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Anyone Else Have This Problem - Oh, Sorry, It's Just Us Hillbillies ;-)

Posted by Jeanie DiLeonardo on August 15, 2009 at 9:55pm

I can't believe how many times I'm cranking away on my family tree in Ancestry.com, finding records with spouses and children and thinking "hey, that name sounds familiar" - and come to find out, yup! I've been here before - on the other side of the tree. Both sides are second or third or kissin' cousins. I guess that's what happens when you have a lot of ancestors in Kentucky... (ducks and runs)

It's the Little Things in Life that Make Me Smile...

Posted by Jeanie DiLeonardo on August 15, 2009 at 9:00pm

A funny thing that I encounter is the different ways people will describe eye color or hair color. For example: I consider myself a redhead: my earliest photos show a wisp of light reddish hair, and there's always been a "warm" cast, even when the Florida sun lightened it. It irritated me a bit when a high school boyfriend's best friend gave me the nickname "Blondie" - that just didn't fit in with my self image! Likewise, I once was filling in a form and put "red" for hair color, only to have a

Excerpts of Soldiers In The King Philips War (1675-77) by George M Bodge

Posted by Eileen Cogan on August 15, 2009 at 7:30pm

"King Philip's War (1675-77) was a total war for survival, and involved extensive operations by both provisional and standing militia units. King Philip's War was fought in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. During King Philip's War, up to one third of America's white population was wiped out. The fire and ruin, the blood and agony of the tomahawk and the flaming arrow were spread up and down the Connecticut River Valley, barbarous and pitiless the dripping hatchet plunging into the brains of women

From Nuts & Bolts to "the whole house"

Posted by William S Dean on August 15, 2009 at 10:26am

While the dates of births, marriages, re-locations, public service, deaths, and burials give genealogists the "bare bones" of a family history, we always need more. Sometimes we are fortunate to have family stories, anecdotes, letters, diaries, and quotes to help flesh out the ancestors' lives, but again, we always need more. What some of us would like to know about our ancestors is "how they lived, thought, and possibly felt" -- what influenced them, what was going on around them, and this is w

Archaeology and Family History

Posted by Sarah MacLean on August 15, 2009 at 7:17am

When I introduce myself as an archaeologist I generally find that people make assumptions about what that actually means. For a start I get asked about what I’ve been digging up lately and have to explain that not all archaeologists dig. I have (or should I say had?) a desk job. On top of that there is the problem of what period do archaeologists actually cover? We don’t cover dinosaurs, not in the slightest. Archaeology is all about the study of man and as yet no one has found any evidence to s

Researching Your Foreign Ancestors - Online & Elsewhere

Posted by tami osmer glatz on August 14, 2009 at 9:30am

It can be a bit disheartening when you start chasing a family line, and you soon find yourself in a foreign country, like Denmark, Italy or Czechoslovakia (Or perhaps the US is a foreign country for you!) What do you do next? How can you further your family research if you can’t afford a trip overseas and you don’t speak the language?Well believe it or not, you actually have several options. They all involve a little work, mind you - nothing quite so simple as typing your name into Ancestry.com,

Nightmares About Genealogy

Posted by Unknown Ancestor on August 13, 2009 at 11:50pm

FH for GenyWise.doc

African Ancestry and believers!

Posted by CHASTITY on August 13, 2009 at 6:57pm

IMG_0001_NEW.jpgRead the following article that I just found in my late father's archives: It simply proves my thoughts on this issue...What are yours?

Another brick wall for me...

Posted by Pam McCreary on August 13, 2009 at 6:56pm

Since I can't tear down my brick wall on my mom's side, I figured I would take a crack at my dad's family. Which, by the way, I know very, very little. I guess, I will start with the parents of my grandmother, Rosa Ward (born 12/13/10). She died in Wisconsin, 7/5/63. Rosa was born in Mississippi. I don't know their names. She married Chapman (or Chatman) Myers and they had one son George (my father). She later married Jackson Tripp (I believe in Wisconsin). She had a sister, but I'm not sure of

Ancestory.com Update

Posted by Robin R. Cordell-Inge on August 13, 2009 at 6:27pm

WOW! I'm so out of touch..... I have been so covered with work and school and all my other stuff, that I have not had time to work on my family tree. I signed on to Ancestory Tree tonight and updated my account and WOW! It's really nice how they have it updated and it to me is so much easier to use. I like the new look....

Amos Nettleton - 1737 Killingworth, Conn., USA

Posted by Tim Fenton on August 13, 2009 at 4:13pm

I have been trying to find the wife of Amos Nettleton for several years now. I'm hoping somebody in either Killingworth from the District of Brunswick, New York can help me find this elusive person. His wife would probably have been born abt 1741 in Duchess County, New York and died abt 1799 in Augusta Township, Leeds/Grenville County, Ontario, CanadaAny help or advice would be very greatful.Tim

Driesel's in Germany

Posted by Becky Driesel Hadlock on August 13, 2009 at 1:53pm

My Driesel ancestors came from Meiningan Germany in 1850. Haven't been able to locate them in Germany. If anyone has ideas let me know. Thank you.

Free genealogy sites

Posted by Barbara Bosy on August 13, 2009 at 12:28pm

What I don't like about these titles is that they are false! When you look up these sites they lead you to another page that is like a check out and tells you that it cost a certain amount of $ and ask for your credit card.!If these sites need money to keep thier sites aboard then they should state it . If it is not free then you should not have that title next to your site because that is false advertisement!

Legacy Family Tree update available (7.0.0.103)

Posted by Geoff Rasmussen on August 13, 2009 at 10:36am

We have a great new update for you to download. This update adds new blank census forms for England, Wales, and Ireland, some "handy" additions to the SourceWriter, and fixes a few minor problems you have reported. Many of the additions/changes are the direct result of your suggestions - thanks everyone!For updating instructions, or to read the list of what's new, visit click here.

My 2-Cents on Using GenealogyWise

Posted by Sherry Hightower on August 13, 2009 at 10:00am

I have noticed several people who have their profiles set to private or their comments moderated. This is always a bit amusing to me because it sort of defeats one of the greatest tools and advantages of joining GenealogyWise and that is the ability to make connections and thereby expand your research or break down a brick wall.

On general sites such as My Space or Facebook (both of which I am a member), I certainly understand setting your profile to private, however on GW, where everyone here is

UK Electoral Roll help

Posted by Anita Payne on August 13, 2009 at 1:39am

Hi,Has anyone used the UK electoral Roll data?I'm looking to find info on the UK electoral rolls. Does anyone know the best place to get this info. I know it will cost me but where is the best priced site for the best value.I've found a potentual relative with th efree lookup part of 192.com, but need the unseen info. Any suggestions for help.

Myheritage.com Adds Maps To Its Family History Suite

Posted by Daniel Horowitz on August 13, 2009 at 12:30am

New version 4.0 of MyHeritage.com’s Family Tree Builder visualizes family history in colorful maps, and offers Family Chat™ in a new family toolbarLondon, England & Tel Aviv, Israel – August 13, 2009 – MyHeritage.com, a leading family and genealogy Website, today announced the release of Family Tree Builder 4.0. With more than 5 million downloads so far, Family Tree Builder is the world’s most popular free genealogy software, allowing seasoned pros and beginners alike to build family trees, rese

Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research in Houston Texas

Posted by Stefani Twyford on August 12, 2009 at 6:50pm

Yesterday I was visiting with Susan Kaufman, the Manager at the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research in Houston. I have been meaning to get down to the Clayton Library and talk with Susan for some time and we finally made it happen yesterday. If you’re involved in researching your family tree and you are not familiar with the Clayton Library, you should be!This two story building located in the Museum District close to downtown Houston houses the extensive U.S., states, and foreign b

The Missing Generation – Clementius Swearingen Jack

Posted by Dixie Jack Halber on August 12, 2009 at 1:37pm

One of the large errors from Matohe is a missing generation. This is really unfortunate, because it directly impacts the author’s line. It is however an easy mistake to make, because Clem Jack was really the missing son and it took a lot of piecing things together to figure out that he existed.Clementius Swearingen Jack was the eldest son of John Jack and Lucy Smith, his exact birth date is unknown. He married a woman named Mary Elizabeth and had two children, John and George Thomas. These two c

Settling an Old Argument (Final)

Posted by Michael Talley on August 12, 2009 at 12:00am

Finding a microfilm copy of a US census is not hard, unless of course it is from the year 1890 which was somehow mostly destroyed by fire. The library at the local community college from which I obtained a degree in computer science has two whole floors dedicated to family history research. Finding the names you are looking for on the other hand can be really hard, especially if the indexes are incomplete or missing. You can spend hours turning a wheel on a machine trying to decipher the handwri

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Anyone Else Have This Problem - Oh, Sorry, It's Just Us Hillbillies ;-)

It's the Little Things in Life that Make Me Smile...

Excerpts of Soldiers In The King Philips War (1675-77) by George M Bodge

From Nuts & Bolts to "the whole house"

Archaeology and Family History

Researching Your Foreign Ancestors - Online & Elsewhere

Nightmares About Genealogy

African Ancestry and believers!

Another brick wall for me...

Ancestory.com Update

Amos Nettleton - 1737 Killingworth, Conn., USA

Driesel's in Germany

Free genealogy sites

Legacy Family Tree update available (7.0.0.103)

My 2-Cents on Using GenealogyWise

UK Electoral Roll help

Myheritage.com Adds Maps To Its Family History Suite

Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research in Houston Texas

The Missing Generation – Clementius Swearingen Jack

Settling an Old Argument (Final)

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