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I originally decided to start searching my families genealogy when there was a scare that my mother was very ill and was told my mother had 6-8 more weeks to live.  She was diagnosed with Pulmonary Artery Disease.  With lots of prayers she is still with us today.

I was very courteous about my family origin.  All my grandparents had all past away before I was born and because of family drama not much was said about them.  My mother talked about how different her parents were…

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These darling bunnies were born in October while I was at our sons.  The Mom has a black with gold flecked coat and so do some of the younger ones.  

I raised white and black bunnies but do not recall ever any red ones or orangebrown coated bunnies.

I bet they are double in size almost now. Bunnies grow quickly and they are called Kits.

My…

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I am researching my great grandad. I know he was from Cork, Ireland & that he moved to Brighton Sussex & married Sarah Ann Patching in 1880. I have their marriage cert, his father was of the same name, deceased at that time. I have all the census from that time forward but, know nothing of his life in Ireland or how he travelled here. If anyone can help I would be very grateful. I have tried Roots Ireland,Ancestry,Genes Reunited & others but, without success. Thanks Anne

Hi, Just learned about this site last night and thought I would atleast give it a try. I have been doing family research for a very long time. Of course I have hit alot of brick walls along the way and I'm trying to chip away at them. So that is another reason why I am here, to try and find help or to try and give help. Right now I'm working on the following names, Dawson, Bible, French, Myrick, Edging, Shaver and Claxton. I have so many names in the family tree, but right now these are my…

Registration is now open for the NGS 2012 Family…

 We all shared the stories of buy American for this year.  I am not sure if we all posted what we could buy as Americans and Genealogists. 

 I see some bloggers are posting their Wish Lists on their blog.  Wow, now we are blogging Santa Claus, Kris Kringle, and all the other jolly fellows out there.  

  Yes, there is a Santa Claus. :>) 

   Here are some suggestions:

   1. Ticket to Chula Vista Genealogical Society…

Sorting Saturday

Actually I started sorting yesterday so items could be sent to others.  I did not have those items until I went through the boxes I acquired from my Mom's estate. 

I find some of the items have been presorted and will be sent on to others. I thought my brother and sister and I had presorted them all before I brought them home. I guess not. I know I left envelopes of pictures for nieces and nephews and brothers and sons before I left northern…

MyHeritage, which claims to be the most popular family network on the web, has acquirited FamilyLink.com, Inc., maker of the family history content sites FamilyLink.com and WorldVitalRecords.com. This is MyHeritage's seventh and largest acquisition since 2007.

MyHeritage’s 'Smart Matching' technology empowers users to find relatives and explore their family history. With all family information stored in a secure site, MyHeritage enables users to place and share family photos, and…

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If you are interested in finding out more about your Swedish ancestry, I can conduct a basic genealogical survey with a simple line of descent, starting with your great grandfather/mother that left Sweden for USA, and tracing back the Swedish heritage.

I offer services for 3, 4 or 5 generations basic ancestral research…

  Thanksgiving is here and are you ready?

  The turkey is plucked and in the pan.

  The sage stuffing is smelling so grand.

  The cranberries are ground 

  The spices and oranges are found.

  The casseroles, prepared in the 

  oldest of pans

  The pies are prepared and 

  ready for their fans. 

  The company is invited and the time has arrived.

   Blessed Thanksgiving to All and Enjoy the…

  A post just in on Genealogy Blog stating that a trunk of letters, documents and family items are found in this trunk that showed up at shop that deals in older things.  Documents in French and Italian maybe.

 Two names deciphered were:  Dom and Eric SCIAMANDA.

Contact  Deana 509 448 9359.    Shop Owner to discuss data.

In my 35+ years of genealogy researching I have had two brick walls that I can't seem to overcome. Both involve surname changes and both changes occurred in early 1800's making it very difficult to find help.

My first one involves my mother's side of the family. Her father was a King. Her greatgrandfather King was Edward King and, from all census records, he was born approximately around 1808. One record shows he was born in Campbell County, Va. There were Kings in that county at that…

I'm trying to find info on my grandfather, George Clark. My paternal grandmother was Estelle "Stella" Prickett, b. 1880, Pleasantville, Marion County, Iowa. George may have been born in Illinois as there is a reference to this on a census page for my father. Obtaining his sister's SS-5 did not prove fruitful as she lists the name of their stepfather in the space for father.

 Thinking about the answers to the questions Randy Seaver poised, comes with these responses.

 a.  Which ancestor are you most thankful for, and why?

My first Ancestor because I am here.

b.  Which author…

My father, Martin Elkort, is a collected and noteworthy photographer. His body of work, shot during a period of enormous possibility in our country, evokes feelings of both excitement and nostalgia in those that view and collect his photographs. Since my dad has become collectible, I’ve been to many of his shows and talked to gallery owners and collectors about his work and their own collections. The question always comes up whether I…

Being new to family tree research I had to spend quite a while finding the correct method of going about this without spending tons of money being a student I simply couldn't afford it. 

I began by asking family members, and managed to uncover the whereabouts of my great, great granddad, who actually came from Yorkshire in England. My family tree so far has dated back 6 generations. I plan to use this information and record it in a database, then build out a family tree…

share the video, it’s now posted on the OU Law website homepage. Here is a direct link:   http://jay.law.ou.edu/news/fisher.cfm