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How to create a Family Tree on MyHeritage

Posted by Daniel Horowitz on July 20, 2009 at 6:30am

When you sign up for MyHeritage, you are given the possibility to create an online Family Tree right away. Alternatively you can start your Family Tree with a GEDCOM file, either directly at sign up or at any time afterwards. Alternatively, if you are using our Family Tree Builder software, you can publish the tree(s) you created there to the Family Site of your choice. Note that tree's that you publish from Family Tree Builder cannot be altered online, but all the changes you do in the software

Best of the Genea-Blogs - July 12-18, 2009

Posted by Randy Seaver on July 19, 2009 at 10:17pm

Regular readers of my Genea-Musings blog know that I usually publish, on each Sunday, a list of what I consider the "best" genealogy blog posts for the previous week.This week's post is at http://www.geneamusings.com/2009/07/best-of-genea-blogs-july-12-18-2009.html.There were three Carnivals this week. These are collections of bnlog posts on a certain topic submitted by bloggers. They are fun to participate in - all you have to do is write a blog post on the selected topic and submit it to the C

Oldest WWI veteran dies aged 113

Posted by Leilani K Cummings on July 19, 2009 at 7:30pm

I thought someone here at GenealogyWise would be interested in this story too.One of my passions is remembering and honoring those who have sacrificed so much, so that we can enjoy freedom. An article caught my eye yesterday morning, so I thought I'd share it. From the BBC News, "Henry Allingham, the world's oldest man and one of the last surviving World War I servicemen, has died at the age of 113, his care home has said.If interested in reading the rest of the story...My Blog

Book: Sephardic Genealogy's new edition

Posted by Schelly Talalay Dardashti on July 19, 2009 at 6:00pm

Tracing the Tribe: The Jewish Genealogy Blog

Here's excellent news for Sephardic researchers!Jeff Malka contacted me some time ago about the upcoming expanded and completely updated second edition of his award-winning book, "Sephardic Genealogy: Discovering Your Sephardic Ancestors and Their World" (Avotaynu).The 2002 edition received the Association of Jewish Libraries "Best Judaica Reference Book." The original book is the most referenced Sephardic genealogy book in my library, along with Pere

Family Tree Connection - Update (19/Jul/2009)

Posted by Illya Daddezio on July 19, 2009 at 5:44pm

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

Philadelphia College of Pharmacy 1913 Catalogue - Bulletin of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, and Alumni Report, Vol. VI, No. 2, May, 1913, Catalogue Number. Published Bi-monthly by the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, 145 North Tenth Street, Philadelphia.

Franklin and Marshall College 1878-1879 Catalogue - Annual Catalogue of Franklin and Marshall College, and the Theological Seminary, Lancaster, PA. 1878-1879.

Book: An Ashkenazi given name handbook

Posted by Schelly Talalay Dardashti on July 19, 2009 at 5:30pm

Tracing the Tribe: The Jewish Genealogy blog

Avotaynu has announced the publication of Alexander Beider's "Handbook of Ashkenazic Given Names and Their Variants."This softcover book is the dictionary section of his previously published and massive volume, "Dictionary of Ashkenazi Given Names." It does not contain Beider's 300-page introductory section - his doctoral thesis for the Department of History at the Sorbonne (Paris).Included is the description of each name's origin and evolution, demo

Who Am I?

Posted by Cindy Neely on July 19, 2009 at 5:12pm

Sounds like a stupid question to some people, but for years I wondered about the people in my past who made me the person I am today. Of course certain events and things in life will make you and mold you into who you are, but I need to know about my ancestors. Who were they? Where did they live? What did they do? What did they look like? Do I look like any of them? Do I get my kind heart from one of them or my temperament from someone else? I started researching my family tree about 15 years ag

this is my first post

Posted by Trish Blassingame on July 19, 2009 at 1:45pm

and it really is a test.

Respecting the Privacy of Living Family Members...

Posted by Jennifer Eklund, PLCGS on July 19, 2009 at 1:43pm

One of the first things I learned in my genealogy courses regarded the ethics of displaying information of living relatives. When a genealogist publishes his or her family's pedigree charts or family history, understanding proper etiquette of displaying living relatives information is imperative. If you happen to publish the birth dates of your aunt and she gets upset with you, she may not want to help you with your genelaogy anymore. Publishing information that helps to identify living relative

FAQs

Posted by Elaine L. Fisher on July 19, 2009 at 11:11am

Is there anything like answers to FAQs for participating in groups?Thanks for the help.

Treasures on the World Wide Web

Posted by Elisabeth Nieuwhof on July 19, 2009 at 11:08am

While doing research on the branches of my family tree, sometimes I come across a little bit of
"treasure". Not a real treasure, but some interesting information or sometimes even a picture.
Recently I was doing some searching on a Klaas Jansen Heixan (my mothers great - great- great - great - great -great grandfather) and came upon the following
This particular branch of the family tree were Silversmiths.
Klaas Jansen Heixan was born on August 11, 1678 in Dokkum, Friesland, and like his father also

Saturday Night Genealogical Fun

Posted by William Bruce Hillman on July 19, 2009 at 8:13am

While reading through Randy Seaver’s blog “Genea-Musings” I decided that I would try the Saturday Night Genealogical Fun challenge and google myself. A little ego boosting here.Well what a novel experience. My face book page appears- no surprise there. Also my blog posts on Genealogy Wise - that was quick. Posts from my own blog “The Hillman’s of Elgin County”- again no big surprise.Googling William Bruce Hillman comes up with 56,600 matches while googling just William Hillman results in 14.800.

A Visit to Pier 21

Posted by Elisabeth Nieuwhof on July 18, 2009 at 7:00pm

We recently traveled to Halifax, Nova Scotia and visited Pier 21 - Canada"s Immigration Museum.Between 1928 and 1971 1.5 million immigrants - war brides, displaced people, evacuee children and Canadian military personnel who passed through Pier 21 , among them my father in law on his first visit to Canada in the early 50's. pier 21 2

For those that consider visiting pier 21, I would highly suggest the guided tour. It is very informative and it takes you through all the stages that the immigrants to Canada

talkingroots: Memories too precious to lose

Posted by Deason Hunt on July 18, 2009 at 5:57pm

Following a recent local genealogical society meeting, I was thinking about what is lost forever when a person dies. I feel fine, but I wanted to get down some things of which I am likely the last keeper. Otherwise, when I go, they go.The first was a memory of my Dad and namesake, Deason Hunt. As we walked among the tombstones of Hunt Cemetery in eastern Rusk County, Texas, he was telling some of his memories. At the stone of his Aunt Lou Vicey Hunt Ables (1846-1922), Dad recalled her funeral. H

Saturday Fun...

Posted by Jennifer Eklund, PLCGS on July 18, 2009 at 4:29pm

This summer I took an online course through one of the local community colleges called "Teaching Online." For the course I had to create some content for my "students." My course was a basic genealogy course and the below is what I created just for fun:I created this to make you aware of the tribulations and consequences of being addicted to genealogy. Enjoy!You know your obsessed with genealogy when...1. You have dreams that your great great great grandparents are telling you about their lives

An English Genealogist's Journal - Family Planning Options in 1800

Posted by Richard J Heaton on July 18, 2009 at 1:16pm

It has been a very relaxing Saturday, I had the pleasure of a relaxing walk round the local park, and while two loaves were rising, I set about finishing the transcript of my second (and last copy) of the Shrewsbury Chronicle from of 7th March 1800.Lots of interest - but the advert that caught my eye was on the front page, top right hand corner (so hardly to be missed by the reader) "Pregnant Ladies" - I think its one of the best examples of its kind I've seen so far - the news of the day will b

New Mexico: Secret ancestry, hidden health risks

Posted by Schelly Talalay Dardashti on July 18, 2009 at 11:18am

From Tracing the Tribe: The Jewish Genealogy BlogHispanics in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado are more frequently uncovering a secret Jewish ancestry, as well as a hidden health risk.The story mentions FamilyTreeDNA.com's Santa Fe DNA Project, Father Bill Sanchez (with a moving 30-minute video interview - see below), a genetics counselor, information on the so-called "Ashkenazi" breast cancer (it isn't only Ashkenazi, but simply Jewish).It is an important story for all Hispanics, and p

Paying Dues Pays Off -- Another Brick Wall In Ruins

Posted by tami osmer glatz on July 18, 2009 at 9:30am

One of the things that I always tell people in my lectures, is to always try to take advantage of local resources that are available to you. I can't believe I took so long to heed my own advice on this one! I've been looking under every stone I could find for information on the parentage of my 4th great grandfather, David Stevens. I know lots about him, his wives, his divorce in 1817, his kids, and all the descendants. But not knowing who his parents were has plagued me for the past several year

Arnost Vysoky (1823 - 1872)

Posted by Jana on July 18, 2009 at 8:00am

My great great grandfather Arnost Vysoky was born in south Bohemian town Varvazov. He studied at grammar school in Pisek and later on in Prague. During his holidays he would collect Czech folk songs and poems and some of them were included in a book by famous Czech writer Karel Jaromir Erben, which was published in 1862. He studied history at first but later he followed the advice of his friend and went to Banska Stiavnica, Slovakia, to study mining. He finished his studies in Loeben, Austria an

Scaling the wrong brick wall

Posted by Gail Winstanley on July 18, 2009 at 7:36am

We've all been there I know, that ugly ole brick wall must have a billion head dents in it from where we have all hit our heads over and over, trying to push through, burrow under, climb over, whatever it took to get to the next level. Finding that one illusive puzzle piece that will unlock the secrets of the next generation back. The thrill of the chase, the incredible reward of looking at an old record, finding a letter in the back of a forgotten book, having a name leap out at you and take li

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How to create a Family Tree on MyHeritage

Best of the Genea-Blogs - July 12-18, 2009

Oldest WWI veteran dies aged 113

Book: Sephardic Genealogy's new edition

Family Tree Connection - Update (19/Jul/2009)

Book: An Ashkenazi given name handbook

Who Am I?

this is my first post

Respecting the Privacy of Living Family Members...

FAQs

Treasures on the World Wide Web

Saturday Night Genealogical Fun

A Visit to Pier 21

talkingroots: Memories too precious to lose

Saturday Fun...

An English Genealogist's Journal - Family Planning Options in 1800

New Mexico: Secret ancestry, hidden health risks

Paying Dues Pays Off -- Another Brick Wall In Ruins

Arnost Vysoky (1823 - 1872)

Scaling the wrong brick wall

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