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Do Wikis really work for genealogy?

Posted by James Tanner on January 13, 2010 at 2:03pm

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 wron

Minstry of Truth

Posted by Randy C on January 13, 2010 at 10:05am

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 and Orwellian, she is now an "unperson",

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

Posted by Geoff Rasmussen on January 12, 2010 at 9:32am

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 wireless. As soon as you snap y

The Hutchinson Family Singers of Milford, New Hampshire

Posted by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on January 12, 2010 at 8:30am

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 famous. The

Back to Adam?

Posted by James Tanner on January 12, 2010 at 8:00am

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 good site is "S

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

Posted by Stefani Twyford on January 11, 2010 at 2:29pm

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.Watch the video preview at my blog...

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

Posted by Illya Daddezio on January 10, 2010 at 7:36pm

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.

Boston Discharged Soldiers' Home 1865 Report - Third Annual Report of the Discharged Soldiers' Home with the Constitution, By-Laws, and a List

Heading south to the Mesa Family History Expo!

Posted by Joan Miller on January 10, 2010 at 7:30pm

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

Take the Genealogy Challenge. - Can you do it?

Posted by a3Genealogy on January 10, 2010 at 5:00pm

(Cartoon by: CartoonStock.comwww.cartoonstock.com/directory/c/capitalizm.asp)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 genealogist.This month we discussed genealogy columns to include blogs, online articles, columns, etc. A common question that all bloggers have is how to promote thei

Family History Expo Contest

Posted by James Tanner on January 10, 2010 at 4:04pm

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 really hard time coming up with a contest.So here i

William Williams

Posted by a3Genealogy on January 10, 2010 at 11:00am

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 elusive William Williams (Bill Williams) or th

Data miners and vampires

Posted by James Tanner on January 9, 2010 at 6:54pm

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 am very liberal in sharing

Moooore Cows in the family tree!

Posted by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on January 9, 2010 at 5:17pm

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 stock in trade. (A co

What happened to Stanley George Stoneman?

Posted by Eva Pritchard on January 9, 2010 at 5:00pm

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 Hannah Williams.

Daniel John Stoneman and Maggie Anthony

Posted by Eva Pritchard on January 9, 2010 at 4:30pm

Daniel John and Maggie was my husband's grandparents on his mother side.DANIEL JOHN STONEMAN was born on 11 June 1913 in Godrergraig, Neath Port Talbot, Wales to Stanley George Stoneman and Elizabeth Ann Jenkins. In 1968, aged about 55, he retired (coal minor). Daniel died on 26 June 1984, aged 71.MAGGIE ANTHONY was born on 10 March 1918 in Ponterdawe, Ystradgynlais, Brecknock, Wales to Joseph Anthony and Jennet Griffiths. Maggie died on 5 January 1998, aged 79, in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, U

David Pritchard and Ivy Iona Thomas

Posted by Eva Pritchard on January 9, 2010 at 4:00pm

David and Iona was my husband's grandparents on his father side.

DAVID (DAI) PRITCHARD was born about 17 February 1907 in Cwmgors, Neath Port Talbot, Wales to Thomas Pritchard and Margaret Bowen. David died (Heart attack) on 15 April 1986, aged 79, in Glamorgan, Swansea, Wales. David was a chairman for Cwmgors Rugby Football Club (1927-1982). He became the longest serving chairman in Welsh Rugby history.

IVY IONA THOMAS was born on 12 December 1912 to Thomas (Twm) Thomas and Mary Diana Jones187. I

Local Resources Rock! Dallas Public Library

Posted by tami osmer glatz on January 9, 2010 at 11:08am

I tend to write mostly about internet resources, but as you should know by now, when it comes to genealogical research, you can’t find everything online. I’ve written previously about the importance of spending time at local libraries, because they often contain location specific collections that can be found nowhere else. Today I thought I'd spotlight MY local library, the Dallas Public Library.Even though I don’t have any ancestors that even vacationed in Texas prior to my moving here, I still

Wallace Wilson of Abbeville Co. SC

Posted by William Barrett Wilson on January 9, 2010 at 4:58am

Is anyone out there descended from Wallace Wilson (b1812d1848) and Rebecca Milford Wilson (b abt 1820-1822) from Old Abbeville County, South Carolina. Barryzbox@aol.com

Additions to Eastern European Records on Record Search

Posted by James Tanner on January 8, 2010 at 8:30pm

FamilySearch Record Search has just re-published the Slovakia Pre-Ajov Region Church Books (Slovakian and Hungarian Place Names) from 1592 to 1952. To quote the site, the collection contains "images of baptisms/births, marriages, and burials that occured in the Roman Catholic, Evangelical Lutheran, and Reformed Church parishes, as well Jewish congregations within the area of Northeastern Slovakia. The original records, created by local priests of each parish and by Jewish rabbis are located in t

Event Researching Calendar for Genealogists

Posted by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on January 8, 2010 at 6:04pm

Seems many are commenting on what we are going to do for the New Year. So thought I would post some of my in the past not written agenda for the year. I find this works well and may help others to be more on top of items and topics they want to tackle.I am going to start with the month of October. That should be easy to determine why, :>).October is Family History Month so our genealogy should reflect that theme. We should be checking for events at the libraries, historical societies or schools

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Do Wikis really work for genealogy?

Minstry of Truth

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

The Hutchinson Family Singers of Milford, New Hampshire

Back to Adam?

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

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

Heading south to the Mesa Family History Expo!

Take the Genealogy Challenge. - Can you do it?

Family History Expo Contest

William Williams

Data miners and vampires

Moooore Cows in the family tree!

What happened to Stanley George Stoneman?

Daniel John Stoneman and Maggie Anthony

David Pritchard and Ivy Iona Thomas

Local Resources Rock! Dallas Public Library

Wallace Wilson of Abbeville Co. SC

Additions to Eastern European Records on Record Search

Event Researching Calendar for Genealogists

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