tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62397908930812370702024-02-19T14:18:38.564-05:00'Tis All RelativeThis BLOG is for tracking successful and un successful Internet research trips and techniques as they relate to finding my ancestors. I hope to help others who also search for their ancestors by sharing my strategies here.Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-37889798395722458202014-07-30T14:58:00.000-04:002014-07-30T14:58:56.884-04:00research hintlook at all the types of records you have from your online searches. If you have an unusual record type, see if that record type exists for others in your tree. I have a Veteran's compensation application from WWII for my Dad and no one else. I have other WWII vets in my tree and i should be able to locate this form for them, also.<br />
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I also have a US Dept of Veteran Affairs BIRLS death file for my Dad and noticed that the database says it covers 1850-2010 - looks like i have some more digging to do.Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-82971407152057995382014-07-30T14:49:00.000-04:002014-07-30T14:49:01.931-04:00<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm back doing research again. I took time off while i recovered from my Mom's passing and settling her estate. I'm only posting now because i found something i wanted to remember (and thought other people would want to know)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The NY STATE CENSUS for 1915 (at least for my ancestors) has a screwy index! The census taker dittoed the last name and then put in the middle initial and then the full first name. This resulted in listings that are now all indexed with the middle initial instead of a whole first name. This makes finding entries a lot more challenging.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Just thought you might want to know.</span>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-65113481393986890262012-12-17T10:38:00.001-05:002012-12-17T10:38:41.453-05:00OH, Well, It's been fun while it lastedDear Readers,<br />
It's time that I face the facts.<br />
I'm not keeping this Blog up-to-date anymore and I am going to stop trying. I've just gotten involved in other things and my genealogy searches continue but I've not had anything worth sharing lately. <br />
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I appreciate all of your time and I'll leave the past posts online because they have links and hints that are still valid.<br />
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Sincerely,<br />
Kathleen LibbeyKathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-21871177183139159472012-10-02T10:17:00.003-04:002012-10-02T10:17:20.557-04:00I'm never moving again!<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have not abandoned this blog or genealogy research - REALLY!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I moved. This meant packing, pitching, sorting, unpacking, donating, pitching, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I think of our ancestors who came to this country with a trunk or suitcase and hope and marvel at their resilience. I'm really tired after just six weeks of upheaval. We were blessed, though, with selling our existing home so quickly but that meant packing ourselves and moving most of it in under a week to a new home. We still live in the Myrtle Beach area but not in the city limits. We'll miss the tourists and their enjoyment of the Grand Strand but it's so nice to be where the population is more stable. I can appreciate the Little Italy's and Chinatowns, and German enclaves of our ancestors. The need to be in a community of common languages and churches helped our ancestors feel "at home" in their new country. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So - when looking through the census records for your ancestors don't forget to just browse the pages for more relatives. It's easier if you look at the country of origin columns for a quick feel for the neighborhood. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'll be back on the weekly track now in my quest for ancestors and desire to help you find yours.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Hunting!</span>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-86617590526788648182012-08-20T08:19:00.002-04:002012-08-20T16:41:47.967-04:00Genealogy Scavenger Hunt<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was looking for a way to "recharge" my genealogy enthusiasm. I've found that as my life gets busier, genealogy tends to take a back seat like some forgotten glove that has slipped between my car seat and the center console. I know it's there but somehow don't remember to fish it out. So I decided to go on a genealogy scavenger hunt.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What's that? Well, I have a lot of online genealogy websites bookmarked and even a fair number of subscriptions out there for sites like Ancestry.com, Fold3.com, Genealogybank.com, etc. So I picked an ancestor - Robert Hugh Montgomery 1830 (Ireland) -1905 (Maryland) and decided to find everything I could in an hour for him that did not include Federal Census records - which I already had.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">About 30 minutes in, I had discovered his headstone at findagrave.com, his military burial card for Arlington National Cemetery at ancestry.com, his son's death certificate at familysearch.org, and his marriage record also at ancestry.com. I also discovered from these records that he was a retired US Army Major who served in the Civil War. So it was on to fold3.com to see if I could find a pension record - YES! It's there!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then I took a few minutes to write this post but you'll fogive me if I cut this short to return to my scavenger hunt. Hmm - maybe an hour isn't enough. The laundry will have to wait. My husband just brought me another cup of tea and I feel the Internet calling.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, if you find that you are uninspired while researching your family history, try something different. You may just be surprised.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Hunting!</span>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-47319399430302506452012-08-08T17:33:00.000-04:002012-08-09T10:08:51.643-04:00Being More Focused on the Internet<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hi, all, I don't know if you have the same problem I do but I've spoken to some of my friends and they do. So, if you open the Internet to do some genealogy research and when your first page (home page) opens and you find that 20 minutes have gone by before you remember what you were there for ... you are not alone. Recent research has shown that the average side trip on the Internet lasts twenty minutes.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have a solution for you and it will be easy to implement and may take some time to get used to but it is worth it. Change your home page to BLANK. This means that when you open the Internet there IS NO HOME PAGE. By opening to a blank page, you are forced to type in a website address to see any content; even if it's just Google.com. This prevents some insistent link for the latest new wrinkle treatment or auto insurance rate break or miracle cure from catching your eye. It also helps you focus on why you opened the Internet in the first place.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm not suggesting that you should never just peruse the web. That's why I use two browsers. I have Internet Explorer set to open to a blank page and I have Google's Chrome browser set to open to my custom home page with all the distractions and latest news and weather.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh, you want to know how to set the home page to blank? EZ</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">First, so you don't swear at me later. Record (write down) the website address for the page(s) that currently open when you start Internet Explorer. This is to insure that you can revert to this page later if you don't like opening to a blank page.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Each browser has a set of tools available for setting how you like to see things on the Internet. In Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) browser the setting is called Internet Options. One of many ways to get there is to click the gear button (tools menu) at the top right of the IE window. The keyboard shortcut to open this menu from inside IE is Alt+x.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then select "Internet Options"</span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">From there on the "General" page </span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Click the button that says "use blank" under the home page settings.</span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Click "OK"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then, close Internet Explorer and re-open it.</span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">See - a blank page - no distractions - focused research - no celebrity news - no dire warnings - just time to do genealogy.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Hunting!</span>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-58562053917176302732012-07-31T09:42:00.003-04:002012-07-31T09:42:50.947-04:00US Federal Census Is Not the Only Census<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Not all census records are for the US Federal census. There
are many other types of census records. In fact a search at FamilySearch.org
yields 32,397 results in the card catalog with titles having the word “census”
in them. A similar search of the card catalog at Ancestry.com yields 455
results. Don’t get bogged down in the difference in record count. FamilySearch
has a catalog entry for each county for many years where Ancestry has one entry
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">The important thing to recognize is that there are many
enumerations that are not Federal census records and your ancestors could be
hiding in them. I’ve written previously in this blog about the NY state census
records and many states, counties, and cities conducted their own censuses.
Earlier in US history, when a territory wanted to become a state, there was
also a census to prove that there was sufficient populations to warrant
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Pennsylvania conducted a Septennial census every seven years
for tax purposes and that index just became available on Ancestry.com for the
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">For those of you not familiar with using a card catalog
search; here are the steps for searching the card catalog at FamilySearch.org.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">If you put the word “census” in the keyword box and not in
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what types of census records exist on these two premier websites. There are
many sites that have census records. Don’t just limit yourself to these two
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</span>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-73973639870799352572012-07-25T16:22:00.000-04:002012-07-25T16:25:37.032-04:00Your Ancestors in Context<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We all know that everything seems to cost more than it did last week. But you may not know how much costs have changed in a hundred years. While working through some of my family history and census records I was wondering what $600 in personal assets represented in 1900. One of my grandmothers was born in 1900 and her father listed his personal property as $600. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">There are many inflation tracking websites but I wanted more specific information and found an interesting website I want to share. </span><br />
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<a href="http://dmarie.com/timecap/">http://dmarie.com/timecap/</a></h2>
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This site lets you put in a date and then either choose the quick page or custom page to build a sheet of events and prices for the date you picked. This allows you to put your ancestors in context and keep things in perspective. (It's also a bit shocking)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">This website is for US or UK prices and events and here is a sample of what it showed me with the quick page for my grandmother. There is a lot more information but it would not be readable here, if I included it. I tried dates as early as 1800 and there was data. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">So, as you peruse those census records or think about the lives of those that went before, add some context to their lives with a time capsule entry or two.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Happy Hunting!</span>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-57322805021067701742012-07-16T08:40:00.000-04:002012-07-16T08:40:08.976-04:00Climbing Someone Else's Tree<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">First let me say - BACKUP YOUR WORK! - my computer's hard drive crashed over the weekend. (yes, I'm asking for sympathy.) On the good side - I have a current back-up. On the bad side - It's going to take hours for the recovery. So, in the meantime, I've been working on a friend's family tree. Lorie and I sat down and created an online family tree at Ancestry.com when she came to visit. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When Lorie first arrived she and her family had been watching this season of "Who Do You Think You Are" and were fascinated with the process and what the stars were able to find. It was a real treat to explore her family history using the online tools at Ancestry.com and my membership. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After a few phone calls home, Lorie and I created a tree with about 35 known people and now, just one week later, we have over 95! When Lorie went home she and her family spent more time exploring their family history and I've spent time killing leaves.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Killing leaves is what I do when I have a few minutes in between other obligations. I just open the online trees I have at Ancestry.com and search for shaking leaves and research the hints. Because I have the online trees synchronized to my computer based trees, it is a very productive use of time. So, when my new hard drive arrives, my family tree will not have been sitting around dormant for the week.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As I've mentioned before, working on someone else's tree is rewarding because it reinforces my practices or challenges my assumptions. It was a real treat working with a friend and explaining how we genealogists put together evidence and what things work and what things don't. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I also had the chance to get to know Lorie better by working with her family tree and that was the real gift from our time climbing her tree.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So - help someone else get involved with genealogy and ...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Hunting!</span>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-4297602757207565002012-07-07T06:28:00.000-04:002012-07-07T06:28:00.255-04:00Ancestors from New York: Celebrate!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">
If you have ancestors from New York and access to
Ancestry.com today could be your lucky day. There are many indexes to NY
censuses that recently came online. Some have been there for ages but I did not
go looking for them because I did not know they even existed. I don’t want you
to suffer the same fate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">So here is the direct link to all the cool NY stuff at
ancestry.com:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">: basically it’s a query result from the ancestry.com home
page. I’ve written before (Better Search Results) about how important it is to search specific card
catalog items instead of always doing broad searches. This collection of NY
databases is a treasure trove of information. I’ve posted a partial list below
from the ancestry.com link above.</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Specifically the NY census databases include – drum roll
please – 1890 and 1892! The 1890 police census is for NY City residents (not
inmates) and is almost complete and the 1892 census is for the whole state. For
those newbies out there the issue is that the Federal 1890 census was destroyed
and only small fragments remain. This means that there is a 20 year census
record gap between 1880 and 1900 if you only use the Federal Census records.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I have a lot of NY state ancestors and finding these
databases has been wonderful. I used to wish all my ancestors had lived in
Missouri (with their huge online repositories of vital records) but now I can
be grateful that many were from New York.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I hope you find your ancestors spent some time in the Empire
State, too.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-91080264370619795372012-07-01T11:17:00.002-04:002012-07-01T19:06:32.044-04:00Summer Clean-up<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">It’s summer clean-up time in my family tree. It’s HOT
outside. OK, yes, I know it is summer but that does not change my original statement.
HOT for me means southern hibernation: like winter hibernation without the
layers of wool and hot chocolate. It also means it is a good time to review how my family tree data has grown so far this year and fill-in some
blanks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">As you know, I use Family Tree Maker 2012 but this should
work in all other programs. What I’ve been doing in those little bits of time
between other home projects is perusing my tree for missing information that
should be relatively <em>(Sorry about the pun – it just happened)</em> easy to find without opening the front door. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Starting with myself and working back in time; I’m checking
each of my entries for Birth, Marriage, and Death dates. I’m also checking each
family I know well for missing kids. I can’t believe that I forgot to add my
aunt, entirely. I also noticed that I don’t have a maiden name for one of my
favorite aunts. Then I realized that I don’t even know it! Cue phone call!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I’m not making a big production with this work: it’s more
like busy work but valuable. I’m still working on more concentrated family
history searches but this summer clean-up is great for those bits of time that
show up while waiting for the dryer to buzz or while waiting for the air
conditioner repairman. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Happy Hunting!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-78637510823478572982012-06-24T09:58:00.001-04:002012-06-24T10:15:35.976-04:00Finding Birth, Marriage, and Death Records Online<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Finding supporting documents online is easier if you know
some dates and use them. I have spent many hours online looking for birth,
marriage, and death records (BMD.) I know that they aren’t all online but I am
surprised at how many are and by combining three particular websites I’ve been
filling in gaps in my documentation this week.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I use Family Tree Maker 2012 for my genealogy software but
this hint works with any of the products. The three websites I use are:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.familysearch.org/"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">http://www.familysearch.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">
– and make sure you sign-in because there is a new feature – the source records
– that is like Ancestry.com’s shoebox.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.ancestry.com/"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">http://www.ancestry.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">
– I know it’s not free but it’s cheaper than lots of road trips and they have
so much.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.genealogybank.com/"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">http://www.genealogybank.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">
– also not free but less than a premium cable channel and often on sale.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">OK, now that you’ve done this.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Go into your records in your genealogy software and for each
BMD you are missing do specific date range and place searches with the given
and surnames at each of the above sites. In fact, now that I think of it, try
ancestry.com LAST. You will often find what you need at the other two sites
before you get to ancestry.com. Surprised? I sure was but Ancestry.com does not have 6100 newspapers and FamilySearch.org has digitized records in addition to the indexes.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I even found that I could leave out the given name and just
use the surname, state, and date range and find whole families at these sites.
This works best on US records since Genealogy bank only has US papers and
records.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">GenealogyBank.com has a new interface for members and it is
much nicer and for some reason faster than the old interface. If you go to
genealogybank.com and are not sure which interface you are looking at, there is
a link at the top of the page. If it says “go to old site,” then you are using
the new interface. If it says something along the lines of ‘try new site;' DO
THAT. Also, be aware of a quirk with GenealogyBank.com, the surname is FIRST
and then the given name.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">So, sometimes, genealogy is like using a dictionary. If you
know some specific information first, it’s easier to find more information.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Happy Hunting!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-39972999080392490292012-06-17T08:42:00.000-04:002012-06-17T10:00:42.521-04:00May All Your Ancestors Live in Small Towns<span style="color: #134f5c;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I am blessed that some of my ancestors stayed in small
towns! When I look at the meager death notices from papers like the NY Times
and even the Brooklyn Eagle I am envious of those researchers whose ancestors
hailed from little burgs like Mount Carmel, PA. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I recently started reviewing an old file folder of
information that had various copies from over the years. I needed to see what
information I already had on some of my ancestors. I’ve mentioned this
technique previously when referring to the depth of information available in
census records.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">It’s not that I’m not observant; it’s just that when I
obtained the obituaries, originally, I was looking only for my direct line
ancestors. Now, that I have some “brick walls,” I’m spreading out into
collateral lines to work around the walls. I also find that I’m becoming more interested
in what the family structure was and who these people were.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Don’t forget while doing your family history research that
your experience grows at the same time your tree grows. Information may be
buried in your own archives.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Here is what I discovered in some obituaries that I already
had from a small town paper’s obituary.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Mrs. Thomas Magee (not McGee, like I had) was formerly Helen
(not Ellen) Fairley (I had this) from Scotland (I had this.) She settled in
Branchdale and stayed there for 40 years (not quite accurate but confirmation
of what I had) and resided in Mount Carmel for ten years (news to me.) They’d
recently celebrated their golden wedding anniversary (handy to know.) <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Now, here comes the good stuff:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">“The deceased is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Lewis
Gottschall of this city, and an adopted son Robert Magee, of Rhode Island.
There are fourteen grandchildren. Her brother John resides in the West, and
brother Alexander in town. She was a sister of the late Mrs. Thomas Wardrop.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">PAYDIRT!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">First, I was not sure how the girls in the family were related. Now, I see that one might well have been a sister and not a daughter. I’ve
since found some additional evidence of this.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Second, I have confirmation that Robert was not her
biological son and the information that I had saying he was in Rhode Island was
not erroneous.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Third, she had additional siblings here in this country! I
had no idea! I even have the name of a spouse.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Now, to be fair, obituaries are also not primary sources of
information and some of it is wrong. “Shortly after her marriage to Thomas
Magee the couple came to this country” – WRONG!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">She married in 1854 in Pottsville, PA. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Had she died in New York City, I would have had a death date
(maybe) and some idea of funeral arrangements but because she died in a small
town I have so much more.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">May all your ancestors live in small towns.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Happy Hunting!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-26393740650269113522012-06-10T13:17:00.002-04:002012-06-10T13:17:56.736-04:00There is no time like the Present!<span style="color: #31859c; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #31859C; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">As I was looking at my own family tree this morning I realized that
I had not completed the family tree information for my own generation. I have
my information in but not the information for my first cousins. This information
will be very difficult for the next two generations to complete unless they
have genealogist or packrats in their immediate families.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #31859c; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #31859C; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">More and more libraries are closing, more records are online only,
more families are moving away from hometowns earlier and more often. When you combine
these trends with privacy concerns; the chances of obtaining accurate information
for the current generations, in the years to come, becomes less likely.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #31859c; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #31859C; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Take time NOW to complete the vital records sections for your
generation and for those who came after you. Include pictures, notes, and remembrances. It’s likely that anyone in your family who knows you ‘do
genealogy’ assumes you already have all of this information “filled in” and
also expect that you will provide it to them whenever they or their children need
it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #31859c; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #31859C; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I did not fill this information in, yet, because it’s all in my
head. Well, the older I get, the more I realize that that’s not as reliable as
I would wish.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #31859c; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #31859C; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">So – now is the time to fill in the current events. Your descendants
will thank you. (keep in mind that you should not post information on living
individuals. Ancestry.com and Family Tree Maker will privatize any posted
trees to help prevent your accidentally posting this private data.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #31859c; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #31859C; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Happy Hunting!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-73911128960726965372012-06-02T14:34:00.001-04:002012-06-02T16:30:51.774-04:00Helping others while helping yourself<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I’m working with some other genealogy club members on a
local figure’s family history project. I did not think I had enough time to do
my own research to make time for yet someone else’s genealogy but I was wrong!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Working on another family’s genealogy has already (in two
weeks) taught me a lot about my own family research. First – I assume too much
when doing my own research. Second – I need more maps. {I will include other
observations in future BLOGs.}<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Specifically – I found that in my own family research I’m too
quick to assume that a family with the same surname and many of the same givennames
in the same colonial town is mine. When I am working on the project’s family: I
want PROOF! I should be as picky with my own family.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">In my own family I know where the places are that are in my
line. In the project’s family – I did not know the counties. I went to a few
places in addition to Google Maps to find historic county lines. Don’t forget
that many, many records are only available at the county level so knowing which
county someone lived in at the time they lived there is critical. I also went
to some other sites to find historical county lines. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Boy was I surprised to find the reason I could not find some
records was because the county <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">did not
even exist </b>for the time period I was researching. I should have checked
this information FIRST! <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Here are some of the resources I used:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><a href="http://wiki.familysearch.org/">Wiki.familysearch.org<o:p></o:p></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><a href="http://ncgenweb.us/">Ncgenweb.us<o:p></o:p></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">And the most fascinating was:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I started with then “interactive map” for the area we are
researching. You need to spend some time with the interface and make sure you
refresh the map after you change selections. There is supposedly a way to
download the shape file of the historical boundaries for a specific year and
overlay a Google Earth Map with the data but I’ve not figured that out, yet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I found the files – I’m just not certain how to use them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">This site also has county chronologies and historical
boundary dates for existing and extinct counties.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">In the meantime, though, helping on this project has given
me insights into my own family research so the time I thought I had given to
the project actually was time well invested – not spent!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Happy Hunting!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-59683519538953091322012-05-27T12:12:00.001-04:002012-05-27T12:12:56.647-04:00Ancestry Adds New Census Viewer<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm in love. Ancestry has introduced a new census viewer. Just this week I was lamenting the difficulty of following a census line across a page and easily finding my place as I scrolled. I also had to refer to other documents or screen in order to see the census headings. Ancestry came through!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Remember those rulers with the highlighted areas for focusing on a computer print out? Well, Ancestry has added that function to the census viewer! It even puts the yellow bar in the center and the blue/green bars around it. Then if you pause your mouse over a cell the full contents are typed out including the column data. You can even browse to other lines in the same record and the search result stays highlit and the browse line highlights in pale red for easy comparison. Now I just need the same tool for my computer and I'll be a happy camper!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Happy Hunting!</span><br />
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<br />Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-5278297720655412832012-05-20T19:18:00.003-04:002012-05-20T19:18:56.112-04:00Proofreading your genealogy<br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Proofreading something you have written is a matter of
checking for spacing, punctuation, spelling, grammar, and clarity. Proofreading
your family tree is more complex than that.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have some paper records for my family trees but most of my
information is in Family Tree Maker and has been about 6 years. Somehow (little
gremlins using my computer at night) errors have crept into my records. I’ve
noticed the same problem with other family trees that I’ve seen. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What problems? Well, I have an ancestor that had children
after she died and one that had a child before she was born. I have a sneaking
suspicion that there are mistakes in there, somewhere! I also have one family
that I created from some census records and now that I have more information
from some online resources, it looks like I’ve combined two families with the
same name. The clue was that the children were born in very diverse areas that
did not make sense. Yes, some families move around a lot but not every 2 years
into 3 different states without some further proof.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What do I plan to do about it? Well – I tried breaking it
down on the computer but what really ended up working was to break out the paper
and create manual family group sheets and correct the entries. I even had to
delete a few people! That’s a tough decision, though, so I documented my
thought process and am keeping that along with the family group sheets, in case
I have to go back. I will also keep notes in my software.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I’m sure all YOUR family trees are not subject to these
errors but you may know someone else who could benefit from a little family
tree proofreading.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Hunting! </span><o:p></o:p></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-52323575068206974352012-05-16T11:37:00.000-04:002012-05-16T11:37:04.685-04:00Organizing Bookmarks and Favorites<br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Keeping track of the websites I use for genealogy has become
a real PAIN. I tried setting bookmarks and favorites but if I were not at my
home computer, then I did not have them. Some browsers let you synchronize the
bookmarks across multiple computers but not all computers I use have Google
Chrome or IE 10 or Firefox and I don’t want to risk leaving my information on
public computers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I tried an Excel spreadsheet and then stored the spreadsheet
in the “cloud” but that required me to login in there and keep that up to date,
also. At least with Excel, I could organize the sheets by topic. Word lets me
keep track of things but not sort them. Then I figured OneNote (my 2<sup>nd</sup>
favorite application) would do the trick. It’s easily searchable, I don’t have
to manually sort things, I can leave notes for myself and it’s available on my
computer, the cloud, my phone, and my tablet. At least Office 2010 lets me synchronize my
results automatically to my computer so that part isn’t such a big job. Then I
thought – why bother keeping them on my computer at all! Why not use an
Internet based solution!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That got me thinking. What is available that is accessible
from anywhere online and easy to keep up-to-date? I thought about my own BLOG –
the one you are reading now – but that’s too cumbersome. I could e-mail myself
lists at my Gmail account but that’s not elegant. I could use one of the free
website builders but that’s tough to keep up-to-date. </span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I cannot be the only one with this issue. Greater minds than
mine must have surely solved this problem already! AHA – Google to the rescue –
AAARGH – there are hundreds of them! Now what!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So I tried a few. I like Delicious.com because it’s been
around for some time and I can browse other bookmark lists that other people
have shared and uncover some additional genealogy links that I would not have
known about, otherwise (over 33000 of them!) Delicious.com also allows me to
TAG bookmarks with categories which is much more powerful than organizing them
into folders. Some bookmarks are useful for multiple categories so TAGGING
makes more sense than duplicating the entries in multiple folders. The search
feature also lets me see other possible TAGS in use.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I also like Diigo.com for its annotations and Android app
but there are fees involved for the full functionality. Diigo also has
extensions for the Chrome browser that let you send parts of pages directly to
your Diigo account with automatic sharing to Facebook, Twitter, etc.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I’ve not made up my mind, yet, which I will stay with but
both of these options are much better than what I was using before.</span></div>
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<br /></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-10035666518849736102012-04-27T09:51:00.002-04:002012-04-27T09:51:48.462-04:00NGS Conference - online connections<br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I can’t be there but I’ll be thinking about all the
wonderful happenings at the National Genealogical Society Conference starting
next week in Cincinnati. If you are going – congratulations! Last year’s
conference in Charleston was wonderful. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Whether you are going or not don’t miss out on the web
activities that will accompany the event. There is a daily blog at <a href="http://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/">http://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/</a>.
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Additional social media connections are: (from their site)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN">Follow us on Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/ngsgenealogy" target="_blank"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">@ngsgenealogy</span></i></a>).
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN">Friend us on Facebook (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/ngsgenealogy" target="_blank"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">http://www.facebook.com/ngsgenealogy</span></i></a>).
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN">Send us a tweet <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?screen_name=ngsgenealogy"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">@ngsgenealogy</span></i></a>
for general information or use the hashtag <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/%23ngs2012"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">#ngs2012</span></i></a>
for Annual Conference-related tweets. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The
hosting organization’s website <a href="http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/"><span style="text-decoration: none;">http://www.ngsgenealogy.org</span></a>
has member’s only areas in addition to free areas that include videos on
genealogy in general and information on their well respected home study course.
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/paths_to_your_past"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Paths to Your Past</span></i></a> (88MB) </span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_5"
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(27.6MB)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So,
think about attending some of the conference social media connections and as
always,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy
Hunting! </span><span style="color: #524e4e; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-37188952560627606872012-04-18T06:43:00.002-04:002012-04-21T09:43:10.716-04:00<span style="color: #134f5c;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Just when you thought this blog had gone dormant, I’m back!
In reality, it’s just two more weeks until weekly blogs resume. I appreciate
your taking time to read my blog and I thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have been teaching for Coastal Carolina’s Osher Lifelong
Learning program and my last few weeks of classes have required more of my time
and genealogy has had to wait. By May 1</span><span style="font-size: small;"><sup>st</sup></span><span style="font-size: large;">, though, the semester will
be over (for me) and I can return to my genealogy on a regular basis. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">It’s odd that I call it “my genealogy” when it’s truly my
family’s genealogy. I wonder why it is that only one person every few
generations really feels the call to delve into the family history in the USA. I
had the privilege of working with a graduate student from South Korea and he
was shocked that I did not know my lineage and he was even more shocked when I
did not know the meaning of my name! He explained to me that in his culture it
was very important to know both. I’d never even thought about the meaning of my
name. I knew who I was named after but not the meaning of my name, itself.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">So for those of you with the curiosity I had – </span><a href="http://www.meaning-of-names.com/"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">http://www.meaning-of-names.com</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"> can
help you discover the meaning of your given <strong>and</strong> family names. There are also
links there to other sites for more ethnic names that do not often appear in
many English based resources. Of course, you could use Google or Bing or some
other search engine, too. The site I mentioned, though, showed me the meaning
of my given name in four different nationalities. For me, the meaning did not
change but I’m sure that is different depending on the name. There were also links for specific genealogy sites based on my family name and, of course, the requsite advertisers of family crests.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Happy Hunting!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-80853541182303109412012-03-22T14:38:00.005-04:002012-03-22T14:38:59.648-04:00Don’t forget the newbies among us!<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Don’t forget the newbies among us! I attended a genealogy
special interest group meeting recently and there were some newbies there. Don’t
forget to help them along. They may find that they are related to you and may
have the records you are looking for. Most of the experienced researchers were
very quick to gloss over the “standard” websites we tend to use and I noticed
that the newbies were scrambling to write these down.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><span style="color: #134f5c;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">For those of you who might also be new:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.stevenmorse.com/"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">http://www.stevenmorse.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.archives.gov/"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">http://www.archives.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.loc.gov/"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">http://www.loc.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">http://www.cyndislist.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.genealogybank.com/"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">http://www.genealogybank.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.fold3.com/"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">http://www.fold3.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.ellisisland.org/"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">http://www.ellisisland.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.findagrave.com/"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">http://www.findagrave.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Some of these sites require a subscription for access to all
of the data but even those that do have free areas – so don’t count them out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">One of the nicest things about this latest meeting was that
we had no speaker, no computer, and no PowerPoint slide show. What we did have
was discussion! I don’t recommend this format for every meeting but it was
refreshing to get to hear the stories and research tips from each participant.
We were also able to access the experience levels of some of the newest
participants to help format future meeting segments.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">So – this week’s lesson – go to local genealogy meetings and
if there isn’t one – START ONE!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Happy Hunting!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-47394428111576971332012-03-08T11:19:00.002-05:002012-03-08T20:28:47.899-05:00Preview Your Many Files<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">
Hi, Welcome back, thanks for your patience. I've been
teaching a lot of new material and preparing four new 2 hour classes each week
has taken a lot of my time. Not an excuse but an introduction to today's topic. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I don't know if this information pertains to Mac
computers at all so apologies there. On PC's, though, I've noticed that most
students do not know how to preview their file contents without opening the
files. We genealogists tend to accumulate lots of great information and we spend
time filing it neatly in well-structured digital files. The problems arise when
we are not quite certain what a file contains.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Opening each file becomes a tedious exercise. Using the
search function won't help when the object of our search is a picture and we
are looking for a specific one. The search function does not help, either, if
the picture is embedded in a Word processing file. So - I want to share how to
use Windows Explorer's file preview button.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Your PC's (Mac's, too) have a tool for managing your
files and folders. On a Windows PC it's called "Windows Explorer."
There are many ways to open this program. If you have Windows 7 there is an
icon on the taskbar that looks like a manila file folder: that's it - just
click on it to open Windows Explorer. Windows 7, Vista, and XP users can also
RIGHT click on the "Start" button and click on "Open Windows
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And then click the "show preview pane" button.
Then, when you click on a file, you will see the contents of the file. This
does not work for all files but it sure helps.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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</span>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-68767994858917268372012-02-25T09:53:00.002-05:002012-02-25T09:53:26.917-05:00Flash Drives<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">First, share your research! I had the pleasure of spending
time with a cousin that I got re-acquainted with through genealogy. We each had
new research since the last time we met. Both of us had backed-up our research
results (screen prints, census records, vital records, photos, etc.) on flash
(thumb) drives. It was a simple task to copy the folders to each other’s flash
drives using our computers. Now, we can each review lines and data that we may
not have found on our own.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">This brings another hint to mind. I have a bunch of flash
drives. Some are physically quite small but all are just large enough for me to
paste on a small return address label. This way, if I leave a drive connected
to another computer or lose one, I have a chance of seeing it again. I also
suggest you put a text file on each drive with your contact information. I call
mine “1OwnerInfo.” This way, if someone opens the drive to see what is on it,
this file shows up at the top of the list. (I’d be happier if I had a more clever
name but this is what I’m using now.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">This brings to mind a caution for those people who might
plug their flash drives into PC’s and Mac’s, and tablets. Make sure that you <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DO NOT</b> format the flash drive with the
NTFS format for PC’s. If you do not know what that means, then you are not
likely to do it. PC’s can format a disk with two different formats NTFS and
FAT32. The NTFS format is not readable on Mac’s and tablets. You can check
which format your device is using from the drive properties.</span></div>
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hard drives are and should be NTFS drives. Removable hard drives are also
better as NTFS drives but flash drives are so portable among operating systems
that FAT32 is a better choice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Well, glad I had a chance to share this with you and thank
you for your time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Happy Hunting! <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-16971500330707203042012-02-16T19:59:00.001-05:002012-02-16T20:27:13.605-05:00Finding Your Roots and other videos<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I cannot believe it’s been 2 weeks since I last Blogged
here! I apologize and promise to do better in the future. I know how
frustrating it is to find a blog and then not get updates.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">So – does this mean I have not been doing any genealogy
research? NO! I’ve been catching up on the new season of “Who do you think you
are” and awaiting a new program on
PBS with Henry Louis Gates Jr. This PBS host is the best so don’t miss it!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">This is a new 10 part series starting March 25<sup>th</sup>
called “Finding Your Roots.” See a preview (33 seconds) at </span><a href="http://video.pbs.org/video/2189457832"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">http://video.pbs.org/video/2189457832</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">I’ve also been catching up on the many new webinars at </span><a href="http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/webinars.asp"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/webinars.asp</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">The people at Legacy Family Tree have a webinar on March 7<sup>th</sup>
on preparing for the April 2<sup>nd</sup> release of the 1940 census. I’ve
blogged on this topic previously and don’t want you to miss this webinar. If
you cannot watch it on the 7<sup>th</sup> it will be available for free online
for the 10 days after that date and the purchase price is very reasonable if
you miss the free period.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Our Grand Strand Genealogy Club had a great presentation on
how to prepare for the 1940 census release. Gail Reynolds is our resident
expert and leads classes for the local Osher LifeLong Learning Institute (OLLI.)
So – if you are not lucky enough to have Gail in your neighborhood, maybe you
have an OLLI program in your town with genealogy classes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">A list of Institutes is available at: </span><a href="http://www.osherfoundation.org/index.php?olli_list"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">http://www.osherfoundation.org/index.php?olli_list</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">This is a great program for adult education. The classes
offered differ by school but since genealogy is one of the fastest growing
hobbies, there are probably classes available near you. If there is an OLLI
near you and they don’t have genealogy classes, then you should think about
teaching one! I’ve found that all of the genealogists I’ve met have lots of
information to share about the process of finding ancestors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Our genealogy club has a website and blog. The website is
at: </span><a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scgsgc"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scgsgc</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">And the tips blog is at: </span><a href="http://gsgc-tandt.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">http://gsgc-tandt.blogspot.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">This should keep you all busy until next week!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Thanks for your time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972039266480442444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239790893081237070.post-26952765081523172072012-02-02T19:33:00.001-05:002012-02-02T19:33:31.180-05:00Go to RootsTech 2012 virtually<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Get on Rootstech.org as soon as you finish reading this
notice. In fact, forget me, go there now! (Don’t forget to come back, please.) <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">RootsTech 2012 is the technology genealogy conference that
is happening NOW in Salt Lake City, Utah. This conference is from Feb 2-4. The
website has the syllabi for every scheduled session. Often each syllabus is a
complete outline of the topics for each session – complete with websites and
book titles for your research. The guide is also available there so you can see
what we are missing. These are both <em>.pdf</em> downloads and are free.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Some of the session are streaming LIVE. I participated in
the “Genealogy Idol” session and have 2 full pages of notes on technology and
favorite websites and blogs of the four Idol contestants. If you see a session you are interested in on the full list and RootsTech is not streaming it, there is a chance that the sponsor of the session is! Go to the sponsor's website and search for the session name or RootsTech. That's how I was able to watch the "Genealogy Idol" session.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">There are also constant
Twitter feeds at #rootstech. There are also iPhone/iPad, Android, and
Blackberry apps if you happen to be there and want to schedule your conference
sessions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Go to Rootstech.org (not .com) and the first page has the
live sessions. If you go there and no session is currently running, you will
see one of the welcome sessions. Don't forget to scroll down to see the other resources including the downloads.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">I could not find the list of live sessions on the website for the conference but Eastman had it.(of course) <strong>The times are Mountain Standard Time</strong></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11:00 am-12:00 pm, Optimize Your
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11:00 am-12:00 pm, Future of
FamilySearch Family Tree by Ron Tanner <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1:45-2:45 pm, Privacy in a
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forget to go to Rootstech.org<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- the
laundry, dusting, errands, lawn, etc can wait!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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