12 February 2015

Compiled Military Service Record of Riley Rampley-Part III

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This post includes the first three cards (in reverse order) in the compiled military service record for Riley Rampley. He was listed as pre...

How Did I Know Who Wrote on the Back of the Photograph?

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I'm working on an update/followup to the " Source Within A Source " post thanks to several private emails that I received. I t...
11 February 2015

Compiled Military Service Record of Riley Rampley-Part II

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click on image to view larger image We continue our posting of the compiled military service record with a very highly exciting item. ...

Compiled Military Service Record of Riley Rampley-Part I

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This is the cover pouch for the compiled military service record of Riley Rampley who served in Co. D of the 78th Illinois Volunteer Infan...

FamilySearch Updates: US Passenger Lists, NY Vessel Index

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The following databases at FamilySearch are showing as updated since our last post: California, San Diego Passenger Lists, 1904-...
10 February 2015

A Source Within A Source

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1929 High School Graduating Class, Bowen, Illinois. Original photograph in possession of Nellie (Neill) Shanks, currently in possession of...
09 February 2015

Pictures are More than Images

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A recurring source of frustration for me are digital images made from pictures with nary any provenance. If I see a picture online that ...

Webinars: 18th Century US Probates and FamilySearch Tips and Tricks

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Rescheduled Webinars I've finally gotten time to re-present two of my webinars from November. Join us! Reading and Interpreting 18th...
08 February 2015

One Picture is Worth Two Sources

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1929 High School Graduating Class, Bowen, Illinois. Original photograph in possession of Nellie (Neill) Shanks, currently in possession of...
06 February 2015

Updates to FamilySearch: Freedman's Bank and MN GAR Memberships

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The following databases are showing as new or updated on FamilySearch: United States Freedmans Bank Records, 1865-1874 Minnesota, Grand ...
05 February 2015

FamilySearch Updates: Various US Passenger and Crew Lists

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The following databases are showing as updated since our last FamilySearch update: Massachusetts, Boston Crew Lists, 1917-1943 ...
04 February 2015

Documenting Migrations Via Pension Applications

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click on image to enlarge view As part of an ongoing project, the  War of 1812 Pensions from the National Archives are being digitized a...

Seminar in Birmingham, Alabama on 28 March 2015

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Alabama Bound! I'll be giving four lectures at the Spring 2015 seminar hosted by the Alabama Genealogical Society on 28 March 2015: ...

Update on FamilySearch: Honolulu Passenger Lists 1900-1953

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The following database is showing as updated on FamilySearch: Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists, 1900-1953

Muster-Out Versus Paid Out for the 78th Illinois

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There are no smoking genealogical guns in Riley Rampley's compiled military service record from the Civil War. However the card crea...
03 February 2015

Six Foot Two with Green Eyes and Auburn Hair: John Rampley Enlists in the 78th Illinois

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click on image for larger image There are many relatives for whom I don't have photographs. John Rampley is one of those individuals...
02 February 2015

Compiled Military Records are Derivative Sources

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In recent posts, we've mentioned compiled military service records at the National Archives: That "C" Was From A Comparer, ...

FamilySearch: Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Updated

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The following database is showing as updated on FamilySearch : Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1955-1994 I can't say how mu...
01 February 2015

Join Michael in Salt Lake this May

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There is still time to join me in Salt Lake City on my annual group research trip this May. Dates and registration information are in our bl...
30 January 2015

FamilySearch Updates: US Passports, MN & OH Obits, ND 1925 Census, San Fran Airplane Arrivals

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The following databases are showing as updated on FamilySearch  since our last update: United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925 Mi...

More Than a Compiled Service Record For Union Veteran Riley Rampley

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US Civil War draft registration for Riley and John Rampley residents of Walker Township, Hancock County, Illinois. Digital image made from...
28 January 2015

Loose Trains and Bolts in the Gut Part VII

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The Compiled Service for Henry C. Markham of the 37th Iowa did not make any mention of the train incident referred to in the Civil War Pensi...

FamilySearch Update: San Francisco Immigrant Registers; US Marine Muster Rolls, New England Passenger/Crew Lists

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The following databases are showing as new or updated on FamilySearch: California, Immigration Registers of Japanese, Filipinos, and Hawai...
27 January 2015

That "C" Was From A Comparer, Not the Original Copyist

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There is a reason they refer the compiled military records at the National Archives as "compiled." The cards that researchers u...

No Intelligible Statement, Word Blindness, and Word Deafness

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I've been reviewing the Civil War pension file for Leander Butler, a veteran from Kansas who lived most of his post-war life in Missour...