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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.

29 November 2006

Mae West on the Queen Mary in 1948

Mae West made a trip to Europe in 1948 and returned on board the Queen Mary. This manifest shows her listed .

28 November 2006

Clement C. Moore--Twas the Night Before Christmas

There is some debate about whether or not he is the true author, but Clement Moore is credited with writing "Twas the Night Before Chri...

Trip to Salt Lake City--May 2007

I am really looking forward to our second annual research trip to Salt Lake City in May of 2007. We are at the Family History Library from a...

Greta Garbo and Walt Disney in US Passenger Lists

We have added a few passenger manifest entries for actress Greta Garbo and Cartoonist Walt Disney to our site. More are enroute and suggesti...

OOPS!

When I posted the information about Ancestry's new extension of the Immigration Offer, I accidentally used the wrong year...the error wa...

Ancestry Extending Free Immigration Records Access to end of 2006

Ancestry.com today announced it is extending free access to the most extensive immigration records collection online through the end of the ...

25 November 2006

Gloria Swanson in Passenger Lists 1903-1950

We have found actress Gloria Swanson in several US passenger lists between 1903 and 1950. The first one has her arriving with her mother in...

Birth and Death at the Poor Farm

You might be surprised to find your relatives in the county poor farm---locating the records is the problem... The Poor FarmThe county poor ...

New Famous Ship Images

We have added the following names to our "Rich and Famous" manifest pages: Jerome Kern in 1928 Knute Rockne in 1928 Helen Keller i...

23 November 2006

Elizabeth Taylor listed on Passenger Lists

Elizabeth Taylor was born in England of parents (Frances and Sara Taylor) who were American citizens. According to US manifests for Elizabet...

Actress Lillian Gish in US Manifests

We have found actress Lillian Gish in at least three passenger lists, making a return trip to the United States. Her mother and sister are l...

Ancestry.com free for Thanksgiving

If you've got a little free time on your hands this Thanksgiving, Ancestry.com is offering a free three day pass to all of their databas...

More Ship Manifests of the Rich and Famous Added

We have added the following to our Rich and Famous in Ship Manifest page: Jesse Owens in 1936 returning home from the Olympics Richard Burto...

21 November 2006

More Famous Manifests Added

We've added some new manifests to our rich and famous pages. Cary Grant Nelson Rockefeller F Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Desi Arnaz Willi...

Some of my favorite books

These are three books that are sitting on my "nearby" shelf for ready reference. Maybe Santa can get you one for Christmas. RedBoo...

18 November 2006

Genline for Swedish Research

My wife is 1/8 Swedish and when I know I'll have some time, I subscribe to Genline.com ( http://www.genline.com ) and access what I can....

17 November 2006

New Famous Manifest Postings

We've added the following rich and famous to our manifest page: Woody Guthrie William Faulkner Audrey Hepburn Humphrey Bogart (twice) ht...

16 November 2006

Milton Friedman in 1920 and 1930

We have added 1930 and 1920 census images links for Milton Friedman, the Nobel prize winning economist who passed away recently. 1920 http:/...

I have been de-spammed by Google

Google (actually their blogger site) declared my site to be spam. After nearly a week, I have received confirmation from blogger that I am n...

14 November 2006

Remember the free lookups

There are times when a quick lookup is all you need. The US GenWeb page for Butler County, KS had an offer to do lookups in a series of publ...

More Famous Ship Manifest Entries

We have added the following individuals to our rich and famous on US ship manifest collection: 1951 Julia Child 1955 John and Jackie Kennedy...

12 November 2006

Immigration Databases at Ancestry.com--free til 30 Nov

I've been playing around with the immigration databases at Ancestry.com--a really great way to spend a little spare time and much more f...

More Famous Ship Image Updates

We have added more famous ship manifest images to our site. The following were uploaded in the last update: 1873 Thomas Edison 1896 Franklin...

10 November 2006

More Famous Manifest Postings

We have added a few more famous ship manifest entries to our site: 1914 Theodore Roosevelt 1920 Harry Houdini 1931 Franklin Roosevelt 1924 D...

09 November 2006

New Famous Manifest Entries

We've added the following to our well-known ship manifest page: 1873 Thomas Edison 1896 Franklin Roosevelt 1911 Thomas Edison 1912 Henry...

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