11 January 2014

Not Getting the Revolutionary Cart Ahead of the Horse

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Haste makes waste. A search on GoogleBooks for Samuel and Sarah (Gibson) Sargent brought up the a reference in a genealogy of the descenda...
10 January 2014

A Plea to FamilySearch for More Detailed Updates

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I appreciate the amount of material that is placed on FamilySearch . I also realize that those of us who use FamilySearch are non-paying cus...
09 January 2014

It is 1880...Do You Know Where Your Ancestors Are?

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As a  followup to my 1900 post , I've decided to look at where my direct line ancestors were living in 1880. I've not included sourc...

Updates on FamilySearch: MA, MI, and OH Materials

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The following databases have been added or updated on FamilySearch since our last update: Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915 ...
07 January 2014

It's 1900...Where Are Your Ancestors?

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On 1 January 1900, I had the following ancestors alive: Great-grandparents: Charles Neill Fannie Rampley George Trautvetter Ida (Sar...

Updated on FamilySearch: VT Vitals and San Francisco funeral home records

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New or updated to FamilySearch: Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954 California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1835-1979
06 January 2014

Another Oceanic Crossing for Focke Goldenstein

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The little " immigration chart " I mentioned in an earlier post caused me to discover an oceanic crossing for an ancestor that was...

Mailing a Child in 1914

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According to a variety of websites and Facebook postings a child was sent via United States mail in the 1910s. I had no idea that humans cou...
04 January 2014

Genealogy Jazz

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There's a school of thought that some genealogists take themselves entirely too seriously and are so bogged down in research details, ci...

An Overabundance of Arrivals of Gold People in New York on 4 November 1873.

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This was the search I constructed of the "New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957" at   Ancestry.com  today: Pretty narrow search...

My Immigrants--Are You Up to the Challenge?

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I don't mind challenges, but I like them to have a purpose. I've never been a big fan of busy work. With that in mind, I've cr...

Genealogy Jump Start 2014

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Genealogy Jump Start 2014! Need to jump start your genealogy in 2014?? Please note date change! To help get your genealogy new year off ...

An Altered Entry-She's Their Niece Not Their Daughter

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This 1906 baptismal entry comes from the records of the Immanuel Lutheran Church (921 N County Road 1900, Carthage, Illinois). It is inte...
03 January 2014

FamilySearch Updates

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FamilySearch is indicating the following databases as updated or new since our last update: Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950 ...
02 January 2014

Genealogical Marriage Drama Where There Was None

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[update: I no longer believe the Charles A. Butler who married Miss Anney McClure is the son of Benjamin (William) Butler discussed in this...
01 January 2014

Statements, Genealogical Statements, and Definitions

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In my work towards certification, I struggle with terms and definitions. In this blog post, I muse on "statements." This is not me...

Charles Butlers Born in Kansas in the early 1860s

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part of 1910 census enumeration for Charles Butler--Marion County, Oregon.  The chart summarizes information on a Charles Butler--that ...
31 December 2013

New Year's Offer on My Webinars

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We've turned our  $5 genealogy webinar offer  back on through the end of the day 1 January 2014! Check it out.

Swastika Trail and Old Highway Maps

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Old maps can reveal some interesting things. I've been looking at the "Illinois Highway Maps" collection on the Illinois Dig...
30 December 2013

Children in Quotes and No Data Entry

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I've tried to be very careful in my blog posts on the family of Benjamin Butler to put the word "children" in quotes. It would...

Benjamin Butler "Children" "Update"

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I've made some headway on Benjamin Butler's "children." As expected, I've located more of the boys than the girls. And...