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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 2010

Memorial Discount on my Casefile Clues Newsletter

Every week Casefile Clues brings you analysis, sources, and methodology. It is one of the best genealogical bargains around and our goal is ...

12 May 2010

Genealogy Lecture at Knox College

I will be giving a lecture "Where We Are Planted:A Lecture on Genealogy" sponsored by the Association for Black Culture Centers a...

11 May 2010

What is this last name supposed to be?

I'm working on this family for issue 42 of Casefile Clues . To see a larger image click on the image that appears with this blog post. ...

Plaza Still Has Rooms for our 2010 Family History Library Trip

The Salt Lake Plaza still has rooms for our 2010 trip, although our block has "expired." If there are any researchers who would li...

Bureau County, Princeton, Illinois 26 August

I will be making the evening presentation at the monthly meeting of the Bureau County (Illinois) Genealogical Society in Princeton, Illinois...

10 May 2010

Searching by townships in New Search of 1880 Census

Am I missing something? I am trying to search the 1880 census for entries in Prairie Township, Hancock County, Illinois, using the new searc...

05 May 2010

This is a followup to my original post about the timelines on the Family Trees at Ancestry.com. The "ages" as shown in the timelin...

04 May 2010

Casefile Clues on Olive Tree Genealogy

Lorine at Olive Tree Genealogy interviewed me about Casefile Clues . The article can be read here .

03 May 2010

DearMYRTLE's commentary on World Vital Records

DearMYRTLE had an interesting commentary on World Vital Records use of email addresses from Genealogywise.com users. I received the same ema...

Default Search Settings on Ancestry.com for NY Federal Non-Population Censuses

I am confused. I searched for the last name of Drolet in the non-population 1850-1880 census schedules at Ancestry.com. The help box tells m...

Ancestry.com says Bernard Goldenstein is related to President Tyler's Wife

I was doing a few quick lookups on Bernard Goldenstein for an upcoming Casefile Clues article at Ancestry.com and decided to try the "f...

1870 Agricultural Census Column Headings

Those who need a list of the 1870 agricultural census enumeration headings can find a set here: http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/mitchell/ce...

01 May 2010

Dicsount offer on my weekly how-to Casefile Clues

In honor of my missing NGS in Salt Lake City this week, I'm offering a special on a set of back issues of Casefile Clues (currently at ...

29 April 2010

1870 Non-population Schedules at Ancestry.com

Ancestry added several non-population census schedules recently. This is nice. The problem is that the microfilm on some of these years was ...

27 April 2010

NGS in Salt Lake--It's ok if you can't go

Not everyone is fortunate enough to be able to attend the NGS conference in Salt Lake this week. And you know what, it's ok if you are a...

24 April 2010

Links FromTopeka

Here are the links from the Topeka workshop that weren't in the handout or were things I mentioned "off the cuff." I enjoyed m...

22 April 2010

Google Before You Blog

The question is the occupation of two daughters of Christian Troutfetter in the 1880 census for Alexandria, Clark County, Missouri. I knew ...

Tired of the Way they Digitize Newspapers?

Is your online database provider of digital images of newspapers putting them online in a really hit and miss matter? A few days for this mo...

20 April 2010

Burbank, CA for the Genealogy Jamboree

I will be presenting at the Southern California Family History Jamboree, 11-13 June 2010 Topics are: Restacking the Blocks: Organizing Your ...

Loveland, Colorado 25 and 26 July 2010

I will be presenting at the Family History Expos-Loveland, Colorado 25 & 26 June 2010 Searching Tips and Tricks Where Did the Farm Go Wh...

Cleveland County, Oklahoma Seminar 24 July 2010

Cleveland County, Oklahoma Summer Seminar, 24 July 2010 --to be held in Norman, OK Topics: Using Probate Manuals and State Statute Barbara, ...

San Mateo County Genealogical Society 6 November 2010

It's official when they start putting things in their newsletter. I'm looking forward to my first trip to the San Francisco area whe...

19 April 2010

Casefile Clues Discount TODAY

Get issues 1-38 of Casefile Clues and a year of upcoming issues for only $29! (That's a $6 savings) Click h ere to process payment . Off...

Back Issues Topics of Casefile Clues

Readers may know that I write a weekly how to genealogy newsletter, Casefile Clues. One of the neat things about the newsletter is that it...

Getting Ready for Topeka

I'll be making four presentations for the Topeka, Kansas Genealogical Society's conference this upcoming Saturday, April 24th . The ...

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