Census page – left side column numbers
I replied to a FB query with a detailed explanation and thought it would be a good “How To” blog post for my readers. Here is a mini lesson on what to look… Continue reading
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Amache – Interment Camp – and the Akimoto family
During the summer of 2018 I had the opportunity of visiting a Japanese Interment Camp named “Amache”. I was pointed to it by a clerk in the Radio Shack of a town on… Continue reading
How To delete a tree on Ancestry dot com
Here are eight (8) steps showing how to delete a tree on Ancestry dot com. You can only delete a tree that you have created. Click on the tree name. This is the… Continue reading
Steinmetz High School – 1938 Year Book
Update: I found a relative who will now get the 1938 Year Book. Jeff K. who lives in Illinois contacted me through Ancestry dot com messenger and we exchanged messages to find out… Continue reading
1913 – Calumet, Michigan – deaths
Update: 12 Oct 2019 — I posted about this 1913 tragedy on a FaceBook group page called “Croatian Heritage and Genealogy” and I got a comment with these new links: http://www.angelfire.com/mi2/1913/1913T.html and the… Continue reading
Harriet V (Hill) Olney tree
As my readers know I create trees using the information found in newspaper items such as obituaries, anniversaries, weddings, marriages and odds and ends like “first baby of the year”. When I do… Continue reading
Subject: Re: Lost Person
The following is sequential e-mails I received and sent in the last few days, between me and my cousin “E”. e-mail to me from E Sent: Fri, Nov 2, 2018 5:27 pm Subject:… Continue reading
Who is Ruth Best
I have written several blog post on the topic of “relatives living with family members who have different last names.” I have also written about the importance of gathering the records of all… Continue reading
Oregon List from 1850
Some times a good web page is available but only if you know about it. I came across this web site in a FaceBook closed group page and thought others would like to… Continue reading
Direct Ancestor – tags on trees
I posted the following on FaceBook and got many comments on the topic; both pro and con, so I thought I would share it with a different audience. For my genealogy friends –… Continue reading
Obits found – Ida Jane Noel 03 Oct 1909, Gettysburg, Penn
Finding one obit in an old newspaper can lead to many more in the same newspaper. It can also lead one to another newspaper from the same town. I was working on a… Continue reading
List of People on a Tree – (Agostina Bolena Family Tree)
Many times when I am writing about my Ancestry dot com family trees, I mention the list of people on the tree. Some of you may not be familiar with the list of… Continue reading
How to share your Ancestry tree
If you have a family tree on Ancestry dot com, you can share it with a relative, to let them look at it or even work on it. You can share your tree,… Continue reading
Name Change of Town or Village
Have you ever come across a document that has your ancient relative living in “such and such” a town, but you cannot find the town in any other record? This is a familiar… Continue reading
Why does a source box come in but does not link to a Fact?
Have you ever wondered why some records on Ancestry dot com, come into a profile page but do not point to any fact when you click on them? When most Source boxes or… Continue reading