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Descendants of Thomas Noble from Westfield, Massachusetts

I found the book, History and Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Noble, of Westfield, Massachusetts, to be fascinating reading. I'm grateful for the technology which can digitize old books, i.e., The Photoduplication Program of The New… Continue

Added by Christy Ahlin Larsen on February 8, 2010 at 4:48pm — No Comments

Uk's national Archives selling off used microfilms

Following the introduction of online access to digital images in the reading rooms at Kew, The National Archives is disposing of the batches of redundant microfilms listed in the following schedule.

The films are offered on an 'as seen' basis with no warranty or guarantee offered as to their quality or completeness. They may not be used for digitisation, publication or any commercial re-use. Any copyright restrictions on the films or their content will remain after disposal.… Continue

Added by William Douglas on February 8, 2010 at 2:46pm — No Comments

Nifty widget

I have just added a little widget to My Page. Getting things to work on the Ning platform, which this website is built on, can be problematic, so I was pleased to discover that Sprout's presentation building site works here.

This is my first effort at using Sprout, so with a little bit of work, this could be developed into a useful…

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Added by William Douglas on February 8, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

What happened to the card catalog?

In years past when I lived in libraries (not literally), I spent huge amounts of time doing research. One of the most useful tools was to

read the card catalog. To do this, you needed the skill of flipping

through the cards very fast and also being able to read the information

in the split second the card was visible. The advantage of this type of

research was an overview of the target subject, with the result that I

often found…

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Added by James Tanner on February 8, 2010 at 9:09am — No Comments

Paternal Ancestors in the Civil War

I had a conversation with my dad on Friday about his ancestors who
fought in the Civil War. I thought it would fun and interesting to put
together a list, with a summary of each person’s military service.
I’ve also included each person’s relationship to my dad (as opposed to
me, which is my usual. . .

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Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 8, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

Dr. Turnbull and the 1770's New Smyrna Beach, Florida, Enslaved Menorcans

I believe it was a Dr. Turnbull, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, who wrongfully enslaved 1,000 New Smyrna Beach, Florida, Menorcans? I descend Loyalist Capt. Philip Yonge, H. M. Surveyor-General of Georgia (son of the Hon. Henry Yonge, Sr., Loyalist, H.M. Surv.-Gen. of Georgia; son of the Hon. Francis Yonge, Lords Proprietors Surv-Gen of the Bahamas, Carolinas, & Georgia) who's brother, Loyalist Maj. Henry Yonge, Jr., was H.M. Attorney-General of British East Florida, as such annulled the… Continue

Added by James Alfred Locke Miller Jr. on February 7, 2010 at 10:39pm — 1 Comment

Family Tree Connection - Update (07/Feb/2010)

Family Tree Connection has added the following genealogy items to its database:

Lansing Main Street Methodist Protestant Church 1913-1914 Directory - Official Directory of the Main Street Methodist Protestant Church, Lansing, Michigan, 1913-1914. The Church had its beginnings in a Sunday School which was organized by Lieut. Baker and his sister, Mrs. Hill, in 1865, and met where the Torrence home…

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Added by Illya Daddezio on February 7, 2010 at 1:19pm — No Comments

Kendrick Research in Murray County Heritage

I reviewed all the indexed items for “Kendrick” in Murray County Heritage

today. It was at times frustrating and at other times exhilarating.

Many of the Kendrick references had only initials instead of first

names. That’s great if you already know who the people are, but if you

don’t, it’s not helpful at all. Many of the male Kendricks had… Continue

Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 7, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

Record Search Update England, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Colombia, and Spain FamilySearch Record Search continues to add huge collections of records from around the world. As of February 6, 2010, the …

Record Search Update England, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Colombia, and Spain

FamilySearch Record Search

continues to add huge collections of records from around the world. As

of February 6, 2010, the… Continue

Added by James Tanner on February 6, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Book Review: Murray County Heritage

For a couple of years, I’ve put the word out that I would like to have a copy of Murray County Heritage

as a Christmas present. No one took the bait, so my parents got me a

copy this year. This book was compiled by the Murray County History

Committee of the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society in 1987. I was

pleased to see that it is now in its sixth printing.… Continue

Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 6, 2010 at 7:26am — No Comments

More about Personal Ancestral File and Backup

Personal Ancestral File (PAF) is one of the most widely used lineage-linked genealogical database programs. I have not been able to find any statistics on the number of

actual users, but personal experience indicates that most of the

genealogists who have a program at all are using PAF.

Even if the genealogists have moved on to a commercially available

program, it is possible that their attitudes concerning files may have

been formed…

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Added by James Tanner on February 5, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Granny loved sex !

I bet this title grabbed your attention,but it's true,I have proof. Granny loved sex,should I be posting that little tidbit ? Is that to much information ? I thought it was when I first read it when Granny was cut off from my grandfathers civil war pension. My 2nd great grandfather died after the battle of Chicamauga,he died at Shellmound,Tennessee in 1863. Well Granny (I won't use her name out of respect) was drawing a widows pension on his time in service. Sometime in the…

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Added by Ken Jones on February 5, 2010 at 5:55pm — 3 Comments

Surname Search in Genealogy Groups

10,000 surnames in genealogy groups

Internet Genealogy Groups: Database Archive - Surname Search in Genealogy Groups (*Best -…

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Added by The Genealogy Box on February 5, 2010 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

Elliott's from Henry County, Georgia

The last entry I have on my tree is for a George Elliott Sr. (1731-1800)
Alice Haywood Elliott mariied my Great Great Grandfather, Charles George Crumbley

Added by Emory Ra Crumbley on February 5, 2010 at 12:12pm — No Comments

Weekly Updates for 2010-02-03

RT @hikari17: RT @genlighten: Blount County Tennessee Obituary Lookups 1908-present offered by Taneya: http://bit.ly/9Lj3cS #genealogy #

I’ve been away from genealogy for a couple of weeks. Glad to be digging in the past this weekend. #

Added headstone photo for Sarah (LILLARD) O’Neal 1833 – 1858. http://ow.ly/12gZy #genealogy #surnames #

Added headstone photo for 4x-g-grandmother, Rose. . .

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Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 4, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

The genealogists' ubiquitous flash drives

Wearing a flash drive around your neck on a strap has become the badge of the genealogist researcher. It is obvious that with ample storage space for most research needs in a conveniently small and light package, the flash drive is almost indispensable. But how reliable are they? Should flash drives be used for "long term" storage of data? What should I be using to archive my valuable digital files?
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Added by James Tanner on February 4, 2010 at 9:06am — 1 Comment

When is a Backup not a backup?

Writing in his blog, Genealogy's Star, James Tanner argues the point that hitting the 'Backup' button on Personal Ancestral File (PAF) does not really solve the problem of providing a secure second copy of the PAF file, as, if the hard drive goes, both the main and the backup files are lost.

I suppose he is not wrong, but is he… Continue

Added by William Douglas on February 4, 2010 at 9:02am — No Comments

George Peabody Merit Scholarship Medals

Sometimes I Google the names of ancestors and wait to see what happens next. I usually know their vital statistics, such as birth, marriage or death records, and I often know their children, or their parent’s names. However, I want to know the stories that might come up in obscure books or newspapers, or their mentions in town records, annual reports, and church bulletins. You never know what you’ll find.

Imagine my surprise when I found the name of my great grandfather on a list of… Continue

Added by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on February 3, 2010 at 11:09am — No Comments

A Canvas of My Own - Creating a Family History Book

Interested in learning more about My Canvas to create your family history book. Today at www.thearmchairgenealogist.com Thomas MacEntee of Geneabloggers guests posts, and tells us of his personal experience with this program by Ancestry.com.

Added by Lynn Palermo on February 3, 2010 at 10:03am — 4 Comments

For Genealogists -- an illusion of security

During the past few days at the Mesa Regional Family History Center, we have had some lively discussions about transferring our genealogy files to work on a computer other than our own, particularly, bringing files to the Center for research purposes. This discussion brought up another old bugaboo, the illusion of security for backed up files.

The origin of this problem dates back into computer antiquity with the early versions of Personal Ancestral File. Primarily because of storage… Continue

Added by James Tanner on February 3, 2010 at 8:47am — No Comments