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Mapping Medieval Towns with New Technology
ADS Arch Search’s “Mapping Medieval Townscapes: A Digital Atlas Of The New Towns Of Edward I” uses mapping technology to create a map of how Wales and England looked under the reign of King Edward I: Using mapping as a … Continue reading
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Lenawee County, Michigan, Online Resources for Local Information, Cemeteries, and Vital Records
My West and Farlin family were brought together in Raisin Township, Lenawee County, Michigan. The term “lenawee” or “lenawai” (Shawnee) cames from the Native American word meaning “man” from the Delaware “leno or lenno”. Lenawee County’s first white settlers were … Continue reading
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History of the San Diego Marine Base
Leatherneck Forum – A base is born in San Diego reports on the history of the development of the San Diego Marine base. If you have an ancestor who served in the Marines on the West Coast of the United … Continue reading
GeneaSearch: Find Your Female Ancestors
GeneaSearch has an interesting feature and search tool called Find Your Female Ancestors. Female ancestors are often hard to find. Because of name changes and lost marriage records, it is often difficult, if not impossible, to find our female ancestors’ … Continue reading
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MemoryArchive: Preserving Our Memories Online
MemoryArchive is an interesting wiki, a form of Wikipedia for memories. Calling itself “the encyclopedia of memories”, it currently features over 600 memoirs about a variety of events, people, places, things, years, recovery, life in general. There are memoirs and … Continue reading
University of Wisconsin at Green Bay Area Research Center
The University of Wisconsin at Green Bay Area Research Center, known as the ARC, was incredibly helpful to us during our stay in Green Bay, researching our Anderson and Knapp family tree. The ARC has very limited public access hours. … Continue reading
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Ancestral Trails: The Complete Guide to British Genealogy and Family History
According to initial reviews, the newly updated book by Mark Herber, “Ancestral Trails: The Complete Guide to British Genealogy and Family History”, is bigger and better with the new and expanded edition. And it is also available in paperback. “Ancestral … Continue reading
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Family Bibles Online
Family Bibles is a collection of family bibles posted by individuals from all over the United States and the world, offered by Ancestors at Rest. Some recent family bibles include: Albright – Cobb Family Bible, Ohio Tarlton, Batson Family in … Continue reading
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Online Book: History of Door County, Wisconsin – The County Beautiful
Ancestry.com has released the book “History of Door County, Wisconsin – the county beautiful” by Hjalmar Rued Holand for their registered members. Published in 1917, the book includes biographies of local popular and influential citizens, the history of Door County, … Continue reading
New Social Networking site for Age 50 Plus With Online Obituary Database
Yahoo News reports on an online social networking site dedicated to the age 50 plus that also includes an obituary database which sends out death alerts to members. A social networking Web site for Americans aged 50-plus went live on … Continue reading
