31 March 2011

Place Name Problems At Ancestry.com

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I'm wondering how many place names aren't really in Ancestry.com. I located my Henry Jacobs in the 1870 census index at Ancestry.com...
29 March 2011

Too Many Results Explained

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I had a response from Ancestry.com regarding my post on " Too Many Results." The screen I got was actually an error--there were a...
27 March 2011

Ken and Martha: A Lesson in Data Preservation

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This has been published before, but I'm reposting as it is just as timely as ever. Michael-mjnrootdig@gmail.com -----------------------...
26 March 2011

Too Many Results

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I performed this search last week while setting up our most recent Casefile Clues contest. I searched for individuals with first name beginn...
24 March 2011

Elizabeth Taylor Born At What Time?

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Elizabeth Taylor was born on 2:30 AM on 27 February 1932 according to her birth certificate. Actress Elizabeth Taylor's birth certificat...
19 March 2011

Look at the Original--1920 Census

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There is nothing on this entry I didn't already know, but it makes an excellent point. The 1920 census for Anna Goldenstein in Adams Cou...
15 March 2011

Watching for Names, Migration Chains, Etc.

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I don't normally post things that are this "half-baked," but there are several lessons here and one of these days I'll fil...
13 March 2011

Free Copy of Brick Walls From A to Z

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Response to this offer for a free copy of my "Brick Walls from A to Z" has been overwhelming. If any readers, followers, or just r...
10 March 2011

Looking for Brices in Boston about 1916

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I found a man that I think is the John Brice for whom I am looking in a Boston city directory on Footnote for 1916 . The name here is J Munr...
08 March 2011

When to Stop

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I've been working from the informatoin on this obituary for an upcoming issue of Casefile Clues . However sometimes there is a point wh...
07 March 2011

Casefile Clues Discount

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For anyone who missed it, we're offering a year of my Casefile Clues newsletter (back issues) for $10 now. Check out the blog post befor...

Google Mapping for Benjamin Butler

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Google maps aren't always entirely accurate down to the address and that's fine for what I'm using it for today. This map I made...
06 March 2011

Citing Sources is All About Me

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We sometimes say that we cite sources in genealogy for others. To an extent that is true, but I think that for me, citing sources is not abo...
20 February 2011

What Is Information?

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I have been thinking quite a bit about the meaning of "information" for an upcoming issue of Casefile Clues . I prefer to think of...
04 February 2011

Family History Library Trip May 2011

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We still have room in my 2011 trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Join us for a week of research at the Family History Lib...
03 February 2011

Casefile Clues, Genealogy Tip of the Day on Facebook, etc.

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In celebration of getting over 3200 fans for Genealogy Tip of the Day on Facebook , we're offering a special on my newsletter Casefile C...
01 February 2011

1905 Minnesota State Census on FamilySearch

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The image with this post comes from the 1905 Minnesota state census. Benjamin Habben was living in Lake Valley Township, Traverse County, Mi...
30 January 2011

Where I Should Focus For My Missing Census People

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Everyone has people they cannot find in various census records. I have them as well. Ira Sargent (or William Ira Sargent) in 1870 . This Can...
29 January 2011

Ancestry's Not Always Wrong

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The temptation is always to think that Ancestry.com is wrong. That's not the way it is. The image on this post comes from the 1870 Censu...
26 January 2011

Landing in Vancouver-Crossing in Vermont?

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Mark me down as confused. I'm still confused about why the St. Albans district went all the way to Vancouver, but I understand things be...

What I'd Like From Ancestry.com

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I'll be honest--I don't personally get all that excited about being able to interact with other users of data at Ancestry.com. I...
19 January 2011

1934 Border Crossing--From What Microfilm?

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UPDATE: 20 Jan 2011-This is on microfilm serial # is M1465, Roll #9. -------original post--------------- May Cintura Drolette appears on a m...
16 January 2011

Uncle Bertus Witnesses a Patent Application

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I've mentioned the US Patents database at Google before ( http://patents.google.com/ ). I made at least one very minor discovery today ...

Has Anyone Seen Irene?

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Cleveland Police were looking for "Irene" in September of 1915 according to this article from the Mansfield [Ohio] News . Basil ...
12 January 2011

Starting My List for Salt Lake

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Readers of the blog know that I'll be in Salt Lake for a week in May leading my group trip . I usually have time for some of my own rese...