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19th Century Card Photos KwikGuide: A Step-by-Step Guide to Identifying and Dating Cartes de Visite and Cabinet Cards

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

Photography, like any other “technology” has advanced in many distinct ways over it nearly 200 years of existence. In 1839 the commercial use of photography became a reality, and many different methods were tried and used to create permanent images. Continue reading 19th Century Card Photos KwikGuide: A Step-by-Step Guide to Identifying and Dating Cartes de Visite and Cabinet Cards→

4 New DNA Guides for Easy Reference to a Complex Subject – Get all 4 Togther and SAVE 15% Through Monday, October 27th

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

You first learned about DNA in high school biology. You probably then did your best to forget about DNA until about a decade ago when DNA testing became a reality as an affordable, relatively speaking, individual identifier and tool for Continue reading 4 New DNA Guides for Easy Reference to a Complex Subject – Get all 4 Togther and SAVE 15% Through Monday, October 27th→

Autosomal DNA for the Genealogist

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

Mitochondrial DNA for the Genealogist

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Y Chromosome DNA for the Genealogist

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Getting Started: Genetics for the Genealogist

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Finding Your Chicago Ancestors

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Leland Meitzler — 2 Comments ↓

When talking about the origins of ancestral roots in America, New York may come first to mind for many people. However, no major city can be ignored in research. Many people can trace their family trees through one or more Continue reading Finding Your Chicago Ancestors→

Evernote for Mac for Genealogists

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

Last year Lisa Louise Cooke brought us Evernote for Windows for Genealogists. Here is a portion of the review I wrote for this guide: Evernote has quickly become a very popular tech tool among genealogists. Likewise, laminated guides have also Continue reading Evernote for Mac for Genealogists→

Genealogy at a Glance: North Carolina Genealogy Research

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

Reported records of exploration by colonists into the Carolinas began in 1622. Carolina became an official colony in 1663 by charter of Charles II. The province was split in two, north and south, in 1710. This is just part of Continue reading Genealogy at a Glance: North Carolina Genealogy Research→

Polish Roots is Now in a New Second Edition! 15% Off Sale Extended Through October 20

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

Rosemary Chorzempa’s Polish Roots has been the leading guidebook for Polish genealogical research for over 20 years. During that time, there have been numerous advances in Polish genealogy research. As all of my reader’s know, the Internet has made the Continue reading Polish Roots is Now in a New Second Edition! 15% Off Sale Extended Through October 20→

Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration: A British Government Redemptioner Project to Manufacture Naval Stores

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration: A British Government Redemptioner Project to Manufacture Naval Stores is a scholarly book, full of details and amassed facts in an effort to explain the mass migrations from the war torn Rhine Valley in the Continue reading Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration: A British Government Redemptioner Project to Manufacture Naval Stores→

Stage-Coach and Tavern Days

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

Growing up I read my share of novels. Many of these included fantasy stories where taverns often play a major role as meeting place, rest stop, and center of information. Then there were the stories of the “wild west” where Continue reading Stage-Coach and Tavern Days→

Genealogy Standards: 50th Anniversary Edition – On Sale for 15% Off Thru Thursday, March 6

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

The Board for Certification of Genealogists [BCG] has just released a major upgrade to its book, Genealogy Standards: 50th Anniversary Edition. For the record, that is 50 years of the BCG. The guidebook is 14 years old. The Standards were Continue reading Genealogy Standards: 50th Anniversary Edition – On Sale for 15% Off Thru Thursday, March 6→

Evidence Explained – Citing History Sources From Artifacts To Cyberspace – Second Edition

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Leland Meitzler — 1 Comment ↓

When I first picked up Evidence Explained, Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace, I read the Foreword and Acknowledgemen,t then skimmed a few pages. I immediately shut the book and said something to the effect of, “this is too Continue reading Evidence Explained – Citing History Sources From Artifacts To Cyberspace – Second Edition→

Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

Many years ago, when Google was still an Internet infant and AltaVista ruled the search world, I wrote a guide book to using search engines and maximizing the quality of search results. I included a chapter called the SAR Loop. Continue reading Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian→