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Douglas Barony for sale

I have been working on the Douglases of Brigton, and their connection with Dudhope Castle. As I was writing up the ancestry and history, I did not know that there is an opportunity to buy the Barony of Dudhope!

But checking on some amendments on peerage.com, I went back to my research and found that The Lordship and Barony of Dudhope are being offered for sale at a cool £75,000.

Any takers?

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Added by William Douglas on October 29, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

First Salt Lake Valley Temple to gain complete access to New FamilySearch

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the Draper, Utah Temple District will be the first in the Salt Lake Valley to have full access to New FamilySearch. The roll-out will be complete for the Draper Temple District on November 2, 2009. This leaves the only the three remaining Salt Lake Valley Temple Districts without online access to the program.
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Added by James Tanner on October 29, 2009 at 8:01am — No Comments

Wordless Wednesday is not wordless here.

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY took place on my http://susischattyperformances.blogspot.com/

blog spot.

My day has been anything but wordless. Except when Randy S was given his Vacation presentation at the Library for the society. BTW, Randy that was a really nicely done job. You were able to show that if one's mind is set right one can do genealogy and enjoy family and have a great vacation all rolled into one.… Continue

Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on October 28, 2009 at 9:56pm — No Comments

Looking for Family information in Pittsburg, Pa 1906 to 1910 time periord.

Felix Kalinowski, Wife Christiana, would be members of a Catholic Church, Felix would be buried in Pitt.

Added by Theodore J. Verner on October 28, 2009 at 2:36pm — No Comments

Pinkerton Tavern Ghosts, Derry, New Hampshire

Pinkerton Tavern Ghosts

A Post for Halloween!

In October, thoughts of ghosts and witches come to mind. There were plenty of accused witches, even one who was found guilty in the 1600’s, and New Hampshire has its share of ghosts. When we first moved to Londonderry over 25 years ago, the first ghost we heard about was the one haunting the Pinkerton Tavern, in Derry. At the time, this building was an unfinished furniture store, and… Continue

Added by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on October 28, 2009 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

New Scottish History Website Goes Live

A wealth of information about Scotland's past is now freely available through an online resource developed for the use of pupils, teachers and those seeking to put their Scottish ancestors into an historical context.

Scotland's History Online covers a range of subjects, from prehistoric through to 21st Century Scotland. With more than 200 topics that include links to over 1,000 other online sources and a… Continue

Added by William Douglas on October 28, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

Preview -- a genealogist looks at Windows 7

While my copy of Windows 7 has been ordered and is on its way, I have been looking at the reviews. Bear in mind that the previews and early reviews for Windows Vista were all over hyped, I began looking to see if the glow of the initial release of Windows 7 had begun to dim. I remember the introduction of Windows Vista and clearly recall that there were multiple sources in the genealogical community that were panning the program and telling users to wait to upgrade. I was one who waited so long… Continue

Added by James Tanner on October 27, 2009 at 8:09pm — No Comments

Searching the Family History Archives

FamilySearch's Website has a tab for "Search Records." This tab has pulldown menu items for both Record Search and the Family History Archives. In the menu, Record Search is called the "Record Search Pilot." Unfortunately, the Family History Archives name does not appear anywhere on the menu list. The item is called "Historical Books."
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Added by James Tanner on October 27, 2009 at 6:18pm — No Comments

Exhibitors, Let Your Light Shine!

p>Mesa, Arizona Family History Expo 2010

You can not afford to miss this!

Your customers are coming

to the Mesa, Arizona Family History Expo ~ ARE YOU?

Exhibitor space is limited. You can reserve a booth right now for only $195. It’s easy.

* Visit our website at fhexpos.com.

* In the upper left hand corner of the page, click on “2010 Mesa Arizona…

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Added by Holly T. Hansen on October 27, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Exhibitor Opportunity!

Added by Holly T. Hansen on October 27, 2009 at 2:55pm — No Comments

Searching for an occupational surname, eg Miller, Farmer or Potter

The following article is reprinted from "Facts & Genes"

The ancestral country for your surname is England. Looking at a surname distribution map, based on the 1881 census, shows your surname present in every county except 2, and a concentration in Yorkshire, Lancashire, and London. The fact that the surname found in almost every county, plus the fact that there are over 17,000 persons with the surname in the 1881 census for England and Wales, indicates that this is a multiple… Continue

Added by William Douglas on October 27, 2009 at 4:30am — No Comments

genealogy look up

if anyone needs any help please contact me at onebadtazgirl@yahoo.com or leave a comment on my page

Added by robyn anderson on October 26, 2009 at 6:21pm — No Comments

Good Morning!

Hello! My name is Douglas Edward Noblehorse.

When it comes to genealogy, I've taken the road heavily traveled - I didn't consider genealogy a productive pursuit until after my father, Earnest Robert Payne, passed away in December 2004. My biological mother, Virginia Mae Gulick, had passed away in March 2008, while my stepmother, Jennie Lee Wilson, passed away in November 1994.

In my defense (such as it is) I had always been told and believed that my mother Virginia had… Continue

Added by Douglas Noblehorse on October 26, 2009 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Milestone for Family History Archive

The BYU Harold B. Lee Library, Family History Archives has reached a milestone of over 50,000 items, 50,092 to be exact. To quote from the site:
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Added by James Tanner on October 26, 2009 at 8:22am — No Comments

WILLIAM MILLER ancestor of Deb Staley Her Black Sheep or one of them.

William MILLER father of below William MILLER. Tennstadt, Germany area since son born there.

No further information known about him.

William Miller b 1829 in Tennstadt, Germany, the son came from Tennstadt Germany to New York.

William married Anna Katherine HINTERMEYER in Utica, NY, USA.

William died in Illion New York in 1909Y

Anna Hintermeyer was born in Bavaria ( 1832) and died in 1898 in German Flatts Township, New York

Seeking information on… Continue

Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on October 25, 2009 at 8:42pm — No Comments

Monday's Madness Ancestor that became a Black Sheep, well Maybe. Harvey Edward FOULK

Way long ago a JOHN FOLK fought in the Rev War. He had children, my my, yes he did. HE died in 1793 in Greenwich Township, Berks Co PA. I have his WILL.

His son Peter Sr was born in 1773 in Berks Co we believe. He dies Perry Co. PA 1823.

His son Peter Jr was born in Perry Co. PA and married Susanah Martin Showalter, and they had William Henry,

b 22 Feb 1846 in Somerset Co PA. Died 4 Jan 1940 Cedar Township Blackhawk Co. IA. aged 93.

His son Harvey Edward Foulk, was… Continue

Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on October 25, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

The Taylor Up and Down Sawmill

Photo from "The pride and joy of Ernest Ballard, 84, is this rare, water-powered up and down sawmill he erected at his home in Derry, New Hampshire." (There'll Always be Water Wheels; by Neil M. Clark, December 3, 1955.)

The Taylor Sawmill at Ballard State Forest, Derry, NH

The Ballard State Forest in Derry is 71 Acres surrounding a pond, with picnic tables and walking trails, but the main attraction is the… Continue

Added by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on October 25, 2009 at 5:55pm — No Comments

Family Tree Connection - Update (25/Oct/2009)

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

Cedar Rapids Choral Union 1913 Program - Official Program, Third Annual, May Festival of the Cedar Rapids Choral Union, to be held in City Auditorium, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, May 22, 23, 24, 1913.

West Virginia University 1928 Choir Program -…

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Added by Illya Daddezio on October 25, 2009 at 4:13pm — No Comments

Genealogist's dilemma -- new hardware or new software

If you are running Windows 95 on a ten year old (or older) PC storing your genealogy files in Personal Ancestral File Version 4.0, you probably aren't reading this post and likely don't know or care about the latest in software and hardware releases. But if you are like me and have a scanning project where you have tens of thousands of files, including video, audio, and photos, you may be interested in looking for a new computer. One of the issues driving new acquisitions is the overwhelming… Continue

Added by James Tanner on October 24, 2009 at 6:22pm — No Comments

What's it about advertising?

I can't understand what so many people hate -- literally hate -- about advertising. First of all, it greases the skids of the economy. It brings sellers together with potential buyers. It helps buyers know about what's available and some of the pertinent data including price. It helps make purchasing decisions. It helps sellers sell and thus stay in business and do such things as provide a boost to our economy. Read that as jobs for people who manufacture, ship, and sell, etc..

In an… Continue

Added by Deason Hunt on October 24, 2009 at 8:04am — No Comments