I am searching for William Wood and his wife Rebecca, which could not be her name, from Rowan County NC. I found William and Rebecca listed on FamilySearch, he was born in about 1752,she about 1758. They had 13 children, They were supposed to have moved some time later to Rhea Co Tennessee with Jacob Walser and Thomas Hall and families. He would be my GGG grandmothers father and she was Nany Wood Hall, she married Thomas Hall from the same place on Nov 6,1801, in Rowan county, listed on the
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Online FamilySearch microfilm ordering available to CA and the Pacific NW Posted: 29 Aug 2011 05:00 AM PDT Kimberly Powell, About.com Guide, tells us the following:
“The new Family History Library microfilm ordering system is continuing to roll out to new Family History Centers (FHCs) in the United Statesand Canada, retiring the old Inventory Manager system which required you to physically visit the FHC to place your order. July 27th [was] the magic day for California and the remaining western/nort
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This blog is for the Stump Family, they originated in Germany, came to the US in the early 1700's. Landed in NY, then moved on to Tulpehocken, Berks Co, PA, some went to Lebanon PA, some went to Ontario Canada, other migrated into OH and Noble Co, and Elkhart Co IN. Click on the link below and find out if your Stump Family is related to my Stump Family.
If you will take the time to deed into deeds, you just may find the clues to break through your brick walls. Find out how!http://goo.gl/Z53O4
What's in a deed? Here's what you need to know!http://goo.gl/sSyve
I recently wrote about doing "Homework" before one travels. I want to elaborate on the Homework in this note.
Homework is the checking of all sources you can do before you head out the door.
1. A working 5 generation chart filled out, blanks noted in yellow or red to show needs
2. Tells you where you want to go for research. IOWA, PA, ND. etc
3. Contact that area you need assistant in and share your knowledge with them, they then will be willing to share data with you.
These agencies are bas
Are land terms Greek to you? Here's help!http://goo.gl/JGcLO
A small collection of images of Monumental Headstones and Markers taken at the above cemetery are available to download at Ancestry Central (www.ancestrycentral.co.uk – go to find a grave – Select Cemetery/name etc) or select this Tiny Url http://tinyurl.com/3hqlxhf
Please also explore the other collections and revisit as I start to add my collection. Download for personal use is Free.
Please note this is a small personal collection, but large enough to be worth displaying – I am happy to receiv
Researching, Preparation and Completion, the Right Way or the not Thinking Way?
I just read a very, very sad tale, that could have been so very, very different. I want to share with everyone,
what I learned and why it is so valuable to follow.
A researcher on a rootsweb list page posted a tale of woe and discontent of sorts, not total but enough to say that
their ground work was not laid even if they had extra hands and spent time and funds to achieve a specific goal.
I was bles
How do you find a land record that took place AFTER the transfer from the government or state? Find out!http://goo.gl/snxj9
Ready to search for your ancestor's public land record? I'll tell you how!http://goo.gl/pnLIR
Ever wish you could just go see where your ancestor lived but can't travel right now? Try this!http://goo.gl/uPW5m
As Erin put it “It is my attempt to make sense of my ancestors, their place in time, and the communities they lived in as they moved west in Canada”. She had been on since August the 11th , and has written such blogs as “Vic and Cassie Lloyd”, and 'The Benefits of Asking Questions and Questioning Answers”.
She also does blogs on such subjects as “Friday Funny”, “Saturday Surnames”, and “Tombstone Tuesday Erin writes with an easy and informed style, and one hopes that she keeps up the blog so that
There are two genealogical societies in Canada which have a writer's group. They are
The SouthEast & Winnipeg Branch of the Manitoba Genealogical Society http://www.mbgenealogy.com/index.php?page=southeast-and-winnipeg-branchThey have just started their group, and they say “The focus of each meeting will be to help and support each other’s desire to write about our families”.
They say that they will be “Exploring writing techniques — how to find and develop a theme, how to add details to catch th
Lately, I keep running into people who say, “I haven’t checked into your blog this week but I’m wondering how things are going with your parents?”
These are questions that make me happy because I’m thrilled to know that people read my blog and feel the desire to catch up with what’s going on. Also, this life stage with my parents seems to resonate with so many of my friends and readers. So many people have dealt with, or are dealing with, this stage in life where you’ve finally gotten your colle
Did your ancestor make the mad dash for Oklahoma land? Find out!http://goo.gl/4pZmf
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