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Home videos donated to film project

Posted by Stefani Twyford on November 2, 2009 at 9:24am

From the www.miamiherald.com:Isabel Ramos-Quinones' father shot home movies of family parties -- childhood memories that are now beginning to decay.But she found out a way to preserve the old film, now tucked away in her closet.An added bonus: She will be helping document history.Miami Dade College's Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives compiles donated films for its collection. It recently hosted Home Movie Day to describe the ambitious global restoration project -- and Ramos

A genealogist's view of Windows 7 -- upgrade or not?

Posted by James Tanner on November 1, 2009 at 1:02pm

In teaching classes to genealogists I have found that they are mostly people who can be shocked by the high price of a software program costing $29.95. So it is unlikely that these same people who think that it is outrageous to actually pay for a genealogy database program, would be anxious to upgrade their operating system, especially when the retail price of Windows 7 runs from $50 for the Windows 7 Home upgrade to over $200 for the Windows 7 Ultimate version. Furthermore, if you upgrade from

Family Tree Connection - Update (01/Nov/2009)

Posted by Illya Daddezio on November 1, 2009 at 11:31am

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

The Mothers Club 1928-1929 Membership - The Mothers Club of Carrick, Pennsylvania. Organized 1913. Chartered 1923. Founder, Mrs. John M. Phillips.

Detroit Bar Association 1906 Membership - Articles of Association, By-Laws and List of Members of The Detroit Bar Association, Organized 1836, Incorporated 1881.

Corinna Union Academy 1906-1907 Catalogue - Annual Catalogue, Corinna Union Academy, Established 1852, Corinna, Ma

Can you do genealogy on a Mac?

Posted by James Tanner on October 31, 2009 at 7:48pm

One of the most re-occurring questions asked me at the Mesa Regional Family History Center involves running genealogy programs on a Macintosh computer. Very frequently, during a class on Ancestral Quest Family Tree or RootsMagic 4, someone will ask if the programs can be run on an Apple Computer. The answer is yes, but with qualifications and the solution is not necessarily simple.Read more...

Adopted Living Children Who Are Unaware...?

Posted by BJohnston on October 30, 2009 at 2:03pm

As far as your record keeping, I presume you'd always want to take note of the fact in your software [Reunion for Mac] entries that someone is adopted. My concern is that someone still living and reviewing the online or published record might discover that fact and be both devastated and dumbfounded by the knowledge...especially if they were previously unaware. Are there any less conspicuous or more sensitive means of art to deal with the fact while preserving the accuracy of the information?

EDMUND PROCTER

Posted by paolo sorgato on October 30, 2009 at 7:22am

any news about Edmund Procter, perhaps born in London, presbyterian, married with Matilde Modini from Venice, dead probably in Istanbul, Turkey, in the year 1844-1850. He was the father of my great grandmother Emma ProcterThankspaolo sorgato

Cleaning up the database

Posted by William Douglas on October 30, 2009 at 7:00am

I was prompted by a post in the Legacy Users group to check my database for duplicate and inconsistent entries.I have collected and collated individual contributions, downloaded GEDCOMs and pulled in family trees from a variety of sources. And they are all different! Or so it seems.How many different ways are there to enter Arlington Cemetery? Or to spell Massachusetts? (I had to spell check it, so I hope it is right?)However, the thing that surprised me most were the number of occasions where t

President Barack Obama is related to all other U.S. presidents except one.

Posted by Johnny on October 29, 2009 at 11:36pm

7th-Grader: Obama, Most US Presidents RelatedGirl, Grandfather Allegedly Create First President Family Tree ChartOctober 23, 2009

A seventh-grader and her 80-year-old grandfather are allegedly the first people to discover that President Barack Obama is related to all other U.S. presidents except one.

BridgeAnne d'Avignon, who attends Monte Vista Christian School in Watsonville, traced that Obama, and all other U.S. presidents except Martin Van Buren, are related to John "Lackland" Plantagenet, a k

Douglas Barony for sale

Posted by William Douglas on October 29, 2009 at 5:00pm

I have been working on the Douglases of Brigton, and their connection with Dudhope Castle. As I was writing up the ancestry and history, I did not know that there is an opportunity to buy the Barony of Dudhope!But checking on some amendments on peerage.com, I went back to my research and found that The Lordship and Barony of Dudhope are being offered for sale at a cool £75,000.Any takers?Further details can be found here>>>

First Salt Lake Valley Temple to gain complete access to New FamilySearch

Posted by James Tanner on October 29, 2009 at 8:01am

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the Draper, Utah Temple District will be the first in the Salt Lake Valley to have full access to New FamilySearch. The roll-out will be complete for the Draper Temple District on November 2, 2009. This leaves the only the three remaining Salt Lake Valley Temple Districts without online access to the program.Read more...

Wordless Wednesday is not wordless here.

Posted by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on October 28, 2009 at 9:56pm

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY took place on my http://susischattyperformances.blogspot.com/blog spot.My day has been anything but wordless. Except when Randy S was given his Vacation presentation at the Library for the society. BTW, Randy that was a really nicely done job. You were able to show that if one's mind is set right one can do genealogy and enjoy family and have a great vacation all rolled into one. BRAVO.Your tips were right on top and the format and method was easy to understand.Today I went to

Looking for Family information in Pittsburg, Pa 1906 to 1910 time periord.

Posted by Theodore J. Verner on October 28, 2009 at 2:36pm

Felix Kalinowski, Wife Christiana, would be members of a Catholic Church, Felix would be buried in Pitt.

Pinkerton Tavern Ghosts, Derry, New Hampshire

Posted by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on October 28, 2009 at 2:30pm

Pinkerton Tavern GhostsA Post for Halloween!In October, thoughts of ghosts and witches come to mind. There were plenty of accused witches, even one who was found guilty in the 1600’s, and New Hampshire has its share of ghosts. When we first moved to Londonderry over 25 years ago, the first ghost we heard about was the one haunting the Pinkerton Tavern, in Derry. At the time, this building was an unfinished furniture store, and then a series of restaurants, now “The Pinkerton Tavern.”The Pinkerto

New Scottish History Website Goes Live

Posted by William Douglas on October 28, 2009 at 6:30am

A wealth of information about Scotland's past is now freely available through an online resource developed for the use of pupils, teachers and those seeking to put their Scottish ancestors into an historical context.Scotland's History Online covers a range of subjects, from prehistoric through to 21st Century Scotland. With more than 200 topics that include links to over 1,000 other online sources and a wide range of interactive supporting materials, the resource could be the one of the best of

Preview -- a genealogist looks at Windows 7

Posted by James Tanner on October 27, 2009 at 8:09pm

While my copy of Windows 7 has been ordered and is on its way, I have been looking at the reviews. Bear in mind that the previews and early reviews for Windows Vista were all over hyped, I began looking to see if the glow of the initial release of Windows 7 had begun to dim. I remember the introduction of Windows Vista and clearly recall that there were multiple sources in the genealogical community that were panning the program and telling users to wait to upgrade. I was one who waited so long

Searching the Family History Archives

Posted by James Tanner on October 27, 2009 at 6:18pm

FamilySearch's Website has a tab for "Search Records." This tab has pulldown menu items for both Record Search and the Family History Archives. In the menu, Record Search is called the "Record Search Pilot." Unfortunately, the Family History Archives name does not appear anywhere on the menu list. The item is called "Historical Books."Read more...

Exhibitors, Let Your Light Shine!

Posted by Holly T. Hansen on October 27, 2009 at 3:00pm

p>Mesa, Arizona Family History Expo 2010You can not afford to miss this!Your customers are comingto the Mesa, Arizona Family History Expo ~ ARE YOU?

Exhibitor space is limited. You can reserve a booth right now for only $195. It’s easy.* Visit our website at fhexpos.com.* In the upper left hand corner of the page, click on “2010 Mesa Arizona Expo.”* When you reach the Mesa Arizona Expo page, click on “Exhibitor Booths.” From there you can review an exhibitor map, see the names of other vendors w

Exhibitor Opportunity!

Posted by Holly T. Hansen on October 27, 2009 at 2:55pm

Searching for an occupational surname, eg Miller, Farmer or Potter

Posted by William Douglas on October 27, 2009 at 4:30am

The following article is reprinted from "Facts & Genes"The ancestral country for your surname is England. Looking at a surname distribution map, based on the 1881 census, shows your surname present in every county except 2, and a concentration in Yorkshire, Lancashire, and London. The fact that the surname found in almost every county, plus the fact that there are over 17,000 persons with the surname in the 1881 census for England and Wales, indicates that this is a multiple origin surname. In a

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Home videos donated to film project

A genealogist's view of Windows 7 -- upgrade or not?

Family Tree Connection - Update (01/Nov/2009)

Can you do genealogy on a Mac?

Adopted Living Children Who Are Unaware...?

EDMUND PROCTER

Cleaning up the database

President Barack Obama is related to all other U.S. presidents except one.

Douglas Barony for sale

First Salt Lake Valley Temple to gain complete access to New FamilySearch

Wordless Wednesday is not wordless here.

Looking for Family information in Pittsburg, Pa 1906 to 1910 time periord.

Pinkerton Tavern Ghosts, Derry, New Hampshire

New Scottish History Website Goes Live

Preview -- a genealogist looks at Windows 7

Searching the Family History Archives

Exhibitors, Let Your Light Shine!

Exhibitor Opportunity!

Searching for an occupational surname, eg Miller, Farmer or Potter

genealogy look up

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