Posted by John Newmark on July 15, 2009 at 11:20pm
Disclaimer I am not associated in any way with GenealogyWise or FamilyLink.I have noticed in the groups that I created and participate in some confusion as to the emails that people are receiving automatically announcing comments, discussions, and replies. In the absence of a "help" or "FAQ" document for me to point them towards, I thought I would write up a post on my understanding of them. I spent several years in an IT environment and what seems a lifetime on computers, but I realize what see
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I have been doing genealogy research with my grandmother and parents for years. The research has been handed down over a couple of generations. I want to get as much done as possible so when it is time to pass it along to my children all they have to do is update it with their spouses and children.Wouldn't that be great if you had to provide your genealogy back 5 or 6 generations before you could get married? It would at least let you know if you were getting ready to marry a grandchild of a mas
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Just joined up. Are we allowed to post requests? Am looking for a Mross line. This name was shortened from Mrossowsky or some similar spelling. Was in MO and IL before coming to AR. Thanks.CSM
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From Tracing the Tribe: The Jewish Genealogy BlogThe geneablogger community went through Facebook fantasy, followed by Twitter twisting.This past week has been a whirlwind of wise guys (and gals) setting up shop at GenealogyWise.com.If you haven't heard about Genealogy Wise, it is likely because your cave in the hills is still waiting for an Internet connection.To tell the truth, I've also been caught up in this.When Facebook entered the geneablogger spotlight, my learning curve was steep and it
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Bradford Argus; Thursday, January 5, 1882Photo copy from the Bradford County Historical Society, 1997.-James Jeder (colored) having the last few days exibited signs of insanity - by telling everybody how much money he had made, and singing in the streets, &c., - was on Monday taken to the insane department of the poor-house, where the pure air of the country may restore him.~~~Bradford Reporter; March 23, 1882Photo copy from the Bradford County Historical Society, 1997.-James Jeeder, a colored m
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This is starting with the oldest known McLEAN that I have. Please contact me for more information.1. John McLEAN2. Ephraim McLEAN+ Elizabeth DAVIDON3. Samuel Mortimer McLEAN+ Elizabeth IRVINE4. Charles McLEAN+ Mary DUNCAN5. Melchesedick McLEAN+ Mary McLAREN6. Mary McLEAN+ James BONDURANT7. Virginia BONDURANT+ John RUSSELL8. Martha RUSSELL+ Ammon HIGDON9. Living HIGDON+ Living HENSLEY10. Living HENSLEY (me)+ Living SMITH
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I got to thinking about it some more, during a rare moment of solitude today - what I would like to see in the time capsule that I hope to do at our reunion next year (please read my blog about reunion fundraising for more information): A copy of our local newspaper for the week of the reunionBirth announcements/wedding invitations/graduation announcements/etc. for events that happen around that timeA record of the price of gas at that timeA receipt from the grocery storeA group photoA list of p
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So, I'm sure that I'm not the only person who has hit a wall in their genealogy research at one point or another. Most of the time, a lack of record is what results in it, but what about when a record gives little to no useful information?Also, has anyone ever run into a record that either displays false information? For instance, I found a death record from the early 1900s that referred to one of my relatives by a nickname, as well as reporting false information of the birthplace/parent's birth
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I am trying to sort out whether these are all the same John, or not. The contestants are John Savage and John Worden. In the photos, above, it seems that the man on the right has ears that protrude much farther than the man on the left. My best guess is that the man on the right is John Worden, while the man on the left is John Savage.
Are the two men, above, the same man? Their uniform hats appear identical. John Savage was a harbor pilot for the Hudson River Day Lines (and this uniform is a mat
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Studying the resemblance between two Worden lines. Both men are descendants of John Worden b. 27 Mar 1741, Fairfield, Connecticut; d. 6 Jan 1842, Wallkill, Orange, New York. John m. Hannah Stark 2 Oct 1772, Pawling, Dutchess, New York. Hannah b. 1739, Beekman, Dutchess, New York; d. 1810, Beekman, Dutchess, New York. [Group Sheet]On the top-left is Miner E Worden (Miner, James, John) b. Jul 1861, Nicholson, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA; d. 10 Jun 1920, Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania. Below him
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Moses Harris is my great-great-great grandfather. I’ll admit it, I’m a genealogy buff and I go above and beyond the normal seeking out of ancestors. I try to find journals, newspaper articles, wills, obituaries, family bibles, letters . . . anything I can find to help me realize these men and women who trod this world before us were once real, living, breathing human beings.One of these is Grandpa Moses, as I like to call him. He was born July 20th, 1798 in Fitch, Pennsylvania. I assume Grandpa
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great grandfather,william gray born in ardingly he moved to bradford yorkshire at some point and it appeared he was marriesd four times.he had a high class fruit and vegetable stall in bradford,previous to that he had something to do with ardingly college..ardingly is in west sussex england. so if anyone out there recognises this name and history please get in touch.
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I am the great granddaughter of John and Lucy (Louisa) Davis. I am looking for information on John Davis(for now)as I would like to finish our family tree on his side. John was born in Indiana, on April 20, 1848, married Louisa (Lucy) Boschert in St. Charles Mo on Aug. 20, 1878. I would like to know his parents names. "Crows laid him on a fence post and the sun hatched him" John Davis' description of where he came from. (by John Adams)According to the 1860 Census from St. Charles, Mo. it looks l
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The Godfrey Memorial Library is a private genealogy library in Connecticut, that has an online subscription website full of great databases and useful links. Memberships are quite reasonable, and if you want to "test drive" the website, you can get full access for free at any LDS Family History Center. The website can be just a bit confusing, but with a brief "tour", you can figure out the resources quite easily, and be navigating with ease in no time.I'd like to start by stating that I'm not af
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First day entry. The Newbie, I know it probably won't take long to know how to use everthing here so you bear with me and I will learn. I love genealogy> My Mothers side is Buffington and Fathers side is Luney. So if there are anyone out there in these two catagories give me a shout. Carolyn
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FamilyLink is History.Really. Not only is FamilyLink all about history, I also just received an email from FamilyLink that said so.Facts, opinion and speculation about FamilyLink (née WorldVitalRecords) abandoning the original FamilyLink application (alias FamilyHistoryLink) in FamilyLink abandoning FamilyLink.FamilyLink readying We're Related for GenealogyWise?
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My paternal grandmother loved to tell stories about our ancestors. She loved history and she loved genealogy. She did not live long enough to know what the Internet is or the amount of resources now available over said Internet to conduct family research. She didn't know what the genealogical proof standard was or what methodology meant or own one book on genealogy. She just loved to tell the stories that had been past down to her and tell the stories she had lived through. Like my maternal gran
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we have been searching for our family history for a number of years our great great great grand father was Lewis Green born in South Carolina about 1850 we are told that our great great grand mother's name was Katie Green ( Roberson or Robinson) and our great grand mother's name was Katie Green 1892 in Georgia ( Sumner) we do fine her in 1910 married to Will Tillman he is 28 years old and Katie is 19 years she has a baby girl name Rosabell she is 3 months old and was born in GreenCove Springs Fl
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I'm trying to get a copy of one page from a book in Harvard's library that according to Google books contains the name of my ancestor. It is a German directory from the early nineteenth century. More information about it is here:http://www.rootdig.com/2009/07/google-books-finds-my-ancestor-in.htmlThanks.Michael
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Posted by John Newmark on July 15, 2009 at 11:47am
If you created a Group - you are the Admin of that group.Under Admin Options you should see "Edit Group"Click on that, and on that panel you should see "Allow members to send messages to the entire group"I highly recommend that you uncheck that box if it is currently checked.What happens with that option is if someone clicks on the link "Send Message to Group" the message arrives in the *email* of *everyone* who is a member of the group. From what I can tell, it doesn't appear anywhere on the Ge
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