28 April 2011

The Long Form Versus the Short Form

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Years ago, I got an exact certified photocopy of my birth certificate from the vital records office in the county where I was born. It had a...
27 April 2011

I'm My Own Cousin

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Roolf Alberts Fecht, born 1710 Wiesens, Ostfriesland, Germany: Gerjet Albers Fecht, born 1747 Wiesens Tjark Gerjets Fecht, born 1803 Wiesens...

William Sartorius in the Army in 1902-Regular US Army Infantry Regimentsrmy

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I'm fairly certain the William A. Sartorius (number 26) on this U.S. Returns from Regular Army Infantry Regiments, 1821-1916 is the Wil...
19 April 2011

Revolutionary War Court Appearance

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The devil is in the details. Don't get me wrong--I really love Footnote, but it is irritating when promotional materials get factual det...
18 April 2011

My Blogs, Blogging Philosophy, Etc.

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Sometimes I think I have too many blogs. I have Genealogy Tip of the Day , where each day a research tip is posted. These usually come from ...
15 April 2011

Illinois Marriage Records Index On FamilySearch

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FamilySearch added Illinois Marriages 1810-1934 to their list of databases. Currently it only contains Adams, Alexander, Bond, Boone, Brown,...
12 April 2011

They Were Sailors Who Deserted

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Stories of relatives who "left the German army" are common--proving them is usually a bit more difficult. A search of This is an i...
11 April 2011

UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 on Ancestry.com

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Virgil A. Rampley, private, arrived in Liverpool, England in September of 1918 on the S.S. Lancashire. He lists an address of West Point, Il...
07 April 2011

Civil War Draft Registration Riley Rampley

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This is part of the Civil War Draft Registration for Riley Rampley which was recently released on Ancestry.com as their the in their collect...
06 April 2011

Civil War Draft Records on Ancestry.com

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Ancestry.com released the US Civil War draft records and their index recently . Neat database--so far no major discoveries. So far, I've...
05 April 2011

Map Database Error At Ancestry.com

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I have emailed Ancestry.com about this before, but it seems to get lost in the queue. There are errors in the locations of plat maps in the ...
04 April 2011

Let's Get It Right--Chris Rodda on Michele Bachmann

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I'm no fan of Michele Bachman and I'm apparently no fan of Chris Rodda's mathematics either. Rodda in an op-ed piece from 3 Apri...
02 April 2011

Images on Railway Map

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This comes from a map on the Railroad Collection at the Library of Congress, Galbraith's railway mail service maps, published in Chicag...
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Law Summary From Map

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One shouldn't get legal advice from a map, but this makes an excellent point that information can turn up in the most unexpected of pla...

Going to Salt Lake's Family History Libray on Amtrak from Points East

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This post is in answer to a question I had about the trip to Salt Lake. ------------------- This year the group is at the library from 18 Ma...
01 April 2011

Married in 1834 and 1836

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A search of the Ohio Marriages 1790-1950 on FamilySearch.com indicated two marriages between Jemima Rampley and Sanford Clark, both in Cosh...

Ohio Marriages On Family Search

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FamilySearch ( http://www.familysearch.com ) has added some Ohio marriages to their index and image collection. I honestly haven't take...
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...