05 September 2013

A Few Thoughts on Our Blog Philosophy

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For those who are new to this blog, we'll post a little bit about my philosophy on this blog. Those who have been viewing for a while ar...
04 September 2013

My Ira Sargent 1870 Census Problem

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Finding Ira Sargent in 1870 may require more than just looking for him. It is very possible that if he was enumerated, he is near one of hi...
03 September 2013

September 2013 Organizing Genealogical Information Class

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Deadline extended.. September 2013 Class Need to grow your research skills this summer? Consider taking our homework-optional class! ...
02 September 2013

Grandma or Grandpa Always Said

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Here are a few of my favorite quotes from deceased family members. I don't have specific citations for them, which is something I should...
01 September 2013

Webinar and Blog Updates Email

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The newsletters we used to send summarizing popular blog posts and webinar announcements have been moved to a new mail server. To continue r...

Grandma Neill Would Have Been 103 Today

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Today would have been my Grandma Neill's 103rd birthday. There's a genealogical lesson in Grandma's place of birth. She insist...
31 August 2013

My 1870 Census Problem

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On Genealogy Tip of the Day' s Facebook page , we got to discussing "missing" people in the 1870 census. Here is a summary of ...
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29 August 2013

FamilySearch-Maine and Indiana Materials

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The following are showing as "new" or "updated" since our last post about FamilySearch: Maine, State Archive Collecti...

Accurately Searching for my Ordinary Ancestors

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Genealogy is not a mad rush towards Charlemagne. It is a slow path, filled with frontier brush, Southern sweat, and New England winters. Ins...
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FamilySearch Update: NY Marriages and Baltimore Arrivals From 1950s

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The following databases have been updated on FamilySearch since our last update: New York, County Marriages, 1908-1935 Maryland, Baltimo...
28 August 2013

Is Evidence Derived?

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According to the BCG Standards Manual (page 8): "Evidence is derived from appropriate, effective data analysis and correlation......
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27 August 2013

Do Databases Evaporate at FamilySearch?

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As of today (3:50 pm Central Time), there are a total of 743 database collections in the United States section of FamilySearch: I don...
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25 August 2013

Troutfetter Said Leibo Had No Gun

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It seems the Trautvetter/Troutfetter family is involved in more than their fair share of shenanigans. We've written before about Philip ...
24 August 2013

Updated on FamilySearch: Seattle Passenger Lists

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This is showing as having been updated since our last update: Washington, Seattle, Passenger Lists, 1890-1957

Are You Relying on Google Alerts to Do Your Work?

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I posted a blog entry " How Good Are Google Alerts " on my Search Tip of the Day blog, but I thought I'd mention it here also...
22 August 2013

Including Identification Details

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I really like this picture of my great-grandparents and their two youngest children. Unlike many photographs I have, it doesn't seem st...
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Getting Negative About Evidence

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The word "negative" can be confusing when applied to evidence. Negative evidence is "evidence" because it is something w...

My Blogs and Newsletter

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For those of you who did not know, this is not my only genealogy blog. Here's list with the links. Enjoy! Daily Genealogy Transcribe...
21 August 2013

Abandoning the Grands and the Greats

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Writing is about being clear and sometimes terms are not as clear as we would like. Terms can be especially confusing when describing family...
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20 August 2013

Can Ancestry.com Tell Us What the Changes Are?

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Is it too much to ask Ancestry.com to indicate what is "new" about a database on their search page for that database? This ima...
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17 August 2013

Haste Makes Waste and "How" Do I Know?

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This post began with an error. In my original haste to post this picture to another website, I incorrectly identified one of the children....
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16 August 2013

Passenger Lists Updated on FamilySearch

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These passenger lists are showing as having been updated since our last FamilySearch update was posted: New York, New York Passenger and ...
14 August 2013

It Could Mean Nothing: Absolutely

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An unusual first or middle name of an ancestor could be a significant clue. Or it could be a name that your ancestor chose for their child o...
12 August 2013

FamilySearch: Milwaukee Naturalization Index 1848-1990

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New or updated on FamilySearch since our last update: Wisconsin, Milwaukee Naturalization Index, 1848-1990
11 August 2013

Elephind Finding All that the Library of Congress Does?

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On Genealogy Tip of the Day's Facebook page, we've discussed Elephind , a webiste which searches free digital newspapers at several ...
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