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Finding the Dead and Buried in Shawano County, Wisconsin
The volunteers associated with the Shawano County Rootsweb Project have been working overtime for the past few years to index and photograph the cemeteries of Shawano County in Wisconson. The Shawano County, Wisconsin, Cemetery Project lists the cemeteries and burial … Continue reading
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Microsoft Windows Live Local Mapping System for Genealogy Sites
A tip from GenTips-L Archives on “Use Microsoft’s New Free Mapping System for Family History” led me to Expert Genealogy’s example of using Windows Local Live mapping system. Microsoft has a new free mapping system at http://local.live.com. This is a … Continue reading
Dealing With Unknowns in Your Genealogy Program
I have a lot of unknowns in my family tree. While The Master Genealogist genealogy computer program is amazingly powerful, it requires that you have set a mother or father of a person before you can use the ADD PERSON … Continue reading
New Jersey State Archives Marriage Indexes Online
Genealogy Blog reports “New Jersey State Archives Posts Index to New Jersey Marriages 1848-1867” are now online. The New Jersey State Archives has online indexes and list of New Jersey Marriages Index 1666-1799, they now have a New Jersey Marriages … Continue reading
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Oklahoma Centennial Projects Announced
The Genealogy Blog announced two important Oklahoma Centennial Projects recently. The VanFossen family has a long history living in Oklahoma, so we may find some ancestors there. Those interesting in Oklahoma genealogy will want to know that a new every-name … Continue reading
Using News Alerts to Research Your Relatives
Google News Alerts and Yahoo News Alerts allow you to set up customized new alerts that are emailed to you which may help you research your ancestors and relatives. Google News Alerts are the easiest to use. Simply type in … Continue reading
How to Access HeritageQuest Online Research Resources
HeritageQuest Online is a subscription service considered an invaluable reference for researching your family’s history. It includes US Census records, family and local history books, war resources, land warrants, and a wide variety of online books. The Encyclopedia of Genealogy … Continue reading
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Nasty Nagging Norwegian Names
If you have a Norwegian in your family tree, I’m sure that you’ve said worse things about hunting up Norwegian ancestors and dealing with all of the name games. Those Norwegian Names – Tips for the Online Researcher from Norway … Continue reading
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Planning Another Genealogy Trip – Wisconsin
I should be heading back home to my husband and cats, but instead, I’m leaving in a week for a drop-out-of-the-sky-decision to spend 10 days in Wisconsin researching my mother’s side of the family tree. This was just decided yesterday, … Continue reading
Family History Research Paper Trails
I’ve been on the road since March 2006 tracking down family roots and living relatives. I’ve driven from Alabama to Ohio, to Michigan, and across to Washington State. Then south to Oregon and back to Seattle. Along the way I’ve … Continue reading
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