Search Engines
I saw this web title “Michigan Cemetery Transcriptions” and I wanted to review it, so I put it in a Yahoo search and got a lot of hits. Since there were so many Michigan… Continue reading
NASA Momma – Cynthia Vernon shares a story
I wanted to post this on my blog, so that it could get a larger audience. On the FaceBook group web page; Pantsuit Nation, Carla wrote the following: Carla Vernon shared a link.… Continue reading
How To type in a search command
A FaceBook user asked me if one can do a search on the Google News Archive Collection. I put together two screen prints for demo. and wrote the following “How To”. Once you… Continue reading
WWII – A Web Site for all things WWII
I found a very interesting web site with many posts about WWII world wide. It is a history site, a genealogy site, a geography site and a WWII site. It is so vast… Continue reading
German Newspapers in USA
I was working on Face Book adding links to some genealogy group pages when I had an idea. Why not post the links to the German newspaper, I have on my Google News… Continue reading
Create a Cover for your book
Here is a blog post that has some very good tips. I hope my readers enjoy it. http://blog.devonnoellee.com/2017/07/5-steps-to-creating-cover-for-your-self.html I reviewed her blog page and found some more posts which might be of interest… Continue reading
Margot Note – Write your life story
Many years ago, I wrote a text book and taught a course on “How to Write your Life’s Story”. This web site blog that I found has the same focus, helping you write… Continue reading
Add a box around an item
A How To Post. I was asked how I put boxes around the newspaper items I feature in the Family Trees, so I created this short “How To”. I am using a simple… Continue reading
Small items in the news – Showvaker
Many times you will come across small items in the newspaper that help you with a name or a date; like this one. I did a search for the name “Showvaker” and… Continue reading
Edith Hiebel – Annette’s mother
My good friend Annette Thomas wrote this wonderful piece about her mother and I asked her if I could put it on my blog. Annette Thomas June 30 at 9:40am · Edith Hiebel… Continue reading
4th of July 2017 — a wonderful story to share
My good friend Pam Jackson posted this TV ad on FaceBook. Budweiser Stuns Nation… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huQrvmrJbXk my comment on FB: Wonderful message in this five (5) tissue commercial. A must watch this 4th of… Continue reading
Small items in newspapers – Nettie Bedker
Small items in newspapers can provide the crucial clues you need to build a tree or a branch on your tree. The following small item from the 1913 Ludington, Michigan newspaper gave me… Continue reading
Capture info off of newspaper obit – in text format
Here is another example of how I capture the information off of a newspaper obit. Notice the structure of the text layout; name, dates, parents, family members, bio info, interment – Also notice… Continue reading
Check the date
When you are working with the Google News Archive collection always verify the date given on the file name and on the actual newspaper. Here is one that is titled 1933 but the… Continue reading
Pennsylvania Newspapers
Pennsylvania Newspapers on Google News Archive. Alphabetical order State, Town name and Newspaper name Corrected 02 May 2016 Pennsylvania – 83 Pennsylvania – Beaver Pennsylvania – Beaver Pennsylvania –Beaver Pennsylvania –Beaver… Continue reading