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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 March 2009

Paper or Plastic?

In a banquet speech that must have been at least ten years ago, I made the following comment (which is fiction, by the way): "After Smi...

Footnote's 1930 Census and "omit" OCR searches

Footnote.com released it's 1930 census index and images today. Interactivity is higher here than with images at other sites. Some will ...

23 March 2009

1940 Census Substitute?

I am wondering outloud here: Why did Ancestry.com release what they are calling a 1940 census substitute ? The actual 1940 census will be ...

21 March 2009

Village Genealogical Society

Thanks to the Village Genealogical Society for having me speak at their seminar today. I had a good time and I hope all the attendees did as...

18 March 2009

Philip Troutfetter's Colorado Divorce

It did not take me as long to find it as I thought. Regular readers know that I'm searching for information on Phillip Troutfetter, a co...

Update on Accessing Michigan Vital Records Online

I don't even have ancestors in Michigan and I'm trying to get into this site. Miriam Robbins Midkiff's blog mentioned a back-doo...

17 March 2009

Seeking Michigan Dot Org

This website, http://www.seekingmichigan.org/ (containing Michigan death certificates among other things), has been bringing up "cannot...

Suggestion for Footnote

I really like Footnote.com and the images it currently has. One suggestion I would like to see implemented is the ability to search all bu...

16 March 2009

Genealogy Week at Carl Sandburg College Completed

Last week, I completed my 11th annual "Genealogy Week" at Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, Illinois. Our numbers were slightly ...

Can You Read It?

This comes from a court case in Champaign County, Illinois in the 1860s. It really is not too difficult to read. The individual who signed t...

13 March 2009

Genealogy Workshop Near Little Rock

I'm in the final stages of getting ready for an upcoming workshop sponsored by the Village Genealogical Society on 21 March 2009 in Hot...

08 March 2009

News from the Back of the Filing Cabinet

Some readers may have noticed slightly fewer blog postings here at Rootdig.com. There are several reasons which I'll briefly explain her...

04 March 2009

Still Some Room in Genealogy Week in Galesburg, Illinois

There are still some spaces in my week of workshops at Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, Illinois. This is our tenth year of holding the w...

03 March 2009

Organization of the Ancestry.com website

I've blogged briefly about this before, but it still frustrates me. I just do not like the organization of the Ancestry.com website. I w...

Adding Some 1841 and 1851 UK Famous Census Images

We are expanding our offerings on our famous census pages and have added some entries from the 1841 and 1851 UK Census. Currently added imag...

Can You Read It?

This comes from a census entry. Interestingly enough, Ancestry.com has the name interpreted "correctly"and it doesn't appear ...

02 March 2009

Can You Read It?

It has been a while since we did one of these. This comes from a will ca. 1906 in Champaign County, Illinois. This one should not be too har...

24 February 2009

McDonough County, Illinois Genealogical Society 15 June 2009

I will be presenting "Brick Walls from A to Z" at the monthly meeting of the McDonough County, Illinois, Genealogical Society on 1...

Knox County, Illinois Genealogical Society Meeting 9 March 2009

I will be making a presentation at the monthly meeting of the Knox County Genealogical Society on 9 March 2009 on "Brick Walls From A t...

19 February 2009

Village Genealogical Society-Hot Springs Village, Arkansas

I will be the presenter at the Village Genealogical Society's annual workshop on 21 March 2009 in Hot Springs Village Arkansas. I will ...

17 February 2009

U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 at Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com has recently added U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 to their library of databases. A quick sear...

10 February 2009

1870 Census on Family Search-Location Searches

Maybe I'm just really obtuse, but if it is there I am overlooking it. Is there a way on the 1870 census at FamilySearch to search for Jo...

09 February 2009

Classification Record

This is part of my grandpa Neill's World War II Classification record received from Selective Service. I never looked at it in as much ...

Chicago Area Vital Records on Family Search

Family Search has announced that the following is on its site and presently is 62% complete. 1878-1922 Birth Records for Cook County, Illin...

07 February 2009

Case File Clues

I've been writing for Dick Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter since the end of 2008. To help keep me organized and to assist read...

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