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How many of  us really know our American History.  ??? Amazed at how the Genealogical Community is shy of historical information on tracking down the missing pieces.  OOO no not everyone, but we need to get the word out that our history is very important to our research and survival.  

 Younger generations than mine were not given even as much as I was in the 50's regarding our true history and how things began and what was planned and alas we all seem to think we know the resu

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Seeking a murderer

Hi, I am a Strother descendant trying to chase down a relative. I am particularly wondering about the family of Daniel French Strother, son of French “The Fearless” of VA and Lucy Coleman. I am interested in his son Daniel’s marriage to Frances (Fannie) Thompson and the children, particularly Daniel’s son George French Strother, named for Daniel’s brother Hon. George French Strother, bursar of St. Louis from 1820-1840. Can anyone help me?????I believe there may be a daughter (Perhaps Louisa Fran
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TAYLOR

Mine come from Norfolkshire, Methodists who married CARTER family members from Cheltenham GLOS

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Finding Elusive Families (PUST)

I took a German History course with Family History hoping to find more about my Pust family.  Actually I did find out a few more threads: like Gramma's full name - Johanna Ducette Lucke.  Grampa was born in Zentren, Prussia  which was actually northern Poland as we know it now.

The picture below has Uncle Alfred, Aunt Mary with cousins Joe, Dorothy, Gladys and Lomey.  This was one of their trips to either Idaho or Washington visiting with family.  Haven't been able to find anything about them.  N

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What is a Cousin?

Cousins have unique relationships in our family history research. When is a cousin more than a cousin? What kind of cousin are they? How do I figure out those specific relationships? With the rise in popularity of DNA testing and the resulting match lists, we need to know how we relate to individuals beyond saying, "This is my cousin."

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A good resource for calculating cousin relationships can be found at FamilySearch's Cousin Chart.

To further understand the family dynamics as related to genealo

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Celebrating the Ladies in our Research

Researching the women in our family history can be a challenge. However, don’t leave them out! Our female ancestors often played significant roles in history, both in our families and in their communities.
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Researching and writing about the women in our family history can be a daunting task. If you have hit a brick wall in the quest to find information about your female ancestors, the National Institute for Genealogical Studies has a course which covers strategies and key sources to assist you w

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The Tea Planter's Photograph Album

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A few years ago it was my good fortune to be the winning bidder for an old photograph album for sale on eBay.  Research showed that it featured Louis Gordon McIntyre and his wife Tryphena nee Hanney from around 1915 when they lived and worked on the Rangamati Tea Garden in Assam.  Their story and some of their photos can be found here:

The Old Photograph Album

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19120000

19120000.  A Pitmans Shorthand text book with Winifred Bryant 56 Edric Road New Cross SE written inside the front cover. Date unknown. Nana was born in 1897. Until 1918 when the school leaving age was increased to 14, children could leave school at age 12. I have guessed that this book might date from about 1912ish.WFR%20Pitmans%20book.docx

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18970000

18970000.  Winifred Fanny May Bryant is born, believed in the New Cross area of London. I've no knowledge of the identity of her parents.

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Cecelia "Granny Cil" Arrowood Barrett

(1835-1917)

Cecelia Arrowood Barrett or "Granny Cil" as she is known to her descendants, is a unique woman who is very well known in the local genealogical community as being a common progenitor for several of the modern family lines in the Towns County, Georgia area. Down through the years she has been the subject of many family conversations ranging from humorous anecdotes to controversies that made the self sensitive older women reach for their smelling sal

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The following is a biography on my great great grandfather, William Godfrey "Fishing Bill" Barrett, put together from long going research done by two of my cousins and myself. Enjoy!

William Godfrey "Fishing Bill" Barrett

Here is a man that has reached something of a legendary status,at least within the genealogical circles of his descendants. Throughout the years virtually nothing was known of the man other than the few mentions of him from census records and the small handful of old family stori

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13559139663?profile=originalMary Agnes Frecker (Flood) on the right, 1928-1968, died of bronchiectasis (a lung problem caused by a childhood illness). Pictured above is my little brother, Danny in 1960, with Anna McManus Flood and Mary Flood Frecker (mother on right).

I’ve been building my family records at Ancestry after learning that my daughter will travel to Ireland in 2020. The topic of genealogy has taken over my thoughts. 

Finding a Treasure

As I built the ancestry files, I pulled family photos from our home computer.

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Genealogical Publications 

Genealogical publications can be extremely helpful in your family history research. Genealogical and historical journals provide us with the latest research on a particular family as well as providing corrections of long-ago errors. Journal articles also teach us proper methodology in compiling a genealogy, documenting our research, and citing our sources.

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How do you find journal articles of interest? PERSI, short for the Periodical Source Index is the large

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Town and County Histories

Town and county histories often contain a great deal of genealogical data on its pioneers and early residents. As with family genealogies, search an online library catalog or digitized book website to see if a history has been written about the town where your ancestors resided.

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As you peruse these older town histories, be aware that they are known to contain errors, which can mean that the unsuspecting beginner then takes those errors and repeats them. The

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Alternatives to Vital Records

Alright, down to the final modules before I take the exam. The last two modules covered birth records and other documents that a researcher could use in the place of vital records. Which, if you have ancestors particularly in southern states, you need all the alternative ideas on finding records you can find.

Letter from Anna Combs to pension officer, War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files. Used with the permission of Shannon Bennett Combs

Letter from Anna Combs to pension officer, War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files. Used with the permission of Shannon Bennett

I did know a lot of the alternative resou

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A Vital Record is a Vital Record

We are off with a bang in the US: Vital Records, Understanding and Using The Records course! Module 1 jumps right into what is a vital record and how to find them. Contrary to what I thought from reading the introduction to the course, it appears that there are a whole slew of vital records, and not just birth and death. Good to know!

Connecticut State Department of Health, death certificate (1928), Nancy M. Taylor; State Vital Records Office, Hartford.

Connecticut State Department of Health, death certificate (1928), Nancy M. Taylor; State Vital Records Office, Hartford.

However,  course author Leslie Brinkley Laws

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The Bowman Files

What are the Bowman Files?

Carrying Mayflower genealogies well into the seventh generation and beyond, are the transcriptions of the research of George Ernest Bowman, known as the Bowman Files, in the form of three volumes of multi-family works by Susan E. Roser, Mayflower Marriages and Mayflower Births & Deaths (2 vols.). Since these books contain many lines of all Mayflower passengers who left known descendants (with the exception of Moses Fletcher), it is possible to find out which Mayflower f

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Looking for Some Help

My grandfather's older brother, Johan August Larsson (27 Dec 1855 - 14 Jul 1929) was the first of his family to emigrate/travel to America.  The emigration-church record shows his departure on 14 Jul 1887 from Gudhem, Skaraborg; his wife and first (2) children came with him but returned to Sweden within a short time (they are listed in 1890 Swedish census).  Johan August also returned around 1895, there was another child born in Jan 1899 and family is listed in the 1900 census.

I am unable to det

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Finishing Up English Occupations

Well, I just finished English: Occupations-Professions and Trades and took the final. Wow, that was all around awesome, but definitely not for the faint of heart. I think I need a couple days to recover so it is a good thing that I have a few days before the next one starts!

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This course really makes me wish I knew more about my UK ancestors. Jumping the pond has not been easy for me. Well, if I am completely honest it’s been nearly impossi

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