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Sifting census data with Maptive’s mapping to find the needle in the haystack!
Maps are every genealogist’s friend. When you understand where your ancestor’s lived, their proximity to towns, villages and others around them, it helps reveal those elusive details that we all hope to uncover. Sometimes, however, mapping is an absolute necessity, as in the case of identifying when and where my 3x great grandparents, John Mayel…
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Maine’s Digital Records Explode at FamilySearch
If you were like me and initially stunned and short of breath upon hearing that FamilySearch was ending microfilm rental on August 31st, take heart! Yes, rental is ending, but it is being replaced with something far better – DIGITAL RECORDS! Best of all many of these records, including those found in my itty bitty,…
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eBay, an overlooked resource!
Recently I was chatting with some members of my genealogical society, and I was surprised that not everyone thought of using eBay to locate items of genealogical value. Not only do I sometimes find books there, but my mom once purchased early 19th century letters written by our Stanwood relatives of yesteryear. This morning, however,…
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Maine Research: some lesser known places to search – for FREE
I love Maine research. The Pine Tree State has made major efforts to digitize their records, increasing the odds of finding your ancestors in both free, online databases and government repositories. Additionally, I’ve found most town clerks and registrars very helpful and friendly, often willing to communicate via email regarding a research request. Land Records…
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Find-A-Grave, more than just graves
Good stuff starts with Find-A-Grave. Okay, certainly not all good stuff, but lately it seems like LOTS of good stuff has made it’s way to me, complements of the wonderful people who post on Find-A-Grave. Take, for example, the photo shown above, which awaited me in my email upon arising this morning. Find-A-Grave volunteer…
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Getting the ROI on your genealogy subscriptions??
If you’re like me, your email in-box is often crammed with offerings for the latest and greatest – books, websites, webinars, etc. It usually takes a few endorsements before I jump on the bandwagon and subscribe to a new website, but I’ve recently added three subscription-based sites to my list – HistoryGeo.com, Mocavo.com and MyHeritage.com. …
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Tuesday’s Tip: HistoryGeo.com – You Can’t Live Without It!
Okay, it might not be as important as food, water, clothing or shelter, but if you are as into maps and land records as I am, then I’m sure you’ll agree – HistoryGeo.com is one of those “must have” subscriptions. Here’s why: HistoryGeo.com takes Arphax Publishing’s superb books, Family Maps series of Land Patent Books…
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Are you have problems with Ancestry.com’s DNA portal?
Are you having issues with Ancestry’s DNA portal? About a week ago I received an email with a notice stating that I have three new matches. However, when I try to access them, I keep getting the above message. Hmmm….sure hoping it resolves soon. I’m trying to be patient!
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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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Tech Tuesday: Money and the Great Ancestry.com Debate
The year was 1994, and I remember the day like it was yesterday. That sound…that beautiful sound of a dial-up modem, connecting to the internet. My husband was by my side, showing me what the “world wide web” was like. I was mesmerized and astounded. I don’t recall what I said, but I’m sure “WOW!”…
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