31 May 2015

My Blogs

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I currently maintain the following genealogy blogs: Rootdig.com --my genealogy research blog Genealogy Tip of the Day --one genealogy h...
30 May 2015

Stephen Gibson Middlesex County Estate Sale Part II

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We'll be posting these images over the next several days with transcriptions following shortly there after. The first column is the ap...

Mocavo's Free United States Census Index and Images

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Mocavo recently announced that the United States Census and images would be free on their site. Because I was at the Family History Library...

Fokke Wasn't the Only 16 Year Old On the Boat in 1873

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The S S Weser  arrived in New York City on 3 November 1873. One of those passengers was Fokke Goldenstein. One of the items I discovere...

Getting Ready for Ft. Wayne in August!

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This August I'll be taking a group to research at the Allen County Public Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Part of going for myself and t...

FamilySearch Updates: DC Marriages, SD Census, GA Deaths and More

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The following databases are showing as new or updated on FamilySearch  since our last update: District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950 ...

Home From Salt Lake

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I am back home from my annual group trip to the Family History Librard in Salt Lake. The feedback from trip attendees was good and I'm ...
29 May 2015

Stephen Gibson Middlesex County Estate Sale Part I

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We'll be posting these images over the next several days with transcriptions following shortly there after. Feel free to comment on an...
27 May 2015

Bertus Grass Prepares to Emigrate from Ostfriesland

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This document from 1876 appears in the microfilmed copies of the Auswanderungskonses (1842-1919)  that the Family History Library has on m...

More Lines Over Letters to Indicate Double Consonants

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In an earlier blog post, we mentioned lines above consonants being used as a short hand to indicate a double letter. The sample item in t...

A Christening for Johann George Trautvetter in 1798

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This was another of my big finds at the Family History Library in Salt Lake: the baptismal record for Johann George Trautvetter from 1798 ...
26 May 2015

Nebraska Needs Order in the 1880s. At least according to Ancestry.com

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I understand organization,but some organization I can do without. In 2013, I wrote a post called " Is Ancestry.com Putting Household...
25 May 2015

In Support of My Son Focke

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This is probably one of the greatest finds I have ever had at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. I mentioned Focke Goldenstei...

Webinars in June

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We are still accepting registrations for 4 webinars upcoming in June--registration entitles you to a complimentary recording of the present...

Memorial Day Webinar Sale Ends today!

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Memorial Day 20% Sale If you missed our 20% off sale, it's back on for Memorial Day-ending 25 May-- and before the old inventory is p...

Citation Creation and Error Reduction

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We are usually told to cite our sources because it allows us to go back and find things again if necessary and it assists us in the anal...

What Happened After Ameling Died?

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I haven't had time to translate it yet, but this 1839 entry from the Evangelical church in Aurich, Ostfriesland, Germany indicates that...
24 May 2015

Mary, Mary...That's not Contrary

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This document comes from the guardianship of Mary Brown in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The mother and daughter are requesting that th...

20% off webinar sale back on for Memorial Day

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Grow Your Genealogy Skills If you missed our 20% off sale, it's back on for Memorial Day and before the old inventory is physically ...
23 May 2015

Finding the Desmarais Family in New York State in 1892

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The recent update on FamilySearch  of the 1892 New York state census reminded me that the name of one family for which I was looking is alwa...

FamilySearch Update: Brownsville, TX Crew Lists, PA Alien Landings, and 1892 NY State Census

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The following databases at FamilySearch  are showing as new or updated since our last update: Texas, Brownsville Passenger and Crew List o...

Focke Gets Permission to Immigrate in 1873

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I always knew that Focke Goldenstein immigrated to the United States as a teenager. His passenger list entry confirmed it. Today I discove...

Meyers Orts at Ancestry.com: Free and a Search Suggestion

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Ancestry.com  has  Meyers Geographical and Commercial Gazetteer of the German Empire available online as color scans of an original copy of...
22 May 2015

Citations With My Phone

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Citation is a crucial part of the genealogical research process. But let's be honest it slows down the data acquisition process. Re...
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