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Looking for Marilyn Austin Smith and/or Celia Smith

I am looking for Marilyn Austin Smith and/or Celia Smith who compiled and researched a booklet (self published, I believe) in 1994 called: "Mary Gardner and Her Family". It included history and geneology of Gardner, Sweeten, Luckham, etc. I wish to know who hired them to do the research. They could possibly be from Salt Lake City, Utah.

Added by Rebecca Smith on January 6, 2010 at 1:01pm — No Comments

Legacy Family Tree announces version 7.4 with New FamilySearch connection

In an announcement dated January 5, 2009, Millenia's Legacy Family Tree version 7.4 received official certification from FamilySearch, and is now listed as an official Certified Product at http://www.familysearch.org/eng/affiliates/index.html. Legacy is certified in the following categories: Access, Ordinance Status, Print.
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Added by James Tanner on January 5, 2010 at 8:46pm — No Comments

Tips to Becoming a More Productive Genealogist

1.Determine Your Genealogy Goals- without a goal and a path you will wander aimlessly, accomplishing very little. Setting goals and creating an action plan for a achieving your goals are imperative to staying the course. Don’t hesitate to revisit these goals throughout the year.

2.Create a Daily, Weekly and Monthly Routine- set time aside each week to work on your genealogy project.

3.Create a Schedule or To-Do-List – break down your goals into actions, schedule your… Continue

Added by Lynn Palermo on January 5, 2010 at 4:41pm — No Comments

World Digital Library

The digital collections of the Library of Congress have expanded into the World Digital Library. The Library of Congress describes this international resource as follows:

The World Digital Library is a cooperative project of the Library of Congress, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and partner libraries, archives, and educational and cultural institutions from the United States and around the world. The project brings together on a single… Continue

Added by James Tanner on January 5, 2010 at 8:40am — No Comments

Preserving Your Family History- The Best Options

Many family historians spend their entire lives collecting documents, pictures and stories of their ancestors. Their project usually starts out as a keen interest in whom they are and where they come from. The journey becomes not only about acquiring the proof of their ancestors existence but it also becomes a journey of personal self-discovery. For this, the proof that exists in the documents, photos and stories that they acquire become very valuable to them. Here lies the problem. This… Continue

Added by Lynn Palermo on January 4, 2010 at 4:17pm — No Comments

Downloads?

Has anyone used this website for downloading programs: http://software.informer.com/getfree-tree-genealogy-delphi/?
Just curious...

Added by Deanna Ramsey on January 4, 2010 at 2:11pm — No Comments

The Complete Genealogy Reporter/Builder v2009.100101

Is anyone familar with this program: The Complete Genealogy Reporter/Builder v2009.100101? I'm interested in your feedback....

Added by Deanna Ramsey on January 4, 2010 at 1:55pm — No Comments

Greenspace Genealogy Newsletter Begins Publication

The Stories of Individuals Who Designate Family Property as Greenspace

Individuals who donate their land as greenspace have intrigued genealogist Judy Rosella Edwards for more than a decade. Greenspace Genealogy is her newly launched newsletter through which she shares the family history of these individuals.

“There are individuals all across the United States who donate their private property to be enjoyed as a public greenspace,” Edwards explains. The first issue… Continue

Added by Judy Rosella Edwards on January 4, 2010 at 12:35pm — 1 Comment

Have a cow? Win a wife!

This is a cute story from my family tree…

“William Cogswell, when a lad, was out from home by the highway, where some men were trying in vain to relieve a cow who had become choked with a potato. There stood by, also, a young girl, eight or ten years old, who watched with interest every effort made. When all experiments failed, and it was suggested that only by someone thrusting his hand down the cow's throat would the cow be saved, she at once said, "My arm is small; I can do it… Continue

Added by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on January 4, 2010 at 9:26am — No Comments

More thoughts on privacy and genealogy files

A news report today about changes in the "privacy settings" on Facebook got me thinking about genealogy files again. Facebook is the antipode of privacy. Just this morning, in looking at my Facebook News Feed, I see notes about people going back to work, a wedding announcement (yes, a real wedding announcement with a request to RSVP) report of a trip to Hawaii, new clothes for baby, and a whole lot of posts about how people are feeling today. I won't even go into the content on my Twitter… Continue

Added by James Tanner on January 4, 2010 at 9:05am — No Comments

Family Tree Connection - Update (03/Jan/2010)

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

Home Lodge, F. & A. M., 1922 Roster - Home Lodge, No. 342, F. & A. M., Fort Wayne, Indiana, By-Laws and Roster of Membership, March 1st, 1922.

Connecticut College for Women 1926-1927 Catalogue - Thirteenth Annual Catalogue of…

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Added by Illya Daddezio on January 3, 2010 at 9:37pm — No Comments

Anna Blenkiron Donated Tot Lot - Pekin, IL

There is a little corner park, called a tot lot, on the corner of 601 Park Avenue in Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois. It is the only park on Park Avenue, which probably received its name because it terminates at the much larger Mineral Springs Park.

Blenkiron Park is a tiny little quarter of an acre, part of the fifth largest park district in the state of Illinois. It became a park around 1945 when it was donated to the city by Anna Blenkiron.

If you would like to read… Continue

Added by Judy Rosella Edwards on January 3, 2010 at 4:17pm — No Comments

My genealogy blog

Visit my genealogy blog: Digging Your Roots and find Genealogy Resources to ease your work on your Family Tree.

See you there!

Added by Paul Maclauchlan on January 3, 2010 at 3:54pm — No Comments

Copy large genealogy documents at very high resolution

OK folks, this gets pretty technical, but by using this method, you can digitize large documents with very high resolution. The Diploma above has some very small printed detail and is 16 x 21 inches. If you click on either image you can get an idea of the quality of the image, although you cannot see all of the detail available without zooming in. The first image is edited in Adobe Photoshop to correct the color. The second image is the… Continue

Added by James Tanner on January 3, 2010 at 3:36pm — No Comments

Peebles relatives in Fifeshire(?)

Searching for ancestors/family from Fifeshire(I believe) I am the g/grandson of Andrew Bell Peebles b1853 and Mary/Jane Mentiplay.Siblings-Archibald 1851,Robert 1855,David 1858,Catherine 1860,John 1863. Possibly all born in Pittenweem. I believe that any living relatives will come from one or more of these siblings. I have no living relatives that I know of and I must go back this far to trace other branches. The parents of these children were Robert Peebles b1815/6 Anstruther Wester and… Continue

Added by Craig Andrew Bell Peebles on January 3, 2010 at 7:23am — No Comments

Great Uncle Alberts Birthday

Could you all please stop by my great uncle Alberts findagrave memorial to wish him a happy birthday? He was about to turn 2 when he died.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33775633

Added by Leeann Boone on January 2, 2010 at 8:45pm — No Comments

Gates Family of Groton and Mystic Connecticut the tale of five Zechariahs.

I will be posting my research on Peter Gates family on my blog http://gsgenealogy.blogspot.com/ in the next few weeks. Those Zecheraiah Gates men are confusing! I am not finished researching but will share preliminary findings.

Added by Gwynn Socolich on January 2, 2010 at 6:34pm — No Comments

Got UK Ancestors? You may find something here...

A very nice online source for checking up on UK ancestors and their "official" documents is located here:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/

The UK National Archives. Handy to have!

Happy New Year to all!

Added by William S Dean on January 1, 2010 at 6:31pm — 1 Comment

Happy New Year! - Double Dating Explained

No, not the double dating you did in high school when you didn’t have a date for the dance, this is the double dating that shows up in history books and genealogies. If you use a good genealogy data base like Family Tree Maker, your software may actually change or challenge any dates you put in pre- 1752 between January and March 24. Or you may have tried to figure out how to calculate a date during this time period, only to notice that you were off by three months somehow when you finally find… Continue

Added by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on January 1, 2010 at 4:21pm — No Comments

Parade of States -- online digital genealogy resources -- Colorado

From Colorado State University Libraries 1930 Three female students with chickens

Colorado has developed some respectable online resources including extensive online records in the Colorado State Archives. I have seen almost no links to these resources previously.
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Added by James Tanner on January 1, 2010 at 3:26pm — No Comments