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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Mary Penner from 24/7 Family History Circle on Ancestry.com offers some great tips for working with Coroner Records, a historical reference I never thought about before: If your ancestor had an untimely end, check for details … Continue reading
Postcards May Help Tell Your Family History Story
GenWeekly reports “Postcards may be a great way to enhance – and enlighten – your family history”, something I’ve been working on for a while. Dedicated to helping researchers appreciate and explore the social history aspect of their own genealogy, … Continue reading
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What Do You Put Into Your Family History Blog?
As the writer, editor, cook, and bottle washer of several blogs, starting a family history blog was easy for me. What wasn’t easy was my family’s understanding what our family history blog would contain. If I want your family’s help … Continue reading
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Master Genealogist: Connecting Life Experience with Tags
I’m still struggling to learn about how The Master Genealogist (TMG) genealogy research and family history software program works. It’s not for the casual family history researcher. It is for the very serious genealogist, determined to dig into all the … Continue reading
A Lifetime Found in a Resume
Going through my father’s papers, I found many of his resumes, going back decades. The most recent ones written in the past 25 years were resumes I helped him put together. Before that, my mother did them for him. He … Continue reading
Protect, Preserve, or Donate Your Precious Family Photos and Papers
The Genealogy Journey offers “Historic Family Papers and Photos: Store Them Right or Consider Donating Them” offers tips and links to resources and techniques on how to protect, preserve, and donate your family history papers and photographs. Please! As a … Continue reading
Genealogy Today Offers Tips for Scanning Old Photographs
Genealogy Today has an article series on scanning old photographs with part one covering basic scanning information. Part two will be out soon. Among the basics are two issues that confront most new computer users when it comes to scanning … Continue reading
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It’s Never Too Early or Late to Build Your Family Tree
It doesn’t matter how old you are, it is never too early or too late to start researching your family tree. As a precious example, Krystle, a 20ish year old student, made a chart of her family tree and posted … Continue reading
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