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Last week, I reviewed Our Family Tree — Create a New Family Heirloom. This creatively-designed, fill-in-the-blank, bound family history gives the owner a chance to preserve their family history by recording their details and stories in a beautiful hardbound book. Continue reading My Family Tree Workbook: Genealogy for Beginners
County atlases show who owned land in a given area at a given time. Also shown are natural land features, towns, railroads, churches, cemeteries, schools, businesses, and more. All of these locations may be of interest, along with the land Continue reading Minnesota Land Owner Maps and Directories
The “mass migration” of the Americas by Europeans began in the 1620’s. New England was the kicking off point, as it were, for many European immigrants. New Englanders in the 1600s: A Guide to Genealogical Research Published Between 1980 and Continue reading New Englanders in the 1600s
You do recognize Edward Cullen??? Since the Twilight stories have swept the world, and I just had the opportunity to visit Forks, Washington, where the story takes places, I’ve had vampires on my mind. Would you have guessed that if Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour…………. Week’s Peek
Serving two essential educational purposes, Finding Indiana Ancestors: A Guide to Historical Research provides a general overview of genealogical research while focusing on Indiana-specific sources. The book is a collection of articles of journalists and archivists, librarians, genealogists, and historians Continue reading Finding Indiana Ancestors: A Guide to Historical Research
The following article out of The King’s County Register outlines what one bookstore is doing to keep up with demand and changes in technology: Valley bookseller using new technology for old books Jonathan Archibald, a Middleton-based used book dealer, says Continue reading Easy Reprints for Rare Genealogies and Histories
William Dollarhide is well know by experienced and professional genealogists as an expert on census records. Dollarhide pours all his expertise into his book New York State Censuses & Substitutes: An Annotated Biography of State Census, Census Substitutes, and Selected Continue reading New York State Census & Substitutes
Germans have long been a scattered lot. Millions of Americans identify their ancestral roots as German. For many of these individuals, their ancestors spoke German but never lived in what constitutes modern Germany or even any previously identified German states Continue reading Deciphering Handwriting in German Documents
Here is an excerpt from an interesting npr.org: Rediscovered Headstones Hold Clues To Calif. Quake by Cindy Carpien The Gilliam Cemetery, which lies 60 miles north of San Francisco, appears to be gaining residents lately. But it’s not only because Continue reading Headstones Found Buried in California Pioneer Cemetery
Photography was still in its infancy when the Civil War began. Capturing a single image involved staging a camera, the mixing of chemical, the use of fragile glass plates, and other long and intensive processes just to produce a single Continue reading Finding the Civil War In Your Family Album
Americans have come to expect certain freedoms and civil rights. One right is it to live just about anywhere one can afford to without undo legal prejudice. Sure, there may still exist racial, religious, or other such biases, but legally Continue reading Warning Out in New England 1656-1817
In case you cannot read the writing on this historic photo it says: Mansion in Oklahoma. As I looked at this old photo all I could think was “I’m so glad I was not born a pioneer to have to Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour………….. Week’s Peek
Cemeteries can be dangerous places. How many children have been killed by toppling old tombstones I have no idea, but I’d guess it’s been quite a few. As genealogists, we love old cemeteries. However, if we’re taking young children, we Continue reading Four-Year Old Killed by Falling Headstone in Park City’s Historic Glenwood Cemetery
Over the years, as I operated a publishing business and spoke at genealogy events, I have been asked time and again questions about archiving and preservation. In particular, I found researchers are concerned about preserving their family photos. Family photos Continue reading Answering the Popular Question: How to Preserve Your Family Photographs
Our “Family Reunion,” the annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour, always occurs in December when the gardens on Temple Sqare are not beautfiul-with-flowers. In all seasons the gardens are spectacular….. a book all about the gardens, the hows and whys of Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour………….. Week’s Peek