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SCOTT, Thomas in VA and SCOTT, JOHN in Canada and probably MASS before early to mid 1700's.

Posted by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on January 23, 2010 at 10:58pm

Another Day Another Time, Chasing down a family line. Scott's that are beating out of time.We are excited and confused. But we will take what we are given. We are now up to 4 perfect matches on the Scott line. How is yet to be determined. We suspect the VA Scott will fairly easily link in since we do not have all of Thomas Scott's data from him being in Pittsylvania Co. VA. Isaac are you a brother to John? It could easily be.Now the Canadian line has created quite a stir. First thoughts say the

Casper, Savage, Lithuanian

Posted by Barbara Bryan on January 21, 2010 at 5:30pm

I am researching my Grandparents, John and Mary (Savage) Casper. My Grandfather immigrated in 1901. My Grandmother was born of Lithuanian parents (Frank and Josephine) in Mahoney City in 1895.

An Indian without a Nose

Posted by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on January 20, 2010 at 7:47pm

The story of John Locke, Rye, New HampshireJohn Locke was baptized at London’s White Chapel on 16 September 1627, as the son of Thomas Locke and Christina French. In 1916 Arthur H. Locke published “A History and Genealogy of Captain John Locke of Portsmouth and Rye, New Hampshire and his descendants.” In this book it is theorized that his brother Nathaniel was baptized there at White Chapel on 11 November 1629, and they both removed to New Hampshire.John Locke settled in Dover, and then New Cast

The Challenges of Genealogy for the Disabled

Posted by James Tanner on January 20, 2010 at 5:59pm

A short time ago, we had a patron at the Mesa Regional Family History Center who was deaf. I had the opportunity to work with him in doing research for quite a while. We communicated by writing our questions and answers on slips of paper. I am afraid I don't write very quickly, and tried to convince him to use the computer, so I could write more quickly, but I did not seem to get that concept across to him very well. Then in response to my last post about attending genealogical conferences, I go

Anatomy of an Archival Scrapbook Project

Posted by Stefani Twyford on January 20, 2010 at 2:54pm

We are in the process of wrapping up a large scrapbook project for a client that has been such a delight to work on that I wanted to share the project and the process we’ve gone through as I believe many of my readers may have similar such scrapbooks and may wonder what can be done with them.Some of you might be wondering, “scrapbook?? I thought you did video?” While our primary service is biographical and tribute videos, our core value proposition is helping you preserve your memories and creat

What is "blog"

Posted by S. J. Cruse on January 20, 2010 at 12:37pm

I don't understand the word! I just read James Turner's article "why should I go to a genealogical conference?" and tried to respond to it. I wrote but it didn't appear. I can't seem to reach James turner even though we are both members of various Genealogy Wise groups. I don't know how to be involved with the Blog thing. I am Susan (S.J.) Cruse and I would like very much to respond to Mr. Turner. I am Deaf and I have some positive comments on this.

Why should I go to a genealogical conference?

Posted by James Tanner on January 19, 2010 at 9:36pm

Genealogy can be a very solitary activity. Although you may have contact with your family and with other researchers, most of the work you do is done by yourself. Even though you may read journals, magazine articles and online resources about the work of doing genealogy, there are few places you can go to get feedback from knowledgeable people. Genealogical conferences provide the motivation to re-energize and re-think methods, procedures and sources. The social atmosphere of the conference allo

The Home Guard - Part 2

Posted by William Bruce Hillman on January 19, 2010 at 7:14am

From “The London Free Press and Daily Western Advertiser” June 11, 1866.As was seen in part one of the “Home Guard” the boys are fully trained and ready to go.Corner of Dundas and Richmond Streets, under a gas lamp, 3 am.“To the Captain commanding Home Guards - Formed my troops in square of the rendezyous . Told them London expected every man to do his duty. Threw out skirmishers into the back yards and dark doorways. Marched with the main body under my own immediate command up Richmond Street t

The Home Guard

Posted by William Bruce Hillman on January 18, 2010 at 8:04pm

This excerpt from “The London Free Press and Daily Western Advertiser” June 11, 1866. It reads to a 21st century critic as if it was straight out of Monty Python. It’s ofnone man’s tale of service in the London, Ontario, Home Guard during the Fenian Raids. In fact, just after as the Battle of Ridgeway is over, and at this point, most of the Fenians that fought at Ridgeway are in the custody of the U.S. Army.“I’ve joined the Home Guard, Sir, Editor, I would have volunteered and gone to the front

5 Tips to Choosing an Online Genealogy Database

Posted by Lynn Palermo on January 18, 2010 at 1:45pm

Now more than ever, I can appreciate how confusing it can be for a family historian trying to decide on which database they would like to join when beginning their family research. If you’re an armchair genealogist then certainly you want to belong to an online genealogy database. The question is which database to join?I am here to tell you, only you can know the answer to that. How do you know?1. Gather as much information about your ancestors prior to seeking out a database. Where your ancesto

Use Legacy to Create a Puppy Pedigree

Posted by Geoff Rasmussen on January 18, 2010 at 10:49am

This weekend we brought home our family's first puppy - a Toy Poodle.The next day the breeder called and said they had overcharged my credit card. I thought, "no big deal. It's probably just ten or twenty dollars." Then they admitted it was overcharged by about fifteen thousand dollars.Click here to read the entire article.

The Illiterate Colonel

Posted by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on January 18, 2010 at 8:40am

Last week I blogged about Colonel Joshua Burnham, and the fine mansion house he built in Milford, New Hampshire. His house was later sold to the Hutchinson family. Because of their fame as singers, I’ve been able to find many documents about my ancestor the Colonel. You would think that as a Revolutionary War officer, and as someone wealthy enough to build a large estate, he would have left documents for me, the future genealogist, to uncover. But that is not the case with Joshua Burnham.In my f

Record Search update for New Zealand and Argentina

Posted by James Tanner on January 18, 2010 at 8:12am

FamilySearch's Record Search has just published the New Zealand, Immigration Passenger Lists from 1871 to 1915. The records contain images only and are further described in the FamilySearch Wiki as follows:Read more...

Family Tree Connection - Update (17/Jan/2010)

Posted by Illya Daddezio on January 17, 2010 at 10:29pm

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

Quinobequin Lodge I.O.O.F. 1918 By-Laws - Constitution, By-Laws and List of Membership of Quinobequin Lodge No. 70, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Jamaica Plain, Mass.

Revolutionary War Invalid Pensioners 1807 Report - Letter from The Secretary of War transmitting A Report in Relation to Invalid Pensioners: Made in Pursuance of the Act of the 10th of April last intituled 'An act to provide for persons who wer

WorldCat, RedLaser, Google Books and much more

Posted by James Tanner on January 17, 2010 at 2:45pm

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 with

My Ancestors

Posted by Andrew Kolstee on January 17, 2010 at 8:00am

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 (1865-1942)
William Harrington (1872-1960)
Emma Wheeler (1867-1929)
John Elmer Washburg (1875-

Genealogy Doctoral Study: Myth, Memory and Multiculturalism

Posted by Emily M. Matthias on January 17, 2010 at 6:25am

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 @ http://www.mygenealogystudy.

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

Posted by James Tanner on January 15, 2010 at 4:45pm

The latest from WorldCat and RedLaser, an iPhone app that looks up books in libraries:Read more...

meetyourfamily

Posted by meetyourfamily on January 15, 2010 at 12:43am

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.

Determining a Budget for Your Family History Book

Posted by Lynn Palermo on January 14, 2010 at 6:04pm

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 want to sell my boo

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SCOTT, Thomas in VA and SCOTT, JOHN in Canada and probably MASS before early to mid 1700's.

Casper, Savage, Lithuanian

An Indian without a Nose

The Challenges of Genealogy for the Disabled

Anatomy of an Archival Scrapbook Project

What is "blog"

Why should I go to a genealogical conference?

The Home Guard - Part 2

The Home Guard

5 Tips to Choosing an Online Genealogy Database

Use Legacy to Create a Puppy Pedigree

The Illiterate Colonel

Record Search update for New Zealand and Argentina

Family Tree Connection - Update (17/Jan/2010)

WorldCat, RedLaser, Google Books and much more

My Ancestors

Genealogy Doctoral Study: Myth, Memory and Multiculturalism

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

meetyourfamily

Determining a Budget for Your Family History Book

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