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James Raleigh Carey b. 1896 McLeansboro IL/Muhlenberg KY

kellykilman — 10 May 2008 6:01:17 GMT

Am seeking info or descendents of James Raleigh Carey b. 1896 possibly in McLeansboro IL. Family came from Greensville Muhlenberg County KY. James Raleigh Carey married Mary Marie Heller in 1936. No Children. Am interested in possibly marriage(s) before Mary Marie Heller. Anyone??? Thanks so much. I have a family friend who is 88 and is still living and is James Raleigh's daughter born out of wedlock in 1920 with a Mary Pearl Willis from Kankakee (my friends was named Jean Willis at the time but was given up for adoption) -- she is looking for any surviving possible siblings. James Raleigh in 1920 was in Kankakee, IL. and seems to disappear after that. Anyone??

Birth Certificate

dorisone — 9 May 2008 4:10:43 GMT

My Great Grandmother was born in 1865 in San Francisco. I contacted the county court house in SF and was advised that the record I seek was destroyed in the SF earthquake and fire of 1906. Where else could I look to verify her birth date. I thought of church records however I don't have any idea where to look?
dorisone@gmail.com

Eliza Maria Wasden and James Ammon Memmott

gblack — 7 May 2008 6:04:22 GMT

I understand Dear Myrtle's paternal great grandmother was Eliza Marie Wasden. My maternal great grandfather, James Ammon Memmott, was married for a short time to Eliza Marie Wasden, before they divorced (sometime prior to 1888). My family legend indicates that Eliza left James Ammon for another man. However, I do not have hardly any details of their marriage or divorce, except this family legend. Do you have or can you direct to a history of Eliza Marie Wasden (especially a history that contains information on her marriage to James Ammon Memmott)?

Need to ask about program

moiracleary — 20 Apr 2008 5:18:19 GMT

I am researching which geneology program would be best to buy. I have emailed Family Tree folks - but no love...
Can the Family Tree Maker allow you to download data into other programs like excel?
What kind of charts are available? I noticed they advertise the chart that states you can track via a location - but I am more interested in extensive family trees.
How about step children...we have lots.. genpro currently cannot accurately show step children....
Anyone - can you help answer some basic questions..

Moira

dreggs family from Scunthorpe,lincolnshire

nikinous — 28 May 2003 2:25:57 GMT

I noticed that Julie Salmon in 1999 was doing some research
on the Dreggs family.... I am able to help as I have photos etc..

If anyone is interested, please contact me on the email.

If you give me your postal address I would be only to pleased
to supply further information in more detail

yours faithfully

george.

Family surname Fude

crow51018 — 20 Apr 2008 4:21:39 GMT

I am beginning research into my ancestors with surname Fude. I believe they immigrated from Prussia to New Jersey prior to 1900 and then to Wisconsin. My grandfather's name was John (possibly Johann) Fude & he was born in Wisconsin. He married Clara Korleski & they moved to Palo County, Iowa, in approximately 1919. Any information that you can provide will be greatly appreciated!

Name change notation

bygonemania — 17 Apr 2008 12:22:26 GMT

I know that in genealogy research you will find many variations of a name, but how do genealogists show an actual name change. Example: Martin Guffey becomes Martin McGuffey. Do I put the old name in parentheses like Martin (Guffey) McGuffey?

Thanks for your input.

Brickwall

blakerelle — 1 Mar 2008 2:50:45 GMT

My great-great grandfather was Joseph Karr. He was born around September 1852 in either Kansas, Missouri, or Mississippi. He died in either December 1928 or 1929. He is buried in either Ryan Jefferson County, OK or Waurika, OK. I have been trying to find out when Joseph Karr died. I have looked and looked and I do not know what else I can do in order to find his date of death.

Joseph Karr married Susan Deal on June 17, 1883 in Fannin County, Texas. They had four children George Washington Karr (born February 26, 1884), John Franklin Henry Karr (born May 10, 1891 in Winthrop, AR), Mattie Karr, and Alice Karr. Alice Karr died around 1903 in Caddo, OK. Susan Deal died in 1893 and is buried in Winthrop, AR.

black lights

ddcandee57 — 5 Apr 2008 5:34:47 GMT

I read that black lights, 75watts or better, helps in reading faded documents, old postmarks and the like.
In searching for information re purchasing the black lights, i find prices ranging from over 40.00 dollars to less than 3 dollars.
What are the differences among prices? Is higher priced better? what is a good outlet to use to purchase such lights.
Thanks so much for any information you can provide.

Wall Charts

lebarone — 4 Apr 2008 12:37:16 GMT

I want to print a wall chart using all of my database, so that maternal and paternal descendants are included, etc.
It doesn't appear that any of the std programs (Charting Companion, Tree Maker, etc) can do this. Is there someone that does custom programs?

Frederick FELL?

stonejay — 11 Mar 2008 12:00:57 GMT

I was told that he arrived Edwardsburgh in 1874 with the Jessup's Rangers but did not see him on the list I found on the internet. Can anyone provide information as to where to find the information or any detail on him or his family.

I understand he came there from Claverack, Columbia Co., New York, USA.

Look up 1891 census PLEASE!!!!!

unionjack51_1 — 27 Jun 2005 5:19:34 GMT

Still searching for ancestors. Grandmother, Annie Gagin, born Dec. 1886 at 14 Water Street, Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire. Mother Martha Cornes or Cornek. Father,. Daniel Gagin. Annie was also known as Annie Steele, so there is a possibility her father died, and mother remarried. Please, please, can anyone find them for me. I have hunted and hunted, but to no avail!

Thanks

Can Anyone Help? - Refusal to produce Death Record (in Virginia)

Martha_74 — 25 Mar 2008 3:19:04 GMT

This is a very unusual and unique situation for me - I have been doing gen. research since the late 1980's and interacted with the Virginia Department of Health (Richmond, Va) many times to get death records of ancestors (gr-grandparents, etc.)

I am now working on my husband's family and wanted to get the death record of his great-grandmother (Mary Stacy), who died in Lee County in 1966 at the age of 90+. we need the death record to get the info on it about her parents, we have no leads at all.

Well, yesterday got the letter and our check back from Virginia Dept of Health - they have DENIED our request for the record!

This is what they stated as the reason (quoted exactly):

"You must have a direct and tangible interest to obtain a vital event. Under Virginia law, information contained on birth, death, marriage and divorce records may be released only to members of the immediate family (parents, spouse, brother, sister, son or daughter) or their legal representatives, legal buardian (custody papers must be submitted) or by court order. FYI: Birth date becomes public information 100 years from date of event and marriage, divorce and death data becomes public 50 years from date of event."

So, since Mary Stacy's parents are dead, her husband is dead and all her children are dead - that leaves us with not being able to research her family until 2016?!!!!!

Can anyone help with thie problem - can you make suggestions or suggest alternate resources?

Thanks,
Martha (Kingsport, TENNESSEE)

paying a researcher in another country

lisawharmby — 8 Mar 2008 12:11:11 GMT

Dear Myrtle,
I have been fortunate to locate a person in the UK to help with my family research however she would like to be paid in pounds directly, rather than the equivalent US dollars. I have no idea how to go about this. Her fee is quite minimal and my bank requires at least $100 US as the minimum currency exchange. She mentioned that others had sent her an I R C in the past and she used that for postage - I have no idea what that means. Help!!!!

World Vital Records as #1 Database?????

reblady — 25 Mar 2008 5:00:32 GMT

I am amazed that anyone would vote the above database as anything near #1. What could possibly be #1 about it. I have found nearly nothing in their useless databases unless you want to count books found in libraries...

Please someone tell me how and why this #1 vote could have taken place.

Was the worst and useless $35 I ever spent....

DUP Celebrates 50 Years!

DearMYRTLE — 12 Oct 2003 9:33:46 GMT

Lost half sister

JReddinger4022 — 18 Feb 2002 6:15:11 GMT

Was wondering if anyone could give me some suggestions on finding my half-sister? When my father was young, he was suppose to sire a daughter either in the late 1930's or early 1940's. Nothing was known about it until my father passed away and there is not much known about her or her mother. I do know there was a support order which my father gave a settlement. I do not know her surname or exact date of birth. I do know in the general vicinity where her mother lived at the time of birth. Is there a way I can possibly search court records as there was a support order? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Archbishop Philip Hannon

slemon46 — 4 Dec 2007 10:06:56 GMT

There is a story in my family that Archbishop Philip M. Hannon of New Orleans, is my grandfather's cousin.
Archbishop Philip M. Hannon, according to articles on the internet,was born in 1913 in Washington,D.C.
My grandfather Michael Joseph Hannon was born in Limerick County, Ireland in 1895.
How can I go about finding out if the Archbishop is a relative of mine?
Suzanne

Weird Abbreviation in Census

aisha1978 — 6 Feb 2008 7:29:42 GMT

Hi,
When looking through the slave schedules for 1850 and 1860, I often see an abbreviation that I can't quite make out and that doesn't make sense to me. It looks something like this:

John Smith agr. for John Doe

Ancestry usually indexes both names. I gather that it means that John Smith talked to the census taker for John Doe, but what does "agr" stand for (at least, I think it says agr). You can see an example if you look up "O J Vaughn" in the 1860 Slave Schedule for Alachua County, FL.

Also, what does it mean when I find an owner in the slave schedule but not in the census? I looked under various spellings and flipped through the county page by page. How did they find the owner for one enumeration and not the other?

TIA

transfer to ancestry member tree

APinsley — 23 Dec 2007 1:02:21 GMT

How do we tranfer our existing trees to this new, updated Ancestry World Tree? I don't see anything that links to it.

RE: bookmaking

Valleymist — 29 Feb 2008 12:01:13 GMT

Does anyone out there have any advice on what program to use to produce a genealogy book. There is one on Family tree Maker version 16 but it can only be exported in PDF format. It doesn't allow you to import pictures into the main writeup. I know word does this but if the report is not transported into Family tree it will not be included in an index.Is there a bookmaking program out there?

Thanks,
Doris

German Army Hessian 1870's Herzog

robertstidolph — 28 Feb 2008 3:07:35 GMT

I have a ceramic pipe that belonged to my great grand father George Wernersbach who served in a Hessian regiment 1876-1879. I would like to find records that would help me find what town he came from. Also on the bowl is "P.Carl #118" I have no idea what this means.

Filing of information

wfulle1 — 27 Feb 2008 8:01:52 GMT

Anyone got an opinion concerning filing information on a woman? Should her information be filed with her husband or under her maiden name (with her father)?

Acid free tape?

colubridlady — 25 Feb 2008 5:29:12 GMT

I have a REALLY old newspaper article that's in such bad shape that it's currently in 3 pieces and every time I touch it, it crumbles a little bit more around the edges.

I don't want to throw the original away, but the only way I know of keeping it around is to tape it down to a piece of paper, which I know is something that you shouldn't do (tape it, I mean).

So... is there such a thing as acid free tape that wont do further damage to it?

I have it scanned into my computer, so at least whatever happens to the original, I will have a "copy."

Cutting up scrapbook to scan articles? Advice please

colubridlady — 24 Feb 2008 6:38:13 GMT

Hi. I have an old scrapbook that contains various news clippings about the family from about 1900 till 1950. The problem is that the clippings are getting brittle and so is the paper that the clippings were glued to. The paper it was glued to is actually in worse shape than the clippings.

I really want to scan the pages of the scrapbook before the pages disintegrate, but to do so, I would have to cut the binding off of it (it's a spiral bound album) to get it to lay flat and not stress the pages that are laying off of the scanner, etc. I've already tried scanning it intact with poor results.

Is this acceptable? I hate the idea of cutting up this scrapbook, but I really see no other way to preserve the clippings.

Just so you know, the idea is that once I would cut the binding off and scan the pages I would proceed to archive the pages of the scrapbook in page protectors.

Please advise.

Looking up deceased parents

ccordless4001 — 22 Feb 2008 11:17:25 GMT

If I have a person's name, ssn and date of birth - where can I go to lookup (for free) their parents names?

"Personey" surname. What does it mean? Originate?

readthisbook — 21 Feb 2008 5:51:47 GMT

I have been searching for the meaning and the origin of the surname "Personey".
I have come to several dead ends.
At least once, It may be connected to Germany/Italy/Europe, but I am not having any luck in tracing it there.
I tried all the search spots that I can find, but there was no listings other than a few names. There was no definitions anywhere.
Please assist me with the correct path/people/organization to find the history and meaning of the name Personey.

Thank you very much.

Jordan Johnson
Phoenix, AZ
USA

P.S. - someone by the first name of Antal had the Personey last name. He was born around the late 1800's. This may be a clue. Also, immigrants arriving at Ellis Island had their last names changed or spelled wrong. Perhaps there is a name similar the Personey in another country. If so, then what is it?

Henry G Williams and John T Williams - Kentucky and Virginia

jFlavius — 13 Feb 2008 12:09:06 GMT

i a looking for ancestors of Henry G Williams and John T Williams - Kentucky and Virginia. Henry G Williams (1805-1876) was born in Madison Kentucky and died in Hopkins County, Ky, on 20 Mar 1876. Henry was married to Cassandra Hancock (1818-1870), born in North Carolina and died in Boggess, Muhlenberg, Ky.

Henry and Cassandra's children were;
John H Williams (1843-
Robert M Williams (1846-
Mary F Williams (1848-
Joseph Reynolds Williams (1849-1911)
Nancy Ann Williams (1854-

Henry G Williams' father was John T Williams (1774-?) from Virginia. Since Henry was born in Kentucky, i'm guessing that John T died in Kentucky.... John T was married to Mary ?, born in 1772 also from virginia.......

does anyone know ancestors of Henry G Williams and/or John T Williams.....? i appreciate anyone's help w/ this.....

thx,

d gould

Dear Myrtle Podcast - Trouble downloading past podcasts.

ddelver — 21 Jan 2008 6:15:10 GMT

I have gone to the DearMyrtle website to download past podcasts. I can save them to my computer, but I cannot get them to import to iTunes. They are .mov files. My quicktime is up to date. I have a video iPod. Any tips?

MYRTLE?

sarahkbeck — 8 Feb 2008 3:18:28 GMT

Hi, new to the message boards and genealogy in general and just familiarizing myself with methods and numbering systems, software, etc.

and...I hate to sound ignorant...but what does MYRTLE stand for?

Thank you for your kind reply :)

dreggs lincs

duncanlowe1 — 8 Feb 2008 8:28:13 GMT

I am searching for Furlough Dreggs who I believe was born in lincs. around 1850 +/- a few years. He came to Leeds to work at a colliery,late 1800's early 1900's. He is the father of my grandmother, my great grandfather.I hope someone has some info,

from Duncan Lowe.

Migration from Quebec to the Midwest

IAfarmgirl — 26 Jan 2008 6:56:46 GMT

Most of my ancestors immigrated from Norway in the last half of the 19th century. Several of them arrived in Quebec and all ended up in the Midwest (IA, MN, WI). How did they get there from Quebec? I would appreciate references (books or websites) to find out more about this migration route--general or specific.
Thanks for any help you can give!

IA farm girl

Quarry/Mining List

bjscott1756 — 18 Feb 2006 4:31:33 GMT

Does anyone know if there are any Quarry/Mining Lists of employees out there? I have an ancestor, David W. Roberts D: 8/3/1897 in Granville, Washington Cty, NY in a supposed Quarry Accident resulting in his death.

Looking for Information on Great Grandfather

PeachRose2015 — 19 Jan 2008 8:13:04 GMT

My Great Grandfather came to America as a young child. The story that I know and have heard many times was that his father came to America to find work and I guess set up a house. The story goes that from the time that my great grandfather and his mother and another son and daughter boarded a boat from Germany to America. We believe they came in at Philadelphia. Pa. Their father was killed walking down railroad tracks.

The mother spoke no english. So it goes that she placed the children in an orphanage. And returned to Germany. Why she put the children there we do not know. The orphanage burned down causing all the kids to scatter and he was taken in by the Bradley's of Salisbury Maryland. They raised him as their own. They gave him the Bradley name. We think his last name is or was Bartholomew.

We do not know the year they even came to America. My Great Grandfather was so young that he did not know his true birthday. So he picked July 4, 1888. I'm thinking it was 1888???

My grandmother thinks they came in at Philadelphia. (Not 100%).

My mother said she was in high school. Before she even knew he came from Germany. I asked her why and she said she guesses he was afraid to talk about it. He refused to talk about it. He died in 1973.

Is there any hope that we'd find out about his mother and other relative's in Germany. Or are we hitting a dead end?

Any help will greatly be appireciated. Feel free to e mail at PeachRose2015@hotmail.com

Toskey

teletalk5 — 6 Jan 2008 8:34:24 GMT

I am trying to locate distant relatives with the surname of Toskey. I am great grand-daughter to John and grand-daughter to George G. George G. was born in Illinois according to his death certificate. His Mothers name was Carie. I do not know if any siblings were born to John and Carie, as I can not locate census reports anyplace. Can anyone help? I would be so grateful! Carol

multiple marriages

BarbaraHornOD — 24 Nov 2007 4:30:12 GMT

Any help is appreciated....
My mother-in-law is creating a family tree. My husband, "M", was married once for a few years. He and I have been married longer now than his first marriage
survived and we still have a lifetime to go! (I am 35). Therefore, I consider our marriage the most important for his history when you look back over his lifetime.... the family tree doesn't reflect that. The first wife is listed at the top of the tree next to him and I am off in a peripheral notation.
To finish the story to get your full advice:
He had one child in his first marriage (Child "A" with with mother/ex-wife "J").
My husband then had a child after his divorce with a different person. (Child "D" with mother "K" - not married)
We got married and have 2 children ourselves. Children "B" & "M" with me, wife "BH")
Confused, yet?!?
My question..... should the first wife be peripheral in the tree with me listed next to my husband - especially now that we have been married longer and are the permanent couple with our 2 children? How should this look?

THANKS so much for your advice!
Barb

Documentation / Source Citation Question...

jdchess — 14 Dec 2007 1:45:46 GMT

Just starting to document my tree and was wondering what sources should be tied to a person's name. Should it be the source that identifies them as the CHILD of the previous generation or should it be the source(s) that identify that person as the PARENT of the next generation?

For example, for my father, would his name get the source of HIS birth certificate that shows him as my grandfather's child, or would his name get the source of MY birth certificate, which shows him as my father?

Maybe it depends on the direction you are going? Whether starting with yourself and working backward or starting with an ancestor and listing descendants?

Just wanted some input. Thanks.

Jason

DAR

APinsley — 22 Dec 2007 8:45:50 GMT

Hi Myrt, I finally got enough information to submit my application for membership in the DAR through the Merrill line. Samuel Merrill and his son, Jon Merrill, are my ancestors, through my father's paternal grandmother.

Copyright photos on Ancestry

Irishmiss20 — 17 Dec 2007 8:51:58 GMT

Dear Myrtle,
Is it a violation of copyright 'fair use' laws to post portrait photos from the 1940 & 1950s on Ancestry as part of My Ancestry family lines? Since they are portraits, I assume that they were taken by a professional photographer. I have tried to research the copyright law about using photos for genealogy purposes and have found nothing specific. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Best regards,
Irishmiss

Need help reading faded letters

ERIowa — 5 Dec 2007 2:33:17 GMT

I have heard of a computer program (software) that can help you read old documents where some of the letters are not clear and this program can help to fill in the missing letters/ help you read the words. Does anyone know about this type of program and where to look for it?

WIKIPEDIA is now politically correct to use as a reference resource

vctinney — 11 Dec 2007 4:47:24 GMT

WIKIPEDIA is now politically correct
to use as a reference resource
http://whygive.wikimedia.org/2007/12/07/can-you-trust-wikipe...

8th December 2007, ResearchBuzz notes:
"OCLC Hooks Up With Wikipedia"
. . . " search over a billion items in
over 10,000 libraries around the world."
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/melvyluniversityofcaliforn...
" Now the xISBN service has been hooked up
with Wikipedia! That means you can enter a URL
and have xISBN generate a list of related URLs,
and then check those URLs against the ISBNs
on Wikipedia."
http://www.researchbuzz.org/wp/2007/12/08/oclc-hooks-up-with...

November 2007, Amazon Kindle, an electronic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Kindle
book (e-book) service is launched in the United States
by Amazon.com.
The Official Kindle product page notes:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FI73MA/
" Includes free wireless access to the planet's
most exhaustive and up-to-date encyclopedia--
Wikipedia.org."

November 27, 2007, Inside Higher Education
News adds, under . . . New Ways to Collaborate
. . .
"How does the university develop its academic
enterprise?" . . . "And now that both Microsoft
and Google offer tools that allow students to
publish their work -- and edit it, in real time,
with others -- the adoption of these Web services
presents an opportunity for universities to evolve
their approaches in the classroom as well" . . .
such as "posting term papers on Wikipedia to be
peer-edited by classmates" . . .
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/11/27/email

October 29, 2007, Inside Higher Education News
suggests: "The shift to thinking about placing the term
paper as a Wikipedia encyclopedia entry allows for
another level of peer review," . . .
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/10/29/wikipedia

August 27, 2007, the Taipei Times noted:
Academics debate Wikipedia's value . . .
. . .
"For S.T. Huang . . . , associate professor of the
National Pingtung University of Science and Technology,
the online encyclopedia, with its use of the open-source
software "Wiki," can be used to preserve "disappearing
local knowledge." Huang and some local activists in
southern Taiwan have been dedicated to the task of
accumulating local knowledge for more than 10 years.
He said that Wikipedia will help the team establish
a local knowledge database for Taiwan that can be
accessed by people all over the world."
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/08/14/2...

Earlier reference:
A Case Study on the Veracity of the "Wiki" concept . . .
http://www.journalism.org/node/1676

MULTI-SOURCE REFERENCE using WIKIPEDIA:
Regional Genealogy and Local History Research:
Local History and Genealogy Portals to the World.
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/regionalgenealogy.htm
Regional genealogy and local history research includes:
areas, countries, directories, ethnic group populations,
organizations, local ancestry and local history studies.

Respectfully yours,

Tom Tinney, Sr.
Who's Who in America,
Millennium Edition [54th] through 2004
Who's Who In Genealogy and Heraldry, [both editions]
Family Genealogy & History Internet Education Directory
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/
Professional worldwide humanities and social
sciences mega portal, connected directly to
thousands of related sub-sets, with billions
of primary or secondary database family history
and genealogy records. It encompasses all other
key worldwide genealogy and surname sites.

P.S. The "political correctness" phrase
was a subtle statement by the writer that
compared the rise of Wikipedia and its
compilation by the "unwashed" educated
masses, with the rise of the American
democratic process; the creation of the
Constitution of the United States, wherein
a society was ordered by former "unwashed"
people, who had the audacity to believe that
the common man could self-govern.
UNWASHED: ignorant, plebeian

WIKIPEDIA continues to be politically correct,
as amended daily. The historical perspective
or context is my mention of the creation of the
Constitution of the United States, which was
made for change, (through an amendment process),
as required by future generations. "The United States
Constitution is the oldest enduring written
national Constitution." So Wikipedia, which
is amended daily, should have a similar future.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/constitution/facts.html
AMENDMENT: The act of changing for the better;
improvement. A correction or alteration, as in a manuscript.

POINT OF ISSUE: There appears a clear usage trend,
indicating Wikipedia will over time, become central to
higher education curriculum and teaching methods,
in all language formats, worldwide.

October 31, 2007 Wikipedia project is a class act
http://www.theage.com.au/news/web/wikipedia-project-is-a-cla...
. . .
[University of New South Wales Associate Professor
Andrew Collins has just completed a 10-week project
with his advanced immunology class, requiring students
to correct errors and fill the gaps in Wikipedia articles
related to immunology. . . .

Universities around the world, from the University
of Hong Kong to MIT to Yale, have run similar
projects for certain courses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:School_and_university...

The site, now ranked among the ten most-visited
websites in the world, . . .]

The British Library, "The world's knowledge",
among other things, uses Wikipedia directly,
at: The Web Archiving Programme.
http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/stratpolprog/digi/webarch/
"The Web Archiving Programme has been set up to
put in place systems that enable the British Library
to become the point of first resort for anyone who
wants to access a comprehensive archive of material
from the UK Web domain". I note on External links:
Wikipedia: Web Crawler
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_crawler

Peer Review: "The British Library is a founder member
of the UK Web Archiving Consortium and chairs the
steering committee. The archive contains over 2100
different sites, over 1000 of which have been contributed
by the team at the British Library."

Wikipedia is used in Library of Congress Authorities.
"Using Library of Congress Authorities, you can browse
and view authority headings for Subject, Name, Title
and Name/Title combinations; and download authority
records in MARC format for use in a local library system."
This service is offered free of charge.
http://authorities.loc.gov/

Historical location names for colonial America?

trinkner1 — 5 Dec 2007 7:25:10 GMT

What is the best practice for naming historical locations from colonial America? Using "USA" for the country portion of the location seems incorrect, since the USA didn't exist until 1776. Would "England" be more correct? Or "English American Colony?"

For example, consider Little Compton, Rhode Island. For 1750, should it be listed as "Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA" or "Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, English Colonial Colony" or some such term?

I love having historically accurate location names. It's helped me learn the lives of my ancestors quite a lot, and puts their lives in better context than forcing modern-day political boundaries on their lives. I'd appreciate any guidance here.

Illegitimate children and naming patterns

dicksongrimes1 — 27 Nov 2007 2:21:06 GMT

My question has to do with how illegimate children would have been named around 1760. My ancestor, Travis Graham (interchangeable with Grimes) was born to a female named Graham and a male named Gowen. The son naming patterns of this Graham family (as seen in descendents of Travis) seem to be the usual pattern of naming the first son after the father's father. Travis named his first born son James. (Both James' first son and his brother Harbert's first son were named Travis).
Is there any pattern to illegitimate children naming? Would Travis have just been the surname of a family friend of the Grahams? Would Travis have named his son after his mother's father (who probably was a James Graham?)
I'd love to hear anyone's views on this.

Posen, Prussia

dtlaper — 29 Oct 2002 4:50:02 GMT

I'm researching my family tree, I've hit a brick wall.
My last name is Laper, when my 4th Great Grandfather Christian Lofer imigrated from Posen his last name was changed to Laper. I haven't been able to find any ship's Manifests. Any Ideas? I also haven't been able to find anything from Poland or Germany on the websites I've seen. Any Ideas?
Dennis

Return of Podcast?

Hrazanek — 30 Oct 2007 3:33:23 GMT

Dear Myrtle,

I'm sorry for the loss of your father, which is why I assume you haven't had a recent podcast. Is this only temporary? I hope so, I really miss it.

Sincerely,

Rich Hrazanek

looking for a list of churches included in a district for marriages

thepinders — 27 Oct 2007 5:32:48 GMT

Hi , I am trying to find out which churches would have been included in the district of Gravesend , Kent , England in 1837. Is there a list somewhere that shows which churches were linked to which district by year?
Any help or advice would be much appreciated
thanks

Genealogy on Facebook

amerkatz — 26 Oct 2007 8:27:35 GMT

I recommend people check out www.ifamily.net which is the first and largest genealogy application on Facebook today. They have a Gedcom import feature that allows you to add the power of Facebook to your Ancestry.com (or other) family tree. They also have a group functionality that allows people to collaberate on Surname research.

Enjoy

Stumped, Stymied, and Otherwise Flummoxed

kirstenbowman — 23 Oct 2007 5:47:40 GMT

DearMYRTLE:

After eight years of searching for parents of my 3rd great grandfather, I'm running out of research options. Can you help?

My James Markle was born March 1788 in "Canada" (from the 1851 and 1861 census and his death notice in the "Canada Christian Advocate"). He died on 13 Sep 1862 in Townsend Twp., Norfolk County and was buried at Oakland Pioneer Cemetery in Brant County. There is no will or probate record.

James was a house carpenter and a Tunker (Brethren in Christ or BIC). A retired BIC archivist tells me there are no early church records for Canada. I have an original autograph from James, which indicates that he probably had some schooling, but can find absolutely no trace of his early years until age 25.

In 1813 one Hannah Markle purchased Lot 8, Concession 2 from Seth Bradshaw. This land was transferred to James' eldest son George in about 1829 and in 1851 several family members were living there and on a nearby lot. I believe that Hannah was James' wife and Seth Bradshaw's sister. If so, she was from a Quaker family originally from Pelham in Lincoln County. Seth Bradshaw moved from Pelham to Ancaster, Wentworth County in approximately 1812--a few years before his sister would have been married.

James and Hannah had five children: George b. calc 1815, Manuel b. est 1817, Francis b. 14 Apr 1820 at Brantford, Virel b. 13 Aug 1822, and Rebecca b. before 1829. It's believed Hannah died just after Rebecca's birth.

On 1 Mar 1830 at Brantford, James married widow Eliza Ann (Bigelow) Malcolm. Witnesses were relatives of Eliza's deceased husband. (Anglican Church records.)

James and Eliza had five children: Lura b. Apr 1831, Hugh b. 24 Sep 1834 (my 2nd great grandfather), Sabra b. 1838, Richard b. 31 Oct 1840 in Brant Co., and Louisa b. Jul 1844. By the early 1850's Manuel had died and all the remaining children as well as Eliza, but excepting George, had moved to Michigan and Kansas. By the 1860 (US) and 1861 (Canada) census both James and Eliza were listing themselves as "widowed."

A few years ago, in a fit of frustration, I decided to begin at the beginning and went back to study the 1710 Palatine immigration (thank you, Hank Jones!). From there, I studied the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, Butler's Rangers, Loyalists, settlement of Ontario down to the township level, and history of the Tunkers and Quakers in Canada, the 1790 US census and the 1851 Canadian census. At each step I recorded all instances of the Markle surname (there are nearly 130 spelling variations) and traced descendants forward to determine which lines went to Canada and where they settled. I also helped with transcribing early Pelham Quaker meeting minutes in hopes of finding a mention of Hannah Bradshaw (without success).

In the 1851 census I can identify every Markle in Ontario and their family line, with only ten stray individuals and three unlinked family clusters—one of which is James' family. This is not an all-inclusive list, of course, since some were missed in the census--but I know who they were!

I have a strong suspicion that James' parents were Alexander and Rebecca (Weaver/Weber) Markle. Alexander's land petition says he arrived in the province (from Ulster Co., NY) at the close of the war; he was about 20-21 at the time. Rebecca's says she arrived (from Albany Co., NY) in 1786; she was about 20. Neither Alexander nor Rebecca were UE, so their children did not qualify for DUE or SUE land grants—but I searched them anyway.

Alexander had four brothers who served with Butler's Rangers: James, John, Frederick and Henry. Alexander and two additional brothers, William and Abraham, immigrated shortly after the war. These were the *only* Markles in what is now central Ontario prior to 1790, with one possible exception (a stray family cluster). Frederick settled in Niagara; Alexander and his other brothers settled in Wentworth County by about 1796. All have been eliminated as possible fathers of James except Alexander and the possible stray family.

My admittedly weak circumstantial evidence for linking James to Alexander is: (1) Alexander and Rebecca were in the right place at the right time, and of the right age to have a son born in 1788. (2) Alexander's 1796 land petition says he is married to the (step)daughter of a UE, by whom he has five children; only three have been identified who were born before 1796 so two are missing. (3) One of Alexander's sons and a few grandchildren were Tunkers, as was James. (4) Several of Alexander's descendants were carpenters, as was Rebecca's stepfather and my James—although this is a weak argument since there must have been many carpenters at work in Ontario in the early 1800's. (5) James' first daughter was named Rebecca (after his mother?). (6) In spite of having been born in Canada so early, James never filed for a SUE land grant—possibly because he didn't qualify through his parents. None of this would "hold up in court."

My only remaining research avenue is my ongoing examination of all of Alexander's several land transactions in the hope there might be a will or Letters of Administration with whichever land he owned when he died, or that James might have witnessed one of the transactions. If this doesn't pan out, I don't know what to do. Is there any stone in Canada that I haven't turned in the search for James parents?

My apologies for such a long post, and thanks for any help or suggestions.

Kirsten Bowman

Jane Froman, singer, and William Woodin, Sec. of Treasury

SheldonDuchin — 13 Oct 2007 4:05:00 GMT

This will be the ultimate challenge for Dear Myrtle.
A centennial celebration will be held on November 9th thru 11th for the late singing star of the 30's, 40's, and 50's, Jane Froman. The centennial committee has always been puzzled by something. In the 1940's, when Jane made an appearance on Bill Stern's sports newsreel radio show, Bill Stern mentioned that Jane's cousin, William Woodin, who was Secretary of the Treasury under Roosevelt, had given Jane a song to sing that he had written when Jane was a child. Aside from being Secretary of the Treasury, William Woodin was known for being a writer of children's songs and other musical material. The centennial committee has never been able to determine in what way Jane was a "cousin" to William Woodin (and of course "cousin" could mean first, second, third, etc. cousin or "step-cousin", etc.). Jane's mother's maiden name was Anna Barcafer. Jane's father's name was Elmer Froman. Her parents were divorced. Her mother later married William J. Hetzler, who was mayor of Columbia, Missouri at that time. Myrtle -- do you think you can possibly solve this most challenging puzzle? Jane's family lived in Missouri, but there were cousins in other states.
If anyone can figure this out, you can go to the website for the Jane Froman Centennial, which is www.janefroman.com
You could post a message with an answer on the "guestbook".
The website also gives you anything you would ever want to know about Jane Froman (except, of course, the answer to this question).

Preserving old sketches

bigdogmom48 — 8 Oct 2007 8:12:48 GMT

While going through some old books stored in my father's basement, I found a book that had belonged to my grandmother when she was a girl in the first decade of the 20th century. In the book were two pieces of paper on which she had made some fairly good sketches, in colored pencil, of people (wish I knew of whom). I want to preserve them, preferable by framing them to hang near the photograph I have of her (That wall never gets direct sun. The paper, business stationary complete with letter head, was folded several times and is fragile on the folds. What is the best way to do this?

Simpathy

JimFoy96 — 3 Oct 2007 9:32:56 GMT

I am sorry to hear that your father and stepmother passed. I know you loved them both very much.

Jim

With Sympathy

abbymoser — 1 Oct 2007 11:58:44 GMT

Myrtle,
I send this email with my deepest sympathy for the loss of your father. You must have made him very proud as you honor your heritage so well.
I am sure that he is enjoying his reunion with your mother. I know how very very hard the loss of a parent is. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Aby L. Reddig Moser

Swiss-Italians

dallas girl — 4 Aug 2002 5:21:54 GMT

My sister is researching her husband's family, the LePori family, which originated in the Origlio part of Switzerland. Can anyone tell us if a Swiss-Italian genealogical society exists or give any suggestions for sources of information.

Children born in the US of alien parents

sas2841 — 26 Sep 2007 11:35:21 GMT

In the early 1900's, were the children of alien parents who were born in the US automatically citizens or did these children become citizens when their parents were naturalized?

Your father

debusman — 28 Sep 2007 4:01:03 GMT

My sympathy goes out to you. No matter how old your parent is when
death comes there is a hole left in your life and in your heart. I
felt like an orphan even though he was almost 96 and I was almost 58.
I would not have brought him back to his physical problems but I did
have the hard work of grieving. As you take care of family, take care
of yourself also.
A reader who also enjoys your podcasts,
Amelia Orr Debusman

FYI: MortalitySchedules.com

cribbswh77777 — 20 Sep 2007 10:16:37 GMT

Dear Myrtle,
This is to bring to your attention the online resource listing
MortalitySchedules.com, a site which indexes links to transcribed schedules arranged by state and county.
Hope this helps.
--
Bill Cribbs
GenealogyBuff.com
http://www.genealogybuff.com

DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour 4 Sept 2007

DearMYRTLE — 13 Sep 2007 10:12:43 GMT

DearLISTENERS & READERS,
DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour 4 Sept 2007 genealogy podcast is available for listening via computer or transferred to your .mp3 player if you choose to download the file. An alternative would be to download the file automatically via iTunes.

For a complete list of current DearMYRTLE podcasts visit: http://podcasts.dearmyrtle.com .

TOPICS & GUESTS THIS WEEK
Schelly Talalay Dardashti from TracingtheTribe.blogspot.com joins Myrt to discuss Jewish genealogy, including pilot projects are being undertaken to reconstruct genealogically entire villages decimated in the Holocaust. Schelly, a Native New Yorker who has also lived in such places as Teheran, Iran (for 8 years, pre-Revolution) and now lives in Tel Aviv.

A journalist, Schelly has focused on genealogy since 1999, and wrote the "It's All Relative" Jewish genealogy column for the Jerusalem Post 1999-2005. She has written for the JTA, The Forward, Reform Judaism, Outlook, Avotaynu and other genealogy newsletters, journals and US newspapers. She also speaks internationally for Jewish genealogy societies and general and Jewish genealogy conferences.

Tracing the Tribe , under the JTA umbrella, went live in time for the (July 2006, NY) 26th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy and she blogged from there for the first time. Blogging has been an interesting learning curve for her as far as technology goes as she is NOT a techie, but is slowly learning about widgets and such. As the only focused Jewish genealogy blog, Tracing the Tribe provides information on specialized new resources, technology, publications, conferences and personalities and readers come from around the world. Schelly is a member of the American Jewish Press Association and the Association of Professional Genealogists.

MightyMouse Tour
Discover why Myrt thinks Google Books is the next big research tool for online family historians, without infringing on copyright restrictions. http://books.google.com

LINKS WE MENTION
• Finding Our Fathers A Guidebook to Jewish by Dan Rottenberg • www.JewishGen.org • Avotaynu.com – edited by Gary Mokotoff • International Society of Jewish Genealogy • FamilyTreeDNA • Hidden children (from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum) • Swedish language Ancestry.com site • Mississippi State and Territorial Census Collection • Patient genealogists #1

Titles of DearMYRTLE’s blogs since the previous podcast, which were not discussed in this podcast:

§ National Archives Oct 2007 events schedule § Feedback about radio interview § NARA seeks feedback for digitizing plan 2007-2016 § Dumelle's suggestions: Illinois prisoner records § Northern Utah Jamboree 15 Sept 2007 § Confucius' Family Tree Being Compiled § Famillion announces Gedcom Files Importing § ABC KGO 810am Radio San Francisco to Seattle - Dea...
§ Olden days of computers
§ The Value of State and Local Histories § Alabama preservation efforts remain unclear § Jamboree, naturalizations in newspapers & RootsTV § READERS’ FEEDBACK: Photo ID, Census & FTM 2008 § RootsMagic teams with WVR § LISTENERS’ FEEDBACK: Photo ID software & more

Please note DearMYRTLE will resume her blog postings & genealogy podcasts in two weeks following some much needed R&R, and a trip to Ogden, Utah to participate as a presenter in the Northern Utah Genealogy and Family Heritage Jamboree co-sponsored by the Ogden Regional Family History Center and www.MyAncestorsFound.com.

Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy.
Myrt@DearMYRTLE.com
www.DearMYRTLE.com

(c) 2007 Pat Richley All Rights Reserved.

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Scotland

gdetzel — 9 Sep 2007 6:02:05 GMT

Could you tell me if there are any good programs that can can help me in my genealogy research of Scotland. Thank you, Barbara

NARA Records

patricia1590 — 6 Sep 2007 1:15:12 GMT

When you order a civil war record on line from NARA how do you indicate you want the entire file?
Thank you.
Patricia

DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour 28 Aug 2007 genealogy podcast

DearMYRTLE — 6 Sep 2007 1:09:28 GMT

DearLISTENERS & READERS,
DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour 28 Aug 2007 genealogy podcast is available for listening via computer or transferred to your .mp3 player if you choose to download the file. An alternative would be to download the file automatically via iTunes.

See: http://blog.dearmyrtle.com/2007/09/dearmyrtles-family-histor...

For a complete list of current DearMYRTLE podcasts visit: http://podcasts.dearmyrtle.com .

TOPICS & GUESTS THIS WEEK
FootnoteMaven, our favorite genealogical footnoter of note! Maven shares her suggestion about embedding identifying info in the scanned image of an ancestor’s photo. She’s not talking about adding a text label to the bottom of the image itself, she’s talking simple additional file information. See her blog entry titled “Get Organized: Store Information Directly In Your Photographs” for screen shots using Adobe Photo Shop. Ol' Myrt here has tried this with Corel’s Paint Shop Pro, and it works!

MightyMouse TOUR
Research Outlines by our friends at FamilySearch.org provide ideas for genealogical studies in specific localities throughout the world. After explaining how to locate this valuable how-to collection online, Myrt provides a step-by-step tour of the Germany Research Outline in .pdf format, including information on how to navigate the .pdf file using Acrobat Reader. Feel free to pause, rewind and replay the .mp3 file, until you get the hang of using these valuable research outlines.

LINKS WE MENTION

·         Adobe Photo Shop and the more affordable Adobe PhotoShop Elements
·         Corel’s Paint Shop Pro
·         Genealogy sites at no cost to users?
·         Genealogy website management revisited
·         READERS’ FEEDBACK: Improving society presentations
·         Numbers, ranking & Ancestry.com
·         Ancestry withdraws offensive database
·         ACROSS MY DESK: Neat videos on the net for genealogists
·         GenealogyBank - 3 million records from 122 newspapers
·         Ancestry speaks about this week's fiasco
·

BLOG ENTRIES FROM DearMYRTLE this week, not mentioned in the podcast include:
·         Finding Civilian Employee Deaths overseas
·         Genealogical.com offers penny shipping
·         Legacy Road Communications
For more information about listening to Myrt’s genealogy podcasts see DearMYRTLE’s Podcast how-to info .
For more information about other genealogy & history podcasts see What’s on DearMYRTLE’s iPod?
Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy.
Myrt@DearMYRTLE.com
http://www.dearmyrtle.com

© 2007 Pat Richley, All Rights Reserved.

Possible to dodge recent censuses?

E. A. Kaspar — 23 Jul 2002 5:28:36 GMT

In no census have I been able to find my grandparents, Karl Julius Kaspar and family! Could people hide from the census taker? My grandparents Kaspar and Reichert came from Germany abt. 1890 and were married in NYC in 1892. Their first three children were born there.(I have found the b'certificates.) Their next two, twins, were born in Oswego, N.Y. Then abt. 1907, they moved to Ashland, KY. From there they moved to Louisville, KY. where they lived the remainder of their lives. I have checked for them in every census in N.Y. and in KY. up to 1930....nothing!

I want to find info regarding their dates of arrival, their possible naturalization, etc.

What could be the problem? How about an article on the possibilities, Pat?

August 2007 Blog Entries

DearMYRTLE — 2 Sep 2007 2:54:42 GMT

DearMYRTLE, your friend in genealogy
---------------------------------------------------------
August 2007 Blog Entries

DearREADERS,
It has been a marvelous month, with family get-togethers and time to get past my own needle biopsy -- successfully. These are the blog topics posted at: http://blog.DearMYRTLE.com in August 2007:

* Ancestry speaks about this week's fiasco
* GenealogyBank - 3 million records from 122 newspapers
* ACROSS MY DESK: Neat videos for genealogists
* Genealogical.com offers penny shipping
* Ancestry withdraws offensive database
* Numbers, ranking & Ancestry.com
* Legacy Road Communications
* READERS’ FEEDBACK: Improving society presentations
* Finding Civilian Employee Deaths overseas - War
* Genealogy website management revisited
* Genealogy sites at no cost to users?
* DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour 21 Aug 2007
* Coweta Georgia fire closes genealogy collection
* Eastman: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Dept
* Triangulation: Analysis of historical documents
* WorldVitalRecords.com Now Availalbe in 100 FHCs
* North America Local and County Histories to Go Online
* Italian & German database access through Steve Morse
* Keeping Genealogical Records Open Workgroup (KGROW)
* DearMYRTLE's genealogy podcasts
* What’s on DearMYRTLE’s iPod?
* Mobile website for The National Archives, UK
* Records Preservation & Access Committee (FGS/NGS)
* DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour 14 Aug 2007
* Was on-site 1907 research any easier?
* National Archives Celebrates Hispanic American Heritage
* Conversation on the Congressional Black Caucus
* MacFamilyTree 5 Sneak Preview
* Find A Grave: 16 Million Grave Records & WorldVitalRecords
* SSDI goes over 80 Million records
* Redesigned Family Tree Maker 2008 software
* READERS’ FEEDBACK: Footnote & preservation
* Alabama: Loose Record Project web indexing initiative
* Accessing Footnote.com
* Preserving old family bibles
* RootsTelevision & Megan at FGS
* Legacy Genealogy Cruise 2008 - Europe
* WorldVitalRecords.com traffic surges 400%
* Podcast how-to info
* Another link for heartbreaking courthouse video
* Courthouse video: a picture is worth a thousand TEARS
* Cornell University: newest partner in Library Project
* Footnote.com's newest images
* WWI British Army Pension Records online at Ancestry
* DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour 7 Aug 2007
* Conference in Ogden 15 Sept 2007
* Getting the FHC computers to sync with major website
* FINALLY, new databases are accessible through FHCs
* GenealogyBank.com - July 2007 Additions
* Genline on the road Aug-Oct 2007
* Footnote is PC Magazine's "Site of the Week"
* ACROSS MY DESK: 3 Aug 2007
* Improving society presentations
* New NARA podcast series: Presidential Archives
* Epson's Free OnlineCourses: Preserve and Share
* ACROSS MY DESK: 2 Aug 2007
* Footnote.com partners with Allen County Public
* HistoryKat Completes First Phase of U.S. Postal...
* DearMYRTLE’s FAMILY HISTORY HOUR 31 July 2007
* NGS announces Research in the States E-Books

Since 1 May 2007, DearMYRTLE's regular daily genealogy columns appear in
BLOG format. If you'd like to read DearMYRTLE's genealogy blogs, go to:
http://blog.DearMYRTLE.com

If you'd prefer to automatically receive Myrt's blogs via email:

A) Use the "Get Email Updates" button above Ol' Myrt's picture on every blog page

or

B) Go directly to http://www.feedblitz.com/f/?Sub=203932 to sign up.

Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy.
Myrt@DearMYRTLE.com
http://www.DearMYRTLE.com

(c) 2007 Pat Richley All Rights Reserved.

Occupations

Artemis70 — 15 Jul 2006 8:19:56 GMT

I have found a new (to me) occupation of a cousin in the 1910 census. He was a "Japaner" in an Electrical Works, living in the Chicago area. Does anyone know just what this occupation is?

Surname Suggestion List Software

MattCombs50 — 20 Jul 2007 1:47:27 GMT

I have written a genealogy program to make it easier to search the internet for a particular surname and other surnames which sound like that surname.

The web page for the software is located at http://home.triad.rr.com/combsfamily/sslmain.html

I would appreciate it if your readers would download the program and give it a try. Be sure to use the additional search terms and the wider search option for better results.

Let me know how it works for you.

Thanks,

Matt Combs
Lewisville, NC

Pedigree Charts

roseposey — 31 May 2007 12:10:46 GMT

Does anyone know how to download a pedigree chart that I can put into Word Perfect so I can make changes? I want to be able to type in my names, etc. I have poor handwriting and printing.
Thanks! Rose

Help with listing RURAL place names...

JasonDennis44 — 19 Jun 2007 12:10:06 GMT

How do you list for example a place of birth for a birth that occured out in the country well outside the limits of the closest town? The birth certificate may list the town from the postal address, but this to me seems misleading as the birth didn't actually occur IN that town.

How do most of you handle a situation like this? What do you list in the town/city slot of your place name? Do you use only the county and state, or do you list the township in the town/city slot since that would help to narrow it down even more from just the county and state? I would also be interested to know how you would list the place for a rural church or cemetery that is not inside the limits of any populated place. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Finally Get Organized book

kemoputz0423 — 23 Aug 2007 5:45:38 GMT

Dear Myrtle,
I hope this finds you well. I was browsing through your site the other day and am interested in purchasing a copy of your "Finally Get Organized" book; however, when I click on the Bookstore link, it says something about your not processing orders right now.

Do you see this changing in the near future? Is there another way to acquire a copy of your book?

Thanks for your help with this and for your wonderful blog!
Chris Odom
Conway, AR

P.S. I tried to email you earlier today, but it bounced (twice) with a reply that there was no user "DearMYRTLE" available.

DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour 21 Aug 2007 genealogy podcast

DearMYRTLE — 21 Aug 2007 9:02:23 GMT

DearLISTENERS & READERS,
DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour 21 Aug 2007 genealogy podcast is available for listening via computer or transferred to your .mp3 player if you choose to download the file. An alternative would be to download the file automatically via iTunes.

For a complete list of current DearMYRTLE podcasts visit: http://podcasts.dearmyrtle.com .

TOPICS & GUESTS THIS WEEK
• Geoff Rasmussen of LegacyFamilyTree.com to discuss what’s coming down the pike for Legacy version 7 including compatibility with the much-anticipated new FamilySearch, also yet to be fully released.

• Pierre Cloutier of ProgenySoftware.com to discuss GeneLines , software to place your ancestors life in a timeline format, in relation to other family members and to points of local and national history.

• Genealogy bloggers “Jasia” of CreativeGene and Schelly Talalay Dardashti of Tracing The Tribe to compare & contrast the use of the terms “genealogist” and “family historian”.

MightyMouse TOUR – dropped this week in favor of the extra interview.

LINKS WE MENTION
• Downloadable free version of Legacy Family Tree software. The Standard edition is free!
• Online Legacy video tour
• Legacy Training Videos
• 2008 Legacy Family Tree European Cruise Myrt is going!
• Genelines for Legacy
• Genelines for Ancestral Quest
• Genelines Universal Edition - reads all file formats, including PAF, Family Tree Maker, Legacy, Ancestral Quest, Ancestry Family Tree, and GEDCOM. Great for anyone using more than one genealogy record manager.
• Download free historical timelines for use with your Genelines 2.1 Universal Edition. There are over 80 timelines to choose from, including one from each US state.
• AmazonFresh - home delivery of groceries.
• Are we family historians or genealogists? UPDATE by Schelly Talalay Dardashti.
• Genealogist vs Family Historian, Who Are You? by Jasia.
• Carnival of Genealogy The 30th edition focus on genealogical conferences & seminars. Coordinator Jasia explains “Our group of writers are for the most part veterans of the conference circuit. Read on to hear their insights, observations, and fantasies. Let the carnival begin...”

The 31st edition will be edited by Craig Manson at GeneaBlogie , and the topic for the next edition of the Carnival of Genealogy will be: "Confirm or Debunk: Family Myths, Legends, and Lore." The deadline for submissions is September 1st. You can submit your blog article for the next edition using our carnival submission form . Past posts and future hosts can be found on the genealogy blog carnival index page .

DearMYRTLE’s Blog entries since the last podcast:
• Coweta Georgia fire closes genealogy collection
• Eastman: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Dept Video
• Triangulation: Analysis of historical documents also in podcast format
• WorldVitalRecords.com Now Available in 100 Family History Centers
• North America Local and County Histories to go Online
• Italian & German database access through Steve Morse
• Keeping Genealogical Records Open Workgroup (KGROW)
• DearMYRTLE's genealogy podcasts
• What’s on DearMYRTLE’s iPod?
• Mobile website for The National Archives, UK
• Records Preservation & Access Committee (FGS/NGS)

For more information about listening to Myrt’s genealogy podcasts see "DearMYRTLE’s Podcast how-to info" at http://blog.DearMYRTLE.com.

For more information about other genealogy & history podcasts see "What’s on DearMYRTLE’s iPod?" at http://blog.DearMYRTLE.com .

Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy.
Myrt@DearMYRTLE.com
http://www.dearmyrtle.com

(c) 2007 Pat Richley All Rights Reserved.

Preserving old family bibles

hughwatkins — 16 Aug 2007 3:37:24 GMT

Just place images as attachments to the Rootsweb surname message boards

Create a gedcom and place it in World Connect

then if the originals get lost or destroyed others may have the pleasure of the data

Hugh W

--
For genealogy and help with family and local history in Bristol and district.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Brycgstow/

http://snaps4.blogspot.com/ photographs and walks

main blog GENEALOGE
http://hughw36.blogspot.com/ MAIN BLOG

DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour 14 Aug 2007

DearMYRTLE — 15 Aug 2007 10:35:41 GMT

DearLISTENERS & READERS,
DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour 14 Aug 2007 is available for listening via computer or transferred to your .mp3 player if you choose to download the file. An alternative would be to download the file automatically via iTunes. For a complete list of current DearMYRTLE podcasts visit: http://podcasts.dearmyrtle.com.

TOPICS & GUESTS THIS WEEK
Ceil Wendt Jensen, CG, author and editor of several books of interest to Polish American researchers. Cecil, daughter of Elzbeta Przytulska, is devoted to dispelling the myths that Polish records were destroyed during the wars and the language barrier makes research too difficult.

Using the techniques she once used with her high school students and in her own family research, she is completing a "how to" book on Polish genealogy. "Sto Lat" highlights the techniques she employed to find the ancestral villages of her grandparents who hailed from Prussia, Russian Poland and Austrian Poland (aka Galicia).

After a thirty year career in education she transitioned to professional genealogy in 1998. She is a Certified Genealogist (CG) and maintains a website "Michigan Polonia". http://mipolonia.net. Contact her via email: cjensen@mipolonia.net Cecil’s books include:
· Images of America: Detroit's Polonia
· Detroit’s Mt. Elliott Cemetery
· Detroit’s Mt. Olivet Cemetery
· STO LAT: A modern Approach to Polish Genealogy (soon to be released.)

MightyMouse TOUR
· www.GoogleGuide.com (then click Cheat Sheet (2-page quick reference)
· GoogleGuide: Making Searching even faster

LINKS WE MENTION
· Wiki Polish Americans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish-American
· Polish Partitions http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/ausgeruss.html Polish Genealogical Society of America http://pgsa.org
· Hoffman's Books http://www.pgsa.org/Books/books.htm
· Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings, Second Edition by William F. Hoffman “The first half consists of 12 chapters explaining the origins and meanings of Polish surnames. The second half is an index of some 30,000 common surnames, organized by the roots they came from, with indication of how many Polish citizens bore each name as of 1990. Published 1997, 592 typeset pp. (xii + 580), perfect bound, paperback, 6 x 9". US $25.00
· First Names of the Polish Commonwealth: Origins & Meanings by William F. Hoffman and George W. Helon. “This book is a collaboration between William F. Hoffman, the author of Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings, and George W. Helon, former president of the Polish Genealogical Society of Australia; which provides information on thousands of first names encountered during the course of researching ancestors who came from any part of the old Polish Commonwealth. It includes names of Czech, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Latin, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, and Yiddish origin. When relevant, it also gives the equivalent forms of names in most of those languages, e. g., Polish Piotr = English Peter = Latin Petrus = Russian Hemp, etc. An introduction and three chapters of historical and linguistic background are followed by a 300-page list of names. Appendices include charts with information on the Polish, ancient Greek, ancient Hebrew, Russian Cyrillic, and Ukrainian Cyrillic alphabets, as they apply to name derivation and usage, as well as a list of Cyrillic forms of common Jewish first names. The format is soft-cover, 6 x 9 inches, perfect bound, vi + 426 pages, ISBN 0-924207-06-X; cover design by Lisa Terlecki.” US $20.00
· Discovering Roots, Kasia Grycza http://www.discovering-roots.pl/Poznan Project Lukasz Bielecki http://www.discovering-roots.pl/poznan_project/project.htm
· Kartenmeister http://www.kartenmeister.com/preview/databaseuwe.asp

DearMYRTLE’s Blog entries since the last podcast:

· Was on-site 1907 research any easier?
· National Archives Celebrates Hispanic American Heritage
· Conversation on the Congressional Black Caucus
· MacFamilyTree 5 Sneak Preview
· Find A Grave: 16 Million Grave Records & WorldVitalRecord.com
· SSDI goes over 80 Million records
· Redesigned Family Tree Maker 2008 software
· READERS’ FEEDBACK: Footnote & preservation
· Alabama: Loose Record Project web indexing initiative
· Accessing Footnote.com
· Preserving old family bibles
· RootsTelevision & Megan at FGS
· Legacy Genealogy Cruise 2008 - Europe
· WorldVitalRecords.com traffic surges 400%
· Podcast how-to info
· Another link for heartbreaking courthouse video
· Courthouse video: a picture is worth a thousand TEARS
· Cornell University: newest partner in Library Project at Google
· Footnote.com's newest images
· WWI British Army Pension Records online at Ancestry.uk

For more information about listening to podcasts see DearMYRTLE’s Podcast how-to info .

Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
DearMYRTLE,Your friend in genealogy.
Myrt@DearMYRTLE.com
http://www.DearMYRTLE.com

(c) 2007 Pat Richley All Rights Reserved.

Footnote.com

sfontanel42 — 12 Aug 2007 4:03:13 GMT

As a result of your recent email, I signed up for the free trial of Footnote.Com. That was four days ago. As of this writing, August 12, 2007, I have NOT been able to get online. As a matter of fact, a few minutes ago, I was informed to stop attempting to access site as would cause problems to my computer...,my computer actually went out!

Bottomline........since I cannot reach Footnote.com and they have all my personal info. including Credit Card #, I would appreciate your notifying them to UNSUBSCRIBE me NOW. This is not the way I do business. As a result of your outstanding reputation, I felt Footnote.com would be the same but undoubtedly I was wrong!!

Sincerely,

Sandra T. Fontanella
SFontanel@aol.com

DearMYRTLE's Family History Hour - July 2007 podcasts

DearMYRTLE — 6 Aug 2007 4:09:27 GMT

DearLISTENERS & READERS,
DearMYRTLE's Family History Hour - July 2007 podcasts are posted and available online 24/7 at http://podcasts.DearMYRTLE.com for your review as posted on the following dates in July:

• 31 July 2007
• 24 July 2007
• 20 July 2007
• 10 July 2007
• 3 July 2007

Below, please find the show notes. Clickable links are available in the blog version of the show notes, located at: http://blog.DearMYRTLE.com .

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31 JULY 2007
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DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour 31 July 2007 is available for listening via computer or transferred to your .mp3 player if you choose to download the file. An alternative would be to download the file automatically via iTunes. For a complete list of current DearMYRTLE podcasts visit: http://podcasts.dearmyrtle.com.

TOPICS & GUESTS THIS WEEK:
• Sally Jacobs, Accessioning Archivist for the Wisconsin Historical Society to discuss acid-free and lignin-free archival bond paper and other preservation concerns. Contact: sally@jacobsarchival.com Personal Blog: The Practical Archivist.

• http://www.dictionary.com/ explains that lignin (as in the wood fiber in cheap paper such as newsprint) is distinctly different from lingon (as in lingonberry, the mountain cranberry.)

• Gordon Clarke, FamilySearch Developer Services Manager, to discuss http://www.familysearchindexing.org/ with over 100,000 volunteers and the new FamilySearch Affiliate Programs, Developer Services and Web Services. Contact: clarkegj@ldschurch.org Website: http://www.familysearch.org/ .

• Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace by Elizabeth Shown Mills. The publisher’s website explains: “It begins with a simple question: Why do we invest so much of our energy into the citation of sources? Followed immediately by the intriguing answer: Because all sources are not created equal.

• The Autobiography Box: A step-by-step kit for examining the Life Worth Living by Brian Bouldrey that includes a small black book (with memory joggers) and flash cards to assist in modifying the structure, style, point of view and drama of your personal history anecdote. It is kind of like English Composition 101/102 in a box.
• “Why microfilm is the first choice” where Ol' Myrt “agrees wholeheartedly about the need to view microfilm of original documents rather than bother a courthouse clerk.[…] I consider it frivolous to write to a courthouse when the cited source is already available on microfilm.”
MYRT'S MightyMouse TOUR visits two websites this week:
• http://www.timeanddate.com/ for calculating time zone differences in preparation for that family history interview with Great Aunt Matilda.
• Archaic Medical Terms including links to definitions of obsolete and old medical terminology you may encounter in your ancestral quest, and a timeline of diseases and epidemics in the UK.
LINKS WE MENTION
• The FamilySearchIndexing.org project and how volunteers can assist with the work.
Volunteers: Have you indexed your 50 names this month?
READER'S FEEDBACK: FamilySearchIndexing
Are you indexing your share?
How to sign up for FamilySearch Indexing
FamilySearch RECORDS ACCESS program featuring affiliates which are named in More Web Site Service Providers Team With FamilySearch 25 May 2007
• The Genealogy Guys Podcast – congrats on your 100th episode. Producing a weekly podcast is a big job, and you guys do it with flair.
THIS WEEK'S DearMYRTLE’s Blog posts include:
•
Puget Sound Chapter APG meets 11 Aug 2007
• National Archives Films to Be Made Available (on DVD)
• CSI software used to create a family tree
• Add your story to Muskegon history compilation
• Trouble getting into the FH Fair?
• Why microfilm is the first choice
• Getting to the original will - Part II
• Tuscaloosa & Greene County AL courthouse records at immediate risk
• Code for attending FamilyHistoryLiveOnline classes
• Getting to the original will
• National Archives Sept 2007 events schedule

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24 JULY 2007
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DearLISTENERS & READERS,
This week's DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour 24 July 2007 is available for listening via computer or transferred to your .mp3 player if you choose to download it automatically through a service such as iTunes. For a complete list of current podcasts visit: http://podcasts.dearmyrtle.com/.

TOPICS & GUESTS THIS WEEK:

• Diane Rapaport, author of New England Court Records: A research guide for genealogists and historians, to discuss the difference between case “at law” and case “in equity” and Admiralty courts, in addition to what to expect at state courts and federal courts within a given state. Contact: info@Diane-Rapaport.com Website: http://www.diane-rapaport.com/

• Raspberry Jam - the actually cooking & canning process. Note the three pictures below include a water bath canner, jam making tools, and three new jars of fresh jam. The taller jar on the right did not get turned rightside up in time for the jam to settle in the jar before jelling, hence the odd clear space at the bottom of the glass jar.

LINKS WE MENTION
• MightyMouse website: Encyclopedia of Genealogy
• Quill Pen Press – (for submitting updates you uncover about New England court records access.)
• Sure Jell's website for CERTO Liquid Pectin
• Australian British Convicts database online
• Pioneer Day 24 July & Missouri Mormon War documents online
• Tuscaloosa County Courthouse to scan & destroy original records
• Accessible Archives' Content Now Online at WorldVitalRecords.org
• New Collection of Claims by Early American Citizen from ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com
• READER’S FEEDBACK: FHC Volunteers
• READER'S FEEDBACK: Training ourselves up
• Google Reader

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20 July 2007
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DearLISTENERS & READERS,
Although Ol' Myrt was away this past week for the big family reunion up on Orcas Island, that didn’t stop cool things from happening in the world of genealogy. So I decided to do a podcast this week anyway – on Friday instead of Tuesday.

Today’s DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour 20 July 2007 is available for listening via computer or transferred to your .mp3 player if you choose to download it automatically via iTunes. For a complete list of current podcasts visit: http://podcasts.dearmyrtle.com/ . NOTE: The figures for number of downloads on my podcast page do not include the number of listeners who tune in via iTunes.

TOPICS & GUESTS THIS WEEK
• Justin Schroepfer from FOOTNOTE.com about the relationship between the (US) National Archives and Footnote; the difference between Footnote spotlights and story pages; and how individual researchers can create annotations when deciphering old handwriting that subsequent readers will find. Contact: justin@footnote.com
• Jeff Harmon & Neil Harmon from FamilyLearn.com to discuss “MemoryPress” that has prompted Myrt & her 43 extended family members to collaborate online and ultimately publish a book about our family’s reunion last week. See my blog entry titled MemoryPress – Publish your family history . Contact: jeffrey@familylearn.com
LINKS WE MENTION
• U.S. County Land Ownership Atlases, c. 1864-1918
• Video: family trunks revealed during house remodel
• MemoryPress – Publish your family history
• Online Family History Fair 28 July 2007
• FamilySearch adds Jewish Resources Center
• Photo book publishers: iPhoto, MyPublisher, Shutterfly
• Blurb.com & Lulu.com
• PAF Personal Ancestral File (free download)
• GEDCOM file defined at Dick Eastman’s Encyclopedia of Genealogy
SPECIAL SHOW NOTE
• SnapzProX is the “little program” talked about during this podcast that is preferred by MemoryPress to create their helpful “how-to” videos. Neal Harmon writes “This is the best screen capture software we've found. It's made for the MAC."

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10 July 2007
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DearREADERS & LISTENERS,
Hooray! Another podcast has just been uploaded. Today’s DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour 10 July 2007 is now available for listening via computer or transfered to your .mp3 player if you choose to download it automatically via iTunes.

For a complete list of current podcasts visit: http://podcasts.dearmyrtle.com/ .

TOPICS & GUESTS THIS WEEK
• FTM 2008 Beta available
• Editor for GSG newsletter
• MightyMouse segment – Lippincott’s 1895 Gazetteer free at WorldVitalRecords.com through 17 July 2007.
• “Changes we’ve noticed at our local Family History Center” with Bob Mullen, Stake Family History Center Director, Bellevue Washington Stake.

LINKS WE MENTION
• BYU Genealogy Conference 31 July-3 Aug 2007
• Budget passed, Pennsylvania closures ended
• Change isn’t always easy to take
• When is raspberry jam NOT just raspberry jam?
• Pioneer Doctor: The Story of a Woman's Work by Mari Grana (Paperback - Jan 1, 2005)

Next week, Myrt will be away on a big family reunion up on Orcas Island, so there will be no podcast on Tuesday 17th. But expect great things on the next scheduled podcast on the 24th.

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3 July 2007
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DearREADERS & LISTENERS,
New things are happening all this time in the world of genealogy research. Today’s DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour 3 July 2007 podcast reflects some of those changes. Listen to the podcast with your computer or download it automatically via iTunes. For a complete list of current podcasts visit: http://podcasts.DearMYRTLE.com.

TOPICS & GUESTS THIS WEEK
• “Why genealogists like WIKIS” with Dallan Quass from WeRelate.org
• MightyMouse segments – Sign the Declaration of Independence & Bartleby.com
• Podcast Remix: “Ideas for interviews at upcoming family reunions” with Elizabeth Powell Crowe, author of Genealogy Online. Myrt can't wait for the latest edition of the book to come out some time later this year.

LINKS WE MENTION
• Garmin GPSMap 60CSx (This is the official Garmin site, where this hand-held GPS is listed as winning Outside Magazine's 2006 GEAR OF THE YEAR. However, Ol' Myrt bought this for a lot less through Amazon.com
• WikiPedia.org
• The American Folklife Center (interview questions)
• Teachers’ Guide to Folklife Center
• Veterans History Project
• StoryCorps (more interview examples and ideas)
• DoHistory.org

Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy.
Myrt@DearMYRTLE.com
http://www.DearMYRTLE.com

(c) 2007 Pat Richley All Rights Reserved.

Blog posts for July 2007

DearMYRTLE — 6 Aug 2007 3:56:47 GMT

DearREADERS,
The following topics were discussed at http://blog.DearMYRTLE.com during the month of July 2007:

* Puget Sound Chapter APG meets 11 Aug 2007
* National Archives Films to Be Made Available Through Amazon
* CSI software used to create a family tree
* Add your story to Muskegon history compilation
* Trouble getting into the FH Fair?
* Why microfilm is the first choice
* Getting to the original will - Part II
* Tuscaloosa & Greene County AL courthouse records at immediate risk
* Code for attending FamilyHistoryLiveOnline classes
* Getting to the original will
* National Archives Sept 2007 events schedule
* DearMYRTLE’s FAMILY HISTORY HOUR 24 July 2007
* National Archives to celebrate Constitution Day
* Australian British Convicts database online
* Pioneer Day 24 July
* Missouri Mormon War documents online
* Tuscaloosa County Courthouse to scan & destroy originals
* Accessible Archives' Content Now Online at WorldVitalRecords
* New Collection of Claims by Early American Citizen on CD
* READER’S FEEDBACK: FHC Volunteers
* READER'S FEEDBACK: Training ourselves up
* Google Reader
* DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour 20 July 2007
* U.S. County Land Ownership Atlases, c. 1864-1918
* Video: family trunks revealed during house remodel
* MemoryPress – Publish your family history
* Online Family History Fair 28 July 2007
* FamilySearch adds Jewish Resources Center
* Raspberrry Jam III
* One society to reduce itself to 15 members?
* iFamily for Tiger 2.2 Review
* Raspberry Jam II
* DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour 10 July 2007
* Change isn’t always easy to take
* Budget passed, Pennsylvania closures ended
* When is raspberry jam NOT just raspberry jam?
* Does anyone have experience with the website...
* Editor for GSG newsletter
* Budget impasss forces closure of Pennsylvania...
* FTM 2008 Beta available
* BYU Genealogy Conference 31 July-3 Aug 2007
* DearMYRTLE's Family History Hour 3 July 2007
* Happy 4th of July
* Exceptional trends observed in US Indian census
* From NYTimes: Stalking Strangers’ DNA to Fill
* English parish records
* Getting in to Labs.FamilySearch.org

Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy.
Myrt@DearMYRTLE.com
http://www.dearmyrtle.com

(c) 2007 Pat Richley, All Rights Reserved.