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January 2010 Blog Posts (93)

WorldCat, RedLaser, Google Books and much more

In my last post, I mentioned a new iPhone called RedLaser. I guess I need to be a little more specific. RedLaser is an app that reads UPC barcodes. If you read a barcode from a product in a store (or elsewhere) it will look up the product and search for a price on the Internet. The app has recently been expanded to read UPC barcodes on books. In addition to looking up the book and a price on the Internet, the program also looks in WorldCat to find a copies of the book in libraries, starting… Continue

Added by James Tanner on January 17, 2010 at 3:45pm — No Comments

My Ancestors

Here is a list of my ancestors:

Great Grandparents:

Albert Kolstee (1879-1937)

Louise Trump (1900-1985)

Merle Harrington (1894-1978)

Alice Washburg (1895-1991)

Martin Widegren (1903-1990)

Elmira Harrison (1906-1994)

Carl Johnson (1905-1968)

Rose Conti (1921-2004)

Great-Great Grandparents:

Jan Willem te Kolstee (1830-1895)

Johanna Geertruida Theodore Hesselink (1840-1905)

John Leonhard Trump (1864-1939)

Barbara Pfiffier…

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Added by Andrew Kolstee on January 17, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Genealogy Doctoral Study: Myth, Memory and Multiculturalism

My name is Emily M. Matthias and I am a doctoral student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at New Mexico State University. I am also a family historian, working on my own family (hi)story since 2000.

The purpose of my study is to explore ideas surrounding cultural identity formation using the pursuit of genealogy as one lens. I am interested in hearing from fellow family historians working on their own research.

Please help me out by going to my website @… Continue

Added by Emily M. Matthias on January 17, 2010 at 7:25am — No Comments

Now if I could just think of some use for it...

The latest from WorldCat and RedLaser, an iPhone app that looks up books in libraries:
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Added by James Tanner on January 15, 2010 at 5:45pm — No Comments

meetyourfamily

Meet Your Family are a Professional Genealogy company who provide a valuable service to families who want to trace their family tree history to find missing people. We provide Probate Research, to identify missing beneficiaries, and unclaimed inheritance.

Added by meetyourfamily on January 15, 2010 at 1:43am — No Comments

Determining a Budget for Your Family History Book

Deciding to create a family history book can be a large undertaking and it can be an expensive undertaking. Often the process can take on a life of its own. Therefore, it is important to set parameters for your family history book. One of those parameters must include a budget. It is very important to decide on a budget for your book in conjunction with deciding on the size and scope of your book. A great way to determine your budget is to ask yourself some key questions.

Do I… Continue

Added by Lynn Palermo on January 14, 2010 at 7:04pm — No Comments

Do Wikis really work for genealogy?

Before we get into any controversy over the question in the title to this post, I believe the answer to be yes, collaborative shared information sites, like the FamilySearch Wiki or the family tree Website, Werelate.org, certainly have a large role to play in genealogical world of the near future. But, is genealogy really about consensus? Just because I can get all of relatives to agree with me where my great-grandfather was born in California, does that really change the fact that I may be… Continue

Added by James Tanner on January 13, 2010 at 3:03pm — No Comments

Minstry of Truth

I tried to type this in my "status" area on my page, it said, "why are you stopping by?" but you are limited to 140 characters, So I posted it here. I haven't been to GeneaologyWise in months but.....

I heard that my friend Debbie Anne Jackson had been "disappeared" and I just had to look for myself.

Not only is she gone but all our correspondence is gone, I see the groups that she started were very carefully edited so that they could stay.

It is very spooky… Continue

Added by Randy C on January 13, 2010 at 11:05am — 1 Comment

Technology Tip - make your digital camera wireless with Eye-Fi

That's it. I will never be surprised by technology again. When I hear about some new gadget or technology idea - I will no longer think, "yah right, maybe in the future." The future is here.

LIke most genealogists, I like taking pictures - pictures of the family, trees, and cemeteries. When I read about Eye-Fi last night, not only did I realize that the future was here, but I also knew that taking pictures would never be the same.

Eye-Fi makes your digital camera go… Continue

Added by Geoff Rasmussen on January 12, 2010 at 10:32am — No Comments

The Hutchinson Family Singers of Milford, New Hampshire

My 5x great grandfather, Colonel Joshua Burnham, built a fine home in Milford, New Hampshire in 1824. He sold the home to fund his retirement, and it was purchased by Jesse Hutchinson to house his large family. The children and grandchildren used it as a summer home until the mid 1900’s. It still stands in Milford, and is down the street from a small cemetery where Colonel Burnham, and many members of the Hutchinson family, is buried.

It turns out that the Hutchinson family was quite… Continue

Added by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on January 12, 2010 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

Back to Adam?

Recently, I have had several people brag to me about their extensive pedigrees. It seems that they have completed some of their lines back to Adam! I am always grateful to find out we are related, but I do have several comments about these old extended genealogies, some of which are apparently showing up on New FamilySearch.

Before getting into a discussion about the validity of these ancient records, it would be a good idea to get a feel for the types of records that survive. One… Continue

Added by James Tanner on January 12, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

PBS “Faces of America” To Ask “Where Do You Come From?”

Henry Louis Gates, Jr., noted scholar and biographer has a new, four-part PBS documentary to air February 10 – March 3 from 8-9 PM on your local PBS Channel.

Focusing on 12 known US personalities such as Mario Batali, Dr. Oz, Meryl Streep, Yo-Yo Ma and other well known names, the documentary uses genetic genealogy to track the ancestral make up of each person. For the first time ever, the actual DNA genome sequencing was filmed and will be shown on television.…

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Added by Stefani Twyford on January 11, 2010 at 3:29pm — No Comments

Family Tree Connection - Update (10/Jan/2010)

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

Dallas Commerce Street Church of Christ 1890 Directory - Directory of the Commerce Street Church of Christ, Dallas, Texas. M. M. Davis, Preacher. This entire outline of work has been unanimously indorsed by the official board. Prepared by J. T. Toof, at the request of the board.…

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Added by Illya Daddezio on January 10, 2010 at 8:36pm — No Comments

Heading south to the Mesa Family History Expo!

Soon we'll be heading south to the Family History Expo in Mesa, Arizona January 22,23, 2010.

I'm thrilled to be attending and will be blogging and tweeting from the event.

Follow me on twitter@luxegen and on my Luxegen Genealogy and Family History Blog.

I hope to meet some of you in Mesa!

Cheers,
Joan

Added by Joan Miller on January 10, 2010 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

Take the Genealogy Challenge. - Can you do it?

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Tell us about you and your site on the a3Genealogy Facebook page in 3 sentences or less. Can you do it? Read guidelines below.

Once a month our ProGen Study Group has a class session to discuss reading assignments and exercises pertinent to the professional… Continue

Added by a3Genealogy on January 10, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Family History Expo Contest

As a Blogger of Honor at the Mesa Family History Expo, I am told that two of my readers can receive free tickets to the event. To present these two tickets, I was told to run a contest. First of all it should be known that I do not play board games, much less enter contests. If I were an innovative design type person, I would probably be rich from ghost writing a mommy blog, but since I am an old and somewhat stodgy trial attorney, I have had a… Continue

Added by James Tanner on January 10, 2010 at 5:04pm — No Comments

William Williams

Matching a picture with a name is much more grueling than just doing the genealogy research. This man's name is William Williams...we were told. We know about the William and Williams surnames. We know that the Williams surname in the United States is common, as it is in England and in Wales. Williams became common in Wales where they added the “s” to denote “son of” to their surnames. However, none of this surname history has helped me identify the… Continue

Added by a3Genealogy on January 10, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Data miners and vampires

One of the most common complaints I hear from researchers goes something like the following:

I spent years compiling my ancestry. One of my (friends, cousins, someone -- insert the name or description) asked for a copy of my file. I sent them a copy and later found the file on their Website (Blog etc.) without any acknowledgment and claiming that it was their file.

I call these people who steal others' information and present it as their own, data vampires. Personally, I… Continue

Added by James Tanner on January 9, 2010 at 7:54pm — 1 Comment

Moooore Cows in the family tree!

Searching the family tree for more cow stories, I began to notice cows in wills and other legal records. Obviously, a cow was important to a colonial era family, and so cows were lovingly given to family members, and often called by their pet name in legal documents.

A typical document can be summarized like this:

Isaac Allen is on the 1799-1800 tax list in Essex, Massachusetts assessed for 1 poll, $60 in buildings, 1 cow-right of $40, 1 cow $10, 1 swine $3.33, and $37.50 for… Continue

Added by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on January 9, 2010 at 6:17pm — No Comments

What happened to Stanley George Stoneman?

STANLEY GEORGE STONEMAN was born on 22 June 1890 in Islington, London, United Kingdom to John William Stoneman and Eva A Vevsey. Stanley was a Carpenter (journeyman). He was recorded in the census in 1901, aged about 11, in Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom. 3 siblings were mentioned in the same census: Arthur (1896), Ethel (1897) and Harold (1900).

ELIZABETH ANN JENKINS was born on 7 November 1887 in Godrengraig, Pontardawe, Breconshire, Glamorgan, Wales, to Daniel Jenkins and… Continue

Added by Eva Pritchard on January 9, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments