30 September 2009

1877 Birth In Chicago

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This is an entry from the 1877 Cook County, Illinois, birth register. The baby, was unnamed at the time of birth. A quick look at the other ...
28 September 2009

More Accuracy than there is at Ancestry Maps Beta

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I will admit that the Maps (Beta) at Ancestry.com are neat, but I'm not always immediately impressed with the latest. I am well aware of...
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1910 Census Results at Ancestry.com

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Note (THIS PROBLEM HAS NOW BEEN FIXED. I am leaving the original post here as I don't believe in "altering history," but I app...
26 September 2009

What is Sarah's Last Name?

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If you had been indexing the 1820 census for Nicholas County, Kentucky, how would you have read the last name of the Sarah who appears in th...
24 September 2009

Michael's Email Address

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Effective immediately, the best way to reach me is throught mjnrootdig@gmail.com . My other email address is non-functional at present.
23 September 2009

India Indians in Kansas in 1870

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I am a big fan of Ancestry.com and use it virtually every day (and every morning, every night, etc.). However, like any tool, it needs to be...
21 September 2009

Ancestry's newer 1820 census images

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Ancestry.com for some time has indicated they have improved their 1820 census images. Today I had a few extra minutes and decided to give t...

Drouin Collection Back at Ancestry.com-Alexis Robidoux

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The Drouin Collection is back at Ancestry.com. Apparently an agreement has been reached. This is great news for those with French-Canadian a...
19 September 2009

Census relationships not always correct

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This 1900 census image from Saranac, Clinton County, New York is for the household of Isiah (Nazaire) Drollette. The "daughter" Et...
18 September 2009

Free Back Issues of Casefile Clues

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Our 8th issue of " Casefile Clues " goes out on Sunday. To anyone who subscribes before 8 goes out, I'll start your subscripti...

Drouin Collection back at Ancestry.com?

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I normally don't blog about "news" here as that's not really the purpose of this blog. However, as I am researching severa...

A "T C" Land Claim

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This is part of the 1890 paperwork in the BLM Casefile for Phillip Troutfetter's cash entry for land in Colorado. In this section of th...
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Signature of Andrew Trask

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This is the only signature we have of Andrew Trask, born ca. 1814 Mass. died in Mercer County, Illinois in the 1880s. It comes from his land...
15 September 2009

British Newspapers 19th century at Gale/Cengage

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From a press release I received in my email: "Farmington Hills , MI , September 10, 2009 – Gale, part of Cengage Learning, along wit...

Genealogy Tip of the Day Update and Casefile Clues

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I am still behind, but Genealogy Tip of the Day went through a massive update over the last few days. I'll be adding tips to the site as...
14 September 2009

Harm Fecht 1905 Champaign County--actual marriage license

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This is a part of the actual marriage license for Harm Fecht and Engel Loeschen from Champaign County, Illinois in 1905. Astute readers who ...

1905 Champaign County Illinois Marriage License

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It always pays to make certain you research everything. The image on the right is part of the marriage license for Harm M. Fecht and Engel S...
13 September 2009

10% discount on Casefile Clues

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There is still some time left to take advantage of our 10% discount on Casefile Clues. The offer expires at midnight tonight. More informati...
12 September 2009

Confusing New York and Kentucky

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This 1885 census for Davis County, Iowa, contains the entry for Frederick and Lucretia (Sargent) Price. I have been trying to connect Lucret...
11 September 2009

A New Way to Search

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I've been working on my elusive Ira Sargent lately for a " Casefile Clues " column and in the course of looking at census reco...
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10 September 2009

Re-read your files lately?

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When was the last time you read through your old files? I went through old correspondence (20 years and older) on my Sargent line and in the...
09 September 2009

Salt Lake Trip Discount for Casefile Clues Subscribers

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Any Casefile Clues readers want to join me on my 5th annual research trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake? Readers who register b...
08 September 2009

A Trade Off to Build Your Genealogy

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Writing is an excellent way to refine your research and notice mistakes, omissions, and opportunities. This is true even if you have no inte...
07 September 2009

Lucretia Sargent Price of Sullivan County, Missouri

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This is part of the death certificate of Lucretia Price who died on December 14, 1916 in Sullivan County, Missouri. Her maiden name was Sarg...

1880 Census a little difficult to read

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This 1880 census enumeration is a little difficult to read. Fortunately, the transcriber got it "right" and I was able to find the...