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Don't you just hate it when your ancestor comes to the USA in 1860 at age 32 and the only records you can find are the Federal census for 1870, 1880 and 1900 census. We can also find a death index; an INDEX that gives so little information for his death that it is almost... Continue Reading →
Christine on Genealogy Time Travellers (U.K. & World Wide) FaceBook group page asked the following: "HELP NEEDED! Can anyone do a 'mirror' reading of this page please and tell us what it says. I can see some words like Register, London and the date 1749." Below are steps Christine can take to do what she... Continue Reading →
As my readers know from past blog posts, I encourage genealogist to continue looking for newspaper items, even when nothing comes up in a search. I have found many items about the particular family members in the local newspaper once I found the initial item but I never realized how many items I had accumulated... Continue Reading →
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 one of the links got me to the page but not to the exact item. I had to hunt around the page... Continue Reading →
In previous blogs I’ve written about the good resources one can find in a City Directory and I found an excellent example in the 1953 Detroit City Directory. While creating the family tree for Gordon F Laramie, I got a City Directory hint for Morris G Laramie. The hint gives me... Continue Reading →
In my last Blog “James L. Laird”, I told you: “I will write-up a blog about production of screen prints and that crucial element.” Here is the write up or rather the chart which will show you the crucial element to consider when you are creating a screen print. All you have to remember is... Continue Reading →
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