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The amount of information contained in these Churchbooks gradually increases from very minimal in 1573, to quite a lot by 1830. For example, the first page in the first volume containing the first 26 Baptismal Records of a total of 41 for the year 1573, the very first entry reads:
Hans Hanstein Juniori ein Meydlein.
This entry tells us three things. First, a baby girl is being baptized. Second, her father's name is Hans Hanstein. Third, there is more than one Hans Hanstein in this village; this fa
A article from Ancestry Magazine from November/December 2000 called"Share and Beware -- Sharing Genealogy in the Information Age" leads offwith a discussion
When I first started to research my family tree I wisely wrote down every entry I heard from family, I researched the usual places online and found dates and names to fill in my tree, my data became a menagerie. So I read how to organize the mess you see, then I wondered how to communicate this book across the sea. Now I searched for templates and discovered many but unfortunately I needed dollars a plenty you see. . Each template I found though it be free, took a Paf editor whose price was nowh
Great niece, Victoria (2010):
Her grandmother, my baby sister, Maggie (about 1956):
Our mother, Mary Winterbourne Dean (about 1927):
Our grandmother, Daisy Margarite Yorba Winterbourne (about 1908):
Great grandmother, Teresa Pryor Yorba (about 1872):
I just spent 2 hours helping my 8 year old grandson do his homework, he likes to twiddle between answers, could this be a early indication of procrastination. I guess he has inherited it from his grandma. I love to procastinate when I have to do things I dont want to do. I wonder how many other of my quirks he has inherited? I guess I need to be more observant and I just might find out.
Nite all.
I was reminded of the challenge recently when contacted by a possible relative for more information. She had traced her ancestry to the second wife of my 3rd great grandfather, Nathaniel Pryor, who
Join us for our first-ever live webinar on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 2:00PM EDT. The webinar, Mapping Software for Genealogists will cover essential software tools: AniMap (U.S. & Canada), Centennia (Europe & Middle East), and Map My Family Tree (entire world), and maybe even a Legacy Family Tree tip or two.
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In this 30 minute webinar we'll cover the following topics:
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Sept 11 is the start of a three part series presented to help Hispanic Researchers find their past.
Sept 11, 2010 Bonita Library on Bonita Road, by the Museum and golf course at 1-3 pm
Conference Room in the door to the left.
"The CONQUEST OF MEXICO: FINDING YOUR ANCESTORS AMONG THE CONQUISTADORS"
Description: "Myths and realities about the conquistadors: some of the families that descend from them and what sourc
James Wilson was born in Londonderry, New Hampshire on March 15, 1765. His father was a farmer, and James was an apprentice to a blacksmith. He had little formal education. In 1796 he removed to Bradford, Vermont and taught himself cartography. To make up for a lack of education, he bought a copy of the Encyclopedia Britannica. At Dartmouth College he saw a pair of English globes, and became interested in producing his own. He began by turning solid blocks of wood, and covering them with maps. H
Hollick, Martin E. New Englanders in the 1600s: A Guide to Genealogical Research Published between 1980 and 2005. Boston, Mass: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006.
in his post, "Shepardizing Your Genealogy" "How do we connect the average researcher with this latest and greatest information?"
The term "shepardizing" derives fro
Rule No. 1: Always buy the fastest computer you can reasonably afford.
This is a pretty simple rule. Various computer systems are rated by thespeed of the processor and the speed the information is moved internally(Bus Speed). Usually, within a short time a n
One of the joys of completing family trees is that you get to piecetogether puzzles in the family. Its hugely satisfying work to toil awayon a family unit, putting information together so that you can make somesense of what happened to the family as a whole.
Currently, I have a puzzle in my family tree that I will likely needassistance on. The patriarch of our family - the farthest back I havegone in the Sinnett family of my line - h
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Piedad Yorba was the granddaughter of Don Bernardo Yorba, the youngest son of Jose An
When a person stumbles upon a deeply rooted secret, it’s nearly impossible to keep quiet. And yet, that is exactly what my family did for decades. None of us had the gumption to ask dad about the bizarre happenings in Wisconsin. We each furtively hoped he’d one day grant us an exclusive tell-all about the time grandfather abandoned the family to become co-leader of a controversial, anti-communist religious movement.
In 1950, my grandfather, Henry Swan, was asked by the local priest to investigate
