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Driesel's in Germany

My Driesel ancestors came from Meiningan Germany in 1850. Haven't been able to locate them in Germany. If anyone has ideas let me know. Thank you.

Added by Becky Driesel Hadlock on August 13, 2009 at 1:53pm — No Comments

What I don't like about these titles is that they are false! When you look up these sites they lead you to another page that is like a check out and tells you that it cost a certain amount of $ and ask for your credit card.!
If these sites need money to keep thier sites aboard then they should state it . If it is not free then you should not have that title next to your site because that is false advertisement!

Added by Barbara Bosy on August 13, 2009 at 12:28pm — 2 Comments

Legacy Family Tree update available (7.0.0.103)

We have a great new update for you to download. This update adds new blank census forms for England, Wales, and Ireland, some "handy" additions to the SourceWriter, and fixes a few minor problems you have reported. Many of the additions/changes are the direct result of your suggestions - thanks everyone!

For updating instructions, or to read the list of what's new, visit… Continue

Added by Geoff Rasmussen on August 13, 2009 at 10:36am — No Comments

My 2-Cents on Using GenealogyWise

I have noticed several people who have their profiles set to private or their comments moderated. This is always a bit amusing to me because it sort of defeats one of the greatest tools and advantages of joining GenealogyWise and that is the ability to make connections and thereby expand your research or break down a brick wall.

On general sites such as My Space or Facebook (both of which I am a member), I certainly understand setting your profile to…

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Added by Sherry Hightower on August 13, 2009 at 10:00am — 7 Comments

UK Electoral Roll help

Hi,
Has anyone used the UK electoral Roll data?
I'm looking to find info on the UK electoral rolls. Does anyone know the best place to get this info. I know it will cost me but where is the best priced site for the best value.
I've found a potentual relative with th efree lookup part of 192.com, but need the unseen info. Any suggestions for help.

Added by Anita Payne on August 13, 2009 at 1:39am — 2 Comments

Myheritage.com Adds Maps To Its Family History Suite

New version 4.0 of MyHeritage.com’s Family Tree Builder visualizes family history in colorful maps, and offers Family Chat™ in a new family toolbar

London, England & Tel Aviv, Israel – August 13, 2009 – MyHeritage.com, a leading family and genealogy Website, today announced the release of Family Tree Builder 4.0. With more than 5 million downloads so far, Family Tree Builder is the world’s most popular free genealogy software, allowing seasoned pros and beginners… Continue

Added by Daniel Horowitz on August 13, 2009 at 12:30am — 1 Comment

Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research in Houston Texas

Yesterday I was visiting with Susan Kaufman, the Manager at the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research in Houston. I have been meaning to get down to the Clayton Library and talk with Susan for some time and we finally made it happen yesterday. If you’re involved in researching your family tree and you are not familiar with the Clayton Library, you should be!

This two story building located in the Museum District close to downtown Houston houses the extensive U.S., states,… Continue

Added by Stefani Twyford on August 12, 2009 at 6:50pm — 2 Comments

The Missing Generation – Clementius Swearingen Jack

One of the large errors from Matohe is a missing generation. This is really unfortunate, because it directly impacts the author’s line. It is however an easy mistake to make, because Clem Jack was really the missing son and it took a lot of piecing things together to figure out that he existed.

Clementius Swearingen Jack was the eldest son of John Jack and Lucy Smith, his exact birth date is unknown. He married a woman named Mary Elizabeth and had two children, John and George… Continue

Added by Dixie Jack Halber on August 12, 2009 at 1:37pm — No Comments

Settling an Old Argument (Final)

Finding a microfilm copy of a US census is not hard, unless of course it is from the year 1890 which was somehow mostly destroyed by fire. The library at the local community college from which I obtained a degree in computer science has two whole floors dedicated to family history research. Finding the names you are looking for on the other hand can be really hard, especially if the indexes are incomplete or missing. You can spend hours turning a wheel on a machine trying to decipher the… Continue

Added by Michael Talley on August 12, 2009 at 12:00am — 1 Comment

Vital Statistics Sucks

You know i try to give it a benefit of doubt . They do NOT have all the records.

Added by Barbara Bosy on August 11, 2009 at 5:16pm — 2 Comments

Obituaries from American Citizen Newspaper, Omaha, Nebraska

The obituraries listed are from the American Citizen newspaper, a semi-monthly newspaper published from July 4, 1938 to October 14, 1985 in Omaha Nebraska by a member of the Sons of Italy. This was an Italian language newspaper. This paper told the Italian people what was happening back in Italy and in America. This was one way of communcating with each other.

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Nancy Mancuso

Added by Nancy Mancuso on August 11, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Legacy Question

Is there a way to convert the family tree I have in Ancestry.com to Legacy software?

Added by Chris Sykes on August 11, 2009 at 8:57am — 2 Comments

Mathias House of .........

Nancy House Barron, where were you born in MO? There are a lot of House people from Oregon Co, MO. I am descended from the House family and was born in KC, KS. but grew up in MO.
Dolores Warren

Added by Dolores Warren on August 10, 2009 at 10:08pm — No Comments

Gay family trees and Gay Genealogy

I've been so furious with Legacy genealogy programme, which I loved, because I couldn't add same sex couples, some of my family are gay, and this has been distressing for me. I actually wrote to Legacy about this, and they literally told me to change the programme would be TOO HARD. Forgive the pun but too hard my arse! I've been stressing about this, especially for a lovely cousin of mine and his partner, because I wanted them to be on the family tree together, and thought I couldn't do it. Lo… Continue

Added by Jo Kotylak on August 10, 2009 at 10:06pm — 2 Comments

Best of the Genea-Blogs - August 2-8, 2009

I posted my Best of the Genea-Blogs for the week of August 2-8 on my Genea-Musings blog yesterday.

You can read it here...

Added by Randy Seaver on August 10, 2009 at 8:38pm — No Comments

Bring your Legacy family file with you on a USB drive, cell phone, or PalmOS device

If you have a USB drive, Windows CE-powered cell phone, or a palm device, you can take your Legacy family file on the road.

So whether you're doing research in a library, a cemetery, or the subway, you can bring your genealogy with you. Click here to learn how....…

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Added by Geoff Rasmussen on August 10, 2009 at 12:13pm — No Comments

Making the story real

So I am now working on background of the era. I bought a book that covered the battle of the Revolutionary War and found that my Patriot fought in three of the early battle so I have information there. I also found a Diary of the private that was inlisted the same time as my Patriot, so that can make the things more real as well. The next thing I looked at is having a baby in the 1700's. Not sure if I will use that here. I need also to find out about the towns of that era, Taunton, Lebanon, and… Continue

Added by Trudy Doolittle on August 9, 2009 at 6:52pm — No Comments

TommyMack

Thomas Emmett McNAMARA (c.1919 - 2004)

Tommy spent all his life in the entertainment business. He played the guitar, sang a lot of country music and won the Australian Amateur Hour (a national radio contest) in 1945 with his brother Timmy. He performed under the stage name of Tommy Mack. He made quite a number of musical albums over the years and appeared in a number of movies. He spent many years on the NSW club circuit performing a comedy routine and also was a… Continue

Added by John Owen on August 9, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Family Tree Connection - Update (9/Aug/2009)

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

Deserters from the United States Army 1846, August 1 - A List and Description of Deserters from the United States Army extracted from National Police Gazette, Vol. 1, No. 47, New York, Saturday, August 1, 1846.

Development of the Mineral Resources…

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Added by Illya Daddezio on August 9, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Local Knowledge of Local Newspaper Collections

While on holiday in Yorkshire last week I stopped off at Harrogate and was reminded how valuable local knowledge of local newspaper collections can be.

For several years I've been trying to track down copies of the very rare Burniston's Northern Luminary, printed at Knaresborough. Its not particularly old, but the one copy I have seen is extremely well written and lists a number of marriages of the local registry office - which might indicate non-conformity - but with only one copy… Continue

Added by Richard J Heaton on August 9, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments