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  Saturday Review  Society Saturday and Surnames Saturday Combined

  Virginia, and ten others from our society went to the SDGS meeting in Mission Valley, CA.

  We listend to Dr. Thomas Jones talk about Research and Methodology.

  He eloquently stated much of what I do and learned for everyone to understand the term: "Leave No Rock Unturned", 

  means exactly that. {My term, not his}  He showed this in charts and graphs and words and census and land records

  and general information.  He did a great

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Wednesday a Day of Wisdom, Maybe

Today is Genealogy Round Table, researching for the Brick Wall's in our Genealogy.

I am going to bring up two names again if they have the time. Madison/Mattison

 Over on one of my other blogs I posted the two tips for the day.

Passing out flyers for the seminar, now that is promoting wisdom.
Made some chicken soup for those who are ill in the house, but I had some also.
Comic-Con said I am registered then said I was not
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McDermott ,Plank and Flambeau

I am looking for anyone that is related to the McDermotts, of Neligh or Elgin Neb. They were the greatgrand parents of my late husband.

I do not know their first names, I have a picture of a couple,that I am hopeing to be his great grandparents, the man is over 6 ft. which is coinsidisng with what my late husband told me about his great grand father, Mr McDermott had a printing press in town,he was the father to Eudora Plank, my husbands grandmother.. I would like to  have this information for my

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krawczyk

i am looking for any krawczyk sirname originally from southern region of Poland, specifically the Krakow area. 

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Bloggers Topics and Comments That Moved Me this Week.

For me, an interesting week has passed. I just blogged over on my other site about the communities doings of this last week. 

But I want to share my thoughts on some of the outlying data that reached out to my mind. I think they carry more weight than all the judging contests ever could.

 I loved when someone said, " Why do you do Genealogy?" " Why would you recommend someone to do Genealogy?",

"What makes Genealogy Important to you or your famil

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Michigan Goodell's(Pearl L Goodell )

Hi , I am looking for any and all informationfor Pearl L Goodell of North Shade, Gratiot MI.,

born in the1800's. Pearl was married to a Benjamin H. Parrish and they had five sons. Lived in the

Muskegon area which now is considered a township. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Tracy Parrish

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Surname Sheppard/Shepherd

Hello,

Hoping someone can help me as I am terribly stuck.

My GGGG grandparent were Charles Sheppard and Elizabeth Mary Grubb.

The only ones I have been able to find is a Charles and Elizabeth Mary that married in East Wickham 28 May 1826.  I don't know his parents, her's to my knowledge is a James Grubb and a Sarah Charnock.

My problem is the first born son was born in Bethnal Green, 24 Oct. 1822, why would they marry 4 years after his birth?  Plus this would have made Elizabeth Mary only about 14 y

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Here it is January 4, 2012, and I'm blogging about my new years resolutions. That might seem late and may even seem strange, since one of my resolutions is to end procrastination. Please bear with me as I explain the reasons.

Resolution Concepts

1.    Do less.

2.    Do more.

3.    Do nothing.

4.    Do it now.

5.    Do for others.

6.    Do for myself.

7.    Do it in order.

8.    Do the math.

These are the key concepts. Now let me explain in detail.

1.     The concept here is that I take on too many task at

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Klein Family

I trying to find out more information on my grandmother's side of the family. Klein's, lived in Sayerville Long Island in the late 1880's. My great grandfather was born in Germany and moved to America around 1867.

Around 1920 they moved to Norwalk Connecticut. I found some family in Connecticut and I know there are more. It's the married names that changes a lot of things and makes it harder to find.

Thanks,

Deb Myers

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Clinkinboomers of the world, UNITE!!

Anyone with any detail large or small on our family name would be so much appreciated. There are many variants of the name, Clinenboomer, Clinkenbroomer or ..vroomer, Clink, Klangenbaumer. So you see our difficulties. Thanks for anything you can add to our sketchy history.

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Dont Rob yourself of the Thrill

So many people will go to ancestry or another site and say OH look I found my entire tree already done for me. whats the fun in that?

I have had many people say that they copied info from another tree just to find out later it was wrong.  You cannot write a family history by copying someone elses.  You miss out on all the fun and the thrill of discovering new records and info on someone in your tree on your own.

I have had to use paid researchers on my Northern roots and to me when I get info from

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Defining the Genealogy Community  -   Comments and Thoughts

Interesting how the "Hot Topics" show up at the busy time. More importantly one wants to answer the 

query with serious thought and not provocation.

Having read that there was a comment: "Are Bloggers the New Experts?", I had to set on my response a bit.

Blogging in no way makes anyone an expert, but it does let someone who may be an expert in some area or arena of Genealogy to shine and be an Expert. Blogging is a form of communication use

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stoudt family tree

i am the son of a ralph f stoudt and the late beulah stoudt follmer was my aunt .would somebody get back to me with currentstoudt geneology information?

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Treasure Chest Thursday ----------MMMMMMM big ?

 Yes, I think it was a Treasure Chest Thursday but not maybe in a way one would think.

  We gave testimony in regards to someone who walked amongst us today.  It was good to hear the words

  that were spoken. 

  My family is blessed to walk amongst these people and claim them as long long time friends more like family.

  One does not need to see them often to remember all the good things and times we shared. Support that was given 

  and hugs and tears t

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National Genealogical Society December Video Release

For Release: 28 December 2011

National Genealogical Society December Video Release


Arlington, VA, 28 December 2011: The National Genealogical Society has released a new video for the month of December about the National Genealogical Society Quarterly featuring Dr. Thomas W. Jones, Ph.D., CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS.

This December issue of NGS online videos is the final segment from our first series of interviews based on the Paths to Your Past producti

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The Mystery of our History

I have to wonder what caused my grandfather to start using an alias. At first I thought it was because he had abandoned an second family but yet I found his draft registration and it was in his alias.  Address and birth date matches my grandfather so I know it was him. This was before he married his second wife. He used this alias for the rest of his life so what was he running from? 

I know life was hard for him and his family.  Seems like his father held many jobs during his lifetime.  At the a

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