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Finding Ancestors Thrills: Arab Royalty With European Genes
The thrill of identifying an ancestor is always exciting in family history research. Sometimes it’s a predictable find (Norwegians finding Norwegians in their past), and sometimes unpredictable (Norwegians finding Africans in their past). Then there are truly “shocking” and yet … Continue reading
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Uncovering the Myths and Truths in Our Family Tree
In Columbus Colonists’ Despair Revealed (print version) from Discovery News, it appears to be confirmed that Columbus faked the wealth of his discovery of the new world. The first silver ever extracted from coarser materials by Europeans in the New … Continue reading
Library and Archives of Canada offers Oral Histories of the First World War
The Library and Archives of Canada have Oral Histories of the First World War: Veterans 1914-1918 online exhibition and resources. Library and Archives Canada (LAC), in partnership with Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), presents Oral … Continue reading
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How Would You Use a Timeline on Your Family History Blog?
Dan Lawyer has been talking about Timelines for displaying on your family history site or blog. One of the focus areas for some prototyping we plan to do in the near future is an effort to allow users to explore … Continue reading
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Exploring The History of Cancer in Your Family History
The New England Historic Genealogical Society’s Dr. Edwin Knights offers “Confronted With Cancer”, a great look into using your family tree to trace cancer in your family. Is there cancer in you family’s medical pedigree? And if so, how are … Continue reading
US Library of Congress Gets $2 Million to Digitize Historical Books
The US Library of Congress announces a grant to help digitize thousands of books for online access. Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today announced that the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded the Library of Congress a $2 million … Continue reading
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Tips for Estimating Your Ancestors Dates
Tips from the Pros: Date Estimates-More Than a Good Guess from Ancestry.com offers some great information on how to estimate your ancestors’ dates. Most online database websites provide a field for selecting the date range of a search, or the … Continue reading
Boston 1775 Comes Alive
What Was Under Those White Wigs asks the Boston 1775 blog. Written by historian and expert, J.L. Bell, Boston 1775 is dedicated to the 17th and 18th century in the United States. As part of my exploration of the 1700s … Continue reading
Where They Lived Tells Us More About How They Lived
In “What’s in an Address?” by Juliana Smith on 24/7 Family History Circle, Smith reminds us that addresses play a very important role in discovering magical links to our past. The conversation was a reminder of how important it is … Continue reading
Using Coroner Records in Your Family History Research
“Using Coroner’s Records,” by Mary Penner from 24/7 Family History Circle on Ancestry.com offers some great tips for working with Coroner Records, a historical reference I never thought about before: If your ancestor had an untimely end, check for details … Continue reading
