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Upcoming Legacy classes in Arizona, California, Washington, and British Columbia

Posted by Geoff Rasmussen on September 22, 2009 at 3:24pm

We are excited to participate in the following upcoming genealogy seminars and workshops. If you are in the area, please stop by our booth to say hello. You can ask the Legacy Family Tree experts questions and take advantage of special seminar discounts.October 2009USA | Arizona | Youngtown - October 7/14/21/28, 2009. This four week Beginning Legacy course is offered by the West Valley Genealogical Society and taught by Legacy's Geoff Rasmussen. Class size is limited and fills early. Call 623-93

The Douglas/Douglas-Willan/Willan connection

Posted by William Douglas on September 22, 2009 at 3:30am

I have been working with others in an attempt to unravel some of the missing bits in the links between the Douglas and Willan families.There are two major links:Colonel Frank Willan married Louisa Marguerita Douglas, daughter of Captain Charles Robert George Douglas, late 32nd Bengal Light Infantry (Killed Dehli, 1847) and Louisa nee Robinson, both grandchildren of Major General Robert Douglas.Thomas Willan, a stagecoach proprietor, left Twyford Abbey and estate to his daughter, Isabella Maria (

Online Genealogy Resources and Costs

Posted by BJohnston on September 21, 2009 at 4:04pm

I'm a novice and one reluctant to immerse too quickly without checking out total costs. I understand the local library could be a good source, especially if they have a Library Subscription to those online sites I might use at home, but at my costs. Well, I just learned my local public library closes at 5:00 p.m. on a regular basis, so it is hardly worth my closer examination of its inner workings. How about online subscriptions that I must pay for? Is Ancestry.com worth my purchase on a one-tim

How to recover from a genealogy cruise

Posted by Geoff Rasmussen on September 21, 2009 at 12:55pm

Our 6th annual Legacy Genealogy cruise has concluded. What a great time we had. Now it's back to real life where we have to make our own food, clean up after ourselves, and come up with our own entertainment. Returning to normal life isn't as easy as it might seem....Click here to read the complete article.

Free online records from Sweden

Posted by James Tanner on September 20, 2009 at 10:02pm

Sweden is not known for having free online records. You may have heard of Genline, a commercial Swedish Website with 17,453,462 online images comprising approximately 34,600,000 pages of images. This is a subscription site charging up to $285 US for a year subscription. However, you can also pay by the day, $11 US, or 20 days, a month, a quarter or three years. It is a fabulous Website for Swedish research. But they have the same records that were microfilmed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat

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

Posted by James Tanner on September 20, 2009 at 5:19pm

Although Wyoming is the least populous state in the U.S., it is the tenth largest by size. Its online resources are not as extensive as other more populous states but still significant. A Google search for Wyoming digital resources will show a lot of links from other state collections which include historical material from Wyoming. One example is the Western States Marriages Record Index which includes some marriages from Wyoming.Read more...

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

Posted by Illya Daddezio on September 20, 2009 at 1:11pm

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

Moline Woman's Club 1929-1930 Year Book - Woman's Club of Moline, Moline, Illinois, Year Book, Twenty-sixth Annual Announcement, 1929-1930. Founded May twenty-third, nineteen hundred three by Mrs. Frank Gates Allen.

Mt. Moriah Evangelical Lutheran Church 1921 Dedication Program - Dedication of Mt. Moriah Evangelical Lutheran Church, Foxville, MD., May 8th, 1921.

Ledyard Congregational Church and Society 1859 Membership

Cemetery clearance reveals Douglas graves

Posted by William Douglas on September 20, 2009 at 11:00am

Source: Nebraska City News-Press, Nebraska City, Otoe Co., Nebraska, Tuesday, July 29, 2003Joshua Goebel assembled volunteers from Boys Scouts Troop 246 Thursday to clear Otoe County’s pauper cemetery."Located on high ground at the edge of what once was the Otoe County Poor Farm, Goebel said a 1927 report indicated there were 30 graves there."Amongst them were the graves of James and Mary (Molly) Douglas."After removing enough dead-wood to fill three pickup trucks and mowing the waist-high grass

Saturday Night Genealogical Fun

Posted by William Bruce Hillman on September 20, 2009 at 9:42am

From Randy Seaver’s “Genea-Musings” is Saturday Night Genealogical Fun. Divide your father’s age by four and round off the number. Find the ancestor in your pedigree chart that has been assigned that number.Father is 89 and still alive. Divide his age by 4 = 22.22 on pedigree chart(Legacy 7.0) is Hugh Hillman (born sometime in 1844 in Upper Canada to John Hillman and Isabella May. Died 6 Mar. 1894 Rodney, Ontario). He was my grandfather’s uncle. Married Sarah Campbell(9 July 1851-31 March 1918)

Response from a pretentious genealogist

Posted by James Tanner on September 19, 2009 at 5:58pm

In a comment to my September 13, 2009 post about collecting names vs. family history, one of the comments named me a "pretentious genealogist" apparently because I "vehemently abhor 'name collectors'." I guess I was also surprised to find out that I was a "self-proclaimed expert" so I went back and re-read my own article. After a review, I did find a few more things to say about name collectors, even the variety claimed by the commentator.Read more...

Additional FamilySearch Affiliates and Product Certification

Posted by James Tanner on September 18, 2009 at 6:43pm

FamilySearch has issued an updated list of FamilySearch Affiliates. To quote the Website, "FamilySearch Certified Affiliates are third-party companies and organizations that provide products and services with features that are compatible with FamilySearch programs. Certification indicates the affiliate’s declaration of compliance with FamilySearch requirements. Note that these products and services are independently developed and supported by their respective organizations, not by FamilySearch."

Land Deeds more reasons for looking for.

Posted by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on September 17, 2009 at 9:40pm

Land Deeds are so critical in research, Let us hope your kin had some.The neighbors become your relatives, they may even be your ancestors.Families only married into community people or church related people on the whole.Even a first name with out a last may give you a clue.Try say Addie Smith born in OHIO and she marries Mr. Flora.NOW we find Mr. Flora and his family and can track this family and after his marriage to Addie and children.Addie has been elusive for at least 4 years of my helping.

Reading a Census

Posted by Jean Hyde on September 17, 2009 at 8:15pm

My main problem while researching my family tree is reading a census. First, I didn't think some of my family members were on any census. This was due to bad handwriting, wrong birth years and misspelled names or incorrect surnames. I had to take one census year, for one county and searched page by page to find lost ancestors.My great grandmother name was Quantillia, her name was misspelled Guantillia,Quantellia etc.My grandfather's surname was Feemster. The F looks like a fancy written H and I

The Romero Emblem

Posted by Valerie Ve Romero Lopez on September 17, 2009 at 3:29pm

The Romero Emblem is to idenify those that wear it, to the family of their origin, with a meaning expressed with every color that was chosen, and placed in position with the names of all the original members of the Romero Family, in a circle, to express the unity and the perpetuity of the "FAMILY'.Wear this emblem proudly, and when asked the meaning of it's nature you can say it is the origin and the history of your own existence.In 1886 was born to Diego and Rosa Romero their first child Pablo.

Large update to Record Search Pilot

Posted by James Tanner on September 17, 2009 at 8:23am

Record Search Pilot, the online digital collection of images and indexes from the FamilySearch Indexing project, has added a large number of new collections to their resources. All of the following descriptions are from the Record Search Website. These include"Read more...

Getting the story right

Posted by William Douglas on September 16, 2009 at 3:27pm

Judy Wallman, a professional genealogy researcher in southern California , was doing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that Congressman Harry Reid's great-great uncle, Remus Reid, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Montana in 1889. Both Judy and Harry Reid share this common ancestor.The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows in Montana territory:

On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this inscription: 'Rem

John Lee b. 1763 Harford County MD & d. 1803 York County PA

Posted by Donna C. Templeton on September 16, 2009 at 2:22pm

I am searching for the parents of my gr X4 grandfather, John Lee b. 1763 in Harford County MD and d. 1803 in Delta, York County, PA. John was married to Martha Howlett and they had 7 children. John was killed in, I believe, Delta, York Co., PA in 1803 by an "accidental discharge of another person". He is buried in the Slateville Presbyterian Cemetery in York Co., PA. He was born (according to familysearch.com) in Mill Green, Harford Co., MD, but I have not been able to locate any info there rega

Julia Rivers McClain - Query

Posted by Spivey on September 16, 2009 at 11:06am

I am looking for information on Julia Rivers McClain [dates of birth and death unknown] who married Americus Felder [1843-1914]. Date of marriage: about 1886. If anyone has any information on Julia, please let me know. Thank you.

Pentico Blog for Family & Friends

Posted by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on September 16, 2009 at 11:06am

The blog is posted below. Click and enjoy the basics. Much more to follow.http://brickwalls.ning.com/profiles/blogs/john-penticoff-ie-pentico

Madison County, Alabama - Query

Posted by Spivey on September 16, 2009 at 10:56am

Looking for information about John Napier of Madison County, Alabama, specifically if a burial location is known for him; burial location possibly in Cluttsville, Alabama. Thanks for your help.

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Upcoming Legacy classes in Arizona, California, Washington, and British Columbia

The Douglas/Douglas-Willan/Willan connection

Online Genealogy Resources and Costs

How to recover from a genealogy cruise

Free online records from Sweden

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

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

Cemetery clearance reveals Douglas graves

Saturday Night Genealogical Fun

Response from a pretentious genealogist

Additional FamilySearch Affiliates and Product Certification

Land Deeds more reasons for looking for.

Reading a Census

The Romero Emblem

Large update to Record Search Pilot

Getting the story right

John Lee b. 1763 Harford County MD & d. 1803 York County PA

Julia Rivers McClain - Query

Pentico Blog for Family & Friends

Madison County, Alabama - Query

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