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Help Preserve Your Ancestors of the American Revolution
The Detroit News reports on “Patriot Games – Genealogy Fans Unravel Past” that genealogists and family history researchers are in a “race against time” to find and preserve those who served in the American Revolution. Two hundred and thirty years … 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
Bicentennial Historical Videos Gifted to Knox County Historical Society of Ohio
The Mount Vernon News of Ohio announced “Bicentennial videos presented to county historical society”, an article about the donation of almost 100 DVDs to the Knox County Historical Society and the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County containing … Continue reading
A Little Troublemaker in Taylor Rapids, Wisconsin
The following is another story by Robert Knapp (1913-1994) about his childhood growing up in Northern Wisconsin, in a small logging community called Taylor Rapids, not far from Goodman. While the logging camps, homes, school, and human occupation of the … Continue reading
Finding Life in Old Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia
Having spent a lot of time recently in cemeteries, literally digging into my family’s history, and pouring through “Cemetery Historical Walks” books that guide you through the cemetery and the history and lives of those buried within, I was delighted … Continue reading
Tips for Locating Ancestral Origins
The Ancestry Daily News article on “Using Ancestry.com: Locating Ancestral Origins” is packed with helpful resources and information on tracking the origins of your ancestors, specifically those who just arrived in the county. To the non-genealogist, the town of origin … Continue reading
Tips from the Pros of Ancestry.com – Researching the US Census Online
The 24/7 Family History Circle has a great tip from the pros on reading the Census records on Ancestry.com that may save you some time and effort. Most of us are slow to read everything on a computer monitor, so … Continue reading
Working With Specific Family Members in TMG
Working with The Master Genealogist (TMG) computer program, I’m often working with a group of people, switching between different people’s information as I check on the information on each and add new information or sources. These are often family members, … Continue reading
Creating Custom Reports with The Master Genealogist (TMG)
Here is the challenge. Planning a trip to Wisconsin to dig into the Anderson and Knapp family roots, and I wanted to use my genealogy program, The Master Genealogist (TMG), to help me print out reports on locations within Wisconsin. … Continue reading
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Articles Wanted for The Encyclopedia of Genealogy
The Encyclopedia of Genealogy is looking for volunteers and article submissions to flesh out this amazing encyclopedia to help genealogy and family history researchers around the world. As of 2004, The Encyclopedia of Genealogy had 351 articles. By the end … Continue reading
