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Privacy, Identity Theft and Genealogy -- Privacy, an issue?

Posted by James Tanner on December 23, 2009 at 4:42pm

Review:The purpose of this series is to highlight the real privacy and identity theft concerns associated with genealogy. In my first post in this series, I explained that the danger from identity theft has been dramatically overblown in the media. For example, it is twice as likely that you will have your wallet stolen, than to have a problem with identity theft via the Internet. This post continues with a discussion of privacy.Privacy... What is really private and what is not.Because genealogi

Looking for Jackson Co. Alabama Bryant's

Posted by DeRoy Ty Bryant on December 23, 2009 at 9:17am

I'm searching for my ancestors who came to Jackson Co. Alabama in the 1840's from Tennessee. The came from North Carolina in the early 1820's to Tennessee.. Lewis Bryant(1798-1859?)b. North Carolina..d.Jackson Co. Alabama..son Jasper Callaway Bryant(1824-1895)b.Tennessee..d.Jackson Co. Alabama..son Robert Callaway Bryant(1857-1920) born and died in Jackson Co. Alabama(Stevenson) I'm looking for any help on finding Lewis's Father's name. Ty Bryant

TIMES BEACH, MISSOURI

Posted by Jo Beck on December 22, 2009 at 3:55pm

Seeking any information, artifacts or photographs about TIMES BEACH.

Holiday Ideas for Creating Family History Projects

Posted by Stefani Twyford on December 22, 2009 at 1:15pm

This is the time of year when we gather with our families and close friends and community to celebrate the holidays. It’s a special time of year often accompanied by many traditions, some of them passed down many generations, some of them new as we blend families or add new family members who may have come from other cultures. The cool thing about traditionshttp://boomaration.ning.com/profiles/blog/new# is that we’re the ones that get to pick how we’re going to celebrate; what foods we’ll eat, w

Privacy, Identity Theft and Genealogy -- First in a series

Posted by James Tanner on December 22, 2009 at 8:28am

Almost every time I teach a class, especially of older people, and mention purchasing something online or downloading a file from the Internet, I get several individuals who say that they will never buy anything from the Internet because of possible identity theft and privacy concerns. From my perspective as both an attorney and a heavy user of online services, I have come to the conclusion that although there are some real concerns, most of the fear is irrational and based on ignorance. Now, he

Looking for John William Harden

Posted by BillieBee on December 21, 2009 at 11:19pm

John William Harden born in Oklahoma April 28, 1883. Last record 1920 census township 16 Jackson Louisiana. Married Aug 28, 1918 to Jessie Emma Stewart. Two children Anna Beth and Billie Maurice. John left the family by train heading north from LA. He referred to his mother on marriage document as Mrs. Henry Brooks. She possibly married Brooks after his father died when he was around 7. His father possibly had the same name....John William Harden/in/ing.Looking for my Grandfather.Billie

Biographical Outline of Ahnentafel # 20 and 21: John C. AKERS and Lucinda "Louise" DAVIS

Posted by Elyandra Waverider on December 21, 2009 at 10:00pm

First Biographical Outline of the information I have on this family:Ahnentafel # 20 and 21: John C. AKERS and Lucinda "Louise" DAVIS

First Biographical Outline of the information I have on this family:Ahnentafel # 20 and 21: John C. AKERS and Lucinda "Louise" DAVISPicture taken after 24 October 1898 as that was the birth date of Charley in the picture. Noted also is the absence of William "Willie" AKERS who died on 01 January 1911 and Albert Lee AKERS (Ahenentafel #10) who married Elon Octavia BU

Parade of States -- online digital genealogy resources -- Virginia

Posted by James Tanner on December 21, 2009 at 7:54am

Time to get back to the Parade of States, this post is on Virginia's online resources. It is interesting to see the variety of resources that some states have already put online and the paucity of resources from other states. The differences in availability do not seem to be governed by economics or the size of the population, but generally, larger states have more resources, with some notable exceptions.Virginia has some collections of online records, and what is available is valuable for resea

Family Tree Connection - Update (20/Dec/2009)

Posted by Illya Daddezio on December 21, 2009 at 12:15am

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

Hazelton City Roster 1908-1909 - City of Hazleton [PA.], Roster, City Officials and Joint Standing Committees of City Councils, 1908-1909. Compiled by Stephen J. Hughes, City Clerk. Incorporated 1892.

Hazelton City Roster 1907-1908 - City of Hazleton [PA.], Roster, City Officials and Joint Standing Committees of City Councils, 1907-1908. Compiled by Stephen J. Hughes, City Clerk. Incorporated 1892.

Hazelton City Roster

Cousins, cousins, cousins...

Posted by William S Dean on December 20, 2009 at 11:14pm

Have you ever had the experience of being contacted through some genealogy website by a cousin you've never met or even knew you had? It happens to me all the time and it's really a great experience to connect with someone with the same family roots that grew into you!While some of these encounters develop into lifelong communication, others come and go; but cousins can be a wonderful source of genealogical data, stories, and most importantly photographs that you didn't even knew existed.And som

The sign "Arbeit macht frei" found!

Posted by Ceil Wendt Jensen on December 20, 2009 at 9:59pm

The sign "Arbeit macht frei" found!The Polish police have arrested five men for the 18 Dec. 2009 heist and desecration of the sign "Arbeit macht frei" (Work Will Set You Free). It was made in 1940 by prisoners in the camp locksmith's shop. The main gate to the Auschwitz I-Main Camp was the only one in the whole Auschwitz complex to be built by Polish political prisoners under German orders. These were prisoners deported from Wiśnicz in one of the early transports, in late 1940 or early 1941. Let

Genealogy Joy!

Posted by Ceil Wendt Jensen on December 20, 2009 at 9:58pm

Yesterday I received an email from a Kiwi who was helping her Dad locate a childhood friend from Poland. They were both displaced from their village of Chotyn during WWII. After a Google or two, a couple ancestry.com searchers, and referencing now declassified records, I was able to find and arrange an online reunion for Kazimierz, residing in Wisconsin, and Mieczyslaw of Wellington N.Z. - their first since 1946!

On getting my non-identifying information

Posted by carol bartholomew on December 20, 2009 at 4:41pm

Well the big day finally came, the packet from the denver court, denver county cort versus the city court, to be more precise.Even though,or at least I thought my records were open to me to me I didn't get any additional names, ie my birth grandparents,, They should be long dead, after all I'm in my late 50's. But I did find out my ethnicity, at least on my birth-mothers side....found out she was Dutch, Irish, Scottish, English, Welsh. Basically the same as my adoptive parents, except the Scotti

un dicho de jerez zacatecas

Posted by Salvador Cabral Valdes on December 20, 2009 at 1:00pm

Me encontre esto en un libro sobre Lopez Velarde“Estas gentes de Jerez, Miel y Veneno a la Vez, Todas son nobles sin Titulo, Todos Ricos sin haber, tordititos son Parientes y nadie se puede ver”Dicho de la Pirucha LLamasTomado:Ramón López VelardeSus Rostros DesconocidosDe Guadalupe AppendiniFondo de cultura Económico 1998

Networking

Posted by Raymond Fuller on December 20, 2009 at 7:25am

When we ask to be added to other peoples sites as friends we are opening ourselves to others and that can be scary, it also can be fun and very educational as we may find others looking for the same thing.As Genealogist's we all are looking to the past for loved ones, ours or someone else's it does not matter. If I can be of assistance to anyone please feel free to contact me. You never know we might just be kin.Ray

A few links to enjoy

Posted by Mark Schneider on December 20, 2009 at 4:27am

Over 39 million cemetery records www.findagrave.comDiscover old family photos or add some of your own http://www3.familyoldphotos.com/A beautiful collage of old photos of Remagen Germany. The website is in German so I included the translated link.http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&u=http://www.fotoplatz.stereographie.de/remagen/remagen.htm&prev=/search%3Fq%3Drheinprovinz%26num%3D20%26hl%3Den%26lr%3Dlang_fr%7Clang_de%26safe%3Doff

Current Ahnentafel From Generation 3 to Generation 7 (To Protect Living individuals, Gen 1 and 2 are omitted) - December 20, 2009

Posted by Elyandra Waverider on December 20, 2009 at 3:30am

Thought this was a good way to start my genealogy blog with a current list of all relatives from my grandparents back to Generation 7 that I have found in my search. This gives the reader a good look at who I am researching and will hopefully lay the groundwork for me to blog about what I know about each individual. If needed or the interest arrises that I want to look at someone after Generation 7 this list will be updated and the corresponding Generation will be added so look for further updat

Furthering the discussion on certification

Posted by James Tanner on December 19, 2009 at 5:36pm

Craig Manson has written a very entertaining and provocative post entitled "The Discussion about Standards, Certification, Maturity, etc.: Useful or Divisive? Elitist Envy or Intellectual Inevitability?" I really enjoyed to the mock court room examination of the proposed expert witness on the subject of genealogy. The hypothetical testimony points out several serious questions; Can a genealogist (or anyone) become an "expert" merely by doing what many genealogists do all the time? Is there a nee

www.howwilliknow.com

Posted by ELIZABETH RUDERMAN MILLER on December 19, 2009 at 1:25pm

Please share your success stories on my website, www.howwilliknow.com. I will be adding stories, search material,interesting documents, etc. Hope to hear from you soon.Liz

FamilySearch Community Trees -- a truly amazing innovation

Posted by James Tanner on December 18, 2009 at 6:44pm

Very recently FamilySearch on its FamilySearch Labs Website introduced an new concept to genealogical research and online databases, truly amazing Community Trees. This collection contains more than mere lists of individuals, it is the genealogy of entire communities. It is also far more than a lineage linked database. It is also free and available to anyone, whether or not they are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.As explained on the Community Trees information page:Co

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Privacy, Identity Theft and Genealogy -- Privacy, an issue?

Looking for Jackson Co. Alabama Bryant's

TIMES BEACH, MISSOURI

Holiday Ideas for Creating Family History Projects

Privacy, Identity Theft and Genealogy -- First in a series

Looking for John William Harden

Biographical Outline of Ahnentafel # 20 and 21: John C. AKERS and Lucinda "Louise" DAVIS

Parade of States -- online digital genealogy resources -- Virginia

Family Tree Connection - Update (20/Dec/2009)

Cousins, cousins, cousins...

The sign "Arbeit macht frei" found!

Genealogy Joy!

On getting my non-identifying information

un dicho de jerez zacatecas

Networking

A few links to enjoy

Current Ahnentafel From Generation 3 to Generation 7 (To Protect Living individuals, Gen 1 and 2 are omitted) - December 20, 2009

Furthering the discussion on certification

www.howwilliknow.com

FamilySearch Community Trees -- a truly amazing innovation

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