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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.

30 November 2010

German Find on Google Books

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A search for Adam Trautvetter on http://books.google.com turned up a result from a Jahrbuch der Deutsche-Amerikanischen Historischen Gesells...

George Trautvetter in the Civil War & Two Census Images

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I've written briefly about George Trautvetter who was in the Missouri Infantry before. It turns out that there were two George Trautvett...
29 November 2010

Cyber Monday Discount on Casefile Clues

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Casefile Clues is offering it's second annual Cyber Monday subscription discount of 20%. This discount is good for 29 November 2010 onl...
28 November 2010

Cleaning Mother's House

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"Cleaning Mother's House " (c) 2002 Michael John Neill mjnrootdig@gmail.com for reprint requests. It has been nearly a year s...
27 November 2010

Three Trientjes in Three Adjacent Households

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This image comes from the 1910 Census for Northeast Township's Second Precint, Adams County, Illinois. In three households in a row the ...
24 November 2010

One Mayflower Lineage

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1) Isaac Allerton (1586-1659 New Haven, CT) and Mary Norris (1588-1622 Plymouth, MA). 2) Remember Allerton (1614 Leiden, ...
23 November 2010

Genealogy Tip of the Day on Amazon.com

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Readers who are fans of Genealogy Tip of the Day can now get Tip of the Day on their Kindle. The regular blog is on Blogspot . The Kindle ve...
22 November 2010

Genealogy Trips for Christmas

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A genealogy trip makes the perfect Christmas gift. Consider joining me in Salt Lake or Ft. Wayne for a genealogy road trip in 2011! Allen Co...

Looking for Harm Habbus

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I'm trying to locate information on a "Harm Habbus" who apparently was in Clayton Township, Adams County, Illinois, in 1872 or...
19 November 2010

Last Day to Get Year 1 of Casefile Clues at Discount

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Starting 20 November, back issues from Year 1 of Casefile Clues will only be available on Lulu.com . The price on lulu.com is much higher t...
16 November 2010

Nearest Relative on a World War Two Draft Card

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I've been browsing the World War II "Old Men's Draft Cards" on FamilySearch looking for good signatures for my " Dai...
14 November 2010

Genealogy Tip of the Day Is Available on Kindle

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For those who have seen my "Genealogy Tip of the Day" blog, it is now available via Amazon.com on your Kindle. Visit this link to ...
11 November 2010

World War II Draft Registation Card

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This is the World War 2 draft registration card for my Granddad Ufkes. Over on " Genealogy Tip of the Day " we discussed these car...

New Samples of Casefile Clues

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We have two NEW free samples of my weekly how-to newsletter, Casefile Clues. To receive the PDF files as an attachment, simply send an email...
10 November 2010

Friend Discount on Casefile Clues

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Current subscribers can get a free month when a friend subscribes to Casefile Clues. It's this simple, your friend needs to use this pay...

William Rampley in 1900 Census in York, Pennsylvania

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This is a copy and paste job on part of the 1900 census for W. A. Rampley who appeared in several newspaper entries n the newspaper archive ...

Carriage Shop Burns

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Another neat discovery on the newspaper archive at GenealogyBank, again on W. A. Rampley of York, Pennsylvania. This article from October...

Help Wanted in 1899

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This ad comes from the 6 May 1899 Philadelphia Inquirer, under the "male help wanted" section. W. A. Rampley is looking for a carr...

62 Issues of Casefile Clues for $16!

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It doesn't get any lower than this. Today (through midnight west coast time on Wednesday 10 November), we're selling our first 62 is...
09 November 2010

A Distressing Accident

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While looking around on the newspaper archive at GenealogyBank, I discovered a reference in the Baltimore Gazette and Daily Advertiser fro...
08 November 2010

Free Registration Drawing for our 2011 Family History Research Trips

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Blog readers know that I am leading a research trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake and a research trip to the Allen County Publi...
04 November 2010

Joseph Oades Homesteads in Nebraska.

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T his is one page from the homestead proof for Joseph H. Oades, one of the husbands of Emma Sargent. The testimony, made out on 6 January 18...

Seminar in Redwood City, CA.

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I will be giving 4 lectures this Saturday in Redwood City, CA for the San Mateo Genealogical Society. There's still room and late regist...
03 November 2010

I'm related to a President's Wife and Why Genealogists Will Have Work For a Long Time

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I finally got the "famous relative" section of the trees at Ancestry.com to work. I've posted the image showing the connection...
02 November 2010

Holding Court at the Opera House

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In reviewing images for the latest issue of Casefile Clues , I noticed something in a 1907 partition suit petition for Hancock County, Illin...
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