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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.

26 September 2007

Electonic Version of Elizabeth Shown Mills' Evidence Explained

In case your bookshelf just does not have room to handle the latest tome from Elizabeth Mills, never fear. Footnote.com has just announced t...

23 September 2007

Friends on the Farm Reviewed

My great-aunt self-published a book of stories about growing up on her parents farm in Hancock County, Illinois. I am chargined to admit I h...

Proof of the Pension is in the Reading...

My latest article has been published on Ancestry.com's blog. The Proof of the Pension is in the Reading went live sometime today. It di...

20 September 2007

Where Will Your Stuff Go?

Every so often the "genealogical clause" to add to your will makes the rounds on the internet. While such an addendum that specifi...

19 September 2007

1865 Illinois Census Online Transcription-Hamilton County

The 1865 Hamilton County, Illinois, Census has been transcribed at posted online at the Hamilton County, ILGenWeb site. Actual 1865 census ...

Partial Index to 1865 Cook County, Illinois Census

Molly Kennedy over at mollx.com is working on an index to the names in the 1865 Illinois State Census. These are the wards she has completed...

Information on 1865 Illinois State Census From Illinois State Archives

Those wishing to know more about the 1865 Illinois Census can find more on the Illinois State Archives website. There is a partial index at...

18 September 2007

1885 Colorado Census

I've found my 3rd great-grandfather's sister living with her son and his family in Denver, Arapahoe County, Colorado, in the 1880 ce...

17 September 2007

Allen County Public Library Research Trip-May 2008

We have set the dates for our annual research trip to the Allen County Public Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana: May 28 to June 1, 2008. This tr...

Ohio Genealogical Society--19 April 2008

I'll be attending the 2008 Ohio Genealogical Society Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio . More details to come.

Posting Estate Notices in 1918

Notices of the estate settlement were posted in 5 places for my ancestor's 1918 estate settlement: Two local banks. Two local meat marke...

Can You Read It?

The bottom name is Helena Ensmig[er]. Can you read the top one? These two signatures come from an 1917-1918 estate record in Hancock County,...

Can You Read It?

This signature comes from an estate record in 1917-1918 in Hancock County, Illinois. Any thoughts? (I do know the answer to this one.)

How Long Does a $50 Tombstone Last?

This entry is from the estate settlement of Mimke Habben, indicating his tombstone cost the estate $50.00. The burial was in 1877 and based ...

Records for those working for the Post Office

Is it possible your ancestor worked for the post office? If so, it is possible that HistoryKat has digitized some records containing inform...

14 September 2007

American Revolutionary at Footnote and HistoryKat

One of the additions to the HistoryKat site is the Historical register of officers of the Continental Army during the war of the revolutio...

1926 List of Postal Offenders

HistoryKat U.S. Postal Records includes a neat book that I had never seen before: Index to Names, Aliases, and Histories of Postal Offender...

12 September 2007

Viewing difficulties with Footnote?

As a really quick suggestion: If you are having difficulties viewing images in Visit Footnote.com , try clearing your cache, making certain ...

Is this George Trautvetter?

I've been having fun exploring the Illinois State Census for 1855 on HistoryKat . Some references I had seen years ago on microfilm and...

Footnote featured in Salt Lake Tribune

There is a neat article on Footnote.com in the Salt Lake Tribune on 10 September . It provides some nice background history on Footnote a...

11 September 2007

Running for FGS Board

I am running for my second term on the FGS Board. FGS supports a variety of activities geared towards helping genealogical societies help t...

Subscription Plans on Footnote.com

When I first subscribed to Footnote, I started out with the monthly plan. There is also an annual plan, which of course is a cheaper price p...

NARA's plan for digitzing National Archives Records

From: http://www.archives.gov/comment/digitizing-plan.html "The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is seeking public c...

10 September 2007

Fred, Tena, and John Ufkes ca. 1920

Thanks to my great-aunt Ruth, I have a picture of my maternal grandfather, John H. Ufkes (1917-2003) and his parents. My great-grandmother T...

saving images from footnote

Saving Images from Footnote.com is a little different than from some other websites. First of all to view the images you must have a recen...

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