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GenSmarts: Reminder to Not Assume
In a recent article on using Gensmarts to research a research facility more effectively, I began to look at GenSmarts Genealogy Software differently. Part of my goal in researching my genealogy, and that of others, is to tell the story … Continue reading
Where Do You Draw the Family History Research Line?
In The Worst Question in Genealogy, genealogist Kerry Scott of Clue Wagon admits that the worse question ever asked is “What do you do?” For a family historian, the next question is “How far back have you gone?” I love … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy Techniques
Tagged dates, family history, family history research, genealogy, history, jobs, occupation, research, specialty, timeline, what do you do
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Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room
The US Library of Congress has a Local History and Genealogy Reading Room in the Thomas Jefferson Building featuring more than 50,000 genealogies and 100,000 local histories among its many collections. According to their post discussing this, “Growing a Family … Continue reading
WordPress Plugin for Citations, Footnotes and Bibliographies
In researching techniques for adding footnotes to posts in WordPress for “Creating Footnotes in WordPress,” I looked into several WordPress Plugins for footnotes. One caught my attention. AcademicPress WordPress Plugin is ideal for a serious genealogy and family history site … Continue reading
Musings of the History Queen of The Dalles, Oregon
I’m trying to research information on news events that happened between 1958 and 1965 in The Dalles, Oregon, and having no luck on the web. However, I did find some resources worth sharing for future reference. In particular is the … Continue reading
Seattle Coast Guard Museum – The History of the Coast Guard and Pacific Northwest Maritime
There is a Coast Guard Museum in Seattle, Washington. This will be invaluable as I dig more into the lives of my father and his father, both serving in the Coast Guard in the Pacific Northwest and Pacific Ocean. The … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Genealogy Resources, Knapp, Places, Washington State, West
Tagged boats, coast guard, coast guard history, family history research, history, howard west, howard west jr, howard west sr, knapp, maritime, military, museum, photo detective, research, resources, revenue cutter service, ships
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Genealogy, Archives, Libraries, and Museums Resources for States in the US
Top 75 State Genealogy Websites of 2012 by Rich Crume of Family Tree Magazine is an extensive listing of US State Archives, libraries, museums, and other online resources to help you with your family history research. For my own research, … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy Resources, Places
Tagged archives, death indexes, family history online research, family history research, genealogy research, indiana, library, michigan, museums, north dakota, oklahoma, online resources, oregon, research, south dakota, state archives, states, washington
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The Spittoon: A DNA and Family History Research Blog
The Spittoon is the company blog of 23andMe, a DNA testing company. The blog includes articles by their scientists, researchers, and other employees. The goal of the site is to help customers understand their DNA, health, traits, and ancestry, and … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy Resources
Tagged dna, family dna, family history research, family history resources, research, resource, resources, science
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Save a Life: Build a Family Cancer and Disease Tree
Tracing our family history isn’t about connecting the dots in our family tree, it is also about connecting the medical history and genetic path cancer takes through a family. In “My Semicolon Life: Tracing my family’s cancer history” in USA … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy Techniques
Tagged cancer, cancer research, cancer tree, disease, family cancer tree, family health tree, family history, family medical tree, genes, genetics, health, illness, inherit, medical, medical history, medical records, medical research, medical tree, research
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Family Search Library Expanded to 40,000 Genealogy and Family History Records
The The Oklahoman highlighted the Family History Library recently, a fantastic resource with more than 40,000 genealogy and family history publications from family history library archives around the world not just for families associated with Oklahoma. The collection features family … Continue reading
Posted in Family History Research Notes, Genealogy News, Genealogy Resources
Tagged cemetery records, county records, death records, divorce records, family histories, family history research, family search library, farm histories, genealogy books, genealogy magazines, genealogy research, library, military records, newspapers, norway, norwegian, pilgrim notes, research, tax records
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