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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 May 2009

Margaret Hodgson born 1764 Castle Carrock

One of the families I worked on while in Salt Lake was that of James and Barbara Hodgson of Garthfoot, Castle Carrock, Cumberland, England....

Looking for a Researcher

I am looking for Mabel from Syndey Australia. In 1999, her email address was wardrop@southernx.com.au . She posted a post on one of my wife...

28 May 2009

Downloading Revolutionary War Pensions at Footnote

While I was at the Family History Library in Salt Lake , I decided to spend some time downloading items from Footnote.com . The image shown ...

Is Paula Deen Pouring or Poring?

I've never watched Paula Deen (Southern cooking is off my diet), but I was bored at Walmart yesterday and was looking at her pans (now t...

Images used on this site

To answer a question I received about the images used on this site over the past week or so. They have all been from digital scans I made fr...

27 May 2009

Can You Read It?

This handwriting was written by the testator in his will from Hanock County, Illinois. The German native was born in approximately 1795 in T...

Selling a little booze?

I copied the entire file the last time I was in Salt Lake-- The People of the State of Illinois vs. John M. Trautvetter. There are not many...

26 May 2009

Genealogy Tip of The Day

I've gotten behind with Genealogy Tip of the Day lately. With the end of school and my group trip to Salt Lake things have kept me from...

25 May 2009

Signatures of John and Peggy (Hodgson) Watson

These signatures come from a 1789 marriage record in Castle Carrock in County Cumberland, England. John Watson and Peggy Hodgson were marrie...

Registration Pages posted for SLC Group trip in 2010

As noted, I have already set the dates for the 2010 Rootdig.com research trip to the Family History Library (FHL) in 2010. Those wishing to ...

23 May 2009

Marriage Record Signature

I collected several new signatures while in Salt Lake at the Family History Library last week. This one comes from the 1868 marriage of Elea...

22 May 2009

Can You Read It?

This is the signature of my German-born ancestor, born somewhere in the Germany of the 1820s. This signature for her comes from her husband...

It was a liquid estate

This image comes from the estate of my forebear Peter Bieger which I copied yesterday while at the Family History Library in Salt Lake . Th...

Flash Drive Suggestion---in case you lose it

Based upon my experience this week at the Family History Library in Salt Lake , I'm going to add a file on my flash drive, in the main d...

Dates for 2010 Salt Lake Group Research Trip

The dates have been set for my 5th annual group trip to Salt Lake City, Utah. 27 May 2010-3 May 2010. The library will be open their normal ...

Salt Lake Research 2009 Trip Wrapped Up

My 2009 Family History Library Research trip is wrapped up. I haven't been posting too much between helping attendees, consulting, and s...

17 May 2009

ISGS-Elgin, Illinois, Topics

The topics have been set for the Fall Illinois State Genealogical Society Conference on 24 October 2009. Determining Search Parameters and R...

15 May 2009

At the Family History Library

After an uneventful trip, I have arrived at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. In between consultations and meeting with trip par...

13 May 2009

Ancestry.com

I got busy about a month ago and my Ancestry.com subscription lapsed. So far, I'm waiting to renew it. That may seem odd, but I realized...

Illinois State Genealogical Society Conference Oct. 2009

I will be the featured speaker at the Fall 2009 Illinois State Genealogical Society conference in Elgin, Illinois. More information will be ...

12 May 2009

Using Genline-28-29 August 2009-Galesburg, Illinois

Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, Illinois, will be hosting a two-day workshop on 28 and 29 August 2009, "Using Genline." Attend...

11 May 2009

Getting Ready for Salt Lake City

This week I leave to join my trip participants on my 4th annual research trip to Salt Lake City's Family History Library. I will be blog...

07 May 2009

Mercer County Illinois County History on Archive.org

Archive.org is just a great place to find things. This biography was cut from the PDF version of the scan of the 1882 History of Mercer and ...

30 April 2009

the Flu, Guardianships, and Court Records

I discovered a court case that was appealed to the Illinois State Supreme Court while searching on Google books. I have included part of the...

29 April 2009

Typo on CNN home page

Ok, it has nothing to do with genealogy, but just goes to show that errors can creep up anywhere. Can anyone spot the error on the part of C...

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