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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

Jacksons from Ireland. also Bowley's from Tipperary.

Posted by Geraldine Jackson on December 18, 2009 at 4:01pm

Hello,are there any Jacksons with connections to Ireland??out there. is anyone connected to Denis Bowley from Tipperary, Ireland he went to America .

What's another billion records or so?

Posted by James Tanner on December 18, 2009 at 11:16am

There seems to be no end to the Websites claiming to have millions, if not billions of records online. In case you were wondering, here is another site with a huge collection of online records. The site is called Genealogyarchives.com . It is a company whose only location is shown in Nebraska. They have a newer Website with a significant number of records, as of 18 November 2009, they claim 1,035,043,627 records with the number changing as you watch. At the time of this writing they have 75 data

Annie Londonderry and her “Extraordinary Ride”

Posted by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on December 18, 2009 at 7:30am

Last year Peter Zheutlin, the author of the nonfiction book “Around the World on Two Wheels: Annie Londonderry’s Extraordinary Ride,” came to the Leach Library, here in Londonderry, New Hampshire,

to give an interesting lecture about his ancestor. Annie Kopchovsky, was “Annie Londonderry,” the first woman to go around the world on a bicycle. She was actually paid $100 by Londonderry Lithia Water, a very popular drink of the era, to carry their logo on her bicycle as she rode on her quest in the 1

How to create a "Google Alert" for your ancestor

Posted by Geoff Rasmussen on December 17, 2009 at 10:46am

We spend a lot of time looking for our ancestors. Wouldn't it be nice if they just showed up in our email's inbox? With the free tool, Google Alerts, this is possible.Continue reading.

Even more on standardization of place names

Posted by James Tanner on December 17, 2009 at 7:58am

The starting point for the use of place names in a family history or genealogical context is the rule that the place is the location at the time the event happened, especially if the place name was different at the time of the event. If there is a need for further explanation, the modern or current place name should be in a note. The reason for this rule is simple, any other notation obscures the historical reality and makes further investigation more difficult.From the perspective of genealogy,

Top Ten Genealogy Software Programs

Posted by Lynn Palermo on December 17, 2009 at 7:16am

Genealogy software is a hot topic amongst family historians. Many have opinions and they are often based on personal experience. I am not going to pretend to know all the ins and outs of all the genealogy software on the market. However, if you are in the market for genealogy software and don’t know where to begin then may I suggest the website Top Ten Reviews. If you have narrowed it down to a few then this website maybe able to help you make that final decision.Top Ten Reviews have done all th

Genealogy Software

Posted by Deanna Ramsey on December 17, 2009 at 7:15am

Just read an article on "Utilizing Genealogy Software"...I couldn't agree more. I often teach beginner genealogy classes and I do demonstrate how to use a pedigree chart and family group sheet but I always add the comment, "Using the computer to record your genealogy is the best way to go, it has a lot more memory and is much more organized!". Wouldn't you agree?http://articlescollections.com/utilizing-genealogy-software/

A Lesson in Writing a Narrative Family History

Posted by Lynn Palermo on December 16, 2009 at 7:54am

If you are ready to start writing your family history book but not sure how to turn your research into an interesting life story then I have some tips to get you started. How do you write a descriptive, creative, narrative story about your relatives when all you have is a list of dry facts and documents to draw on? How do you turn your facts into a story about an individual you never met?Believe or not before you begin writing your family history, I am going to suggest more research. However, th

New Records from Argentina, Guatemala, Georgia and Germany

Posted by James Tanner on December 15, 2009 at 9:16pm

FamilySearch's Record Search has added another round of new records. December 14, 2009 shows records from Argentina, Guatemala, Georgia (USA) and Germany. Here are brief descriptions of the new records:Read more...

Astronaut Alan Shepard, of Derry, New Hampshire

Posted by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on December 15, 2009 at 5:30pm

The first American in space was born in Derry, New Hampshire in 1923. Alan Bartlett Shepard grew up on the family farm, which is now just a house on East Derry Road. He ran errands at Grenier Field (now Manchester Airport) when he was still just a Pinkerton high school student. The Shepard family attended the First Parish church in East Derry, and his father was the organist. He graduated from the Naval Academy at Annapolis and served during the end of World War II.

Because he loved airplanes, an

Revisiting Stadardized Place Names

Posted by James Tanner on December 15, 2009 at 7:53am

The latest revisions to New FamilySearch contain some disturbing developments. In the release notes for the New FamilySearch Web Site of December 2009, it states: "In addition to the other information that is required for temple ordinances to be performed, an individual’s record must now have at least the country for birth, christening, marriage, death, or burial. The place-name must be standardized." There are actually two problems with this requirement; first, place names change over time and

Update on Family History Expo in Mesa, Arizona

Posted by James Tanner on December 14, 2009 at 9:04pm

January 22nd and 23rd will find me at the Family History Expo at the Mesa Convention Center. I mentioned previously that I have been asked to attend as a Blogger of Honor. I don't mind giving free publicity to the Family History Expo because I thought the one last year was very well done. I put the Blogger of Honor button and the Family History Expo button on my site and you can find them off to the right. Feel free to copy the Family History Expo button with its link for your own site. As soon

My Great Grandmother

Posted by Leeann Boone on December 14, 2009 at 4:55pm

Lastnight while in a genie chat me and another chatter goto talking about our family and how the women affected them. This made me remember that my mother had told me about her grandmother Phylis Erke who just passed away in September at 101.When her husband would take the boys out hunting for deer she'd wait for them to leave and then put some feed out on the porch and then watch from inside the living room and when they'd come up for feed she'd shoot them. Great gramps and the boys would usual

Insight into Family History Centers

Posted by James Tanner on December 14, 2009 at 6:54am

It is commonly reported that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) has more than 3,500 Family History Centers around the world. What does this actually mean to those interested in genealogical research? First of all, the main repository for genealogical information collected by the Church is located at the Family History Library and other storage facilities in and around Salt Lake City, Utah. The local Family History Centers are branch facilities of the Family History Library. Mo

Another Poem

Posted by Leeann Boone on December 13, 2009 at 10:26pm

Genealogist's DilemmaWhile looking up my family treeA horrid sight there I did seeThis horse thief stared right down at meI turned around and tried to fleePlease stop he called I'm Great Gramp BobAnd horses just my side line jobDon't be too quick to be a snobWith the elite I did hob nobPlease do not hide this sad researchI was a pillar of the churchUntil I did our name besmirchAnd toppled from my lofty perchFor if my acts do you displeaseBefore you cheer my obsequiesSearch your own life for erro

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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

Jacksons from Ireland. also Bowley's from Tipperary.

What's another billion records or so?

Annie Londonderry and her “Extraordinary Ride”

How to create a "Google Alert" for your ancestor

Even more on standardization of place names

Top Ten Genealogy Software Programs

Genealogy Software

A Lesson in Writing a Narrative Family History

New Records from Argentina, Guatemala, Georgia and Germany

Astronaut Alan Shepard, of Derry, New Hampshire

Revisiting Stadardized Place Names

Update on Family History Expo in Mesa, Arizona

My Great Grandmother

Insight into Family History Centers

Another Poem

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