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Judy Russell has posted on her blog about our losing SSDI again with it being attacked in part.

Judy  thanks for the heads up for us all.

 Also I want to share the government is wanting to take away our Commissary privileges promised to compensate for less pay as a military personnel.  Both are very real and very not okay.

The Navy Times and other Military Magazines have the data o

Christmas is less than two weeks from today; are you looking for last minute Christmas gifts? Perhaps you’re looking for that perfect Christmas gift for the genealogist on your shopping list? Maybe a Christmas gift for grandma...or something for the whole family?

Here’s a great genealogy gift to give this holiday: GenealogyBank is now offering Gift Memberships!

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Popular family history network adds millions of historical records and extends its market leadership in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, OSLO, Norway, COPENHAGEN, Denmark, HELSINKI, Finland & TEL AVIV, Israel – December 11 2013: MyHeritage, the popular family history network announced today a market expansion initiative focused on the Nordic countries. Millions of families can now search digitized Nordic records dating back to the 17^th century to discover more about their an

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PRESS RELEASE

December 6, 2013; Utica, OH:

Our very own, Michelle Roos Goodrum has been working with The In-Depth Genealogist to take her many blog posts, articles, and research experience in land records to develop a guide and extensive case study. The book is chock full of step by step explanations and analysis of many documents and includes great resources. The chapters in this book are adapted compilations of the early

New Year is Coming, Are Your Goals Set

Oh yes,  in the middle of all your hectic paced days, you should be thinking of January and what your Genealogical, Family Goals will be. You can do this mentally but make sure you write it down so as you do either a large goal or small you can cross sit off and feel more fulfilled at the end of the year.

Why you ask?  Because have goals propels you to accomplish more and possibly be more organized.  

You can set them via the month or the  quarter or for the y

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Phone: 703-525-0050 ext. 221
cholmes@ngsgenealogy.org
For Release: 2 December 2013

Registration Opens for the National Genealogical Society's 2014 Family History Conference Richmond, Virginia, 7–10 May 2014 Virginia: The First Frontier

ARLINGTON, VA, 2 DECEMBER 2013: Registration is now open for the National Genealogical Society’s thirty-sixth annual family history conference, Virginia: The First Frontier, which will be held 7–10 May 2014 at the Greater Richmond Convention Ce

 Are you preparing your Christmas News or your yearly letter to preserve the important things for the last 12 months?

 This is the perfect time of the year to gather the wool and put the thoughts in print for family and close friends may learn how this year has faired.  Genealogically, it will help preserve memories of events, socially it helps to keep the family members in the loop, whether near or far.  

 Due to a Medical situation last year, my letter did not go out to but a few. This year it w

           Topics for Lemon Grove Library for November and December are posted here.

                  REMEMBER NEW HOME   3001 School Lane, Lemon Grove, CA across from Fire Department.

20 November 2013  " Thanksgiving Memories,  Each person will share a Thanksgiving Memory or Tradition, is it related to an Ethnicity?" led by  Susi 

4 December 2013   "Roundtable Talks, and Your Goals for the Next Year," led by Susi, & Virginia 

18 December 2013 " Holiday Party, Sharing of  What You Have Learned This

In this age of technological advancements and the use of social media, searching for a long last ancestor has become much easier.  But consider this, what may be a exciting find, can also be a privacy disaster.

Public records are available to anyone who knows how to search for them. A genealogical treasure trove of material is out there.   But often those same public records are misused as a form of identity theft.  Public records leave clues that can lead to other records and information that sh

Since my family moved around so much, I have very little in the way of pictures or letters of my ancestors.  What I do have is so very precious to me.

My mother never met her paternal grandmother, and only had one photograph of her.  Her grandmother had passed away from pneumonia leaving very young children to be raised by others, among them my grandfather.  During my nightly ancestry hunt, and using social media, I was able to connect with a extended family member.  We shared, compared and delig

 I was doing research for a family history newsletter I send out to my kin on Mom's side of our family when I discovered we have some rough characters on our kin list.

I was checking the Blanton line back and remember Martha Shepherd marrying one of my Blanton g-grandfathers (George)back in the late 1700's or early 1800. It seems Martha had a brother, James Pendleton Shepherd or Shepard as it was sometimes spelled, who moved to Kansas and he had two or three grandsons who grew up to ride with Qua

I recently attended my 40th class school reunion out in Southern California. There was a whirlwind of activities, two parties on a Friday night, the real reunion on Saturday night and then a brunch picnic the following Sunday morning. I didn’t attend the brunch, choosing instead to have breakfast with a small group of woman I have known since I was a very young girl. It was a good choice. It allowed us an intimate time to reflect on our lives and the past two days, and I didn’t want to leave.

In

My grandpa, Henry Redeker, was adopted when he was young. No one knows who the real birth parents are. The only information I have is that his last name would have been Weber. He was born in Wisconsin in 1925. His adoptive parents are Minnie and John Redeker. After doing some research, I potentially have a match to who his birth parents are. I checked out the 1930 census and discovered there was a Henry Weber Sr. and Regna Weber with a son named Henry living together. Henry would have been 5 yea