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GenealogyBlog The Cataloguing of Tippecanoe County, Indiana Artifacts 
The following excerpt is from an article by Ron Wilkins, posted at the Feb. 21, 2012 edition of jconline.com: John M. Harris spends each Tuesday and Wednesday quietly working in a small office surrounded by shelves stacked from floor to ceiling with boxes containing … well, that’s what Harris is finding out. Outside his office, [...]7 hours ago |
GenealogyBlog LDS Posthumous Baptism Controversy Includes Polish Catholic Witness To Holocaust
And the controvrsy continues… The following is from an extensive article written by Howard Berkes, and posted at the kuhg Houston Public Radio website. He wasn’t Jewish and he wasn’t a victim of the Holocaust, but the discovery of Jan Karski‘s name on Mormon proxy baptism records has angered those already upset about posthumous Mormon [...]8 hours ago |
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GenealogyBlog Ancestry.com Offers FREE Access to its Japanese Internment Camp Record Collections Until Midnight ET Feb. 23, 2012
The following excerpt is from an article posted at rafu.com: In remembrance of the 70th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066, which placed more than 120,000 Japanese Americans in internment camps, Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online family history resource, is offering free access until Feb. 23 to its extensive internment camp record [...]8 hours ago |
GenealogyBlog The National Museum of African American History and Culture
The following teasor is from an excellent article written by Marisol Bello and published in the February 21, 2012 edition of USA Today. It was first proposed by black Civil War veterans almost 100 years ago. Now, five special commissions and two acts of Congress later, shovels and backhoes are set to break ground today [...]8 hours ago |
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GenealogyBlog 25th Aniversary of Andy Warhol’s Death.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 is the 25th anniversary of pop artist Andy Warhol’s death. He died of complications due to gall bladder surgery at the age of 58. See a February 21 photo of his gravestone, and that of his parents, in St. John The Baptist Byzantine Cemetery in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania at the Arizona [...]9 hours ago |
DearMYRTLE's Genealogy Blog Street View on Google Maps comes to Russia 
From the Google LatLong by Lat Long Blog"Welcome to Russia! You can now virtually travel through the world’s largest country to the cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg using Google Maps Street View."For more info see: Street View on Google Maps comes to Russia(c) 2012 Pat Richley-Erickson, All Rights Reserved. Myrt@DearMYRTLE.com. [...]9 hours ago |
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GenealogyBlog The Mystery of Charlie Chaplin’s Birthplace
The following excerpt is from an AP article by Jill Lawless posted February 20, 2012 at the dailynewsegypt.com: They foiled plots and cracked Nazi codes, but Britain’s spies were unable to solve the mystery of Charlie Chaplin‘s birth. Although the entertainer is celebrated as one of London’s most famous sons, newly declassified files reveal that [...]9 hours ago |
Genea-Musings Chula Vista Genealogical Society Seminar is Saturday, 31 March 2012 
The theme of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society Spring Seminar is: British Isles To America And Migrating West Special Spring All-day Saturday paid SeminarSaturday, March 31 2012, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PMChula Vista Golf Course4475 Bonita Road, Bonita, CAThere are four talks, two each by nationally known speakers Leland Meitzler and Bill Dollarhide. They are:1) Bill Doll [...]13 hours ago |
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Genea-Musings Review - Genealogy at a Glance: Italian Genealogy Research
The Genealogical Publishing Company in Baltimore has published another in its series of "Genealogy at a Glance" laminated research guides - this time for Italian Genealogy Research by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, CG, MFA. This "Genealogy at a Glance" booklet has four laminated pages on one 11" x 17" paper (folded). They are designed to give the user the basic elements of gen [...]15 hours ago |
GenealogyBlog National Archives Posts the New Website for the 1940 Census
My friend, Julie Hill, at archives.com, sent me the link to the brand new website posted by the United States National Archives for the upcoming 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Currently, there’s a 3 minute 13 second video on the site explaining some of the things we can do to get ready for the April 2, [...]16 hours ago |
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DearMYRTLE's Genealogy Blog Predictions in GeneaWebinars interview
DearREADERS,In honor of the 1 year blogiversary of GeneaWebinars, Ol' Myrt here was interviewed by GeneaBloggers' Thomas Macentee. I believe long distance learning in the world of genealogy has gone main stream with the influence of RootsTech 2011 and 2012 as the tipping point. The GeneaWebinars Blog and Calendar were created and openly shared with webinar sponsors, speakers and attendees. Fine ou [...]17 hours ago |
Genea-Musings Tuesday's Tip - Find California Records on FamilySearch.org
Today's Tuesday's Tip is to: Find California Birth, Marriage and Voter Registration Records in the FamilySearch Historical Record Collections.FamilySearch has recently added these California statewide records to their collection in the last month:1) California Death Index, 1905-1939: this is an alphabetical index list that provides name, death date, age at death, and death county in tw [...]20 hours ago |
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DearMYRTLE's Genealogy Blog NARA: 1940census.archives.gov
Note from DearMYRTLE: The long awaited news of the location of the 1940 US census images has arrived from our friends at NARA.National Archives Announces Website for Free 1940 Census Release Online on April 2, 2012: 1940census.archives.govTomorrow Starts the Countdown of ‘40 Days to the ’40 Census’Washington, DC. . . Today the National Archives, with its partner Archives.com, launched its new webs [...]20 hours ago |
Genealogy Insider National Archives Announces Website for 1940 Census Records 
When the 1940 census is released free online this April 2 at 9 a.m. ET, you can view
your ancestors’ records free at 1940census.archives.gov.
According to the National Archives announcement, no other website will host the 1940
census data on its April 2 release date. Shortly after, though, you’ll also be able
to view records free on Ancestry.com.
The National Archives and the US Census Bure [...]22 hours ago |
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About.com Genealogy How to Locate Australian Wills & Probates 
Wills and probate records are a rich source of genealogical information for anyone researching their family tree. They may name heirs, include locations for these heirs and other relatives, and give us a better picture of our ancestors' lives, including their land and other possessions. In Australia there is no national index or central archive of wills and probate. Instead, you'll find wills and [...]22 hours ago |
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Archives.com and National Archives Announce 1940 Census Website 
The following announcement was written by Archives.com: Today Archives.com and the National Archives are revealing the website that will host the 1940 Census beginning April 2, 2012: 1940census.archives.gov. We encourage you to bookmark the website, and watch the informational video providing behind-the-scenes look at the preparations made to publish the 1940 Census. Please share this website and [...]24 hours ago |
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About.com Genealogy Pennsylvania Death Index Now Online
Pennsylvania has long been considered one of the most difficult states for genealogists trying to access older vital records, but a bill signed into law in December 2011 has finally helped us catch up with the times - at least a little. As of 14 February 2012 the PA Division of Vital Records has opened death records older than 50 years and birth records older than 105 years for public access, and [...]02/21/2012 |
GenealogyBlog The Tide of Emigration to the United States and the British Colonies – an historic prospective
The following excerpt is from an article originally published in the The Illustrated London News, July 6, 1850. It gives detailed information about what emigration, and the passage of our ancestors was like in the mid-17th-century. The full article is found on the Portland State University website. The great tide of Emigration flows steadily westward. [...]02/21/2012 |
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GenealogyBlog Salt Lake Christmas Tour……… Week’s Peek
Coming to you today from Kona, Hawaii, where John and I went to escape the Spokane winter……. and it’s glorious here, low 80s and barefoot an on the beach all day picking up pieces of coral…………. but this is a genealogy blog so: Did you know there is a Native Hawaiian Genealogical Society? There is [...]02/21/2012 |
GenealogyBlog Family History Expos Returns to St. George, Utah This Weekend!
Family History Expos will return to Southern Utah with its annual flagship event, “2012 St. George Family History Expo,” Feb. 24 and 25. Dixie Convention Center will host the Expo at 1835 Convention Center Drive in St. George. “Our 2012 theme is: ‘Your family history starts here!’” FHE Founder and President Holly T. Hansen said. [...]02/21/2012 |
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GenealogyBlog Only a Few Bones
Only a Few Bones: A True Account of the Rolling Fork Tragedy and Its Aftermath is not a novel. Author John Philip Colletta does, however, tell a story. The story is dates back to March of 1873, in a little populated area of the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta, where a murder has taken place. At least according [...]02/21/2012 |
GenealogyBlog Expanded Access to Pennsylvania Vital Records
The following excerpt is from the February 15, 2012 edition of Berksmontnews.com: … the public may now access birth and death records online and in person for free at the Pennsylvania State Archives thanks to a new law, according to state Sen. Judy Schwank. “This is good news for families who are seeking information about [...]02/21/2012 |
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DearMYRTLE's Genealogy Blog Upcoming DearMYRTLE Workshop Webinars
DearREADERS,Three DearMYRTLE genealogy webinars are on the docket for genealogists. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE [...]02/21/2012 |
GenealogyBlog Old Wedding Invitation Leads to Heir
The following excerpt is from the February 20, 2011 edition of the Wetzel Chronicle. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An old wedding invitation has helped West Virginia officials track down the heir to a South Charleston resident’s estate and give her more than $480,000. A niece of J.D. Mier will get $481,335.70 after the executor of [...]02/21/2012 |
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GenealogyBlog Amesbury, Massachusetts Library Receives Large Donation to Preserve Historical & Genealogical Archives
The following excerpt is from the February 20, 2012 editon of the Newburyport News. AMESBURY [Massachusetts] — Pending approval from the Municipal Council, the Amesbury Public Library will be receiving $80,000 to help ensure that its valuable collection of historical documents, genealogy records and other vital links to Amesbury’s past is preserved for generations to [...]02/21/2012 |
GenealogyBlog LDS Church Apologizes for the Proxy Baptism of Simon Wiesenthal’s Parents.
The following teaser is from an article published February 20, 2012 edition of the Calgary Herald. LOS ANGELES – Simon Wiesenthal’s parents should not have been posthumously baptized, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has acknowledged. And on Monday, an official with the church apologized. The uproar began last week when it was [...]02/21/2012 |
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GenealogyBlog Radkey Goes After Romney
The following excerpt is from a Washington Post article about activist Helen Radkey and her current obsession with going after Governor Romney – attempting to tie him to both the posthumus baptism of off-limits Jews, as well as some of his polygamous ancestors. She makes the news regularly by locating controversial proxy baptisms, and blowing [...]02/21/2012 |
GenealogyBlog Genealogists’ Public Enemy #1
The following teaser is from “The Legal Genealogist” website. This is best article I’ve seen written about the very real possibility that genealogists will lose access to the Social Security Death Index. PLEASE let the teaser lead you to the full article, It’s important… The man pictured to the left is Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner [...]02/21/2012 |
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Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Outrageous Advertisements from the Past
From an ad that claims smoking is healthy to one telling mothers they should give Coca-Cola to their babies, these shocking posters give a fascinating insight into a time gone by. One even tries to promote cocaine a remedy for toothache. The Daily Mail web site has an article about a number of such ads. It's a wonder our ancestors ever survived! You can read more at http://goo.gl/LFkK3. If you enj [...]02/20/2012 |
Genea-Musings Are You an Evidence-Based or a Conclusion-Based Genealogist?
In Events, Assertions, Evidence, Facts, Sources, Analysis, Conclusions, Software, Oh My! I noted that I would review how the genealogy management software programs that I have used handle those items. Concerning Events, multiple or alternate Assertions, conclusions and Facts, here is my experience:1) Personal Ancestral File (PAF): I used PAF from 1989 until 1998, and do [...]02/20/2012 |
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GenealogyBlog The Hidden Half of the Family
For the greater part of American history, and like most of the World, the United States has been largely a patriarchal society. As such, through law and custom, men and husbands ruled the affairs of home and were the recognized ambassador of the family in political and worldly affairs. Often, only a mans name appeared [...]02/20/2012 |
GenealogyBlog Historical Society of Pennsylvania Partners with Ancestry.com
Read the details in the following article from the Lebonon Daily News: Roots & Branches: State historical society teams with Ancestry.com By JAMES M. BEIDLER Teamwork and collaboration have been the bywords of the genealogical world the last few years as groups both profit and nonprofit have attempted to make more resources better available to [...]02/20/2012 |
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GenealogyBlog Mexican-American Genealogical Research
So many of the books we come across focus on tracing one’s ancestry to Europe. And why not? For hundreds of years Europeans represented the majority of immigrants into North America. Ellis Island alone saw 12 million enter this country from 1892 and 1954. Of course, not everyone is descended from European immigrants, or at [...]02/20/2012 |
footnoteMaven A Little Tech At RootsTech 
I LOVE business cards. I collect them, but you knew that. In preparing for RootsTech, the genealogist's technology extravaganza, I decided to add a little tech to my cards by way of a QR Code (Quick Response Code).Now, there has recently been much discussion regarding QR Codes on genealogy and design blogs, a RootsTech Lecture about them (Genealogical Resources for QR Codes from Thomas MacEntee), [...]02/20/2012 |
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Genea-Musings Events, Assertions, Evidence, Facts, Sources, Analysis, Conclusions, Software, Oh My!
Michael Hait posted What is a conclusion? today on his Planting the Seeds blog (one of the very best in geneablogging, by the way!). Please read his entire post for context. In the post, he stated:"In actuality, every fact reported as such is a conclusion reached through research into that specific research goal."Each of these conclusions/facts may provide evidence that leads you to a [...]02/20/2012 |
DearMYRTLE's Genealogy Blog Great discount at Genealogical Publishing Company
DearREADERS,There are only a few genealogy book publishers in the world, and one of them is the venerable Genealogical Publishing Company. Today's email brings the following notice: Welcome to the last day of our annual President's Day Sale. Until 11:59 p.m. EST, tonight (Monday February 20, 2012), you can order any product available at www.genealogical.com at a discount of 25% off the curren [...]02/20/2012 |
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DearMYRTLE's Genealogy Blog IGS: Ft. Wayne 28 April 2012
NOTE from DearMYRTLE: The following was received from our friend Tina Lyons of the Indiana Genealogical Society. Please direct all inquiries to the society's website.February 20, 2012 – Fort Wayne, Indiana: The Indiana Genealogical Society (IGS) is holding its annual conference on April 28, 2012 at the Allen County Public Library (ACPL) in Fort Wayne, Indiana.Debra S. Mieszala is the featured spea [...]02/20/2012 |
GenealogyBlog The Aiken Barnwell Genealogy Society Finds a Cemetery
In an interesting story a genealogy society finds remnants of a nearly forgotten cemetery among the trees and brush. Read more about their find in an article from the aikenstandard.com: Genealogy society finds remnants of cemetery By Suzanne Stone Members of the Aiken Barnwell Genealogy Society have found a few remnants of local history tucked [...]02/20/2012 |
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Genea-Musings Amanuensis Monday - Deed of Alpheus B. Smith to Simeon Richardson in Medifeld in 1834
Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent TransylvanianDutch blog) started his own Monday blog theme many months ago called Amanuensis Monday. What does "amanuensis" mean? John offers this definition:"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."The subject today is the deed for land in Medfield, Massachusetts sold by Alpheus B. [...]02/20/2012 |
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter $900 USB-powered DNA Sequencer
This new device won't allow you to analyze DNA tests at home. After all, a DNA lab needs more than a sequencer to deliver test results. However, with Oxford Nanopore about to release a $900 sequencer, the prices for DNA tests performed by commercial labs should drop significantly. In fact, the manufacturer predicts that the price of the sequencer will drop well below $900 once volume production be [...]02/20/2012 |
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Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter FamilySearch Adds Free Records from 7 Countries
The following announcement was written by FamilySearch: Millions of new records added to England, Italy, and U.S. Collections This week FamilySearch added 12 million new, free records online (6.5 million indexed names and 5.6 million browsable images) for Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Korea, Netherlands, Spain, and the U.S. The Florida Death Index 1877-1998, received 5 million searchable record [...]02/20/2012 |
Genea-Musings Best of the Genea-Blogs - 12 to 18 February 2012
Hundreds of genealogy and family history bloggers write thousands of posts every week about their research, their families, and their interests. I appreciate each one of them and their efforts.My criteria for "Best of ..." are pretty simple - I pick posts that advance knowledge about genealogy and family history, address current genealogy issues, provide personal family history, are funny or are p [...]02/19/2012 |
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Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter (+) Calendars Explained
The following is a Plus Edition article written by and copyright by Dick Eastman. What could be simpler than a calendar? The printed one from the local real estate office shows twelve months, each with 28 to 31 days. Simple, right? Well, it hasn't always been so simple. After all, I keep stumbling upon genealogy records that are logged with “double dates.” That is, a birth record might state “22 F [...]02/19/2012 |
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Introducing the Mocavo Genealogy Search Widget
The following announcement was written by Mocavo.com: We’ve all been there: You come across a great genealogy site that has pages upon pages of juicy information, just waiting to be tapped. But the realization of sifting through all this data is too daunting to bear. Sure, sometimes you can use the handy “Ctrl + F” find function, but on hundreds of individual pages? If only the page had its own se [...]02/19/2012 |
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Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Help Wanted: An Irish Genealogist to Help Evict a Squatter
Here is a weird case. All that is needed is for some good Irish genealogist to find a living heir. The heir will receive a home in Dublin and the government then should be able to evict a squatter who has lived in the house without permission for 30 years. Desmond Grogan broke into the home of Alice Dolan at Enniskerry Road, Dublin, Ireland, after her death in October 1981. He gained access to the [...]02/19/2012 |
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter My Presentations at the Central Florida Genealogical Society
I must say that I had fun giving presentations at the Central Florida Genealogical Society in Altamonte Springs yesterday. I thought it was especially nice of the organizers to hold the event only about ten miles from where my motor home is parked! No, I didn't plan that. It just worked out that way. About 60 or 70 people sat patiently all day long as I gave four presentations. They also asked som [...]02/19/2012 |
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Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Review of the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300
The Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 is heavily promoted on U.S. television these days. I found in my recent conversations at two different genealogy societies in Florida, the same scanner is generating a lot of interest amongst genealogists. The $295 (retail) scanner is the smaller version of the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500 that sells for about $400, depending upon where you purchase it. The cheaper scanner is [...]02/19/2012 |
Genea-Musings Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Ancestral Name Roulette
It's Saturday Night again - time for some more Genealogy Fun!!Here is your assignment if you choose to play along (cue the Mission Impossible music, please!):1) What year was your paternal grandfather born? Divide this number by 100 and round the number off to a whole number. This is your "roulette number."2) Use your pedigree charts or your family tree genealogy software prog [...]02/18/2012 |
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Genea-Musings Surname Saturday - CHASE (England > Massachusetts)
It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week. I am now up to number 365, who is Mary Chase (1695-1732), one of my 6th-great-grandparents. [Note: The 6th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts] My ancestral line back through three generations of CHASE ancestors is:1. Randall J. Seaver2. Frederick Walton [...]02/18/2012 |
DearMYRTLE's Genealogy Blog Google Reader Update FREE PM Session
DearREADERS,Mr. Myrt's latest Windows 7 update meant his computer wouldn't boot up until h e had a technician fix it.That left him dead in the water because he doesn't yet operate "in the cloud".It is about time you used GOOGLE READER (a cloud resource) to pull in posts from your favorite genealogy bloggers. Since our last webinar on this topic, the good folks at Google changed their interface. Th [...]02/18/2012 |
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