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Master Genealogist: Connecting Life Experience with Tags
I’m still struggling to learn about how The Master Genealogist (TMG) genealogy research and family history software program works. It’s not for the casual family history researcher. It is for the very serious genealogist, determined to dig into all the … Continue reading
American Memory Collection of Americana
The US Library of Congress American Memory Collection is a fascinating online museum and resource for United States history and Americana. There is a Today in History page which offers a daily glimpse into the past and events that happened … Continue reading
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A Lifetime Found in a Resume
Going through my father’s papers, I found many of his resumes, going back decades. The most recent ones written in the past 25 years were resumes I helped him put together. Before that, my mother did them for him. He … Continue reading
Harvard Open Collection Online: History of Immigration to the United States
The Open Collections Program from Harvard features “Immigration to the United States”, a web-based collection of selected historical information and resources on immigration to the US from 1789-1930. The collection includes information on immigration records from Harvard’s’ libraries, archives, and … Continue reading
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Exploring the Genome of the Neanderthal
Scientific American reports “Genomic ‘Time Machine’ May Pinpoint Divergence of Human and Neanderthal” in a recent issue. According to the article, a short, fossilized femur from a 38 year old Neanderthal, found in a museum in Croatia, may become a … Continue reading
Genetic Make-up of Humans More Diverse Than Believed
An article on DNA differences from BBC News tells of how scientists are discovering that the genetic make-up of humans is much more diverse than originally thought. A UK-led team made a detailed analysis of the DNA found in 270 … Continue reading
Protect, Preserve, or Donate Your Precious Family Photos and Papers
The Genealogy Journey offers “Historic Family Papers and Photos: Store Them Right or Consider Donating Them” offers tips and links to resources and techniques on how to protect, preserve, and donate your family history papers and photographs. Please! As a … Continue reading
Genealogy Today Offers Tips for Scanning Old Photographs
Genealogy Today has an article series on scanning old photographs with part one covering basic scanning information. Part two will be out soon. Among the basics are two issues that confront most new computer users when it comes to scanning … Continue reading
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Genealogy Today Adds More World War II War Ration Book Images to Database
Genealogy Today reports that more images that have been added to the Registry of World War II Ration Books. War Ration Books are actually of great benefit to genealogists. Genealogists are always in search of new record sources when confronted … Continue reading
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Dogs Help Historians Uncover Lost Graves
Is genealogy going to the dogs? The Genealogy Blog reports in “Find Your Ancestors with the Help of a Dog” on how dogs are being used to “sniff out” unmarked graves to help identify historical graves. The story originally comes … Continue reading
