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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.

31 October 2006

St. Charles, Missouri--this weekend

I will be presenting the Family History workshop in the St. Charles, Missouri, area on 4 November 2006, Saturday. This all-day event is spon...

29 October 2006

Ancestry.com contests

Ancestry.com is having a sweepstakes and an offer for three free days of Ancestry.com. How much you can find in three days is a whole ...

24 October 2006

Scheduling Workshops and Seminars

I'm scheduling genealogy workshops and seminars for 2007 and 2008. Lectures can be given on a wide variety of topics...my presentation s...

23 October 2006

Family History on QVC-Heraldry Items

Those who want their "coat of arms" and surname history can now get it instantly on QVC. Progress is wonderful. You can pick what...

21 October 2006

1851 Canadian Census is coming

The first complete index for the 1851 Census for all of Canada will be available for searching on October 24, 2006 at Ancestry.com Join eith...

19 October 2006

Female Ancestors

Biology indicates that half of our ancestors are female. For those of us working in American records, a knowledge and understanding of the ...

17 October 2006

SS5 forms

Anyone who has a social security number has an SS-5 form, the "application for Social Security and Tax Account Number" appears on ...

Reading those Latin Church Records

Records written in a foreign language are always a challenge. There are several thigns to keep in mind when working with records that are no...

15 October 2006

Lectures for Friends of VA State Archives

Thanks to the Friends of the Virginia State Archives for inviting me to give their annual Richard Slatten lectures at the Library of Virgini...

Computer workshop-Using Ancestry.com

There is still room in the "Using Ancestry.com" workshop being sponsored on 21 October at Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, Illi...

09 October 2006

Spokane Seminar

Hopefully everyone enjoyed the Spokane seminar as much as I did this past weekend. The committee from the Eastern Washington Genealogical So...

04 October 2006

FGS Boston Conference Recordings Now Available

For those who have been waiting, many of the conference sessions from the Federation of Genealogical Societies 2006 Boston conference can be...

03 October 2006

Migration Chains

Genealogists who focus too much on migration trails might overlook what usually is more important in my opinion: migration chains. If your a...

Me at NGS-Chicago

I'm a little tired in this picture...but someone asked me for a recent one and it is the most current that I have. Juliana Smith (of Anc...

Spokane and Richmond

This weekend, I'm off to Spokane, Washington, for a workshop for the Eastern Washington Genealogical Society on 7 October. The followin...

21 September 2006

Improved census images at Ancestry.com

I went back today and compared a scan I did of an 1841 UK census entry with the entry at Ancestry.com. The different was outstanding. I reme...

My problem with delayed birth certificates

It is always more difficult when things do not make sense. My great-grandmother-in-law had four children born in Chicago early in the twenti...

20 September 2006

FGS 2007 UFO Ancestors Lecture for $1.99 at lulu.com

My "UFO Ancestors" lecture from the FGS conference in Boston has been posted on lulu.com and can be downloaded for $1.99. It was t...

17 September 2006

FGS 2007 Searching lecture posted for $1.99 download at lulu.com

Those who missed the recent FGS conference in Boston can download recordings of most of the lectures from the lulu site. My Searching Techni...

14 September 2006

My Irish Problem

The Annie Moore story got me to thinking about my own Irish Annie: Annie Murphy.... I know little about her other than she was born in Irela...

First Person Through Ellis Island

Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak (with some help) has found the true story of the first immigrant through Ellis Island. The results were featured ...

13 September 2006

Ancestry.com sweepstakes

Ancestry is having a sweepstakes to visit your ancestral homeland. You might want to give it a try by entering. The only problem is that you...

12 September 2006

1856 Probate Manual

A few years ago I wrote a column about an 1856 Illinois probate manual. While this might seem like really dry reading, genealogists can bene...

11 September 2006

Genealogy Computer Workshops in 2007

The details of our 9th annual Genealogy Computing Week have been released. 2007 will be the 9th year Carl Sandburg College has offered a wee...

08 September 2006

Family History Day-St. Charles, MO 4 Nov 2006

I will be presenting the Family History workshop in the St. Charles, Missouri, area on 4 November 2006. This all-day event is sponsored by t...

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