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Twenty Tips for Living with the Obsessed Genealogist
Once infected, always infected. There is no cure for the genealogy bug. The ancestry.com subscription is non-negotiable. Pick your battles carefully. Never, EVER throw away paper found on the office floor. Food. Clothing. Shelter. Computer. The basics of life.
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Julia Hanchet – Original Guardianship Document
This document was found while out shopping for antiques, and I couldn’t pass it up. My attempts to locate descendants of Julia were not successful, so I’m hoping that one will find me so it can be returned to family! The document is posted below along with the transcription: The people of the State of…
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Mary Hill’s Legacy webinar “Land Records Solve Research Problems” really solved my research problem!
I’ve posted about some of my successes using land records previously, and how I was able to piece together the 18th century business relationships of my Wasgatt and Stanwood families who intermarried frequently on Mount Desert Island, Maine, by using Hancock county’s digitized land records. (You can read my post here.) Having dabbled in land…
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The C-R-A-P in my tree (what’s hiding in YOURS?)
None of us were born professional genealogists. Some of us (such as moi!!) have NO aspirations to become one. However, I love genealogy. I am obsessed with it. I strive to do a good job. I cite my sources. I attend conferences. I read books. I listen to webinars. I apply what I learn. I’m…
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Betsey’s five patriotic grandsons and the Civil War
Last Sunday was quite momentous. I actually went to the movie theater. This was only the third time in the last eight years I was willing to give up 3 hours of my time and fork over $15 to see a film, but Lincoln was sooooo worth it! The civil war era is absolutely my…
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Determining the parentage of Jacob Meiselman
I was recently asked to research the parentage of Jacob Meiselman, and have summarized the steps in this research below. If you have additional information on the Meiselman family, or are also researching these lines, I hope to hear from you! In order to identify our subject’s parents, we first start with known facts, working…
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Home is where my clock is! (and the crazy things we do for genealogy!)
I’m home. I’m finally home. Not just home in a house, but home on the East Coast. I’m finally where I belong, in the midst of my ancestors, many of whom died centuries ago. At the end of March, my husband announced he’d applied for a job in Maryland. By May he’d moved into an…
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The 21st Century Pioneer Woman
A few months ago I purchased “Pioneer Women: The Lives of Women on the Frontier,” a wonderful book by Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith. It described the tremendous hardships 19th century women encountered when relocating to the American West. Of particular note was Pamelia Fergus of Little Falls, Minnesota, who “had been on her own…
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Genetic memory or hardwired preferences: Questions for the family historian
Genetic memory is explained as follows in Wikipedia: In psychology, genetic memory is a memory present at birth that exists in the absence of sensory experience, and is incorporated into the genome over long spans of time. It is based on the idea that common experiences of a species become incorporated into its genetic code,…
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Chronicling America chronicles the Stanwood family
Friday night I continued my search for the Stanwood surname on the Library of Congress’ web site, Chronicling America. What an awesome site! My great-great grandparents, Albert and Lavina (Bursley) Stanwood, appeared several times in the Princeton Journal – typically when visiting their daughter Georgianna (Stanwood) Cravens. Here are some of my finds:
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