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• in Family
  Could New Census Data Change Family Trees?
  A tree wouldn't be the same without recent data from the Archives relating to 1940's.
  by advertzones / on Apr 17, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “family history”

 

• Enjoying Ballybur Caste in the sunshine

  
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  Ballybur Castle basking in summer sunshine today (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2012) Patrick Comerford It was an early start this morning, but I was back in Kilkenny today for the second time this week, visiting Ballybur Castle, the Comerford ancestral home near Cuffesgrange, about 8 km south of Kilkenny on the ...
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• Take a Walk on Tsukuba`s Wild Side- with a nature and history walk- this coming Sunday May 27th

  
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  By Avi Landau One of Tsukuba`s rare and mysterious Large-Nosed Dainichi Stones Tsukuba City  is now known as a center for the development of cutting edge technology, and many who visit here are only familiar with its research institutes, institutions of higher learning, government apartment complexes, new ...
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• You Can Overcome a Predispostion

  
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  Welcome to today’s issue of Naturecast Alerts! In each 100% FREE issue our crack research team scours the globe to provide you with the latest technology on all natural health breakthroughs that can and will protect your health and keep you looking young and fit. We hope you enjoy today’s issue. “I Stopped ...
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• THE SECOND AMERICAN CIVIL WAR GENEALOGY BLOG CHALLENGE

  
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  Last year marked the 150 anniversary of the start of the American Civil War, and to honor the occasion I held "The American Civil War Genealogy Blog Challenge." At that time I intended to issue the challenge every April until 2015 since the Civil War lasted five years (1861-1865).  Then I realized that this year the ...
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• Those Places Thursday: Tripping the light fantastic in the ballrooms of Dublin

  
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  Mary and Michael on the right with friends on their way to a night of dancing. My mom Mary is holding a box of chocolate given to her by my dad Michael. Mom recalled this photo as taken early in 1952, a couple of months before her 21st birthday. She was 20 years old, and they were recently engaged. When my mom and ...
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• Canticles for Robert Espindola

  
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  In the past few weeks, my favorite aunt and two friends have all been found to have cancer, some quite virulently, and all three are dealing with cancer in the neck and throat areas of the body. I dont know what it means, if indeed it means anything; I just note the compelling synchronicity. I wish all of them the ...
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• A sunny afternoon in the cathedral

  
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  Sunshine at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, this afternoon (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2012) Patrick Comerford Having introduced a group from Northwest University in Seattle, Washington, to Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, yesterday, I was back in the cathedral this afternoon [Tuesday 23 May 2012] to ...
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• Dances With Conservative Idiots & Liberal Bigots

  
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  Do you want to know what a person with Native American ancestry looks like? Exhibit One:  Elvis Aaron Presley. Exhibit Two:  My Man Johnny Bench Exhibit Three:  Colin Powell Exhibit Four: Cameron Diaz Exhibit Five: Ava Gardener Exhibit Six: James Garner Exhibit Seven: Robert Mitchum Exhibit Eight: James Earl Jones ...
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• Reading Glasses 800

  
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  Park Ridge Community Calendar For The Week Of March 24, 2012 Submissions for Community Calendar are required two weeks preceding the date of publication. Send to: Mary Ann Bottari, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026; mbottari@pioneerlocal.com. Information may be faxed to (847) 486-7495. Agenda City ...
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• Family History Through the Alphabet – B is for …Billion Graves

  
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  B is for …Billion Graves or, for that matter, any other site that shares headstone photos and data about peoples final resting places. I am on a number of lists where people offer to take photos of headstones for others. These random acts of genealogical kindness (RAOGK) are commendable but the results of the ...
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• Family History Tuesday - 5/22/12

  
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  Each Tuesday, I am going to be offering question(s) or idea(s). If you dont write in your journal regularly - I am going to encourage you to write just ONCE A WEEK and answer the ...
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• Cancer Touches Everyone

  
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  23andMe is passionate about fighting cancer. We’re researching specific forms of cancer and treatments (see sidebar) and also learning more generally about cancer through our Cancer Family History survey ( men’s version and women’s version ). Personal experiences have the potential to fuel important research ...
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• Family History Through the Alphabet – A is for … Android

  
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  I am a notorious failure when it comes to ongoing Geneachallenges. Because of my travel habit I cannot keep up with these challenges because the themes are usually secret until posting week which may find me in a foreign country without internet access or time to compose a post. This present challenge is perfect as ...
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• Reading Society Journals

  
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  I actually like reading the notes (footnotes and end notes) in society publications. The other day I got the new New England Historical and Genealogical Register and promptly sat down to read it. The best bits I read first were the footnotes for one of the articles on John Barrows, of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Not that ...
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• B is for Bavaria

  
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  Continuing the Family History through the Alphabet Challenge … B is for Bavaria (or Bayern in German). I’ve occasionally been asked why I identify myself as having Polish and Bavarian ancestry instead of Polish and German. Germany was unified as a nation in 1871, a mere 2 years before my great-grandfather was ...
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• #SurnameSaturday: Spencer

  
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  The Spencer surname entered our family with my ancestor with the best name Hannah Honorah Audrey Spencer. She was born in Newton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire in 1886. Her parents were Edward and Martha (nee Barnes) . At the time of her birth her father was in the police force (he would later be sacked for ...
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• Eyelets Scrap Booking

  
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  Eyelets Scrap Booking for Sale on Ebay US Auctions Australian Auctions Austrian Auctions Belgian Auctions Canadian Auctions French Auctions German Auctions Indian Auctions Irish Auctions Italian Auctions Dutch Auctions Spanish Auctions Swiss Auctions UK Auctions Best Match ...
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• Family history Friday: World War 1 Medal Records

  
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  I knew that my great grandfather Charles Band had served during the First World War as on his wedding day in 1915 he was wearing uniform: Apart from that I knew nothing. So when I came across his medal record card this week it was very exciting: It details his ranks and regiments ...
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• The Best Resource For Hampshire Ancestry

  
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  Last January, we wrote an article on how libraries could survive in the digital age by being more creative in their offerings, especially for those interested in researching family and local histories. This month, we found an ideal example of an internationally acclaimed facility in the United Kingdom. Although the ...
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• "If you cant say anything nice, then dont say anything at all." . . .

  
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  Thats what everyones grandmother said, and thats what prudent genealogists have taken to heart. Maybe too much. Other academic disciplines thrive on controversy; most genealogists avoid it like the plague. We might even favor the plague! (And if you think genealogy isnt or shouldnt be academic, then compare other ...
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