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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 September 2011

Tacoma, Washington Seminar 8 Oct 2011

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I will be presenting at "Autumn Question" at the Heritage Quest Research Library's seminar in Tacoma, WA on 8 October 2011. Wh...
26 September 2011

Flip It Over

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Undated newspaper clippings and other paper materials are frustrating for the genealogist. It always pays to flip the clipping over. Sometim...
21 September 2011

The Anonymous Census Entry

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Yesterday's posting at the Daily Genealogy Transcriber was for an entry that was apparently "anonymous," literally. The ent...
20 September 2011

Access to Virginia Vital records

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Posted with Ms. Little's permission. Please make other aware of impending changes to Virginia vital records access. Thanks! Michael (who...
17 September 2011

Genealogy Webinars start tomorrow

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I'll be presenting a series of genealogy webinars in September and October using www.gotowebinar.com. You don't have to "join...
15 September 2011

Livestock Registrations from the American Angus Association

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This is not really a big genealogy clue, but it just goes to show that you can find information about anywhere. This is a screen shot of...
14 September 2011

1930 Mexican Census At Ancestry.com

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Ancestry.com has apparently released the 1930 Mexican Census with index and images . Surprisingly it is in Spanish.

Chicago City Directories for Elias Apgar

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I've been doing some preliminary city directory work on Elias Apgar--who I'm trying to find in the 1880 census and who I think may b...
13 September 2011

Chicago Voter Registrations for the Frame and Apgar Families

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The potential adoption of Frank and Willie Frame continues to be the focus of some of my research time. In this update, we look at Chicago...
12 September 2011

An Apgar Connection for William Frame Apgar?

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I have never really understood why William Frame took the last name of Apgar. The earliest reference with him listed under the name of Apga...
11 September 2011

Framing William Frame

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Framing William Frame  (this article was originally published in the  Ancestry Daily News  on 15 April 2004--we are in the process of updati...

Framing the Apgars: How Much Proof?

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Framing the Apgars: How Much Proof?  (this article was originally published in the Ancestry Daily News on 25 Sept 2002). The census entry ...
10 September 2011

Genealogy Webinars in Sept and Oct of 2011

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I'll be presenting a series of genealogy webinars in September and October using www.gotowebinar.com. You don't have to "join...
07 September 2011

Was William Rhodus A Confederate? Getting Started...

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Fold3 has an entry in their Civil War Soldiers material for a   William Rhodus  from Missouri. The real question is whether or not it is m...
06 September 2011

Is It Really New at Ancestry.com?

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Today's screen shot at Ancestry.com: I like Ancestry.com. I really do. However, I get tired of "new" databases that are either...
05 September 2011

Immigrating As Economists

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A recent posting to the Daily Genealogy Transcriber got me started looking into "economist" or some form thereof, being listed as...
04 September 2011

Labor Day Weekend Special On Casefile Clues

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We are offering a Labor Day Weekend Special on my how-to newsletter-- Casefile Clues . More information here .
03 September 2011

Archives.com and their census update

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In reference to my post ,  Archives.com sent me the following message: "1870 is the only year w/out a county+state location. Im[a]g...
02 September 2011

Archives.com and Their Census

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Regular readers know that I'm not a "copy and paste" sort of person. I've been reading about Archives.com and decided ...
30 August 2011

Gloria Fecht-1948 Ice Follies

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It took some searching, but The Billboard , 29 Dec 1947 (page 4) contains an article on the "Ice Follies of 1948." The articl...
28 August 2011

John Cheney Drives Cattle Across the Plains in 1852

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Cattle Across the Plains You have to love obituaries that mention nothing about a man's family. This 1909 obituary for John Chene...
27 August 2011

These Ancestors Cannot Be Displayed

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These Ancestors cannot be displayed The ancestors you are looking for are currently unavailable. They may be hiding in offline resou...
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