31 October 2013

New On FamilySearch-Montana Materials

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New on FamilySearch since our last update: Montana, Judith Basin County Records, 1887-2012 Montana, Big Horn, County Records, 1884-2011

Rufus Stephens and Clarissa--Both Sets

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This is the 1850 census enumeration for "person of interest" Rufus D. Stephens (town of Port Huron, St. Clair, County, Michigan)....
29 October 2013

Updated on FamilySearch: NV Marriages and 1870 Census

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The following are showing as updated on FamilySearch since our last posting: United States Census, 1870 Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-200...

Clues in a Cow-Calf Picture

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I posted this picture to my "Genealogy Tip of the Day" page on Facebook to see if they could guess when it was taken. I'...
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FamilySearch: Putnam Co. TN Records

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Updated since our last FamilySearch update: Tennessee, Putnam County Records, 1842-1955
28 October 2013

Casefile Clues Issue Topics

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Part of getting myself organized is getting Casefile Clues back on track. Here is a list of titles and topics from volume 3. YEAR 3 ISSU...
26 October 2013

President Lincoln Does Not Have Descendants

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We don't normally get remotely close to Miley Cyrus on this blog, but ad for something about her appeared next to an ad Ancestry.com inv...

If Citing Is All You Do......

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Citing sources is never enough. It's a great start, but there's more, particularly in those cases where information is scant and sou...

A Conjecture Regarding Gertice

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Documents should always be transcribed as they are written, but... This is part of the 1880 US Federal Census Mortality Schedules for H...
25 October 2013

Updated on FamilySearch: Indiana Marriages 1811-1959

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The following database is showing as being updated on 25 October 2013: Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959
24 October 2013

Getting Reasons in the Chronology

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This is part of a chronology I'm working on for an upcoming issue of Casefile Clues . While sources are a part of any chronology or comp...
23 October 2013

When Is Ernestine Trautvetter Not Ernestine Trautvetter?

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This is the entry for an Ernestine Trautvetter as is appears in the "United States Germans to America Index, 1850-1897" on Fami...
22 October 2013

Why FamilySearch's "United States, Public Record Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)" Is Not Included in Announcements

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I regularly include in this blog notices of databases and image sets on FamilySearch that have been newly released or updated. I choose no...
21 October 2013

FamilySearch-NOLA Passenger lists, Mass Town Records, NC Passenger Lists

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The following are showing as updated on FamilySearch since our last update: Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945 ...

Ancestry.com's Corporate View on #RipFacebook--Do Genealogists Care?

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The above tweet flew from Ancestry.com's corporate account at 9:00 am. on 21 October (today). Do genealogists following Ancestry.co...
20 October 2013

The Spammers Are Out

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A suggestion to spammers: do not send the same message to each of my email addresses at the same time. One email may smell a little like spa...

A D is a D is a D

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Names can be spelled differently in a document. Letters can be written differently as well. This image is part of a deed from Bedford Coun...
19 October 2013

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...
18 October 2013

When the Male Line Fails-Where Did the Chain Break?

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If a male line DNA test indicates two researchers are not related, does it mean that their supposed direct line male ancestors are not relat...
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16 October 2013

Junior Is Not Always the Son and Probably Why There is No Probate

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In the absence of other information, genealogists are usually advised to conclude that "junior" and "senior" does not im...
12 October 2013

Sledding Down Sledd's Hill

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The above image is survey plat that was done for 85 acres owned by Thomas Sledd in Amherst County, Virginia. This plat was made in 1802 a...
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Webinar Download Issues

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If you had any issues with recent webinar purchases during my $5 sale, please email me at mjnrootdig@gmail.com so that I can take care of co...
11 October 2013

It's a Rich Document--Transcribing Creatively

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I know the name of the person in the box is not "Bitchard" Lake, although it certainly looks like it. It's also not how I...
10 October 2013

Genealogical Software-Some Thoughts

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In the early days of my research I used genealogical database software regularly, entering in names, dates, and locations (and sources). My ...

Half of John Sledd's Black Cow

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This is part of the inventory of John Sledd which was presented to an Amherst County, Virginia, court in December of 1811. A truly liter...