30 November 2009

Recent Casefile Clues Topics

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In response to our Cyber-Monday discount ($12 for a year of weekly issues), I've listed topics from recent issues of Casefile Clues. Sub...

Cyber Monday Sale Wraps up today

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Our Cyber-Monday sale on Casefile Clues wraps up today at midnight! Response has been good and there is still time to subscribe to my weekly...
28 November 2009

US IRS Tax Assessment Lists at Ancestry.com

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I've been using the U. S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists at Ancestry.com lately, hoping to use the experience as the basis for a Casefile Clue...
27 November 2009

My wife's ancestors in 1940

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In the spirit of an earlier post, I'm speculating on where various ancestors of my wife were enumerated in the 1940 census. My wife'...
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25 November 2009

Cyber Monday Sale On Casefile Clues

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From now until 11:59 on 30 November, we're offering a year of Casefile Clues for $12 . That's a $1 a month, only 25 cents per issue...

Chicago City Directories at Footnote

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I've been working on the Chicago city directories at Footnote.com . Footnote.com 's collection is incomplete, but it is a start and ...

Where were they in 1940?

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The 2010 Census is coming and before I know it the 1940 census will be released. It got me to thinking about where my ancestors will be in t...
23 November 2009

Spots on the License

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One of the marriage licenses in this post is 49807 from Cook County, Illinois, for Albert Haakman and Eleanor M. Frame. I'm not certain ...
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Joining Us in Salt Lake 2010

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Plans are still underway for my 5th annual research trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City: 27 May through 3 June 2010 Trip in...
21 November 2009

Signatures on Releases of Mortgages

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This is the 1879 signature of Conrad Haase, my step-3rd-great-grandfather. It was contained on a mortgage made out by his step-daughter and ...
19 November 2009

Tina Sansone at Bellaonline on Casefile Clues

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Tina Sansone at BellaOnline wrote about her experiences with US passport applications after reading about them in Casefile Clues. You can re...
18 November 2009

Deadline for Salt Lake City Research Trip Approaching

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The early bird deadline is fast approaching for our 2010 trip to Salt Lake City's Family History Library this May/June. Register now whi...

Genealogy Computing Workshops Galesburg-IL, March-April 2010

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Carl Sandburg College has announced its annual spring series of genealogy computing worshops. Topics include: Using Ancestry.com 26 March 20...

Give Casefile Clues for the Holidays

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Need that perfect gift for your genealogy friend? Give the genealogy gift that keeps on giving, every week for an entire year. Gift subscrip...
17 November 2009

X Marks the Spot

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At the time her will was signed, Barbara Haase made "her mark." Readers should note that simply making a "mark" does not...
15 November 2009

Google Maps for Barbara Haase

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This is a rough Google Map showing what I think is the location of Barbara Haase's lot in the town of Warsaw, Hancock County, Illinois. ...
13 November 2009

Took me a while to read this from the 1863 US Federal Tax lists

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It took me quite a while to figure out what this word was on John Lake's 1863 federal tax asssessment. The item he was taxed on (the ac...
12 November 2009

Famous Census Search Contest Returns!

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Our famous census search contest has returned--complete with prizes. Check out our companion website at Casefile Clues for details.
11 November 2009

World War 2 Old Men's Draft Registration Card

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It's worth noting that some of the "military" records are for men who never saw service--draft registrations come to mind very...

Casefile Clues Fan page on Facebook

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Casefile Clues has a fan page on Facebook . You don't have to be a subscriber to be a fan. We post news there about the newsletter and r...

Veteran's Day

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Today is Veteran's Day and I have to go back to the Civil War to find my first veteran ancestor. Riley Rampley enlisted in Co. D, 78th I...

Turned those names around

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Hard to see in this image (click on it to view it larger), but this 1930 census enumeration for Panagiotis Verikios has his names as Verikio...

5th annual research trip to Family History Library in Salt Lake

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Details have all been set for my 5th annual group trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City in May/June of 2010. Trip participant...

Back Issues of Casefile Clues

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It is hard to believe that I am working on issue 16 of Casefile Clues since we began self-distribution. It has been fun and a challenge and ...
05 November 2009

Gesche Just Keeps Appearing

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It really pays to keep your eyes open and it also helps to be related to half the village. While doing a little preliminary work on another...