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August 2009 Blog Posts (155)

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

LAWS FAMILY EVERYWHERE

Hi Everyone

I am John Laws, a member of the Guild of One Name Studies, researching LAW, LAWE, LAWES, LAWS, LAWSE World-Wide though my own LAWS family came from the Stepney/Bethnal Green/Mile End area and were mostley Mariners, and my earliest is Henry son of John & Mary Laws from Walworth, fairly newly built when he was born in 1800.

I have collected a huge database The LAWS FAMILY REGISTER we have our own group on this site, our own website www.lawsfamilyregister.org.uk and also… Continue

Added by John Laws on August 9, 2009 at 3:59am — No Comments

Who Were My Maternal Great Grandparents?

Moving over to the maternal side...

The parents of Joao Pacheco (aka John P. Smith) were Theodoro Pacheco and Maria de Braga. Theodoro was born in the town of Achada, Nordeste, Sao Miguel Island, Azores. He migrated with his mother and siblings to Kilauea, Kauai, Hawaii in 1882 on the SS Hansa to work the sugar plantation.

Maria was born in Maia, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel Island, Azores. She migrated to Kauai, HI in 1882 on the SS Monarch with her parents and siblings for the… Continue

Added by Melody Lassalle on August 8, 2009 at 9:02pm — 2 Comments

Who Were My Paternal Great Grandparents?

Continuing up the family tree...May I introduce my Great Grandparents...

The parents of Jean Lassalle were Pierre Lassalle and Elizabeth Segalas. Pierre and Elizabeth were from Ogeu les bains, France. They lived their entire lives in Ogeu les bains.

The parents of Anna Madeleine Mazeres were Charles Mazeres dit Salanave and Brigitte Breilh. Charles was from Ogeu les bains, while Brigitte was from Castet, France. Charles came to San Francisco in the early 1890s. He was… Continue

Added by Melody Lassalle on August 8, 2009 at 8:48pm — 4 Comments

Advice needed - Web sites for genealogy.

Hi guys,

I'd like some advice please. I'd like to make my own genealogy website/page and would like to know your own experience.

I would prefer a free site but don't mind paying a little for a good one. I have a little knowledge with building websites but am not an advanced user so the simpler the better :-)

Any suggestions?

Ursula

Added by Ursula Ann Martin on August 8, 2009 at 4:35pm — 8 Comments

Reunion Time

Going to a Burtoft Reunion in FL next weekend. I'm excited to meet cousins I didn't know I had.

I feel that I have to have all the genealogoy that I have all put together and organized before I go. What should I take?

Added by W Kathleen Burtoft Swarthout on August 8, 2009 at 11:28am — 2 Comments